Updating their status
May 24, 2019
Seniors explain their decisions in whether or not to post about what college they will attend
Easy ways to read the news
Shivani Gupta, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
With the packed schedules of staff and students at MVHS, keeping up with the news may not be a priority. Here are a few online platforms you can use to easily access the news in an efficient manner. The New York Times has a podcast on Spotify called The Daily where they publish a 20-minute podcast five day...
Another name
January 24, 2019
As the college application process begins, many seniors decide to change their Facebook names. Some switched last names with students in their friend group, while others changed both their first and last names to avoid being discovered by college admissions officers. However, no matter the purpose, changing...
Subtly humorous traits
Claire Wen, Ishani Singh
December 16, 2018
Facebook, popularized for its ability to find and connect people, has since evolved into a platform for a staple of the MVHS student community: memes. Within Facebook, there are countless designated groups and pages for posting memes. Among these is a popular group known as Subtle Asian Traits, currently with 883,462 members and hundreds of posts a day. According...
MVFBLA visits Facebook campus
February 18, 2018
The Facebook campus bustled with people of all backgrounds and ages, some hurriedly walking into buildings holding laptops while others snacked and chatted with friends at the scattered tables. Amongst them all stood a group of 20 or so teenagers, backpacks strapped onto their shoulders and bright oran...
Follow the leader: how interschool social media gap affects leadership communications
September 21, 2016
Story by Hannan Waliullah and Jessica Xing acebook is the new Myspace. "New" in the sense that for the younger generation, it is heading towards its grave. With the abundance of social media platforms these days -- Vine, Instagram, Twitter, Musical.ly, Snapchat -- each platform is streamlined and h...
Scream and Shout: Share your voice
May 18, 2016
Original story written by Aditi Desai and Sanjana Murthy rom MV Cares to the Pray for Paris filters, Facebook profile pictures have taken a major role in the student body’s voice and community involvement. A vast majority of MVHS students decided to change or create their pictures to demonstrat...
Students react to Facebook’s new reactions
March 10, 2016
Additional reporting and visuals by Isabel Navarrete reshman Jenna Tsai stared at screen for several seconds, confused. She clicked “Like,” then un-clicked it. She hovered her mouse over the “Like” button, watching the five new “Reaction” emoticons pop up. Her mouse slid to the “Love” button, then back ...
Seniors share education apps they wish they had when they were freshmen
November 20, 2015
Senior Ali Zaidi: Piazza “‘When [Physics teacher Jim] Birdsong first introduced it to us he called it ‘Facebook for nerds,’ which I kind of agree with. It’s basically a forum where you post questions about the material that you have and other students and the instructor can answer them. I...
Will changing your Facebook name really change your chances of getting into college?
November 17, 2015
he checklist of things to do before finally pressing that submit button on the Common Application: develop a college list, ask teachers for letters of recommendation, take the SAT or ACT one last time and change your Facebook name. From Nov. to March, social media circles become populated by famili...
The ALS ice water bucket challenge should be performed in California
August 22, 2014
California is suffering from one of its worst droughts and certainly the ice bucket challenge is not helping with that problem. But, simultaneously, the ice bucket challenge is bringing awareness to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In this gray zone, all there is left to do is compare the pros and...
