Opinion (Page 14)

By: Rachel Wu I began my very amateur gardening journey three years ago with a few succulents I bought on clearance at Home Depot. At the time, I was ecstatic to be taking care of these fleshy little beings solely because my parents refused to let me get a pet.Continue Reading

By: Genelle Gogue Due to COVID-19, schools all over the world were forced to shut down and resort to distance learning online instead. MUSD’s last day before closure was Mar. 13, however distance learning went into effect Mar. 19. Students were originally meant to come back to school on AprContinue Reading

By: Joshanne Chiang May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. In recognition of it, I want to take a look at the model minority myth, which is the stereotype that Asian Americans are more academically or financially successful than other races. Even though it is often perpetuatedContinue Reading

By: Faria Moiz One of the most prominent areas on campus, the Green is a hotspot for numerous school activities and gatherings on a frequent basis. It is situated at the heart of the MHS campus, making it an easily accessible location to host such events and is passed byContinue Reading

By: Neval Mulaomerovic Recently, students in select Advanced Placement (AP) classes have been campaigning for an adjustment to the grading scales. Rather than having the standard 90 percent and above count as an ‘A-’ or ‘A’ grade, some would prefer for an ‘A-’ to be a score of 80 toContinue Reading

By: Vibha Sastry If you’ve watched any coming of age 90s movie, you know that driver’s ed used to be an essential part of the American high school experience. Driver’s ed does not exist in California high schools anymore. It was eliminated in all California high schools in the earlyContinue Reading

By: Allison Choe Along with the warm sunshine and brisk showers that come with spring, MHS’s campus also bears the pungent aroma of ornamental pear trees, which grow scattered throughout school. The white blossoms are often described as smelling like rotting fish and bodily fluids, and are infamous among theContinue Reading

By Adarsh Burela Lunch is over, the bell rings, and you take your seat in your fifth period. It’s not a Wednesday, so you begrudgingly wait for the period to start. Unfortunately or fortunately for you, you have a solid 20 mins of nothing but reading or free time toContinue Reading

By Neval Mulaomerovic Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) is a unique feature of MHS’s schedule—20 minutes set aside for students to read in their fifth-period class. Yet, few students actually spend the allotted time as intended. Though some argue that SSR is useless because of this, it is still a usefulContinue Reading

By Celine Nghiem The video of Teacher David Carter wearing blackface prompted backlash from students and staff within MHS and even made national headlines. Carter was placed on administrative leave and it is not clear whether he will return. The administration also implemented a mandatory lesson about blackface for studentsContinue Reading

By Maliyah Fick Life after high school is typically mapped out for students: they get their diplomas, and then they go off to college. Wanting to seek higher education right out of high school is what’s expected of us. The thought of taking a gap year, which is a yearContinue Reading