Chemistry teacher replaces the letter grades ‘A’ and ‘B’ with an ‘X’
March 31, 2018
Filed under Around Campus, NEWS
hen most students open the Schoolloop app on their phone or computer, they are usually confronted by a sea of letter grades ranging from an A to an F — but never an X. At the beginning of the second semester, Chemistry teacher Mia Onodera changed the way she inputted grades for all of her Chemistr...
Out of focus
February 1, 2018
Filed under From the magazine, OPINION
ll through high school, whether it is to review homework assignments or check for grade updates, checking School Loop has become second nature. Infinite Campus, however, is checked far less frequently. Generally, students will check Infinite Campus when transcripts are updated with progress reports or fi...
Why MVHS students take De Anza classes
March 8, 2017
Filed under Briefs
ith course selection wrapping up for students of all grades, the buzz around campus over the past few weeks was all about what classes students would take next year. Honors American Literature or American Literature? AP US History or US History? Algebra 2 or Algebra 2/Trigonometry? These were among th...
Recovery Stories: Life after the SAT
November 17, 2015
Filed under FEATURES, Recovery Stories
trl + R. Ctrl + R. It’s late at night, and millions of high-schoolers around the world are refreshing CollegeBoard.org, anxiously awaiting their Scholastic Aptitude Test results. For many, the next few minutes will differentiate between a few more weeks of tedious studying or celebration. Innumerous students...
Link Leaders are assisting, not intruding on freshmen
September 24, 2015
Filed under Commentary, Featured, OPINION
s a Link Leader last year, I saw the privilege of checking on my “Link kids’” grades as a positive one. In the spirit of openness, I told my Link kids that I would be checking up on their grades, reminding them that it was only to provide help if necessary. I vividly remember the reactions of t...
For parents, academics outweigh sports
October 24, 2010
Filed under SPORTS
Parents pressure students to quit sports in light of academic load Read More »...
