Switching roles from teacher to student
December 18, 2018
Filed under From the magazine, NEWS
On Tuesday, Nov. 27, four teachers walked in the footsteps of MVHS students as an alternative to their traditional teacher evaluation: Chinese teacher Zoey Liu, science teacher Lora Lerner, math teacher Sushma Bana and literature teacher Vanessa Otto. For the duration of the entire day of ...
Pride for GSA
December 17, 2018
Filed under A closer look, Around Campus, Best of News, Briefs, GSA, NEWS
As the first semester comes to an end, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance club concludes the year with satisfaction. From organizing their annual Coming Out Day to partnering with teachers for Q&A panels to showcasing presentations on fundamental topics like allyship, the GSA officer team is proud o...
Preparation for Synopsys Science Fair
December 17, 2018
icropipettes. Microscopes. MATLAB XL. For members of the Research Club, these are just a few of the equipment pieces that may be used in their Synopsys Science Fair project, with the fair itself happening on March 14. However, many of the members are unaware of how to start experimentation. To allow t...
Speech and Debate: Explained
Justine Ha and Elena Khan
December 17, 2018
From Dec. 14 to Dec 16, MVHS Speech and Debate attended the Winter SCU Invitational at Santa Clara University, which is one of the 20 tournaments MVHS speech and debate attends this school year. The first day, Dec. 14, was for the debate team, while the second and third day, Dec. 15 to 16, was for the...
Upping the recycling game
Sarah Young, Sunjin Chang, and Julia Yang
December 17, 2018
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Bags filled with pieces of plastic line the cupboards of AP Chemistry teacher Kavita Gupta’s classroom was the result of an almost year-long project. The project began during second semester of last year, when Gupta introduced her students to BioCellection, an organization managing a project called Upcycling. The goal of this ...
As the smoke settles
December 17, 2018
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n Nov. 8, chemistry and AVID teacher Elizabeth McCracken’s daughter Samara McCracken and her boyfriend were two of thousands of people affected by one of the deadliest wildfires in American history: Camp Fire. While Samara and her boyfriend Kevin live in Quincy, Calif., and weren’t in severe dan...
Tri-M Honor Society: The triumphs and the drawbacks
December 15, 2018
2018 wrapped, a year of up and downs for Tri-M Honor Society
The fight for rights
Charlotte Chui, Ruth Feng, Jasmine Lee, Andrea Perng, Iman Malik, and Dhruvika Randid
December 14, 2018
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Quote outvote
Ruth Feng, Claire Wen
December 13, 2018
The ins and outs of choosing senior quotes for the yearbook
New council members Willey and Chao sworn in to Cupertino City Council
December 11, 2018
On Dec. 6, mayor Darcy Paul and new city councilmembers Liang Chao and Jon Robert Willey were sworn in to the Cupertino City Council, surrounded by poinsettias on the dias podium and, for Chao and Willey, standing ovations. After initial predictions that incumbent councilwoman and former mayor Savita Vaidhya...
MVHS Future Business Leaders of America’s upcoming events
Hannah Lee and Alyssa Hui
December 8, 2018
MVFBLA officers share information for second semester
