Every year brings fresh New Year’s resolutions. This year, 48.4% of students are making resolutions, according to a survey conducted by The Union with 94 respondents. Many responders struggle to keep up with their resolutions in the past as the year progresses, according to the survey. “If you have aContinue Reading
The California Senate Food Recovery Act, also known as Senate Bill (SB) 1383, requires all local education agencies to maintain an edible food recovery program starting Jan. 1, 2024, according to CalRecycle. In an effort to reduce food waste, the MUSD nutrition department established a food recovery program at MHSContinue Reading
The librarian position at MHS has remained vacant ever since the summer of 2022, which is detrimental to students who can’t access many of the library’s functions, Assistant Principal Sean Anglon said. MUSD is still searching for candidates to fill the position, Anglon said. School administrators completed the interview processContinue Reading
Striking red envelopes filled with blessings, traditional foods such as dumplings symbolizing wealth, and the welcoming of Spring are all key aspects of marking a fresh start with the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year is a holiday widely celebrated in China, South Korea, Vietnam, and many other countries. AContinue Reading
With many students using school internet or email accounts on a day-to-day basis, the amount of access prompts the question of what exactly the Information Technology (IT), administrators, and teachers can track. While students are using the school network through wired and wireless networks, the school’s network can monitor sitesContinue Reading
While some students can only imagine their teachers in the classroom, many teachers have had eventful experiences running through the woods or scoring a goal in front of a roaring crowd. These sports experiences have shaped these teachers’ lives. Photography teacher Ian Danielson began playing soccer around six years oldContinue Reading
With the rising popularity of glow-in-the-dark Smiski figures and adorable Sonny Angel figures, the number of collectors has increased. Collecting can be a hobby, a passion, or something worth more for different people, and for senior Geneva Dang, collecting Smiskis and Sonny Angels is a reward, she said.Dang’s parents allowContinue Reading
“Attack! of the Killer Man from the Sun!”, the theater department’s most recent play production, was directed and produced by theater teacher Kaila Schwartz. In the play, a group of scientists try their best to save Earth from deadly solar flares, sophomore and theater student Mazaria Aldrich said. “It justContinue Reading
Previously a Spanish teacher and Rancho Milpitas Middle School principal, assistant principal Casey McMurray has enjoyed his return to MHS this year, he said. McMurray majored in Spanish in college because he loved the language, he said. He taught Spanish at a local high school before he graduated from collegeContinue Reading
English teacher Cindy Ung grew up in Santa Ana, she said. She did not like where she grew up, she added.Santa Ana had gang activities and primarily had low-income populations, Ung said. “Much of my resentment stemmed from me being the only Chinese person in my neighborhood and classes, inContinue Reading
When thinking about research, the image that usually comes to mind is a middle-aged Ph.D. recipient experimenting with test tubes in a lab. But there are some students at MHS already conducting research. Senior Tvisha Nepani started a computational neuroscience internship at Yale University in January. Senior Michelle Ng investigatedContinue Reading
Many people want to help others through the medical field, which is the pathway that science teacher Rita Burmanroy was originally on, she said. While on this path, Burmanroy realized she did not want to pursue it and instead focused on a career in teaching, she said. Burmanroy, who alsoContinue Reading