Positivity Podcast Ep. 3: Thanksgiving Edition
Oishee Misra and Lakshanyaa Ganesh
November 22, 2019
The month of November is, for the most part, not the best for MVHS students. With the breeding negativity on campus, sometimes it is hard to find the silver linings in situations. Ironically, it is also the month of giving thanks, and in this episode, we explore and display gratitude for the things th...
MV Bhangra: From missing advisor to new team
October 12, 2019
V Bhangra — one of MVHS’s three Indian dance teams — expected an ordinary start to its 2019-20 season. They planned to hold two weeks of practice workshops, followed by a week of tryouts, some time to make a decision about team acceptances and eventually, the formation of a new team. What they ...
Always a piece away
September 11, 2019
Exploring how stamps have inspired me to do things that define me right now
Mock Trial: Building a family
January 20, 2019
Mock Trial officers reflect on their past experiences and reveal what the club means to them
Ohana Club: A close-knit family
March 3, 2018
Ohana means “family” in Hawaiian, and that is exactly what MVHS’ Ohana Club is: a large family. The club’s purpose is to facilitate friendships between special needs students and peer buddies and to create a comfortable, welcoming environment for the special needs students to socialize in. All m...
Breaking under pressure: Students with eating disorders during the holidays
December 12, 2017
*Names starting with M are false names to protect the anonymous sources. abel had no idea something was terribly wrong. Not when the world began spinning around her as she warmed up in P.E. Not when she could barely finish one slice of turkey and a spoonful of mashed potatoes during Thanksgiving dinn...
Politics over the table
December 9, 2017
t holiday family gatherings, the atmosphere is typically excited and warm. Hugs and warm greetings are exchanged as the family settles around the table. The conversation tends to start out lightly — school, work, weather, some catching up. But when the conversation transitions into politics, the ton...
In the same boat: Sophomore Revan Aponso inherits his love for rowing
Sannidhi Menon
October 20, 2017
ophomore Revan Aponso wakes up at 4:15 a.m. every Monday. He needs to be at the Redwood City Port by 5 a.m. When he arrives, he grabs a boat and fixes LED lights onto the boat – it’s still dark out. The crew rows for an hour, sometimes as far as twelve kilometers, and carries the boats back in, wa...
Riding West: Westelius siblings bond over horseback riding
October 20, 2017
he sun’s golden rays hit the 10 riders on horses cantering around an arena full of poles and ramps in Los Altos Hills. Their hooves fling dust in the humid air as they practice jumping two-foot poles and trotting around the rectangular arena fence. Among them is junior Ebba Westelius on Bojack, a dark-h...
Sisters in arms: Anika and Aditi Soin participate in competitive fencing
October 20, 2017
hen MVHS class of 2015 alumna Aditi Soin was in fourth grade, she read the “Spiderwick Chronicles” and decided that, like the character Mallory Grace, she wanted to fence. Like some younger siblings do, sophomore Anika Soin followed in her sister’s footsteps and started the sport three years lat...
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