According to research published by Higher Education Publications, Inc., only 19.5% of college athletic directors were women in 2018. As the first female athletic director in Milpitas High School history, Joanna Butcher is dedicated to administering MHS’s athletic programs and positively impacting the school. Being a female in a predominantlyContinue Reading
You may know Letta Meyer as the AP Chemistry and Forensics teacher, and as the advisor of Science Olympiad. However, outside of school, she is a student herself at the University of San Francisco, where she is pursuing a doctorate degree. After Meyer graduated from high school, she had plannedContinue Reading
In August 2020, senior Bassima Chouman started @betterskinbybassima, an Instagram account centered around educating others about various skin care products by communicating complicated ingredient information in easy-to-understand graphics. Chouman became interested in skin care in March 2020, right at the start of quarantine, when she discovered @skincarebyhyram, a popular skinContinue Reading
The environmental awareness club Esociety was voted by their peers to be the CLOG of the month for the month of January, MHS CLOG commissioners announced. Esociety is an environmental awareness club encouraging its members to take action and live a more environmentally responsible lifestyle, Esociety President Lena Doan said.Continue Reading
Investing has become a hot topic recently due to January’s Gamestop controversy, in which investors on Reddit drove up the value of Gamestop shares, a seemingly unremarkable video game retailer. This newfound interest in investing has also spread to younger demographics— a writer for The Union even wrote an articleContinue Reading
As COVID-19 vaccines are distributed across the country, many people have had to ask themselves if they are comfortable receiving it. The Union sent a survey to MHS students and faculty, asking about their opinions on the vaccine and their willingness to get the shot when it is available toContinue Reading
Confidence Within (CW) is a club at MHS that aims to help students become more confident in their minds and bodies by educating students about the importance of health, fitness, lifestyle, and mental health, President Vy Dinh said in an email interview. Since the establishment of CW, the club officersContinue Reading
Many clubs at MHS participate in competitions against other high schools in the Bay Area or across the country, and the Stock Market Club is one of these clubs. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stock Market Club has still been able to partake in competitions. The competitions currently resemble whatContinue 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
The Arras Periodical is a new literary and art magazine run by the Literary Magazine Club at Milpitas High School, founder and junior Trinh Tran said in a Zoom interview. Tran and a group of juniors founded the organization last semester to elevate the works of student writers and artists.Continue Reading
MHS has countless clubs and activities which, under normal circumstances, thrive on campus. With COVID-19 continuing to impact the county, MHS has been forced to remain closed. So what does this mean for the clubs that students and teachers come together for? Theatre is an interactive club at MHS andContinue Reading
MHS’s 2020-21 homecoming season began early February as seniors began casting their nominations for senior homecoming court, and students have since voted in their class of 2021 homecoming royals. For the past month, several seniors have been campaigning and reaching out to voters on social media in a bid toContinue Reading