Whether it be at performances during school events or just practices after school, it’s not uncommon to see students on dance teams around campus. Dance has existed as a form of expression across different cultures for centuries. It brings people together and offers different interpretations of music across the globe.Continue Reading
Sophomore Alena Kononenko can still remember the moment she knew her life would never be the same, she said. She felt awful, sitting in a silent car in a mall parking lot with her mom and sister, freshman Uliana Kononenko, she said. The Kononenko sisters are half-Russian and half-Ukrainian immigrants.Continue Reading
Former MHS principal Charles “Chuck” Gary Jr. returned to serve as the interim principal from Nov.1 through the remainder of the 2022-23 school year, according to a ParentSquare message from the office of the Superintendent Cheryl Jordan. Gary, who was principal from 1988-2008, will lead and support administration and staffContinue Reading
The annual Jack Emery Drive is back this year but has seen a decline in the amount of cans and goods donated by students, according to Associated Student Body (ASB) president and MUSD Jack Emery Drive coordinator, senior Victoria Ly. ASB has continued to encourage students to donate change, cansContinue Reading
The varsity boys cross country won the Central Coast Sectionals (CCS) championship on Nov. 12, qualifying for the state championship cross Country coach Yohaness Estifanos said. The team was one of only two teams in the league that qualified for the state championships as a team, Estifanos said. This wasContinue Reading
Rating: 3.5/5 Fans of “Harry Potter” have long complained about Hufflepuffs not being represented well enough in the series, but the play “Puffs” by Matt Cox attempts to cast them in a new light. Performed by the MHS Theatre Department from Dec. 1-3, “Puffs” highlights seven years at a wizardContinue Reading