American Math Competition (AMC) moved earlier, catching some off guard October 28, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Nilay Mishra Math competitors like junior Dyne Lee are feeling extra pressure this fall. The reason: The AMC 10 and 12 dates have been moved to November from their traditional late January and February time frame. The AMC is a competition for high school and middle school students that assesses their knowledge of math and is used […] read more » ComedySportz returns after low participation during remote learning October 28, 2021 — by Michael Fok and Avani Kongetira In September 2020, Class of 2021 alumnus and then ComedySportz captain Stephen Ludwig officially called off meetings for the rest of the year. Running the team without a co-captain and with only two people still regularly attending meetings, he decided the 2020-21 season of ComedySportz was a washout. Despite last year’s difficulties, however, passionate students […] read more » Formal to be held on Dec. 4 at Gilroy Gardens October 27, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Jason Cheng Winter Formal, themed “City of Stars,” will take place at Gilroy Gardens on Dec. 4 from 7-10:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to go on rides and guests are permitted. Although there had been debate between the administration and students on admission of outside guests, the district’s COVID-19 Task Force ultimately decided that guests would […] read more » Inspired by events and trends, students found new clubs October 22, 2021 — by Jonathan Li and Mitchell Chen DearAsianYouth When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, hate crimes against Asian-American and Pacific Islander skyrocketed across the country. Seeing the seriousness of this issue, juniors Jasmine Ispasoiu, Alex Pak, Vivian Wang and Ally Tan founded an on-campus chapter of a club called DearAsianYouth as a response. The school’s DearAsianYouth is one of many chapters […] read more » Chinese curriculum undergoes major staff changes October 22, 2021 — by Cici Xu When Chinese teacher Mariam Fan left the language department to become a Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) for the district in September, the school scrambled to find someone to fill in her shoes. Recently, a new face appeared in Room 403 with short hair and round glasses: Chenhui Wu, the new part-time Chinese 3, 4 […] read more » MAP 11 students attend “Hamilton” performance at Broadway San Jose October 22, 2021 — by Sina Salehi and Minsui Tang Juniors in the Media Arts Program were scheduled to attend a performance of “Hamilton” at Broadway San Jose on Oct. 26. It takes the place of the normal trip to the Angel Island Immigration Station Museum in San Francisco due to the latter’s closure during the pandemic. After studying important elements of U.S. History during […] read more » Nationwide shortage of football referees pushes games to Thursday nights October 21, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Nilay Mishra This season, the football team had three Thursday games on its schedule, which were played against Willow Glen, Westmont and Los Altos, the last of which took place on Oct. 14. The reason for Thursday games is a nationwide lack of available referees that has trickled down to impact local Bay Area teams. According to […] read more » MAP students dive headfirst into 19th century social and economical philosophy October 21, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sarah Thomas In early October, various spots around campus were bedecked with propaganda flyers featuring Photoshopped images of students, original logos and attention-grabbing slogans like “Be your own ruler” and “Canahuati for conservatism.” Less visible to the public eye was the excitement in the Media Arts Program Annex on Oct. 7 as students donning regalia such as […] read more » After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
ComedySportz returns after low participation during remote learning October 28, 2021 — by Michael Fok and Avani Kongetira In September 2020, Class of 2021 alumnus and then ComedySportz captain Stephen Ludwig officially called off meetings for the rest of the year. Running the team without a co-captain and with only two people still regularly attending meetings, he decided the 2020-21 season of ComedySportz was a washout. Despite last year’s difficulties, however, passionate students […] read more » Formal to be held on Dec. 4 at Gilroy Gardens October 27, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Jason Cheng Winter Formal, themed “City of Stars,” will take place at Gilroy Gardens on Dec. 4 from 7-10:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to go on rides and guests are permitted. Although there had been debate between the administration and students on admission of outside guests, the district’s COVID-19 Task Force ultimately decided that guests would […] read more » Inspired by events and trends, students found new clubs October 22, 2021 — by Jonathan Li and Mitchell Chen DearAsianYouth When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, hate crimes against Asian-American and Pacific Islander skyrocketed across the country. Seeing the seriousness of this issue, juniors Jasmine Ispasoiu, Alex Pak, Vivian Wang and Ally Tan founded an on-campus chapter of a club called DearAsianYouth as a response. The school’s DearAsianYouth is one of many chapters […] read more » Chinese curriculum undergoes major staff changes October 22, 2021 — by Cici Xu When Chinese teacher Mariam Fan left the language department to become a Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) for the district in September, the school scrambled to find someone to fill in her shoes. Recently, a new face appeared in Room 403 with short hair and round glasses: Chenhui Wu, the new part-time Chinese 3, 4 […] read more » MAP 11 students attend “Hamilton” performance at Broadway San Jose October 22, 2021 — by Sina Salehi and Minsui Tang Juniors in the Media Arts Program were scheduled to attend a performance of “Hamilton” at Broadway San Jose on Oct. 26. It takes the place of the normal trip to the Angel Island Immigration Station Museum in San Francisco due to the latter’s closure during the pandemic. After studying important elements of U.S. History during […] read more » Nationwide shortage of football referees pushes games to Thursday nights October 21, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Nilay Mishra This season, the football team had three Thursday games on its schedule, which were played against Willow Glen, Westmont and Los Altos, the last of which took place on Oct. 14. The reason for Thursday games is a nationwide lack of available referees that has trickled down to impact local Bay Area teams. According to […] read more » MAP students dive headfirst into 19th century social and economical philosophy October 21, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sarah Thomas In early October, various spots around campus were bedecked with propaganda flyers featuring Photoshopped images of students, original logos and attention-grabbing slogans like “Be your own ruler” and “Canahuati for conservatism.” Less visible to the public eye was the excitement in the Media Arts Program Annex on Oct. 7 as students donning regalia such as […] read more » After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
Formal to be held on Dec. 4 at Gilroy Gardens October 27, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Jason Cheng Winter Formal, themed “City of Stars,” will take place at Gilroy Gardens on Dec. 4 from 7-10:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to go on rides and guests are permitted. Although there had been debate between the administration and students on admission of outside guests, the district’s COVID-19 Task Force ultimately decided that guests would […] read more » Inspired by events and trends, students found new clubs October 22, 2021 — by Jonathan Li and Mitchell Chen DearAsianYouth When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, hate crimes against Asian-American and Pacific Islander skyrocketed across the country. Seeing the seriousness of this issue, juniors Jasmine Ispasoiu, Alex Pak, Vivian Wang and Ally Tan founded an on-campus chapter of a club called DearAsianYouth as a response. The school’s DearAsianYouth is one of many chapters […] read more » Chinese curriculum undergoes major staff changes October 22, 2021 — by Cici Xu When Chinese teacher Mariam Fan left the language department to become a Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) for the district in September, the school scrambled to find someone to fill in her shoes. Recently, a new face appeared in Room 403 with short hair and round glasses: Chenhui Wu, the new part-time Chinese 3, 4 […] read more » MAP 11 students attend “Hamilton” performance at Broadway San Jose October 22, 2021 — by Sina Salehi and Minsui Tang Juniors in the Media Arts Program were scheduled to attend a performance of “Hamilton” at Broadway San Jose on Oct. 26. It takes the place of the normal trip to the Angel Island Immigration Station Museum in San Francisco due to the latter’s closure during the pandemic. After studying important elements of U.S. History during […] read more » Nationwide shortage of football referees pushes games to Thursday nights October 21, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Nilay Mishra This season, the football team had three Thursday games on its schedule, which were played against Willow Glen, Westmont and Los Altos, the last of which took place on Oct. 14. The reason for Thursday games is a nationwide lack of available referees that has trickled down to impact local Bay Area teams. According to […] read more » MAP students dive headfirst into 19th century social and economical philosophy October 21, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sarah Thomas In early October, various spots around campus were bedecked with propaganda flyers featuring Photoshopped images of students, original logos and attention-grabbing slogans like “Be your own ruler” and “Canahuati for conservatism.” Less visible to the public eye was the excitement in the Media Arts Program Annex on Oct. 7 as students donning regalia such as […] read more » After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
Inspired by events and trends, students found new clubs October 22, 2021 — by Jonathan Li and Mitchell Chen DearAsianYouth When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, hate crimes against Asian-American and Pacific Islander skyrocketed across the country. Seeing the seriousness of this issue, juniors Jasmine Ispasoiu, Alex Pak, Vivian Wang and Ally Tan founded an on-campus chapter of a club called DearAsianYouth as a response. The school’s DearAsianYouth is one of many chapters […] read more » Chinese curriculum undergoes major staff changes October 22, 2021 — by Cici Xu When Chinese teacher Mariam Fan left the language department to become a Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) for the district in September, the school scrambled to find someone to fill in her shoes. Recently, a new face appeared in Room 403 with short hair and round glasses: Chenhui Wu, the new part-time Chinese 3, 4 […] read more » MAP 11 students attend “Hamilton” performance at Broadway San Jose October 22, 2021 — by Sina Salehi and Minsui Tang Juniors in the Media Arts Program were scheduled to attend a performance of “Hamilton” at Broadway San Jose on Oct. 26. It takes the place of the normal trip to the Angel Island Immigration Station Museum in San Francisco due to the latter’s closure during the pandemic. After studying important elements of U.S. History during […] read more » Nationwide shortage of football referees pushes games to Thursday nights October 21, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Nilay Mishra This season, the football team had three Thursday games on its schedule, which were played against Willow Glen, Westmont and Los Altos, the last of which took place on Oct. 14. The reason for Thursday games is a nationwide lack of available referees that has trickled down to impact local Bay Area teams. According to […] read more » MAP students dive headfirst into 19th century social and economical philosophy October 21, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sarah Thomas In early October, various spots around campus were bedecked with propaganda flyers featuring Photoshopped images of students, original logos and attention-grabbing slogans like “Be your own ruler” and “Canahuati for conservatism.” Less visible to the public eye was the excitement in the Media Arts Program Annex on Oct. 7 as students donning regalia such as […] read more » After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
Chinese curriculum undergoes major staff changes October 22, 2021 — by Cici Xu When Chinese teacher Mariam Fan left the language department to become a Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) for the district in September, the school scrambled to find someone to fill in her shoes. Recently, a new face appeared in Room 403 with short hair and round glasses: Chenhui Wu, the new part-time Chinese 3, 4 […] read more » MAP 11 students attend “Hamilton” performance at Broadway San Jose October 22, 2021 — by Sina Salehi and Minsui Tang Juniors in the Media Arts Program were scheduled to attend a performance of “Hamilton” at Broadway San Jose on Oct. 26. It takes the place of the normal trip to the Angel Island Immigration Station Museum in San Francisco due to the latter’s closure during the pandemic. After studying important elements of U.S. History during […] read more » Nationwide shortage of football referees pushes games to Thursday nights October 21, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Nilay Mishra This season, the football team had three Thursday games on its schedule, which were played against Willow Glen, Westmont and Los Altos, the last of which took place on Oct. 14. The reason for Thursday games is a nationwide lack of available referees that has trickled down to impact local Bay Area teams. According to […] read more » MAP students dive headfirst into 19th century social and economical philosophy October 21, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sarah Thomas In early October, various spots around campus were bedecked with propaganda flyers featuring Photoshopped images of students, original logos and attention-grabbing slogans like “Be your own ruler” and “Canahuati for conservatism.” Less visible to the public eye was the excitement in the Media Arts Program Annex on Oct. 7 as students donning regalia such as […] read more » After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
MAP 11 students attend “Hamilton” performance at Broadway San Jose October 22, 2021 — by Sina Salehi and Minsui Tang Juniors in the Media Arts Program were scheduled to attend a performance of “Hamilton” at Broadway San Jose on Oct. 26. It takes the place of the normal trip to the Angel Island Immigration Station Museum in San Francisco due to the latter’s closure during the pandemic. After studying important elements of U.S. History during […] read more » Nationwide shortage of football referees pushes games to Thursday nights October 21, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Nilay Mishra This season, the football team had three Thursday games on its schedule, which were played against Willow Glen, Westmont and Los Altos, the last of which took place on Oct. 14. The reason for Thursday games is a nationwide lack of available referees that has trickled down to impact local Bay Area teams. According to […] read more » MAP students dive headfirst into 19th century social and economical philosophy October 21, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sarah Thomas In early October, various spots around campus were bedecked with propaganda flyers featuring Photoshopped images of students, original logos and attention-grabbing slogans like “Be your own ruler” and “Canahuati for conservatism.” Less visible to the public eye was the excitement in the Media Arts Program Annex on Oct. 7 as students donning regalia such as […] read more » After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
Nationwide shortage of football referees pushes games to Thursday nights October 21, 2021 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Nilay Mishra This season, the football team had three Thursday games on its schedule, which were played against Willow Glen, Westmont and Los Altos, the last of which took place on Oct. 14. The reason for Thursday games is a nationwide lack of available referees that has trickled down to impact local Bay Area teams. According to […] read more » MAP students dive headfirst into 19th century social and economical philosophy October 21, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sarah Thomas In early October, various spots around campus were bedecked with propaganda flyers featuring Photoshopped images of students, original logos and attention-grabbing slogans like “Be your own ruler” and “Canahuati for conservatism.” Less visible to the public eye was the excitement in the Media Arts Program Annex on Oct. 7 as students donning regalia such as […] read more » After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
MAP students dive headfirst into 19th century social and economical philosophy October 21, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sarah Thomas In early October, various spots around campus were bedecked with propaganda flyers featuring Photoshopped images of students, original logos and attention-grabbing slogans like “Be your own ruler” and “Canahuati for conservatism.” Less visible to the public eye was the excitement in the Media Arts Program Annex on Oct. 7 as students donning regalia such as […] read more » After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
After enduring criticism from some parents, new ethnic studies class garners positive responses from freshmen October 21, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Minsui Tang An NPR news broadcast featuring current events played when freshman Aakanksh Gurnani walked into room 703 for 5th-period Ethnic Studies on Sep. 24. When the bell rang for the start of fifth period, social studies teacher Mike Davey enthusiastically greeted the students and then launched into the fast-paced lesson on the recent history of Afghanistan. […] read more » All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast
All-female speech and debate officer team works to foster inclusivity October 17, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Kavya Patel Senior speech and debate president Harshini Velchamy walked into English teacher Erick Rector’s room in early September for the first practice of the year. As she scanned the room, she saw some familiar faces, a few completely new ones and many she vaguely recalled from the year on Zoom. Velchamy is one of four officers […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4950515253...60708090100...nextlast