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Since Sept. 13th, principal’s assistant Pola-Michelle Alas had been working two jobs, one at the district office and one at SHS. Come Oct. 25, she will be leaving the school to work in the business office at the district office full time under the direction of Delores Perley, the Chief Business Officer (CBO). Taking her […]

To adhere to COVID-19 protocols, last year the annual Benefit Fashion Show adopted a fashion magazine format, for which students dressed up in a theme of their choosing and sent their photos to the officers; it raised $1,000 for the fire-relief charity Felton Fire Protection District. Due to the popularity of last year’s “Vintage” theme, […]

Powder guns blasted the afternoon sky with clouds of blue smoke. The unified, boisterous chanting of “Junior power!” dominated the quad at the end of lunch on Sept. 23 as a sea of blue-clad students jumped together in a crowd.  The last time the Class of 2023 enjoyed a mosh pit like this was two […]

The speech and debate team’s year began with officers scrambling to get it back on its feet.  The first challenge was to find a new advisor and head coach after English teacher Erick Rector stepped down during the summer.  Rector resigned over what he described as “a philosophical disagreement” with the team’s booster parents. According […]

As the speakers blared the finishing notes of artist Lil Nas X’s “Industry Baby” at the seniors’ Homecoming quad day performance on Sept. 24, choreographer Sahil Shaik leaped into the air alongside 40 participants in the All-Boys dance (ABD) and waved at the crowd. He later described the move as poetic, expressing that “we were […]

Coming back from the pandemic, school leaders realized that the library and textbook room needed more help to run efficiently. Cynthia Cheng, who has been working at the school as a science lab technician for four years, has filled the newly created role of library technician.  ​​In her new role, Cheng helps librarian technician Eunsil […]

Near the green streamers and cardboard ninja turtle cutouts decorating the cafeteria entrance on Tuesday, Sept. 21, a bustling crowd of students raced to claim seats on the benches arranged around the quad. As music blared, four freshmen dressed in dark green sprinted down the quad steps and struck poses, acting as Ninja Turtles, Michelangelo, […]

Just like last year, the Quiz Bowl team is practicing online to simulate what the real competition will be like in the coming months. The club’s president, junior Anthony Wang, said the team is also still trying to secure an adviser. In Quiz Bowl, competitors from two teams try to buzz in as quickly as […]

Junior Kiana Compeau hurried to the perimeter of the quad right after her third period on Sept. 20 filled with anticipation for the staff’s quad day performance, and she was not disappointed. Her jaw dropped after seeing history teacher Faith Stackhouse-Daly dressed in a bright yellow tutu with a matching head accessory while acting as […]

The MSET Fish earned 3rd seed and won the Founder’s award at Calgames, their most recent offseason competition, from Friday, Oct. 1 to Sunday, Oct. 3 at Lynbrook High School. The team competed against 28 other robotics teams from the Bay Area. The game, introduced in January, is the same as last year’s game wherein […]