CORRECTION: In the February 2023 edition of The Union, in the article “Student Site Council Make-up Does Not Comply With State Law,” a reporter misquoted Interim Principal Charles Gary. The story stated, “[T]e School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) has not been reviewed on an annual basis, Interim Principal CharlesContinue Reading
The number of student opt-outs for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test at MHS increased significantly last year, impacting MUSD school ratings, Assistant Principal Amanda Gross said. According to the California School Dashboard, MHS is rated currently as “very low” for English language arts (ELA) and “ low” forContinue Reading
The MHS extension at the Innovation Campus is tentatively scheduled to open in the fall of 2024, Executive Director of Learning and Innovation Priti Johari said. The extension will expand career pathway programs for high schoolers and alleviate overcrowding at MHS, Johari said. The facility will also house Calaveras HillsContinue Reading
In 2020 and 2021, one-fifth of deaths of Californians between the ages of 15 and 24 were caused by fentanyl, according to the Mercury News. Fentanyl is a cheap opioid that drug cartels are increasingly adding to other drugs, making these less powerful drugs more addictive and dangerous, according toContinue Reading
In the 2021-2022 California Budget, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California State Legislature signed Assembly Bill 469, which includes a new policy that requires all public schools and educational agencies, including private and public, to confirm that all graduating high school seniors complete the Free Application for Federal Student AidContinue Reading
Recycling operations have changed in MUSD over time, and they currently include a longstanding paper recycling program and a more recently developed bottle-and-can recycling program, according to Thomas Russell Middle School (TRMS) recycling coordinator and teacher Barbara Knitter. Knitter had formerly coordinated recycling across the district, she added. “I wasContinue Reading
To read this story in Spanish, click here. Milpitas is a city with a large pool of immigrants, and young people arriving in the United States need to learn how to communicate properly and adjust to a new school system. The English Language Development (ELD) program is designed to assistContinue Reading
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an expected deficit for California’s state budget for the upcoming 2023 fiscal year on Jan. 10, causing concern over possible cuts to education funding across the state, according to reporter Sophia Bollag from the San Francisco Chronicle. If this shortfall were to happen, school districtsContinue Reading
The Lunar Show was hosted in the MHS theater for the first time in three years, Chinese Club President Naomi Gong said. COVID prevented the show from happening for the past three years, Gong said. “In my sophomore year, we went online, so we didn’t have a Lunar Show,” GongContinue Reading
MHS students have been taking some required courses over the summer at community colleges in order to not have to take the courses at MHS, resulting in smaller class sizes, social studies teacher Ben Ravey said. Taking summer courses not only reduces class sizes but also causes problems for teachers,Continue Reading
A biology textbook for the freshman course was approved by the MUSD Board of Education and the Curriculum Policy Council (CPC) on Dec. 13, 2022, according to science teacher Rita Burmanroy. The new textbook, “Miller and Levine (2020), Experience Biology,” was carefully evaluated and selected by the science department’s professionalContinue Reading
For many gamers, playing video games serves a greater purpose than a side hobby, according to Esports Club President Linda Zhao. The club organizes frequent gaming tournaments and live streams, with prizes ranging from gaming equipment to cash, she said. Even for individuals who are neither professional Esports players norContinue Reading