By: Eric de Guzman Among those recognized on Senior Awards Night was Senior Teia Barbosa. She said in an email that she had been awarded the Gold Cord, the Maroon Cord, the $500 Club Z! Scholarship for academic achievement, as well as the $10,000 Minnis Scholarship. “My cheerleading coach, Jennifer Garcia,Continue Reading
By: Maansi Maskai, Theodore Do, Roughly 400 MHS seniors were scheduled to be honored for their high school accomplishments at Senior Awards Night held on May 23rd, according to College and Career Counselor Marissa Canez. Additionally, seniors were recognized during the Athletic Awards Night and the Latino Awards, both of whichContinue Reading
By: Ashley Chen Pennies for Patients, which was between April 23 and May 4, aimed to collect money for patients suffering from leukemia and lymphoma, Chair of Classroom Collection Alfa Belen said. This year, MHS raised $1688.50 out of the $2018 goal, and 100% of the proceeds will go towardsContinue Reading
BY: Shreeya Aranake and Andrew Ha Arming teachers has not been a topic officially discussed in district offices, according to Principal Francis Rojas. The topic is not likely to be entertained by MUSD, Rojas continued. Rather than talking about arming teachers, schools will be focusing on funding student resource officersContinue Reading
By: Shreeya Aranake Rumors about a shooting on an unknown campus in the Bay Area were sparked by a post on Snapchat, according to Sergeant Bryan Hinkley. The post was a picture of a suicide note in the bathroom that said “I am committing suicide in three days,” Hinkley said. OnlyContinue Reading
By: Eric de Guzman The emails of two admins were used in a spoofing on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14, 2018, MUSD Network Systems Administrator Sean LaRussa said in an email. Juniors at MHS were the recipients of these emails, LaRussa added. As the emails indicated that the sender wasContinue Reading
By: Morgan Lei Incoming freshmen will be required to take a semester long course of Life Management or AVID or ROTC, Principal Francis Rojas said. The requirement is due to an increase in student mental health issues at MHS, Rojas added. The Life Management class aims to teach students aboutContinue Reading
By: Kelly Nguyen and Theodore Do On March 23, all the classes united under one roof for an annual rally, Trojan Olympics, or battle of the classes. Trojan Olympics is a competition of dances, games, and pyramids, ASB Vice President William Lieu said. The results of the Trojan Olympics correspondedContinue Reading
By: Katherine Hubeny and Jerald Mendoza In an anti-gun violence protest, around 250 MHS students walked out of class on Mar. 14, Principal Francis Rojas said. Students who walked out joined together at the Police Station to express their opinions, he explained. During the walk-out, students first joined together inContinue Reading
Author: Erin Utter The fire hydrant in front of the F building was accidentally hit by one of the maintenance staff’s vehicles on November 28th, Principal Francis Rojas said via email. Because the hydrant was sheared and water erupted from it, a main water valve had to be turned offContinue Reading
By: Kevin Dai The marching band season has come to an end with its last competition being held at Fairfield High School. Out of twenty schools at the competition, the MHS Marching Band ended second in their division and received two sweepstakes awards, overall awards for general performance and visualContinue Reading
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or WASC, will be coming to MHS for a mid-cycle review from April 30 to May 1, according to Assistant Principal Skyler Draeger. WASC is an organization that accredits and assures the quality of schools and colleges for the western region of theContinue Reading