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Senior Edin Kraja switches the field and shields the ball from an opposing team player.

Boys Soccer falls to Saratoga High School 5-2

Tvisha Gupta, Kripa Mayureshwar, and Aashna Patel • January 14, 2022

Varsity Boys Soccer lost their fourth league game to Saratoga High School with a score of 5-2 on Thursday, Jan. 13. Senior and captain Edin Kraja scored MVHS’s first goal in the first half of the...

The urge to the turn the hands of a clock back to the past is never-ending, but it is vital to suppress it.

Let’s stop turning back the time

Tvisha Gupta • December 7, 2021
Romanticising the past does more harm than good

Beyond black cats

Tvisha Gupta • November 12, 2021
From lucky clothing items to energizing crystals, students use all sorts of superstitions in their daily activities
The tricks and treats of Halloween

The tricks and treats of Halloween

Tvisha Gupta, Jayanti Jha, Justin E Kim, Taryn Lam, Gauri Manoj, Amber Milesi, Aashna Patel, and April Wang • October 30, 2021
Featuring the various aspects of celebrating Halloween
The main tent was decorated with real and inflatable pumpkins where visitors could take pictures. Souvenir tables were set up in the main tent as well, where visitors could buy pumpkin carving kits and jelly rings, along with other Halloween-themed trinkets.

Six spooky Bay Area destinations to visit this fall

Aashna Patel, Tvisha Gupta, and Taryn Lam • October 23, 2021

Senior Sotiris Kougiouris talks about the beverages he enjoys.

Students share their go-to beverages

Tvisha Gupta • September 13, 2021
Learning about the different drinks that students and staff enjoy
A graphic created on Canva featuring the outfits of 4 MVHS students and staff.

Students and staff share how they select outfits for school

Tvisha Gupta • September 2, 2021
From comfy to cute to casual, school fashion is in full swing
Club officers from the Photo Club, The Art of investing Club, and MV Bookshelf.

Optimism amongst small clubs

February 10, 2021
How smaller clubs have managed to stay afloat during a distance learning school year
Gupta reads a large novel in an organized library. (Photo by Guptas Father // Used with permission)

Turning pages: Changing perspectives through reading

Mira Wagner, Staff Writer • October 12, 2020
Students detail their experiences with reading during quarantine along with the effects reading has on their overall perspectives
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