Schools play a profound role in the lives of children, nurturing students and preparing them for life, and teachers take on a large share of this responsibility. Unfortunately, there are some teachers who face allegations of misconduct, sexual harassment, or inappropriate behavior involving children. After investigations reveal evidence of wrongdoing,Continue Reading
Stop me if this sounds familiar: your vision is blurring from browsing through dozens of clothing racks, you’re sweaty from trying on countless dresses, and your feet are sore just from pacing around the mall. Yet, you’re still empty handed and prom is only getting closer. If your experience isContinue Reading
How we treat our land dictates everything–from the air we breathe to the nutrients in our food. With the rise of mechanized agriculture, concrete jungles, and cookie-cutter suburbs, maintaining the natural balance of our soil seems virtually impossible, unless everyone had the ability to create greenery in their landscape. SeedContinue Reading
High school graduation is a significant accomplishment that is annually recognized and celebrated. However, the expenses of graduation can be a burden for many students, especially when it comes to purchasing a gown. MHS seniors should be offered the option of renting their graduation gown to promote sustainability and eliminateContinue Reading
Milpitas High School seniors take the first place victory at Trojan Olympics on Mar. 31, 2023. The win for the seniors was well deserved and completely fair, Senior Lauren Diep said. “When they announced it, it was a really euphoric feeling. It felt like another senior night. I felt likeContinue Reading
MHS will be offering Korean IV Honors in the 2023-24 school year due to high demand within the Korean program, Assistant Principal Jonathan Mach said. Korean classes have been offered at MHS for at least six years, but no fourth-level Korean classes have been offered during class scheduling prior toContinue Reading
The social studies department is currently attempting to renew its textbooks to an updated version that complies with the current educational standards and have access to helpful resources, social studies department co-lead Paul Harrison said. Most social studies department textbooks are outdated by around 15 to 20 years after publishing,Continue Reading
On Tuesday March 28, a contract negotiating 15 different articles, including fair compensation, for classified employees, which are non-teacher MUSD staff, was approved at the MUSD board meeting. Classified employees’ main focus was making sure they received a fair pay increase, which they referred to as “me too” since teachersContinue Reading
The Wellness Center is a new campus facility operated by employees from the Santa Clara County Office of Education that aims to serve as an early intervention resource to prepare students for long-term emotional resilience, Wellness Center liaison Storm McNerney said. Having opened in early February 2023, the center isContinue Reading
Desi Night, an event hosted in the cafeteria on March 17th, sold over 200 tickets to both MHS students and students from nearby schools, said co-event planner and senior Saachi Grover. The theme of the event revolved around Indian culture, music, and food, Grover said. The high Indian population atContinue Reading
Math teacher Marian Doan has taken over as the assistant coach for the varsity and junior varsity boys and girls badminton teams, Doan said. One of the most significant changes to badminton in the past year has been previous head coach Jerell Maneja stepping down from his position after multipleContinue Reading
A longstanding part of athletics at MHS, Coach Vito Cangemi has been involved with coaching at MHS for 15 years, including coaching varsity football and boys varsity golf starting this year as well, Cangemi said in an interview. Cangemi has been playing golf for over 35 years, but originally playedContinue Reading