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French teacher Janissa Zahns pen pals would send photos of themselves and their life in France.

Exchanging Letters

Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Anna Jerolimov • March 4, 2022

Sophomore Daphne Huang, Juniors Rohin Inani and Yamini Mathew, English teacher Shozo Shimazaki, Biology teacher Renee Fallon, French teacher Janissa Zahn and parent Venkat Ananthan share the letters they...

As methods of communication such as emailing and calling became more popular in the 1990s, English teacher Shozo Shimazaki remembers thinking that the post office would go out of business, but the letters that people sent across the world remain in our history.

The forgotten art of writing letters

Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Anna Jerolimov • March 4, 2022

Thoughtful. Underrated. Special. A nice gesture. A method of reflection. A lost art. Below are the experiences of students, teachers and community members regarding receiving and sending handwritten letters. 

French teacher Sarah Finck received the California Language Teacher Association (CLTA) 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award at a virtual award ceremony called Celebrating the Best of Us on Feb. 28. Photo courtesy of Sarah Finck // Used with permission

French teacher Sarah Finck receives the California Language Teacher Association’s 2021 Outstanding Teacher Award

Oishee Misra • March 6, 2021
Examining the impact of Finck’s teaching for her colleagues and students
Every Voice Matters

Every Voice Matters

Michelle Chen • March 11, 2020
Communication and public speaking are important skills to learn and practice in the classroom
Teachers’ favorite books

Teachers’ favorite books

Jacqueleine Liu • January 6, 2020
10 teachers discuss and recommend books that are significant to them
Marriage before love

Marriage before love

Brian Xu and Michelle Chen • September 27, 2019
The MVHS community discusses arranged marriages and dating culture
Turn of time: an exploration through the decades

Turn of time: an exploration through the decades

Hannah Lee, Emily Xia, Helen Chao, Flora Peng, Collin Qian, and Herman Saini • April 10, 2019
A look into different perspectives of each decade
A new start for Madame Zahn

A new start for Madame Zahn

Alyssa Hui and Stuti Upadhyay • August 18, 2017
New French teacher Janissa Zahn explains her path to MVHS
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