The MHS Science Olympiad team placed sixth at the Northern California State Finals after qualifying by placing third at the regional competition, Science Olympiad coach and science teacher Letta Meyer said. Meyer coaches Science Olympiad alongside science teachers Roberto Alvelais and Sharon Diep, Meyer said in an email. The stateContinue Reading
Rating: 4/5 “Rye Lane,” director Raine Allen-Miller’s 2023 feature debut, is a charming romantic comedy-drama set in South London. The film follows two strangers, Dom (David Jonsson) and Yas (Vivian Oparah), as they meet through a mutual friend and begin to fall for each other over the course of aContinue Reading
Sunburns and skin damage shouldn’t be barriers to enjoying time under the sun this summer. You can have fun while taking care of your skin by applying sunscreen with a higher Sun Protection Factor (SPF) — a value that indicates the level of protection against sunburns, according to the FoodContinue Reading
Class of 2018 alumnus TaRiq Bracy played multiple sports — football, basketball, and baseball — essentially year-round from middle school through his junior year, Bracy said in a Zoom interview. In his senior year of high school, since he received interest to play football for Division I schools, he choseContinue 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
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
In 2020 and 2021, one-fifth of deaths of Californians between the ages of 15 and 24 were caused by fentanyl, according to the Mercury News. Fentanyl is a cheap opioid that drug cartels are increasingly adding to other drugs, making these less powerful drugs more addictive and dangerous, according toContinue Reading
Recycling operations have changed in MUSD over time, and they currently include a longstanding paper recycling program and a more recently developed bottle-and-can recycling program, according to Thomas Russell Middle School (TRMS) recycling coordinator and teacher Barbara Knitter. Knitter had formerly coordinated recycling across the district, she added. “I wasContinue Reading
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Director and writer Rian Johnson’s 2022 film, the Oscar-nominated “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” transports viewers into a story that is simultaneously complexly layered and infuriatingly obvious; the movie almost acts like a glass onion itself. While it is officially a sequel to Johnson’sContinue Reading
Annie Handy has been a constant presence at MHS as a substitute teacher for the last two decades, and many students have heard countless stories about her life. Though, Handy was still in the classroom before substitute teaching, working as a teacher at East Palo Alto for 12 years andContinue Reading
For many, thinking about the holiday season invokes images of tearing colorful wrapping paper and bows off of gifts, with the smell of hot chocolate wafting from the kitchen. However, the joy of these moments is often outshined by the pile of paper and plastic left behind after all presentsContinue Reading