Students, from freshmen to seniors, gathered for the Clubs and Organizations (CLOG) Rush on the green at lunchtime from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6. CLOG Rush is a three day event where CLOG officers try to recruit other students. There were 62 CLOGs chartered this year which is constant withContinue Reading

As of April 8, Microsoft will no longer service or update the popular operating system Windows XP, the company announced online. When the security updates begin to stagnate, computers running on Windows XP will become vulnerable to viruses and information breaches that Microsoft previously protected against, the announcement continued, andContinue Reading

Sober Graduation is an annual on-campus event that encourages senior students to remain sober at all graduation ceremonies and celebration parties. Usually held late in April or early in May, Sober Graduation typically consists of a small performance, skit, or act that reminds students of the dangers and consequences ofContinue Reading

The Computer Based Smarter Balance Field Tests were administered to the juniors at MHS from April 17 to April 30, according to Honors English Teacher Matthew Hanley. The Field Tests utilized the new Common Core standards and were a trial run, but the tests themselves are being used to tryContinue Reading

MHS has partnered with the Equal Opportunities School (EOS) program, funded by Google, to increase the number of underrepresented students in Advanced Placement (AP) classes, according to Principal Kenneth Schlaff. In exchange for increasing the number of underrepresented students in AP class, the program will award MHS money, Schlaff added.Continue Reading

Superintendent Cary Matsuoka visited MHS to listen to the opinions of a select group of students in the school library during SSR and fifth period on Tuesday, March 4, according to Junior Germain Louie. Its purpose was to allow the superintendent to gain a general perspective of what the studentsContinue Reading

Storm water flooded K-01 overnight on Feb. 28, Custodian Michael Fullbright said. The main cause of the flood is a clogged storm drain line, according to Fullbright. Two inches of rainwater resulted in a small flood that damaged the dance floor, according to Fullbright. Water had seeped underneath the woodenContinue Reading

Science Club hosted the Chemistry Olympiad (CO) to promote scientific thinking and education to MHS students, according to Science Club Vice President Forrest Tran. It was held in Science Club Advisor Karen Truesdell’s classroom, L-44 on Wednesday, March 12 after school, Tran said. CO is an international competition students individuallyContinue Reading

In Dec., the public forum team of Seniors Jonathon Ngo and Pranay Patni earned a bid at the 43rd annual Winter Classic at La Costa Canyan High School, and in early Jan. Senior Rakshit Garg, a Lincoln Douglas debater, also earned a bid at the University of Puget Sound’s invitational,Continue Reading

There have been no changes to the current traffic problems in the streets surrounding the school. A plan was submitted to the City of Milpitas and it was then looked over by the Milpitas Police Department but nothing has been done about it, according to Principal Ken Schlaff. “I submittedContinue Reading