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English teacher Matt Brashear’s Mythology and Folklore students participate in the newly introduced breathing exercise on May 2. Faculty hopes that the pilot week will reveal positive results as students evaluate the merits of meditation as a form of stress relief. Photo by Ambika Dubey.

Faculty pilots ‘Take 10 Deep Breaths’ activity

Yashashree Pisolkar • May 5, 2014
Teachers encourage students to participate in breathing exercise during the week of April 27 to promote stress management.
Rise from the rankings: The evolution of the relationship between consumer and advertiser

Rise from the rankings: The evolution of the relationship between consumer and advertiser

Pranav Parthasarathy • February 9, 2014
Marketers sharpen business tactics as customers become more informed .

Students and teachers reflect on passing of Nelson Mandela

Joyce Varma • December 20, 2013
South African president makes positive impact on MVHS campus.
This “stress tree,” developed by the MVHS Challenge Success team during a working session at the Fall Conference, displays the causes and effects of stress at MVHS. The CS team aims to create research-based solutions to increase student engagement, reduce stress and discuss long-term success. Photo used with permission of PTSA President Jim Cunningham.

PTSA discusses academic changes in third monthly meeting

Karen Feng • October 25, 2013
Meeting topics included the Common Core, STAR testing, accreditation and LeGos.

Pulse: Summer Reading

Daniel Fernandez • August 22, 2013
Students share the extent to which they completed summer assignments.
M-H shows her oversized items that she keeps around the classroom. Her collection is an accumulation of student gifts and personal purchases. Photo by Smitha Gundavajhala.

History teacher Viviana Montoya-Hernandez shares her oversize souvenirs

Yashashree Pisolkar • May 23, 2013
M-H hopes to bring humor and a sense of belonging to her classroom with her collection of quirky items.
Cracking the code

Cracking the code

Amrutha Dorai • October 22, 2012
Students and teachers prepare for the first code red drill of the year
New teacher bridges three academic departments

New teacher bridges three academic departments

Jennifer Lee • August 23, 2012
Ashley Stolhand simultaneously teaches Spanish, PE, Government, Economics

On that day: Teachers reflect

Lisa Zhang • September 11, 2011
MVHS teachers describe the day when they heard about the 9/11 news.
Think you are good at faces?

Think you are good at faces?

Laura Yang • September 10, 2010

Try your luck at guessing the face behind the cream   <a href="http://www.mystudiyo.com/act121516/mini/go/think_you_know_your_teachers?"...

The Greek also rises

Jaime Chu • March 8, 2010

 

Saturday Night Live lives up to expectations

Saturday Night Live lives up to expectations

Anthony Chen • February 1, 2009

MVHS Saturday Night Live succeeds in making audience laugh Saturday Night Live had it all, from a mock Sarah Palin to a depressed, suicidal Bruce Banner, all packaged into a relatively fresh, modern-day...

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