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School Site Council provides funding to student clubs

Karen Feng • February 11, 2014
Council met Feb. 6 to discuss funding, receive principal’s update.
Three daruma-otoshi pieces stand menacingly on the desk. How to play Daruma-Otoshi: take out the small gavel on top and try to knock out a round wooden piece below without tumbling the small tower. Photo by Yifei Wu.

Japanese Club celebrates a traditional new year

Yifei Wu • February 11, 2014

Japanese Club hosted a New Year’s celebration party on Jan. 22. As always, the officers strived to spread Japanese culture. But for most students, it was also an opportunity to play the traditional Japanese...

The flyer for the upcoming Build a Story workshop. Attendees will get a chance to publish their work in La Plumas upcoming S&S issue.

11 tips to become a better writer

Maya Murthy • February 9, 2014

La Pluma co-president Pooja Desai shares tips to improve writing. 1. Hone your craft by reading. Have a book with you at all times. Read as much as you can, whenever you can, wherever you can. “I...

PTSA includes student voices at fifth monthly meeting, held Jan. 28

Colin Kim • February 7, 2014
The meeting kicks off second semester with updates from students, staff to improve connection within school.
The lights shine brightly from behind the shimmery blue stage curtain as the show ends. This year, the fourth annual Drama Showcase granted the Andrew Segal memorial scholarship to senior Sean Okuniewicz from Cupertino High School. Photo by Shuyi Qi.

An evening of entertainment

Shuyi Qi • February 6, 2014
Annual Drama Showcase provided night of hilarious improvisation, poignant monologues.
Low headcount, but high aspirations for Mock Trial

Low headcount, but high aspirations for Mock Trial

Yashashree Pisolkar • February 6, 2014
Mock Trial is smaller this year, but new team members are set on building confidence and skillset heading into competition season.
The GSA put up posters like this one around the school during the week of Feb. 3. The club hopes to learn ways to improve the club by planning more activities and gain more members after National GSA Day. Photo by Joyce Varma.

Gay-Straight Alliance schedules meeting for National GSA Day

Joyce Varma • February 6, 2014
Members discuss ways to get more involved in GSA community
ASB vice president senior Leon Chen introduces Legislative Council procedures to its new members on Jan. 30 in the Leadership room. The council discussed denying proposed clubs, the upcoming Challenge Success survey and a poll to determine what students want changed on campus. Photo by Karen Feng.

New Legislative Council reaches out to student body

Karen Feng • February 5, 2014
Council members discuss club approval and using student opinion to implement change.
This is the flyer La Pluma has been using to promote their “Build-a-Story”sessions. On Feb. 11, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., La Pluma will host the first of a series of short story workshops aimed to provide a creative haven for writers. Used with permission of Yashashree Pisolkar.

La Pluma’s upcoming fiction workshops bring artistic community together

Kristin Chang • February 4, 2014

Starting on Feb. 11, the club will aid students in developing creative voice through a series of how-to workshops. At the back of the classroom, a stack of red booklets wilt on a shelf. Embossed...

Senior Paras Jain and sophomore Ajay Jain, respectively the club’s President and Vice President, look at the quadrotor helicopter, which they displayed at the club’s meeting on Jan. 28. A quadcopter is a multirotor device propelled by four rotors. Photo by Varsha Venkat.

Physics and Engineering Club demos a quadcopter

Varsha Venkat • February 4, 2014

Club teaches members about four-rotor devices, called quadcopters, at its first meeting of the semester. [dropcap1]A [/dropcap1] group of 11 students stood in a circle on the upper field and...

Parents and administrators come together at the Challenge Success meeting to discuss stress at MVHS. Although only 17 parents attended, the PTSA hopes to reach more community members with a campus-wide survey. Photo by Karen Feng.

Challenge Success reaches out to parents

Karen Feng • January 22, 2014
PTSA holds Challenge Success meeting on Jan. 14 to introduce program, brainstorm with parents.
Members hug after playing cross the line. Photo by Elia Chen.

Peer Counseling Club holds training session for new peer counselors

Elia Chen • January 19, 2014
Members learn skills to better their communication.
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