There were drops in post-pandemic English Language Arts (ELA) and math California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores among student subgroups in secondary grades, including African Americans, English learners, and low-income students, Executive Director of Learning and Innovation Priti Johari said. The test score results were presented byContinue Reading

Junior Satvika Iyer was invited to the White House to speak on behalf of the Friends of the Earth organization on issues such as sustaining food production and minimizing waste during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on Sept. 28, 2022, Iyer said.  During the conference, IyerContinue Reading

Coming this December, the Mental Health and Wellness Center will soon be available for students to use as a safe space to prioritize their mental health. The Wellness Center will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.,, and students are free to go anytime without booking appointments unless theyContinue Reading

MUSD certificated employees will receive a 9% salary increase after the Board of Education unanimously passed a settlement negotiated with the Milpitas Teachers Association (MTA), according to the disclosure agreement presented by Jonathan Brunson, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations. The compensation package was presented during an Oct. 25 SchoolContinue Reading

The homecoming dance, which took place at the gym on Oct. 15, 2022, sold a record-breaking 1,504 tickets compared to last year’s 922, with sales ending seven days earlier than expected, bank technician Jim Hollenback said in an email statement.  The skyrocket in student attendance at the annual dance raisedContinue Reading

Varsity football coach Kelly King won the Central Coast Section (CCS) Honor Coach of the Year award after coaching the team for over three decades, making it his second time winning the award, according to information provided by Athletics Director Joanna Butcher. According to the California Interscholastic Federation, King wasContinue Reading

While girls took the football field by storm during powerpuff football, boys from all four grade levels cheered them on for the season, which spanned September and October.  In previous years, powerpuff consisted of only the players and audience, but this year boys cheerleading was incorporated into the biweekly gamesContinue Reading