Changes to the Synopsys fair
October 8, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, NEWS, Science & Technology
Every fall, students enter the Synopsys Science and Technology Championship, a Santa Clara county science fair where they run their own research-based report, guided along the way by mentors. MVHS students have been a consistent presence in this county-based science competition every year. For bio...
Class of 2019 hosts Senior Sunrise
Gauri Kaushik and Chelsea Wong
August 29, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Main slider, NEWS
The sky was still dark as seniors arrived at the field, many wrapped in blankets. Meeting up with friends, they made their way to the bleachers facing the east to watch the sun rise. Click through the photos below to read more. ...
Leaving a legacy
Ananya Bhat, Bill Cheng, Rajas Habbu, Alyssa Hui, Gauri Kaushik, Jai Uparkar, and Sarah Young
May 9, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Best of News, Best Packages, Multimedia, MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES, NEWS
Korean PTA hosts annual staff appreciation barbecue
May 3, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, NEWS
*The original interview with Korean PTA president Yoo Jung Mee has been translated from Korean to English by Sunjin Chang* As the air filled with the smell of barbecue, students and staff gave glances to a stand where a few MVHS mothers grilled barbecue. On Friday, April 27, faculty members conv...
Rising into the final days of senior year
May 1, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, NEWS
An American tradition, Senior Sunrise, is a time for graduating seniors to come to school an hour early to watch the sunrise together. Though it requires students to wake up earlier in order to meet at school at 6 a.m., it’s a popular event as many students show up to socialize and spend time with fri...
MVHS hosts ‘All Grown-Up and Working’ alumni panel
April 14, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, NEWS
On Thursday, April 12, students and parents filled the auditorium to hear from a panel of MVHS alumni about life after high school. The event, which was brought to MVHS by the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and Cupertino Library Foundation, provided an opportunity to learn more about life after high scho...
A day without seniors
April 11, 2018
Filed under A closer look, Around Campus, BEYOND THE MAGAZINE, NEWS, Uncategorized
enior ditch day is an unofficial American rite of passage, a day that allows seniors to escape the daily stresses of school. Although the day is centered around seniors, it also affects teachers. MVHS financial specialist, Calvin Wong, did not participate in senior ditch day when he was a senior at MVHS in 1...
Chemistry teacher replaces the letter grades ‘A’ and ‘B’ with an ‘X’
March 31, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, NEWS
hen most students open the Schoolloop app on their phone or computer, they are usually confronted by a sea of letter grades ranging from an A to an F — but never an X. At the beginning of the second semester, Chemistry teacher Mia Onodera changed the way she inputted grades for all of her Chemistr...
“Enough is Enough”
March 21, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Best of News, National, NEWS, Uncategorized
Changes made to Purple and Gold awards ceremony due to construction
March 20, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, NEWS
ach year during March, the MVHS Purple and Gold awards are held to recognize students on a non-academic level. Non-academic meaning that the awards focus on the student’s personality towards learning or their value to the class as a whole. Due to recent construction on the main gym, the location o...
How to make stress balls
March 10, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Briefs
he Bring Change to Mind Club decided to make homemade stress balls during lunch on March 8. In hopes of ending the stigma around mental health and reducing the increasing stress levels of MVHS students, the club decided to organize an activity for MVHS students. Look at the gifs below to see the step by ...
Testing our boundaries: discussing the purpose of CAASPP testing
March 9, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Education, Local, Multimedia, NEWS
n March 5 and March 6, MVHS juniors took the state-mandated California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) in which they were tested for proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For some students, this was cause for frustration, for anger — which is why they de...
