Class officer elections see an increase in candidates, rare runoff race April 3, 2023 — by William Norwood Class officer elections for 2023-24 have come to end with close elections and landslide victories — more candidates running than in recent years. The incoming freshmen held their class officer elections in late February at Redwood Middle School. They elected Sina Mahtaj-Kharassani as president, Katie Yang as vice president, Seabert Mao as treasurer and Isabell […] read more » MSET robotics team faces tough competition in SF and falls short of qualifying for worlds April 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu MSET Robotics team was eliminated in the third round of playoffs by just one point at the San Francisco Regional held from March 16-19, falling short of qualifying for their goal of the world competition. They were seeded 9th heading into competitive rounds. Junior outreach lead Cameron Nguyen was also nominated as Dean’s List Finalist, […] read more » Volunteer parents showcase career options at scaled down Career Fair April 1, 2023 — by Anamika Anand As college applications end for seniors and loom ahead for juniors, the pressure on upperclassmen to decide on a major and ultimately a career increases. To help with the process, the school recently held a career fair directed mainly at juniors and seniors, but open to all students, College and Career counselor Brad Ward said. […] read more » English 11 Honors teacher granted leave of absence for ‘23-’24 April 1, 2023 — by Kavya Patel Because English teacher Amy Keys’ husband, sociology professor Steve McKay, is taking a long-delayed sabbatical from his teaching duties at UC Santa Cruz, she is taking a leave for the ‘23-’24 school year and plans on returning the following year. “(College professors) are allowed to take a sabbatical every 7 years to conduct research, and […] read more » Following seven months of work and $4 million renovations, new baseball field opens for season March 31, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Daniel Wu Fresh green turf shines on the newly remodeled $4 million baseball field as Falcon players step between the foul lines this spring. Refurbished dugouts are packed with players awaiting their walk to home plate, where they stand ready and proud with the word Falcons written in large red text on the turf behind them. To […] read more » Females for Finance plans magazine with Design Club March 30, 2023 — by Shaan Sridhar and Sarah Zhou The Females for Finance (F4F) Club and Design Club announced a partnership to create a school finance magazine to show off students’ financial literacy, with a tentative plan to publish the magazine online by the end of the school year. The magazine will cover topics such as the fintech industry and creating social impact through […] read more » With alternating casts, drama leaps into ‘Mamma Mia!’ March 30, 2023 — by Lena Aribi, Anamika Anand and Divya Vadlakonda The spring musical is expected to sell out due to its popularity, lighthearted storyline and captivating soundtrack. As the lights dim and the stage lights up, the drama program will fall into the story of “Mamma Mia!,” a heartfelt tale about a mother and daughter duo, Donna and Sophie, whose relationship is tested when Sophie […] read more » District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement March 30, 2023 — by Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar The school board gave approval for the district to move forward with the alignment of graduation requirements at a special meeting on Feb. 13, following in steps of the recommendation from a previous work group in November 2021 and in anticipation of AB 101, which requires students in the Class of ‘30 and onwards to […] read more » Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
MSET robotics team faces tough competition in SF and falls short of qualifying for worlds April 1, 2023 — by Beverly Xu MSET Robotics team was eliminated in the third round of playoffs by just one point at the San Francisco Regional held from March 16-19, falling short of qualifying for their goal of the world competition. They were seeded 9th heading into competitive rounds. Junior outreach lead Cameron Nguyen was also nominated as Dean’s List Finalist, […] read more » Volunteer parents showcase career options at scaled down Career Fair April 1, 2023 — by Anamika Anand As college applications end for seniors and loom ahead for juniors, the pressure on upperclassmen to decide on a major and ultimately a career increases. To help with the process, the school recently held a career fair directed mainly at juniors and seniors, but open to all students, College and Career counselor Brad Ward said. […] read more » English 11 Honors teacher granted leave of absence for ‘23-’24 April 1, 2023 — by Kavya Patel Because English teacher Amy Keys’ husband, sociology professor Steve McKay, is taking a long-delayed sabbatical from his teaching duties at UC Santa Cruz, she is taking a leave for the ‘23-’24 school year and plans on returning the following year. “(College professors) are allowed to take a sabbatical every 7 years to conduct research, and […] read more » Following seven months of work and $4 million renovations, new baseball field opens for season March 31, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Daniel Wu Fresh green turf shines on the newly remodeled $4 million baseball field as Falcon players step between the foul lines this spring. Refurbished dugouts are packed with players awaiting their walk to home plate, where they stand ready and proud with the word Falcons written in large red text on the turf behind them. To […] read more » Females for Finance plans magazine with Design Club March 30, 2023 — by Shaan Sridhar and Sarah Zhou The Females for Finance (F4F) Club and Design Club announced a partnership to create a school finance magazine to show off students’ financial literacy, with a tentative plan to publish the magazine online by the end of the school year. The magazine will cover topics such as the fintech industry and creating social impact through […] read more » With alternating casts, drama leaps into ‘Mamma Mia!’ March 30, 2023 — by Lena Aribi, Anamika Anand and Divya Vadlakonda The spring musical is expected to sell out due to its popularity, lighthearted storyline and captivating soundtrack. As the lights dim and the stage lights up, the drama program will fall into the story of “Mamma Mia!,” a heartfelt tale about a mother and daughter duo, Donna and Sophie, whose relationship is tested when Sophie […] read more » District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement March 30, 2023 — by Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar The school board gave approval for the district to move forward with the alignment of graduation requirements at a special meeting on Feb. 13, following in steps of the recommendation from a previous work group in November 2021 and in anticipation of AB 101, which requires students in the Class of ‘30 and onwards to […] read more » Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
Volunteer parents showcase career options at scaled down Career Fair April 1, 2023 — by Anamika Anand As college applications end for seniors and loom ahead for juniors, the pressure on upperclassmen to decide on a major and ultimately a career increases. To help with the process, the school recently held a career fair directed mainly at juniors and seniors, but open to all students, College and Career counselor Brad Ward said. […] read more » English 11 Honors teacher granted leave of absence for ‘23-’24 April 1, 2023 — by Kavya Patel Because English teacher Amy Keys’ husband, sociology professor Steve McKay, is taking a long-delayed sabbatical from his teaching duties at UC Santa Cruz, she is taking a leave for the ‘23-’24 school year and plans on returning the following year. “(College professors) are allowed to take a sabbatical every 7 years to conduct research, and […] read more » Following seven months of work and $4 million renovations, new baseball field opens for season March 31, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Daniel Wu Fresh green turf shines on the newly remodeled $4 million baseball field as Falcon players step between the foul lines this spring. Refurbished dugouts are packed with players awaiting their walk to home plate, where they stand ready and proud with the word Falcons written in large red text on the turf behind them. To […] read more » Females for Finance plans magazine with Design Club March 30, 2023 — by Shaan Sridhar and Sarah Zhou The Females for Finance (F4F) Club and Design Club announced a partnership to create a school finance magazine to show off students’ financial literacy, with a tentative plan to publish the magazine online by the end of the school year. The magazine will cover topics such as the fintech industry and creating social impact through […] read more » With alternating casts, drama leaps into ‘Mamma Mia!’ March 30, 2023 — by Lena Aribi, Anamika Anand and Divya Vadlakonda The spring musical is expected to sell out due to its popularity, lighthearted storyline and captivating soundtrack. As the lights dim and the stage lights up, the drama program will fall into the story of “Mamma Mia!,” a heartfelt tale about a mother and daughter duo, Donna and Sophie, whose relationship is tested when Sophie […] read more » District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement March 30, 2023 — by Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar The school board gave approval for the district to move forward with the alignment of graduation requirements at a special meeting on Feb. 13, following in steps of the recommendation from a previous work group in November 2021 and in anticipation of AB 101, which requires students in the Class of ‘30 and onwards to […] read more » Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
English 11 Honors teacher granted leave of absence for ‘23-’24 April 1, 2023 — by Kavya Patel Because English teacher Amy Keys’ husband, sociology professor Steve McKay, is taking a long-delayed sabbatical from his teaching duties at UC Santa Cruz, she is taking a leave for the ‘23-’24 school year and plans on returning the following year. “(College professors) are allowed to take a sabbatical every 7 years to conduct research, and […] read more » Following seven months of work and $4 million renovations, new baseball field opens for season March 31, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Daniel Wu Fresh green turf shines on the newly remodeled $4 million baseball field as Falcon players step between the foul lines this spring. Refurbished dugouts are packed with players awaiting their walk to home plate, where they stand ready and proud with the word Falcons written in large red text on the turf behind them. To […] read more » Females for Finance plans magazine with Design Club March 30, 2023 — by Shaan Sridhar and Sarah Zhou The Females for Finance (F4F) Club and Design Club announced a partnership to create a school finance magazine to show off students’ financial literacy, with a tentative plan to publish the magazine online by the end of the school year. The magazine will cover topics such as the fintech industry and creating social impact through […] read more » With alternating casts, drama leaps into ‘Mamma Mia!’ March 30, 2023 — by Lena Aribi, Anamika Anand and Divya Vadlakonda The spring musical is expected to sell out due to its popularity, lighthearted storyline and captivating soundtrack. As the lights dim and the stage lights up, the drama program will fall into the story of “Mamma Mia!,” a heartfelt tale about a mother and daughter duo, Donna and Sophie, whose relationship is tested when Sophie […] read more » District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement March 30, 2023 — by Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar The school board gave approval for the district to move forward with the alignment of graduation requirements at a special meeting on Feb. 13, following in steps of the recommendation from a previous work group in November 2021 and in anticipation of AB 101, which requires students in the Class of ‘30 and onwards to […] read more » Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
Following seven months of work and $4 million renovations, new baseball field opens for season March 31, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Daniel Wu Fresh green turf shines on the newly remodeled $4 million baseball field as Falcon players step between the foul lines this spring. Refurbished dugouts are packed with players awaiting their walk to home plate, where they stand ready and proud with the word Falcons written in large red text on the turf behind them. To […] read more » Females for Finance plans magazine with Design Club March 30, 2023 — by Shaan Sridhar and Sarah Zhou The Females for Finance (F4F) Club and Design Club announced a partnership to create a school finance magazine to show off students’ financial literacy, with a tentative plan to publish the magazine online by the end of the school year. The magazine will cover topics such as the fintech industry and creating social impact through […] read more » With alternating casts, drama leaps into ‘Mamma Mia!’ March 30, 2023 — by Lena Aribi, Anamika Anand and Divya Vadlakonda The spring musical is expected to sell out due to its popularity, lighthearted storyline and captivating soundtrack. As the lights dim and the stage lights up, the drama program will fall into the story of “Mamma Mia!,” a heartfelt tale about a mother and daughter duo, Donna and Sophie, whose relationship is tested when Sophie […] read more » District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement March 30, 2023 — by Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar The school board gave approval for the district to move forward with the alignment of graduation requirements at a special meeting on Feb. 13, following in steps of the recommendation from a previous work group in November 2021 and in anticipation of AB 101, which requires students in the Class of ‘30 and onwards to […] read more » Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
Females for Finance plans magazine with Design Club March 30, 2023 — by Shaan Sridhar and Sarah Zhou The Females for Finance (F4F) Club and Design Club announced a partnership to create a school finance magazine to show off students’ financial literacy, with a tentative plan to publish the magazine online by the end of the school year. The magazine will cover topics such as the fintech industry and creating social impact through […] read more » With alternating casts, drama leaps into ‘Mamma Mia!’ March 30, 2023 — by Lena Aribi, Anamika Anand and Divya Vadlakonda The spring musical is expected to sell out due to its popularity, lighthearted storyline and captivating soundtrack. As the lights dim and the stage lights up, the drama program will fall into the story of “Mamma Mia!,” a heartfelt tale about a mother and daughter duo, Donna and Sophie, whose relationship is tested when Sophie […] read more » District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement March 30, 2023 — by Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar The school board gave approval for the district to move forward with the alignment of graduation requirements at a special meeting on Feb. 13, following in steps of the recommendation from a previous work group in November 2021 and in anticipation of AB 101, which requires students in the Class of ‘30 and onwards to […] read more » Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
With alternating casts, drama leaps into ‘Mamma Mia!’ March 30, 2023 — by Lena Aribi, Anamika Anand and Divya Vadlakonda The spring musical is expected to sell out due to its popularity, lighthearted storyline and captivating soundtrack. As the lights dim and the stage lights up, the drama program will fall into the story of “Mamma Mia!,” a heartfelt tale about a mother and daughter duo, Donna and Sophie, whose relationship is tested when Sophie […] read more » District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement March 30, 2023 — by Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar The school board gave approval for the district to move forward with the alignment of graduation requirements at a special meeting on Feb. 13, following in steps of the recommendation from a previous work group in November 2021 and in anticipation of AB 101, which requires students in the Class of ‘30 and onwards to […] read more » Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement March 30, 2023 — by Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar The school board gave approval for the district to move forward with the alignment of graduation requirements at a special meeting on Feb. 13, following in steps of the recommendation from a previous work group in November 2021 and in anticipation of AB 101, which requires students in the Class of ‘30 and onwards to […] read more » Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
Activities director announces she’ll be leaving for another position next year in Northern California March 30, 2023 — by Allison Tan After teaching for the past two years at the school, leadership teacher and activities director Kristen Cunningham recently announced she plans to change school districts for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Cunningham will move with her family to Placer County at the end of the school year, taking on the position of assistant principal at […] read more » PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast
PTSO, seeing slump in donations, urges parents to support students, staff March 30, 2023 — by Jonny Luo and Michelle Wan As the second semester winds down, leaders of the Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) have been reflecting on this year’s budget, which had a shortfall of $15,215 (not including matching donations) that prevented the organization from hosting many events. This year, the PTSO set aside $71,450, with the added donations carried over from the previous […] read more » firstprevious...10...1819202122...3040506070...nextlast