Make or break
December 18, 2018
Filed under From the magazine, OPINION
By Thursday, Nov. 15, smoke from Camp Fire had reached Cupertino and elevated its air quality index above 200. Air quality tracking websites such as AirNow.gov consider an index above 200 “very unhealthy.” That afternoon, Instagram and Facebook were flooded by MVHS students with drafts of emails ...
Behind the bond
October 24, 2018
Filed under From the magazine, NEWS
For the past 15 years, the MVHS campus has seemed to be constantly under construction: new fields, a new cafeteria, new classrooms and, more recently, a new gym. Modernizing the school costs millions of dollars, but as MVHS approaches its 50-year anniversary in the 2019-20 school year, stude...
The buzz at school
Claire Wen and Brian Xu
August 31, 2018
Filed under OPINION
During summer of 2017, a Fremont Union High School District committee was tasked with creating two new bell schedules, featuring either two or four block days each week. Since then, MVHS teachers have voted upon and finalized the two block day schedule. As school picks up again for the 2018-19 school...
The effect of School Loop’s absence on teachers and students
January 16, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, Education, Local, NEWS
chool Loop was down from Jan. 5 to Jan. 8 for all students in FUHSD, catching students and teachers off guard, who depended on School Loop for their final first semester grades and homework assignments. FUHSD is usually allerted about School Loop’s maintenance schedule beforehand, but this time there...
A look back: Japanese National Honor Society hosts first annual karaoke contest
December 10, 2016
lub vice president and junior Jadon Bienz was on edge. His team was about to perform Yatta!, a japanese song by the group Green Leaves. But after the performance, his face was filled with delight. “It’s a very opening experience,” Bienz said. “A lot of other people are singing with you…[so...
FUHSD choirs gather for intra-district concert
December 10, 2016
Filed under Briefs
Girls choir students from all over the district were chatting excitedly as they were getting seated in the first few rows of Lynbrook HS’ packed auditorium on Nov. 9. Choirs from all the FUHSD schools, including MVHS’ Bella Voce, gathered that night to sing together and for each other. It was a time...
Off the grid: Why students pretend they live within district boundaries
October 21, 2016
Filed under Best of News, BEYOND THE MAGAZINE, From the magazine, Local, NEWS, Print
ll students are entitled to their education. The Constitution itself protects a childís right to have equal access to it. But when it comes to where students get their education from, this is where problems begin to arise. Because of students having a strong desire for the best education they can a...
FUHSD proposes solution for uneven enrollment rates
March 10, 2016
hen the initial proposal of a two part plan to raise enrollment at Lynbrook High School was brought to the school board, it was met with a wide range of opinions. On one hand, some parents deemed the plan infeasible, pointing to fewer educational opportunities and a lack of long term solutions as ...
The tipping tower: Parents fight against the renewal of a cell tower
August 22, 2015
For about the past 6 months, FUHSD board members and parents have been debating about the instillation and renewal of cellphone towers in Cupertino high schools. While the board and other experts believe building the tower will allow better cell service, parents are worried that radiation from the tower...
Measures J and K will keep vital classes and construction projects alive
November 4, 2014
Filed under OPINION
n Nov. 4, we — at least those of us over the age of 18 and our parents — will go to the polls to vote on a variety of issues. At the top of the ballot will be the candidates for governor. Following that will be choices for offices like congressman, local judge, city councilman and school board re...
Infinite Campus shutdown
September 17, 2014
Filed under NEWS
This morning, at 8:09 am, Dean of Students Leslie Robledo sent an email to the students of MVHS that stated that the Infinite Campus Portal — where students can find their unofficial GPA and other personal information — is under maintenance and has been temporarily shut down. There was no time ...
District-wide art showcase held April 13 to 27
April 24, 2013
Filed under ENTERTAINMENT
The Sunnyvale Art Gallery is hosting the FUHSD 33rd Annual District Art Show, featuring student artwork from each school in the district. The exhibition is arranged in an informal gallery-walk style that allows visitors to view student-made paintings, ceramics, sketches, sculptures and abstract proje...
