Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science teacher Charles Castleman has been working at MHS since 2015 and considers it one of the best places he has ever worked at, he said. Castleman transitioned from teaching regular math to teaching AP Computer Science A (AP CSA) starting in 2019, he added.Castleman earnedContinue Reading
Video games are one of the quintessential high school pastimes. Whether playing a couple of matches after school or working towards specific in-game rewards, students love video games. However, when that passion is turned professional, it turns into esports. For just about every single video game, there is a competitiveContinue Reading
In an increasingly fast-paced world, social media reigns supreme when it comes to product marketing. Consumerism is commonly defined as the ever-increasing focus on buying goods and services, specifically as a measure of success. In other words, the more you have, the better you are. Social media and consumerism existContinue Reading
Freshman Akash Sriram and senior Rachel Plummer made the California Choral Directors Association (CCDA) All-State Honor Choir and performed in Sacramento on Feb.3. CCDA All-State Honor Choir is the next highest honor after making the Coastal Regions Honor Choir, choir teacher Emily Moore said. Choir students who were interested inContinue Reading
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 “Race For Glory: Audi vs. Lancia,” simultaneously released in theaters and video on demand on Jan. 5, highlights the struggle between Germany and Italy in the 1983 Rally World Championship for racecars. Audi for Germany and Lancia for Italy were both powerhouse car manufacturers atContinue Reading
In 2024, an increasing amount of students consider energy drinks to be a necessity. With students facing increasingly longer days filled with homework, sports, clubs, and other extracurricular activities, the extra dose of caffeine goes a long way. Energy drink companies have switched their marketing strategy from athletes to youngContinue Reading
“Next Goal Wins” is a movie that was released on Nov. 17 about the struggling American Samoa men’s soccer team and its journey towards getting its first win with the help of a foreign coach from the UnitedStates. Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender), a Dutch-American coach, faces the option of eitherContinue Reading
MHS’s first-ever boys volleyball team is debuting this spring, head coach of both the boys and girls volleyball teams, Marissa Canez said. Tryouts will begin in late January but Canez will be hosting open gym events on weekends in the months leading up to tryouts, she said. The boys volleyballContinue Reading
The Digital Map Project (DMP) is a club that is building a physical and digital map of the school that can be accessed through an app or as a website and has had 27 different members over the past 3 years, founder of DMP, senior Kavinkumar Sainathan said. DMP receivedContinue Reading
There has been a 33% increase in books being banned across the nation over the last school year,according to an article called “Eating away at democracy” from The Guardian. Although the vast majority of books are being banned outside of California, many teachers find it important to understand why someContinue Reading
National Honor Society (NHS) and Medical Society are hosting a blood drive in partnership with the Stanford Blood Center on campus at the library this Friday, Oct. 20, NHS vice president Ashton Chen said. The clubs have been working in partnership with the Stanford Blood Center since 2008, he said. Continue Reading