There has been a statewide decline in attendance rates, in part due to COVID-19 Superintendent Cheryl Jordan said. COVID-19 created a situation where people have forgotten the value of physically being in school because they became used to the online experience, she added. Many students have heard about the districtContinue Reading
According to the MUSD website, the Dual Enrollment program at MHS is an opportunity for students to enroll in college classes taught in the San Jose City College Extension. While some point to the benefits to the program, others question the effectiveness of it. Senior Nidhi Bhat is enrolled asContinue Reading
The Performing Arts Center is currently being built in the MHS parking lot to expand opportunities for the music and theater programs, theater teacher Kaila Schwartz said. The center will consist of a main stage, black box theater, and an orchestra pit, Schwartz said. The main stage is where largeContinue Reading
Milpitas Interact and Fashion Club worked together to host mini flea markets during lunch on Oct. 19, 20, 26, and 27, making a profit of $150, according to Interact board director Jannet Nguyen. Students and staff members had the opportunity to sell unwanted clothes, she added. The mini flea marketsContinue Reading
The speech and debate team hosted the Coastal Forensic League (CFL) tournament with over 500 people at MHS on Oct. 21 and 22, speech and debate team captain Isabelle Cho said. Both teams who participated this weekend were in the top ten for the event, speech and debate member TanishContinue Reading
National Honor Society (NHS) and Medical Society are hosting a blood drive in partnership with the Stanford Blood Center on campus at the library this Friday, Oct. 20, NHS vice president Ashton Chen said. The clubs have been working in partnership with the Stanford Blood Center since 2008, he said. Continue Reading
Book Club is hosting a book drive to donate proceeds to Books for Africa, an organization that distributes books to underprivileged schools in Africa and sets up libraries there, Book Club co-president Sweksha Shaw said. The drive began in early October and will continue to mid-November unless the club reachesContinue Reading
The district celebrated the completion of phase one of the Innovation Campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 15. The phase-one buildings will house an extension site for MHS beginning in fall 2024, according to a district press release dated Sept. 21. The campus will accommodate 500 MHS students andContinue Reading
Thousands of students waved their phone flashlights in unison at the first indoor rally since 2019. Over 500 seniors went on a picnic at Saratoga Springs. Vendors and students gathered at the green for First Friday. These are the first few leadership events that new Activities Director and former EnglishContinue Reading
MHS raised $10,688 for Maui through a benefit concert, Principal Greg Wohlman said. The money will be directly sent to the school district in Maui, Wohlman said. The concert took place after school on the green on Sept. 15 and featured Crossing Rain, a Hawaiian-based pop group, and Manava, aContinue Reading
Basketball courts are back on campus for the first time since 2021, according to Assistant Principal Jennifer Hutchison. The previous basketball courts beside the student parking lot were destroyed to move down the parking space and make room for the performing arts center, she added. The basketball courts were fundedContinue Reading
The MHS theater program attended the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, over the summer, where they performed their show “A Mess of Morality” and were exposed to a wide range of theatrical styles and performances, theater department lead Kaila Schwartz said. After attending the festival in the summer of 2019,Continue Reading