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The Cafeteria is Hiring!

If you are interested in having a part-time job, San Mateo is hiring student workers for the Cafeteria! This is a great opportunity to learn more about teamwork, responsibility, organization and more. Read on to learn more about the positions available and the benefits of working in the cafeteria. Ms. […]

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Career Expo

On September 10th, our school provided the San Mateo community with an exposition of careers that grabbed the attention of students and families from around the district, as well as adults looking to explore new professional pathways.   Ms. Kane, the Career and Volunteer Coordinator at SMHS, organized more than sixty […]

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The Brazen Seagulls of San Mateo High

I sit upon a building ledge, surveying the scene below me. The humans have been released from the building’s insides, waves of them surging out, spilling over the campus. Upon steps and lawns and concrete curbs they will sit, and they will eat. I have yet to choose my target.  […]

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Fashion Trends Coming Back

What should I wear to school today? A question most teens ask themselves before heading to school. For inspiration, teens look at apps like Pinterest or Tik Tok. However, they don’t even know that the trends they are taking inspiration from, were popular decades ago. Dated trends such as low […]

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The Many Costs of War

War is a word that often brings images of fire, bombing, chaos, and death immediately to mind, but there is another side of war that many don’t consider. For example, people living in war-torn countries often suffer from financial ruin and severe inflation as well. With the Russian invasion of […]

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Reviewing Mask Safety as Omicron Cases Surge

After returning from winter break, it wasn’t difficult for anybody to notice the new change in masks. KN95 masks, made newly relevant by the Omicron variant, quickly replaced the common cloth and surgical masks spotted on campus. You might be rethinking whether your current mask is still adequate while Covid-19 […]

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A Space Telescope Goes to Space

On December 25, 2021, NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a $10 billion telescope with unprecedented size and capabilities. The JWST is almost three times bigger than the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched in 1990, and JWST could be a key to breakthroughs in our understanding of […]

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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Free Lunch

Free lunch is a great solution to many of the challenges students in need face, providing the safety of food; however, with all of the benefits that free lunch offers come drawbacks. The amount of waste generated by the extra food, such as the carrots, cheese sticks, apples and sunflower […]

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Halloween This Year

We all remember the feeling of carrying a tacky, pumpkin-shaped bucket filled to the brim with sweets – head dizzy with sugar, teeth aching and pulsing from the night’s indulgences – and scrambling door to door with our friends, snatching any sliver of candy offered to us. Our last Halloween […]