Booked up
October 15, 2018
iterature remains the only course at MVHS that students must take for all four years of high school. For some, it’s an enjoyable experience, while for others, it does nothing but elicit groans of distaste. Whether the novel is about a tragic love story (‘Romeo and Juliet’), the crumbling socie...
Book Club: English teacher Hannah Gould shares her liking for Russian literature
April 22, 2016
mong the vast selection of book genres — from historical fiction to technical reports — English Literature teacher Hannah Gould has a favorite: Russian literature. After taking two Russian literature classes in college, she developed a fondness of Russian writing and its authors. Fyodor Dostoevsk...
Literature teachers discuss popular fiction books
December 17, 2015
While most students picture their Literature teachers solely spending time reading classic literary fiction and revising essays, many teachers have read popular books of the 21st century. Below are three Literature teachers’ opinions and critiques on young adult series such as Harry Potter, The Hunge...
Unifying freshman Literature curriculum
October 26, 2015
any high school students sit through classes, learning little to none of the skills needed to continue on to higher level courses. However, over the past few years the English Department has focused on decreasing this negative occurrence through “horizontal alignment” of the curriculum in freshman l...
Religion and tradition: Students and teachers discuss biblical allusions in literary courses
October 23, 2015
Updated: Nov. 20: A previous version of the story that appeared on Oct 23 excluded some information mentioned by literature teacher Scott Catrette. The information has been added. As high schoolers, all students have been exposed to references from the Bible in each of their literature classes at...
La Pluma releases its first issue of the year
December 13, 2014
“Her knees touched the tip of her nose. Her voice repelled the idea of returning to defend her inability to do something other could. They were right. She was different and she couldn’t do what they could.” This is a part of a short story called Of Mean and Metal Bullies, published by La Pluma ...
E-books negatively impact the way we absorb information
January 16, 2014
E-books are convenient, but books provide for deeper reading experience. Read More »...
Teacher Stacey Cler on knitting through life’s rough patches
January 19, 2013
Literature teacher Stacey Cler develops a creative passion and finds knitting to have therapeutic effects. Read More »...
Changes for the American Studies family
August 27, 2010
Increased student interest results in a second American Studies course section Read More »...
Déjà vu
March 15, 2010
"The Odyssey", a tangle of Greek adventures, was a play of precision and perfection Read More »...
Outside the box
November 6, 2009
Unlike the usual literature class, Humanities goes outside of Cupertino to learn Read More »...
