Creating something from the ground up is never easy, and that is especially true for the boys volleyball team, boys volleyball head coach Marissa Canez said. The team’s current record is 6-10, but the team has much potential to grow throughout the season, Canez said. The team has been dealingContinue Reading
With the current state of the world, politics is almost inescapable, even between students and teachers. Even so much that political ideas have seeped into conversations and subtle displays within classroom environments. Teachers speaking about their political views may force students to suppress their own political views or even beContinue Reading
The Mean Girls musical production by the Milpitas Community Theater was a flawlessly executed play with surprisingly professional quality production. Lasting about two and a half hours long, the musical was an amazing rendition of the movie. The musical was written by Tina Fey and directed by Salim Razawi. IContinue Reading
The results of the culture and climate survey allow administrators to see what groups feel unheard on campus and make a more welcoming environment for students, Assistant Principal Jonathan Mach said. Being able to meet with every student is impossible, but administrators use the breakdowns and feedback given from theContinue Reading
With dreams of playing squash professionally, senior Riya Navani has committed to Stanford for squash, Navani’s close friend Ria Pandya said. Ranking 92nd globally in the world of squash, Navani is a very sought-after talent, Pandya said. When she initially started at age seven, Navani had no interest in squash,Continue Reading
Rating: 4 out of 5 As the final book of the Crescent City trilogy, “House of Flame and Shadow” is an action-packed, 700-page finale to the series. Set in the world of Midgard, Sarah J. Maas’s impeccable world-building skills create a fantasy world that transports you to a land ofContinue Reading
Growing pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter released her new Christmas extended play (EP) with “fruitcake” on November 17th with seven riveting songs. The EP covers all ranges of holiday music, fromjolly Christmas jingles to sad snowy day songs to lovesick romantic music. Carpenter takes listeners through a rollercoaster of emotions, asContinue Reading
Whenever I used to think of crocheting, I always viewed it slightly negatively, calling it a “grandma hobby” and things of that sort. However, I never realized how useful it could be. Like many others in 2020, I foundmyself lazing around to find new hobbies and stumbled upon crocheting onContinue Reading
Shortly after Oct. 7, the Starbucks Workers United union tweeted, “Solidarity with Palestine” along with a picture of a bulldozer tearing down a border fence during Hamas’s attack on Israel on X, according to the New York Post. In a statement on Starbucks’ website on Oct. 17, a representative ofContinue Reading
Almost 90 years old, William Joseph Nachazel, is the first tenant of his house and has been living in Milpitas since 1972, he said. The first memory from that time is buying his house, right when Milpitas High School was newly built, Nachazel said. The biggest change from back thenContinue Reading
There has been a statewide decline in attendance rates, in part due to COVID-19 Superintendent Cheryl Jordan said. COVID-19 created a situation where people have forgotten the value of physically being in school because they became used to the online experience, she added. Many students have heard about the districtContinue Reading
Detentions have always been around, Assistant Principal Jonathan Mach said. It’s just that the reappearance of people normally think of as detention has started around this year, he added. As there was increased paranoia and restrictions on the amount of students in a classroom afterschool hours due to COVID-19, thereContinue Reading