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Friday, April 18, 2025
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 […]
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 […]
It’s officially been one full year since San Mateo High School started distanced learning. This year has been like no other, testing our capabilities as human beings to interact with each other in an unusual, completely online format. Friends and families have had to get creative with gatherings, which has […]
Disneyland is a very popular place to visit. It’s safe, and the family friendly vibe is very alluring, but in order to keep itself family friendly and safe, Disney has made a lot of rules. In this article I will be going over some rules that Disney has placed that […]
It’s definitely safe to say that the school year of 2020-2021 has been weird. With COVID-19, schools have transitioned online, standardized tests have been rare and the economy has certainly turned a depressing route. Although this has been the case, many early trends indicated that for the high school seniors, […]
At the height of the pandemic, many hobbies started to gain popularity, one of which was skateboarding. Skateboarding has easily become one of the most popular activities to do during the pandemic. When people first start skateboarding, they hope to someday become the next Tony Hawk, but that takes time. […]
Spooky season is finally back, but never like it was before. With the pandemic going on, this year’s Halloween is going to be different for sure. Trick or treating will likely not happen, which is a bummer. That doesn’t necessarily mean that Halloween is ruined this year, as there are […]
For the past month, fires have been raging throughout the West Coast. Nearly 6.3 million acres of land has been scorched by an estimate of 12,000 fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom predicted that the majority of the fires were caused by poorly maintained forests that were set on fire by […]
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues, many are searching for new ways to connect with people. It seems that the online multiplayer video game Among Us is everyone’s new favorite pastime. Development company Intersloth released Among Us on June 15th, 2018, but initially it was not getting many players. In the […]
In the midst of COVID-19 and shelter-in-place, one can get pretty lonely. It has become increasingly difficult to see friends and family, particularly those that live far away. In light of these circumstances, the growing amount of time at home provides an excellent opportunity to gain a new companion– one […]