Bridging cultures
March 11, 2020
A freshman reached out to guidance counselor Jessica Coscia about her concerns for her future career; while the student's parents are both engineers, she is interested in psychology. Coscia provided the student with different resources and then talked to her mother, who explained that being an enginee...
Positivity Podcast Ep. 4: Not so positive edition
Lakshanyaa Ganesh and Oishee Misra
February 14, 2020
As the repercussions of January continue into February, Oishee and Lakshanyaa discuss the implications of toxic positivity amid the tragedies of the month. With topics like the coronovirus, Kobe Bryant's death, and more, they discuss the importance of journalism and shedding light on all aspects of the w...
Boys Basketball: The Matadors lose against Wilcox HS 44-53
February 10, 2020
MVHS comes up short against first place Wilcox HS
High school probably isn’t going to be the best four years of your life, and that’s OK
February 7, 2020
e’ve all seen those movies — the ones with wistful scenes of young love and late night adventures. The teenagers in all these movies seem to live their lives with reckless abandon, forming a collection of memories painted with laughter and intense joy, paired with artfully crafted scenes of somewha...
MVHS community members unpack veganism’s negative stereotypes
February 6, 2020
mid the chicken sandwich debates that emerged between popular fast food restaurants Chick-fil-A and Popeyes, an unlikely contender remained engraved in our minds — the Impossible Burger. Founded in 2011, Impossible Inc. wanted to create vegan burger patties that tasted and looked like ground beef. Th...
Expanding definitions of intelligence
January 12, 2020
Critiquing the MVHS community’s focus on solely academic intelligence
Students participate in annual Stanford Blood Drive
Anushka De, Rachel Jiang, and Andie Liu
January 11, 2020
Stanford Blood Center addresses the low number of donors in the past few years
Dear football,
December 2, 2019
Dear Football, Thank you for teaching me about teamwork by showing me what happens when there’s a lack of it. Without the efforts of all 11 players on the field, our team would crumble. But, you showed me that when everyone played selflessly, the results were outstanding. Thank you for showing m...
Out of the loop
Jefferson Le, Staff Writer
November 24, 2019
Schoology slotted to replace School Loop by next Fall
End the stigma
November 23, 2019
Taking out a pad is a daunting task. Your eyes briefly scan the classroom before subtly sliding it up your sleeve. Your feet calmly carry you out the door before you start making a dash toward the restroom. When you look down, you realize that there’s already a stain. While MVHS is typically characterized as an ...
Girls Volleyball: MVHS fails to break losing streak in consecutive league games
October 25, 2019
MVHS falls to Homestead HS 3-0
