Milpitas High School seniors take the first place victory at Trojan Olympics on Mar. 31, 2023. The win for the seniors was well deserved and completely fair, Senior Lauren Diep said. “When they announced it, it was a really euphoric feeling. It felt like another senior night. I felt likeContinue Reading
MHS will be offering Korean IV Honors in the 2023-24 school year due to high demand within the Korean program, Assistant Principal Jonathan Mach said. Korean classes have been offered at MHS for at least six years, but no fourth-level Korean classes have been offered during class scheduling prior toContinue Reading
The social studies department is currently attempting to renew its textbooks to an updated version that complies with the current educational standards and have access to helpful resources, social studies department co-lead Paul Harrison said. Most social studies department textbooks are outdated by around 15 to 20 years after publishing,Continue Reading
On Tuesday March 28, a contract negotiating 15 different articles, including fair compensation, for classified employees, which are non-teacher MUSD staff, was approved at the MUSD board meeting. Classified employees’ main focus was making sure they received a fair pay increase, which they referred to as “me too” since teachersContinue Reading
The Wellness Center is a new campus facility operated by employees from the Santa Clara County Office of Education that aims to serve as an early intervention resource to prepare students for long-term emotional resilience, Wellness Center liaison Storm McNerney said. Having opened in early February 2023, the center isContinue Reading
Desi Night, an event hosted in the cafeteria on March 17th, sold over 200 tickets to both MHS students and students from nearby schools, said co-event planner and senior Saachi Grover. The theme of the event revolved around Indian culture, music, and food, Grover said. The high Indian population atContinue Reading
CORRECTION: In the February 2023 edition of The Union, in the article “Student Site Council Make-up Does Not Comply With State Law,” a reporter misquoted Interim Principal Charles Gary. The story stated, “[T]e School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) has not been reviewed on an annual basis, Interim Principal CharlesContinue Reading
The number of student opt-outs for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) test at MHS increased significantly last year, impacting MUSD school ratings, Assistant Principal Amanda Gross said. According to the California School Dashboard, MHS is rated currently as “very low” for English language arts (ELA) and “ low” forContinue Reading
The MHS extension at the Innovation Campus is tentatively scheduled to open in the fall of 2024, Executive Director of Learning and Innovation Priti Johari said. The extension will expand career pathway programs for high schoolers and alleviate overcrowding at MHS, Johari said. The facility will also house Calaveras HillsContinue Reading
In 2020 and 2021, one-fifth of deaths of Californians between the ages of 15 and 24 were caused by fentanyl, according to the Mercury News. Fentanyl is a cheap opioid that drug cartels are increasingly adding to other drugs, making these less powerful drugs more addictive and dangerous, according toContinue Reading
In the 2021-2022 California Budget, Governor Gavin Newsom and the California State Legislature signed Assembly Bill 469, which includes a new policy that requires all public schools and educational agencies, including private and public, to confirm that all graduating high school seniors complete the Free Application for Federal Student AidContinue Reading
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an expected deficit for California’s state budget for the upcoming 2023 fiscal year on Jan. 10, causing concern over possible cuts to education funding across the state, according to reporter Sophia Bollag from the San Francisco Chronicle. If this shortfall were to happen, school districtsContinue Reading