Science Olympiad officers’ humble beginnings
March 12, 2020
Leaders reflect on why they joined the club and their favorite memories
MVHS Course Selection Guide
Anushka De, Devin Gupta, Andie Liu, Swara Tewari, and Emily Xia
February 19, 2020
Exploring student perspectives on every course offered at MVHS
College crossroads: exploring four MVHS teachers’ unique college experiences
June 2, 2019
As students navigate through their four years at MVHS, thoughts of college and careers undoubtedly brew in their minds. But amid the bustle of projects and exams, there is one group of people that is often drowned out — who have come from vastly different walks of life, pushed through college experiences...
Preparation for Synopsys Science Fair
December 17, 2018
Research Club officers describe scientific demonstrations
Journey to math: students describe how they became passionate about math
November 21, 2018
Sophomore Parth Asawa will never forget the pride he felt after attending his first math competition in fourth grade. He won second place statewide, and this positive experience helped him develop a passion for competitive math. The next year, he attended the same competition but left disappointed a...
A Story to Remember
November 21, 2018
Self-driving cars. Proteins that help patients with cardiac problems. Smartphone addiction versus drug addiction. These are all various topics that MVHS’s science magazine Res Novae staff writers wrote about for their first cycle. In Res Novae, a long process takes place behind the scenes befor...
Science Olympiad team selections
October 26, 2018
On Tuesday, Oct. 23, two weeks after their screening exams, Science Olympiad released team selections for prospective competitors for the different categories, including: biology, chemistry, earth science, ecology, engineering and inquiry of science. Over 50 applicants from MVHS applied for 45 spots ...
A new and improved Math and Science club
October 15, 2018
After experiencing drops in membership last year, Math and Science Club made several changes to increase interest for students. The officer team created a point system to encourage attendance through offering prizes, along with more comprehensive lectures. This year, the officers want to show that anyo...
Research of years past: a look into the officers of Research Club
September 27, 2018
Four officers of Research Club detail their personal experiences with scientific research
Losing the A in STEAM
Flora Peng, Staff Writer
September 19, 2018
Sixteen classes from various fields were cut at Monta Vista for the 2018-19 school year because of a decrease in student enrollment. In addition, students self-selecting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) electives has lowered the demand for arts electives, decreasing the number offered. ...
Kennedy Middle School Science Olympiad team wins fourth place at Nationals
Aditi Gnanasekar, Vivian Chiang, and Ria Kolli
May 25, 2018
Pairs of students wearing colorful, matching T-shirts line up in front of classrooms. They frantically review cheat sheets and cautiously carry boxes that contain complicated, home-made devices to save an egg from a 30 foot drop or propel an object for minutes in the air. These study-guides and machines...
FPPN and SNHS collaborate to conduct heart dissections
April 13, 2018
n April 9 and 13, Future Practicing Physicians Network (FPPN) and Science National Honor Society (SNHS) combined their clubs to perform heart dissections on sheep hearts. Prior to the dissection, members were asked to identify the different chambers of the heart, as well as the the position and functi...
