MVHS Student’s Netflix Preferences
February 8, 2020
Students discuss what they consider to be their favorite, least favorite and most impactful Netflix shows.
Positivity Podcast Ep. 3: Thanksgiving Edition
Oishee Misra and Lakshanyaa Ganesh
November 23, 2019
Displaying appreciation during the season of giving thanks
Class of 2020 hosts first Senior Sunrise of the year
August 25, 2019
Seniors explain the significance of the event and class bonding
To all the friends I’ve loved before
May 15, 2019
Change is a foreign entity out of grasp, but still swirling around me, trapping me in its gray fumes and smoke. However, it’s become a part of me and through the way I twist and turn, it’s also a familiar sight, something I’m prone to welcoming, adjusting to, knowing that there’s no way I can esc...
The six couples strutting down the Senior Ball Fashion Show
May 8, 2019
Girls adorned with glitzy gowns strutted down the makeshift red carpet, arms linked with their partner decked in sleek tuxedos. The Annual Senior Ball Fashion Show was held in the rally court during brunch on Friday, May 4 to help popularize senior ball sales starting the next day. With MVHS’s lon...
We only make small talk
April 10, 2019
nteracting with strangers can be terrifying. We’re rarely in physical danger when meeting someone new, but our dignity is on the line. In many cases, interacting with someone new can feel like we’re following a set of procedures, progressing from one stage to the next as we gradually become m...
The friends we overlook: Why need-based friends are not mindful friendship investments
April 10, 2019
The role of superficial friends in our day to day interactions
The trampoline girls
Swara Tewari, Features editor
February 8, 2019
Okay, look. I was only in it for the trampoline. At first. The entire spring of 2010, my sister, neighbor and I had enviously watched the girls across the street jump on their trampoline. We could hear them, laughing and yelling in their backyard. We spent months ducking behind trees, w...
A Love Story: Exploring the obstacles in romantic relationships
Hannah Lee, Emily Xia, Gauri Kaushik, Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Tabitha Mendez, and Keshav Taneja
February 1, 2019
MVHS students describe the less-publicized aspects of romantic relationships
Greater than, less than
October 24, 2018
Growing up, our parents tell us that we are among the best of the best — as humans, nothing can hinder our progress because we are clearly meant to rule the world. As children, we have the brightest futures ahead of us and need only to take the first step towards a lifetime of success. With thi...
Squad names: the story behind the BIBs and the Chads
Roshan Fernandez and Herman Saini
August 30, 2018
When junior Ajay Keshava first heard someone use the name BIB to describe his friend group in middle school, he felt uneasy. Coined by others at school, the term stood for “B----y Indian Boys.” The group met on the basketball court –– as a result of lunchtime games at Kennedy MS –– and accor...
From teacher to friend
May 22, 2018
During her freshman year, sophomore Neha Balusu decided to search up her elementary and middle school teachers on her Facebook. Without hesitating, she pressed “send friend request,” hoping that she could continue keep in touch with her favorite teachers. “I don’t really care if they see what I ...
