What started as messing around on a piano in her room has grown into a genuine career for senior Savannah Martinez, also known by her stage name Savaiah. She released her first single, “Complicated,” on Feb. 26, 2021, on Spotify and Apple Music. More recently, she released another single, “ImContinue Reading
The AP limit has long been integrated within our school’s policies regarding course selection. Although first implemented in order to combat stress and mental health issues in our school, it may have the opposite effect. In a world where college applications are increasingly competitive each year, having a hard limitContinue Reading
Our school’s limit of three AP courses per school year raises the debate among students about whether this limit is fair or not, considering many other schools in the Bay Area do not have a limit on how many AP classes a student may take. Although some may argue thatContinue Reading
An article in the September 2022 Union mentioned that MUSD is planning to put fencing around the MHS campus to increase safety. Judging by the mention of reducing access points, I think this proposal is mainly concerned with possibly-dangerous people entering the school during school time as opposed to justContinue Reading
The food lines at our school are some of the most unpleasant places on campus—wait times, overcrowding, and most irritating of all, line cutting. One would think that the process to get lunch was simple, however line cutting is a rampant issue that most students experience. Does getting lunch haveContinue Reading
With countless new challenges in recent years compounding the already demanding nature of teaching, it has become increasingly difficult for many teachers to continue in the profession. According to Associate Principal Skyler Draeger, amid a shortage of teachers, MHS has had to fill vacancies with individuals still working on attainingContinue Reading
We’ve all done it. Whether it be due to parental pressure to maintain perfect attendance or not wanting to miss any work, going to school while feeling sick is something that many students have done at least once in their lives. With COVID-19 integrating its way into our everyday lives,Continue Reading
Lunch has been prepared and provided by school staff for many years, and many changes have been made to the lunch system to accommodate students. Regardless of these changes, some students are tired of school-provided lunches or their own lunches from home, and they believe they deserve more freedom inContinue Reading
For a thirty-minute period, there are several activities offered during our lunch, which allow space for students to engage with the MHS community in various entertaining and educational ways. However, one thing that students are strictly prohibited from doing is leaving campus. While this has been a firm policy atContinue Reading
“Milpitas High School empowers all students to succeed in and contribute to the global community.” That is the mission that our school has set for itself and proudly displays on its website. As living in the Bay Area becomes more expensive, MHS has done the bare minimum to support itsContinue Reading
“When are we ever going to use this?” A bizarre question to ask, but indeed one that is so near and dear to the hearts of many students across the United States. Math in the U.S. typically uses a curriculum that consists of a Traditional or Integrated approach. Both approachesContinue Reading
Social media has played a large role in the gradual destigmatization of mental health issues, but it has also led to an influx in self-diagnosing among teens, which may be beneficial, but has its drawbacks, according to “A Challenge with Social Media: Self-Diagnosing Mental Health” by Meaghan Warner. For peopleContinue Reading