Skipping into Retirement
May 22, 2019
here were two things math teacher Skip Mueller never wanted to become: a salesman or a teacher. He ended up working in sales engineering for 17 years after graduating from college with a civil engineering degree, which was dependent on the local economy. Soon after semiconductor companies moved away, Muel...
Next in the Spotlight
May 22, 2019
s sophomore Naomi Yin filed into the black box theater along with her fellow drama students during tutorial on May 10, her jaw dropped in surprise when she was met not only by their long-term substitute teacher Jeffrey Adams, but also by Principal Ben Clausnitzer and her World Literature teacher Hannah...
Turn of time: an exploration through the decades
Hannah Lee, Emily Xia, Helen Chao, Flora Peng, Collin Qian, and Herman Saini
April 10, 2019
Supporting the staff
October 24, 2018
The turning point of now history teacher Scott Victorine’s first career occurred as he was eating lunch at his former law firm. As a paralegal in immigration law, Victorine was overwhelmed with stress. He sat staring at his lunchbox one hectic day and he decided he needed to find another career path. ...
New faces fill old shoes
September 1, 2018
or assistant principal Janice Chen, it was the thrill of coming back to her alma mater, to the place where she had begged for rides to lunch outings, where she had sweated bullets competing on the volleyball team. It was her graduation ceremony, with the warm sun glaring into her eyes and beating down ...
The learning never stops
August 23, 2017
he bell rings, signaling the beginning of Jessica Zahn’s French 3 class. Her students file in, their murmurs filling the room. Walking into room B212 is Math teacher Jon Stark, having used one of his prep periods for his class with Ms. Zahn. He’s taken her class for his language-learning journey t...
A new start for Madame Zahn
August 18, 2017
fter spending four years teaching at an international school in Boise, Idaho, new French teacher Janissa Zahn decided to start a new chapter in her life 680 miles away in Cupertino. Her family had always loved the West Coast, and she and her husband had been looking for a job for a while. So when sh...
Lost: Library books
January 26, 2016
Additional reporting by Ankit Dua ooks are checked out and returned everyday. But what happens to those books that mysteriously disappear and never show up? Library media teacher Laura Utile tells us what happens to lost books and the consequences students face when they do lose a book. F...
Students create artwork of their teachers
November 19, 2015
lthough students are busy and often complain about the workload that teachers give, during their occasional time off, some take the time to create artwork for their teachers. The artwork of teachers ranges from photoshopping movie posters to creating abstract drawings. Regardless of whether the create...
Who are we? Teachers’ favorite childhood memories
September 8, 2015
ver wondered what crazy adventures your teachers had back when they were your age? Sometimes the “back in my day” stories can get old, but on occasion, we come across duels in forests, 5 a.m. ice-hockey practices, and water balloons thrown out of moving cars. Click on the audio to hear four teacher...
Kira Williams produces a well balanced relationship between passion and work
October 23, 2014
Last year, Kira Williams spent five months out of the school year as a substitute teacher at MVHS. Her most memorable experience teaching was with MVHS photography teacher Tyler Cripe’s class. Within the six weeks at the beginning of the year and eight weeks at the end of the year that William sta...
MVHS’s financial priority needs to return to education
September 4, 2012
Amazing things are happening at MVHS. For the first time ever, our field has lights, there are plans to renovate the library and we will finally get to host a Homecoming football game that is actually at home. MVHS is starting to fit in with the rest of the Silicon Valley with its new high-tech and modern...
