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When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […]

In the past few weeks, sophomore Minh Do has felt powerless and dismayed as he has followed news about Russia’s military assault on Ukraine. He is especially focused on the mounting economic and humanitarian problems for Ukrainians  along with the role social media has played as disinformation within the war.  Senior Kunal Shrivastav’s opinions do […]

The annual Benefit Fashion Show, originally planned for March 5, has been postponed to April 23. Instead of taking place in the quad as previously planned, the show will now be held in the gym, with models being masked while walking. Tickets will sell at $10 online and $15 at the door.  Head Benefit commissioner […]

Sophomore Naveed Kasnavi, the hardware lead for the school’s FRC team 649 MSET Fish, tightened the last screw on the team’s robot on a late February evening. The robot, named Cowfish, was finally assembled for the team’s two regionals the team is competing in: the San Francisco Regional on March 17 and the Silicon Valley […]

As the music faded at the conclusion of the show’s All-Male Dance (AMD), the final performance of the two-day-long Bombay in the Bay (BNB) performances spanning Feb. 18-19, dozens of performers piled together into a mosh pit to celebrate the finale. Many seniors were visibly emotional, knowing it was their last year dancing with their […]

Before being cleared out for major remodeling recently, the room SO1 buzzed with the steady hum of machinery as students researched, prototyped and iterated on previous designs, all in order to create a practical invention for the Engineering Design and Development Class’s final project. Unlike previous labs with pre-defined instructions, seniors are free to create […]

Students from multiple clubs have recently achieved competitive success, allowing for some to participate in  higher-level competitions. The Robotics team MSET Jellyfish, led by senior team captain Daniel Jiang, won the prestigious Inspire Award at the Sunnyvale Qualifying Tournament on Jan. 29. By earning the highest possible ranking, they snatched a spot at the Northern […]

It’s time to upgrade your mask — and especially get rid of cloth masks — if you haven’t done so already, say school officials. Following assistant principal Brian Thompson’s email announcement of the district’s plan to supply the masks, all sixth period teachers distributed two KN95 masks to each student because of the rapid spread […]

Freshmen Anika Kapasi and Saejal Thomas were both frustrated. It was cold, they had no ideas for their Ethnic Studies Class’s end-of-semester project, and to top it all off, they were both on their periods. But after asking a friend for tampons, an idea stuck: They realized that they could structure their project around the […]

“Raise your hand if you or someone you know has dealt with suicidal thoughts, addiction or other mental illnesses,” said junior Allison Tan at one point in last Friday’s Speak Up for Change week assembly in the quad. Students here and there raised their hands and looked around solemnly.  Early in the event, the outreach […]