After 33 years of working in MUSD, including 22 years as an assistant principal, Cheryl Rivera spent the 2022 school year getting used to the idea of retirement. Starting in the Bronx, New York, where she got her credentials, Rivera worked in a variety of positions where she focused onContinue Reading
If you have been listening to announcements during second period, chances are you have heard about junior Natalie Chen and her latest debate wins. Chen is an avid member of the MHS Speech & Debate Club, but she started on her middle school’s debate team. This year, Chen is theContinue Reading
Students born outside the U.S. must adjust to the living environment and culture of America. Freshman Lingyi Su is one of those students. “My parents decided to move,” Su said in an interview. “I was like eight or nine, in third grade.” Su was born in Shenzhen, a city inContinue Reading
This past year, colleges and universities nationwide saw an increase in freshmen applications. According to Amelia Nierenberg, a writer for The New York Times, University of California, Berkeley received 28% more applications and Cornell University received 32% more applications. With the Class of 2022 college application cycle coming to anContinue Reading
“All the Things Left Unsaid” is a poetry book being published on June 21 by sophomore Zubia Mohammed, whose pronouns are they/he. It’s a collection of poems centering around heartbreak, first love, family issues, peer pressure, and friendships, they said. The book started off as a collection of poems andContinue Reading
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is an international program designed to meet the needs of students who want to succeed in higher education, AVID coordinator and social studies teacher Liza Gable-Ferguson said in an interview. AVID provides educational support in a variety of ways, Gable-Ferguson said. AVID guides students onContinue Reading
Tsang has been a teacher at MHS for five years, for Calculus AB and Math II, but her teaching career goes further back, she said. She taught at Thomas Russell Middle School for two and a half years prior to coming to MHS. Before moving to the United States, sheContinue Reading
Dating in high school can expose students to new experiences, different types of people, and different lifestyles. Teenagers are able to experiment with relationships during high school to understand what they truly value in a partner. Although some may look down upon dating and complain that romantic interests can interfereContinue Reading
The rising COVID-19 cases in the first week of the second semester eventually led to the Milpitas Board of Education announcing a distance learning period that left only a fraction of the total MHS population on campus. Crowded walkways and sprawling lunch lines gave way to nearly empty classrooms andContinue Reading
As a senior, I’ve noticed my classmates talking about the same things: college applications, graduation, driving, and their future. However, recently, there’s been more of a hot topic popping up in conversations: the stock market. At the heart of this obsession is the school’s Economics classes, in which students areContinue Reading
The Dungeons and Dragons (DnD) Club at MHS is a club where students can learn and play Dungeons and Dragons, a turn-based role-playing fantasy game. The DnD club meets every Friday in Room L44 from 3:30 to 5:15. The club consists of about 16 members, including the core four officers,Continue Reading
The Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE) is a program that offers students with vocational training and hands-on experience in their desired profession, senior Karina Wong said in an interview. Students can sign up for the program when signing up for courses for the following year, Wong added. With 15-16Continue Reading