Opinion (Page 15)

By: Genelle Gogue The college process is a long and confusing one. Students in most high schools have the luxury of getting help from their counselors and teachers, and getting that help their junior year,but for MHS that isn’t the case. Don’t get me wrong, some counselors do a goodContinue Reading

By: Neval Mulaomerovic For many students, the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)is the worst part of preparing for college – a four hour long nightmare, not to mention the week of preparation and money that go into it. Recently, schools such as University of Chicago, Smith College, and WesleyanUniversity have joinedContinue Reading

By: Alexander Phan The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), a mandatory pain disguised as a test we must all go through to further our education into college. For decades now, standardized test results have been crucial to the college application process. It is in no way a good idea to measureContinue Reading

By: Ishrak Ramzan Bonjour. Hola. 你好. 안녕. These four greetings represent the different languages that are currently available for students to take at MHS. While the diversity in laguage offerings should be commended, unfortunately, the quality of the courses themselves tends to be rather poor. With the current world thatContinue Reading

By: Ishrak Ramzan Throughout high school and education at large, group work is frequently employed as a means of completing assignments. With this comes the lamentations of students everywhere, arguing that group work is inherently unfair and ineffective, that it continually rewards indolence. While there is some merit to theseContinue Reading

By: Ryanna Lui Collaborative environments, like school, often promote group work as a necessary life skill. Unfortunately, the idea of group work often strays from its ideals and its effectiveness differs in operation within various settings. Many things can factor into making group work a dream, but more often itContinue Reading

By: Nathan Thai Ending the school year with a senior prank is a tradition in some places. Those who have been through public education as a student or teacher might have stories to tell of epic pranks that teachers and admins probably won’t ever forget. A good senior prank hasContinue Reading

By: Kirk Tran Imagine a world where it is entirely reasonable to grind instruction to a painful halt for two weeks, in order to facilitate mind-numbing and widely despised standardized testing. Imagine that, for those two weeks, half the student body is trapped in a stifling classroom setting, half-asleep, staringContinue Reading

Over the past two months, we’ve noticed a rise in fake news being spread on Instagram. These posts provide no context and are often false. A popular example of this are police brutality videos. These videos provide no description on why the police are arresting the suspect, but instead assumeContinue Reading

By: Eric de Guzman Students at MHS walked out of classrooms in solidarity for the Parkland shooting on Mar 14, 2019. And with such tragedies directly affecting high schoolers, it may seem only right that we should have a say in choosing how the country should be run and whoContinue Reading

By: Jonathan Tran Politics always seems to be regarded as one of those adult things everyone puts off for as long as possible. Most teenagers will stick their heads in the sand, blissfully ignore the understated role that the government plays in everyday life, breeze through American Government as seniors,Continue Reading