Thousands of students waved their phone flashlights in unison at the first indoor rally since 2019. Over 500 seniors went on a picnic at Saratoga Springs. Vendors and students gathered at the green for First Friday. These are the first few leadership events that new Activities Director and former EnglishContinue Reading
The top five runners in the frosh-soph (freshman and sophomore) boys division were all from MHS at the team’s first meet of the season, the Firebird Invitational, head cross country coach Yohaness Estifanos said. Such a sweep has never happened in MHS history, he added. Other highlights from the startContinue Reading
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Not many artists would devote a third of their album’s focus track to a flute instrumental, but BTS’ V did on his solo debut album, “Layover.” The title represents V’s non-linear path and slower pace in living life, according to an interview V did withContinue Reading
Most people have only ever read about trekking across a mountain range or going on a safari across Africa in novels, but English teacher Heidi Shannahan has already done that — and plans on continuing her adventures after retiring at the end of the 2022-23 school year, she said. ShannahanContinue Reading
We all remember that sixth-grade science experiment where we shook a freezing cold Ziploc bag filled with ice, salt, and milk, hoping it would magically churn out ice cream—and most of the time, we ended up with a pile of mush. I decided to give this method another try withContinue Reading
As the school year comes to an end, many clubs and organizations (CLOGs) have held officer elections for next year — if they can even be considered elections. Several CLOGs did not allow candidates to apply for certain officer positions to allow current officers to continue in their roles withoutContinue Reading
Very few junior badminton players can claim that they are among the best in the nation, but MHS is home to two of them — sophomores Anderson Lin and Mia Hundley, who both play on the varsity badminton team. According to the USA Badminton Junior Rankings on Tosszone, a websiteContinue Reading
Seeking out mental health support can be difficult. Six in 10 psychologists do not have openings for new patients, and 46% can not meet demands for treatment, according to a 2022 survey from the American Psychological Association. The struggle is even worse for people without insurance that may need toContinue Reading
When I was scrolling through Yelp for a new restaurant to try, the Noori Chicken franchise famous for Korean fried chicken and sauces caught my eye. For a restaurant that was only a few months old, its five-star rating was surprising, and since I had never tried Korean fried chickenContinue 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
While an artist uses a lifetime of experience and carefully honed technical skills to create their art, Artificial Intelligence (AI) art programs like DALL·E 2 and Dream can generate artwork in mere seconds based on short text prompts from users. In response, artists have expressed both excitement and concern. JuniorContinue Reading
Rating: 3.5/5 Fans of “Harry Potter” have long complained about Hufflepuffs not being represented well enough in the series, but the play “Puffs” by Matt Cox attempts to cast them in a new light. Performed by the MHS Theatre Department from Dec. 1-3, “Puffs” highlights seven years at a wizardContinue Reading