Hi! I'm Vania and I'm a Junior. I love music, books, and watching shows. I also like to write poems and songs when I'm in the mood for it. I love to eat and I consider Filipino food and boba to be my comfort food. A fun fact about me is that I enjoy learning how to read the script of other languages! (If they're not too difficult for me)
While scrolling through my Instagram Explore page, I came across a content creator known as “Theknottychef,” who handmakes adorable stuffed food toys such as baozi, dumplings, and mushrooms. I’ve also seen videos showing handmade crochet clothing with intricate patterns. As a child, my mom taught me how to crochet, butContinue Reading
Can you imagine rowing a boat around Milpitas? MUSD Board of Trustees President Christopher T. Norwood did just that. Growing up in Milpitas, he said that after long, heavy rains, the city would flood and people would bring their boats out and row around. Part of Generation X and bornContinue Reading
MHS has reopened for in-person learning (IPL) for interested students. While there has been in-person learning for students with special needs since September 2020 as well as learning labs for some students at the San Jose Community College extension, MHS expanded the IPL program on April 2, 2021, Assistant PrincipalContinue Reading
Rating: 5/5 Over the past few years, increasing awareness about diversity and Asian representation in films gave rise to box office hits centered around Asian American stories. “Minari,” a film about a Korean-American family that moves from California to Arkansas to start a farm and chase the American Dream, returnsContinue Reading
Sleek, narrow boats seating two rows of 20 paddlers line up side by side on the waters and under a sunny sky. As each team prepares, the countdown starts, the horn sounds, and the race is on. Dragon Boat is a water-based sport where teams paddle in sync to advanceContinue Reading
To slow the spread of the virus, we are constantly reminded to socially distance, wash our hands, and wear masks whenever we leave our homes. Unfortunately, despite following these guidelines, I contracted the virus. This was my experience with COVID-19. On Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, I felt a mild itchinessContinue Reading
MHS offers a variety of Advanced Placement (AP) college-level classes. At the end of the course, AP exams are administered, and depending on the score a student gets on a five-point scale, he or she can get college credit and/or advanced placement in college courses, according to the AP ProgramContinue Reading
As classes resumed online, MHS switched to a block schedule for the first semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. The usual six classes per day were reduced to three. Instead of 50 minutes, classes last for 105 minutes. The odd-numbered periods meet on Mondays and Thursdays, while the even-numbered periodsContinue Reading
“When did you start playing guitar?” “I started playing guitar [at] the beginning of 8th grade. I got a $7 guitar at Goodwill and just practiced on that for hours, and, you know, I figured that I really loved it and kept going. It wasn’t really a thing to meContinue Reading
By Vania Castro Rating: 4/5 “Monsoon” is a thought-provoking film that captures the common experiences many Asian-American immigrants have with cultural confusion. It tells a story of separation between the culture of the place one resides in and the culture of one’s place of birth. The movie stars Henry GoldingContinue Reading
By Vania Castro As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, many are pushed to work from home to provide for their families. However, frontline and essential workers continue to risk their lives to protect others. At MHS, there are some students with family members who do just that. OneContinue Reading
By Vania Castro Rating: 5/5 TWICE, the famous K-pop girl group, recently released “Eyes Wide Open,” their second full album, just four months after their ninth mini-album, “MORE & MORE.” Their newest release includes 13 tracks of varying genres and employs a more mature concept compared to their previous mini-album,Continue Reading