Whitewashed
Swara Tewari, Features editor
March 4, 2019
Filed under Features
When I was a little girl, my mom loved dressing my sister and I in Indian clothes. She adorned us in colorful outfits with thousands of tiny sequins and beads sewn on, sliding tinkling bangles up our wrists and fixing glittery clips in our hair. Then, we would twirl around, as if we were little princesses...
Welcoming diversity
November 21, 2018
Filed under Briefs
enior Sabina Law remembers the first time she was introduced to Bhangra. When she was a freshman, she watched the Bhangra team perform a routine for the MVHS Dance Team, which she was part of, and noticed how the dance form was completely different from her own. She was used to performing softer mov...
IASA’s plans for the year
September 28, 2018
Filed under Briefs
IASA, which stands for Indo-American Student Association, held its first meeting of the year on Sept. 20 in room E201. The room was abuzz with rounds of laughter, as students from different racial backgrounds played a friendly game of Bollywood Kahoot. Samosas were passed out at the end of the lunch per...
Rolling out the jade carpet
Hannah Lee, Emily Xia, Ruth Feng, Elena Khan, and Aditya Dash
September 27, 2018
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, Multimedia, MULTIMEDIA PACKAGES
Traveling the globe
Charlotte Chui and Swara Tewari
September 16, 2018
Filed under FEATURES
hen junior Dan Sachs’ brother discovered a summer program that provided an opportunity to travel abroad, learn a new language and immerse himself in a new culture, it peaked Sachs’ interest. Sachs reviewed the options out of the other countries available, eventually applying and being accept...
Traveling the Globe
September 16, 2018
Filed under Features
Students share international experiences from the past summer
Stan Twitter culture
September 15, 2018
tan Twitter.” The word “stan” is defined by Oxford Dictionary as an “overzealous or obsessive fan of a particular celebrity.” “Stan Twitter” refers to the individuals on Twitter who create accounts to follow celebrities and connect with others in the same fanbases. For junior Victoria Va...
Stripped down: fast fashion’s impact
Sara Entezar, Design Editor
September 8, 2018
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT, Fashion, Lifestyle, Student life
With a seemingly endless cycle of what’s considered ‘fashionable,’ the demand for new trends is at an all time high, McKinsey&Company studies. With high-waisted short after off-shoulder top after fishnet tights, clothing industries are pressured to formulate a method to accommodate demands at a r...
Play On: Tri-M Music Honors Society at the Cherry Blossom Festival
May 24, 2018
Swarms of children ran across the playground, filling the atmosphere with their contagious laughter. Groups of families sat on the benches, peacefully relishing in their surroundings. Music cut through the air, spreading cheer and joy amongst the aud ience. Evidently, the Cherry Blossom Festival ...
Banding together
Swara Tewari, Features Editor
May 24, 2018
Filed under Briefs
President of French Honor Society reflects on the club’s progress throughout the year
French Honor Society: Expanding our Horizons
April 12, 2018
Filed under Briefs
Senior Anika Ramachandran, president of French Honor Society (FHS) is nearly done serving her term as the society’s president. Over the past couple years, the club has become very important to her and changed her perspective on the world. To her, FHS is a community for those who are passionate about ...
A taste of our cultures
March 9, 2018
Filed under FEATURES, Features
alking around MVHS campus at lunch, one sees many students eagerly digging out their lunch box. Each time a lunch container is opened, a different array of colors is revealed and the smells of a dozen different spices waft into the air. Take a look at the perspectives below on these students’ lunches...
