A COVID-era landmark: At-school Inspire testing ends March 15, 2023 — by Jonny Luo The end of California’s State of Emergency and decreased usage led Inspire Diagnostics to end their PCR testing service on Feb. 28 due to low revenue. The school will still provide free take-home tests. District Nurse Lisa Tripp attributed the drop in test numbers to the convenience and accessibility of free, at-home COVID-19 tests provided […] read more » School sees rise in COVID cases May 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The school has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases, with 21 new positives in the first week of May, making up approximately 40% of the total 46 cases following spring break as of May 9, according to an update email sent by assistant principal Brian Thompson. Close contact numbers have jumped primarily among participants involved […] read more » Nicki Minaj’s vaccine-related tweets amount to a public health hazard October 11, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan On Sept. 13, Nicki Minaj posted a series of tweets to her 22.8 million Twitter followers explaining why she has not received the COVID-19 vaccine — they also explained why she would not attend the Met Gala this year, which required proof of vaccination for all attendees. Her hesitancy to take the shot drew massive […] read more » Screener-19 QR code prank redirects confused students to ‘Remy Ratatouille’ photo September 16, 2021 — by Selina Chen When English teacher Suzanne Herzman walked toward her room on Sept. 7, she saw a pile of scattered yellow scan codes and painter’s tape abandoned on the ground. She didn’t think too much of it. But when her first English 9 MAP student tried to scan the Screener-19 QR code, he found himself redirected to […] read more » Back to School Night goes virtual for the second year in a row August 31, 2021 — by Nilay Mishra While in-person school is in full swing this fall, Back to School Night will be taking place on Sept. 1 in an online format, limiting parents to meeting teachers virtually in a series of Zoom and Google Meet meetings. Back to School Night will start at 5:30 p.m. During the first 25 minutes, all parents […] read more »
School sees rise in COVID cases May 18, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The school has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases, with 21 new positives in the first week of May, making up approximately 40% of the total 46 cases following spring break as of May 9, according to an update email sent by assistant principal Brian Thompson. Close contact numbers have jumped primarily among participants involved […] read more » Nicki Minaj’s vaccine-related tweets amount to a public health hazard October 11, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan On Sept. 13, Nicki Minaj posted a series of tweets to her 22.8 million Twitter followers explaining why she has not received the COVID-19 vaccine — they also explained why she would not attend the Met Gala this year, which required proof of vaccination for all attendees. Her hesitancy to take the shot drew massive […] read more » Screener-19 QR code prank redirects confused students to ‘Remy Ratatouille’ photo September 16, 2021 — by Selina Chen When English teacher Suzanne Herzman walked toward her room on Sept. 7, she saw a pile of scattered yellow scan codes and painter’s tape abandoned on the ground. She didn’t think too much of it. But when her first English 9 MAP student tried to scan the Screener-19 QR code, he found himself redirected to […] read more » Back to School Night goes virtual for the second year in a row August 31, 2021 — by Nilay Mishra While in-person school is in full swing this fall, Back to School Night will be taking place on Sept. 1 in an online format, limiting parents to meeting teachers virtually in a series of Zoom and Google Meet meetings. Back to School Night will start at 5:30 p.m. During the first 25 minutes, all parents […] read more »
Nicki Minaj’s vaccine-related tweets amount to a public health hazard October 11, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan On Sept. 13, Nicki Minaj posted a series of tweets to her 22.8 million Twitter followers explaining why she has not received the COVID-19 vaccine — they also explained why she would not attend the Met Gala this year, which required proof of vaccination for all attendees. Her hesitancy to take the shot drew massive […] read more » Screener-19 QR code prank redirects confused students to ‘Remy Ratatouille’ photo September 16, 2021 — by Selina Chen When English teacher Suzanne Herzman walked toward her room on Sept. 7, she saw a pile of scattered yellow scan codes and painter’s tape abandoned on the ground. She didn’t think too much of it. But when her first English 9 MAP student tried to scan the Screener-19 QR code, he found himself redirected to […] read more » Back to School Night goes virtual for the second year in a row August 31, 2021 — by Nilay Mishra While in-person school is in full swing this fall, Back to School Night will be taking place on Sept. 1 in an online format, limiting parents to meeting teachers virtually in a series of Zoom and Google Meet meetings. Back to School Night will start at 5:30 p.m. During the first 25 minutes, all parents […] read more »
Screener-19 QR code prank redirects confused students to ‘Remy Ratatouille’ photo September 16, 2021 — by Selina Chen When English teacher Suzanne Herzman walked toward her room on Sept. 7, she saw a pile of scattered yellow scan codes and painter’s tape abandoned on the ground. She didn’t think too much of it. But when her first English 9 MAP student tried to scan the Screener-19 QR code, he found himself redirected to […] read more » Back to School Night goes virtual for the second year in a row August 31, 2021 — by Nilay Mishra While in-person school is in full swing this fall, Back to School Night will be taking place on Sept. 1 in an online format, limiting parents to meeting teachers virtually in a series of Zoom and Google Meet meetings. Back to School Night will start at 5:30 p.m. During the first 25 minutes, all parents […] read more »
Back to School Night goes virtual for the second year in a row August 31, 2021 — by Nilay Mishra While in-person school is in full swing this fall, Back to School Night will be taking place on Sept. 1 in an online format, limiting parents to meeting teachers virtually in a series of Zoom and Google Meet meetings. Back to School Night will start at 5:30 p.m. During the first 25 minutes, all parents […] read more »