The first thing you see upon entering Associate Principal Skyler Draeger’s office is the large, colorful quilt that repurposes various class and Trojan Olympics T-shirts from the past 28 years. The quilt reminds Draeger of his commitment to MHS, he said. “I was 23 years old when I started onContinue Reading
For the second year in a row, the boys varsity swim team qualified for the annual California Interscholastic Federation Central Coast Section (CIF-CCS) Championship, according to team captain senior Howard Chen. Qualifying for both the men’s 200 medley relay and men’s 200 freestyle relay, the team ended their season inContinue Reading
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By day, they’re in your classes, drumming desk tables with a pencil — only an inkling of their musical prowess. By night, they’re teens ready to share their music with the world, guitarist-drummer-singer of Me and the Birds junior Quinton Vo said. Vo, guitarist junior Zach Nunag, and bassist juniorContinue 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
I saw this quote online, dolled up with italicized Arial and a stylistic shot of the Earth in the background: “Our generation is too old to see the stars, too young to see the end, and just in time to save the world.” Worst motivational quote ever. Such pseudo-apocalyptic quotesContinue Reading
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
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Juni Habel’s sophomore album “Carvings” is a raw and reminiscent journey through grief in a decidedly folk exploration of ephemeral life in the permanence of nature. The album is also Habel’s tribute to her teenage sister, whom she recently lost in a car accident. CreatingContinue Reading
As opioids continue to take students’ lives nationwide, schools stocking up on Narcan, a nasal spray that can reverse the deadly effects of opioids, must be coupled with equally critical mandated health education to ensure community safety. While reported drug use continues to decrease in Santa Clara County, according toContinue 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
Varsity volleyball went 8-5 this season, a feat that has not occurred since 2006. On the team’s senior night, the girls beat Homestead 3-2, putting them in a position to qualify for the 2022 CIF Central Coast Selection(CCS). The Lady Trojans charged to CCS and ended their record breaking seasonContinue Reading