Billionaires should be more mindful
January 20, 2020
America’s capitalist forgiving nature causes the county’s richest to run rampant
Expanding definitions of intelligence
January 12, 2020
Pretty. Funny. Talented. Athletic. Intelligent. Out of the slew of adjectives that exist, the one that MVHS students seem to hold most dear is intelligence. And while this may give off an aura of ambition or hard work, in some cases, this obsession with intelligence can be somewhat sinister. ...
Rewind 2019
Shuvi Jha and Sreya Kumar
January 10, 2020
Looking back at the best and worst moments of 2019
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January 7, 2020
Peter Pan. Dumbo. Snow White. Tom and Jerry. We’ve grown up watching these films — cheering on as Peter Pan and his cohort of Lost Boys battled Captain Hook, and sighing in defeat when Snow White bit into the poison apple. These movies and TV shows have accompanied us throughout our childhood, in...
New adjustments: exploring how MVHS helps transfer students
December 20, 2019
oving to another country or state can come with its fair share of prospects and troubles. Whether it be interacting with others, adjusting to a different community, or learning a new language, transferring to another school takes time to acclimate to. To help combat these barriers and give transfer st...
Lessons From Around the World
Oishee Misra, Lakshanyaa Ganesh, Shuvi Jha, Leanna Sun, and Sarah Young
December 19, 2019
t the turn of the decade, several countries around the world have emerged as prominent and successful examples of characteristics ranging from education to political engagement to health care. Nordic countries have an education system that is regarded as one of the best in the world. Italy demons...
Working hard: worth it?
December 7, 2019
t the end of my sophomore year of high school — which, not to be too dramatic, was the most horrific experience of my life — I was asked what lesson, or large takeaway, I had gained from the past school year. I didn’t have to think too hard to come up with one. In fact, I was one of the fir...
Not so easy: being a feminist in today’s age
November 24, 2019
How overused platitudes of empowerment oversimplify the feminist movement
The Famed Youth: Dehumanizing children in the entertainment industry
Emily Xia and Aditi Dixit
November 24, 2019
We should support the personal passions and pursuits of young celebrities
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