Crafting a traditional farewell: The Farewell Rally
Rucha Soman, Tabitha Mendez, and Rajas Habbu
May 24, 2019
Under the fluorescent lights bouncing off the gym floor, the class of 2019 clothed in Matador garments and purple bandanas ripped through the white breakthrough poster, following the Farewell Rally tradition. As always, this year’s Farewell Rally was run by the current ASB and Leadership team, alongs...
Meet the students of the annual GSA Panel
May 24, 2019
On May 13, the MVHS Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) hosted their weekly Monday lunch meeting to begin preparations for the annual GSA panel presented to Biology and Physiology classes, held on Friday, May 24. Beginning with an introduction, the panelists, who were GSA club members, each introduced t...
TedX: Highlights of the past and the prospects of the future
Keshav Taneja, Staff Writer
May 24, 2019
This year, TedX at MVHS hosted two conferences consisting of guest speakers that sought to inspire and teach MVHS students, while focusing on the conference’s themes which were redefining reality and igniting ideas. A variety of speakers came to speak this year, including former Chief Data Scientist und...
A look at Chinese Club’s new officers
May 24, 2019
During lunch on May 21, Chinese Club announced their new officer team for the 2019-2020 school year to the club members. The officer team had worked together to move through the officer selection process. Applicants were asked to fill out an online application due the week before spring break. The application...
The incremental successes: Monta Vista Robotics Team season recap
Rana Aghababazadeh and Brandon Ng
May 24, 2019
During the summer before each school year, the Monta Vista Robotics Team (MVRT) hosts a program called Head Start, in which incoming underclassmen learn the necessary skills to join the team; these skills then are retaught during the larger training sessions. From September through December, the team host...
Shifting perspectives owing to Model UN
May 23, 2019
Model UN training officer Nelson Mu shares insights about his past two years in the club
The Raas seniors say their final goodbyes
Stuti Upadhyay, Kamyar Moradi, and Alyssa Hui
May 19, 2019
Six seniors reflect on their Raas experience as the year comes to a close
Climbing the ladder: Two MVHS students qualify for and compete in prestigious physics olympiad
May 14, 2019
The United States National Physics Olympiad (USAPhO) is a prestigious exam administered by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) that tests high school students on physics concepts and theories beyond the scope of the high school curriculum. Known for its difficulty and tight selection ...
The Class of 2020 recount their silver linings and worst moments of junior year
May 14, 2019
A look into the Class of 2020's "gold coins" and downsides of the year
Same stage, a decade later: MVHS Raas on Spotlite
May 12, 2019
Students and MVHS Raas alumni reminisce on Spotlite’s significance
How Technovation teams prepared for the Technovation Challenge World Pitch
May 12, 2019
Technovation, a club dedicated to girls who are interested in STEM and have a passion for building apps, has been preparing for the Technovation Challenge throughout the year. The Technovation Challenge requires participants to create an app that follows their prompt — a proposal that can impact the ...
