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Saturday, May 4, 2024
The last time San Mateo defeated its biggest rival in the Little Big Game, members of SMHS’s current freshman class were still in diapers. For the first time since 2009, The Paw is back at San Mateo. The Bearcats reclaimed the prize in front of a raucous home crowd with […]
San Mateo High School welcomed families yesterday, September 7th, where parents and guardians gathered at SMHS to visit student classrooms and teachers. Families got a sneak peek into their student’s schedules, following their student’s schedule for the evening. Back to school night started at 6 pm, when administrators, including Ms. […]
Forty-three-year-old Wesley Brownlee was arrested on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Brownlee had committed 5 homicides in April 2021 with a ghost gun and just got formally charged with 3 counts of murder on October 17th, 2022. According to nbcnews.org, “A law enforcement source with knowledge of the record said that […]
San Mateo High School celebrated its 120 year anniversary in extraordinary fashion on Saturday, October 8th,inviting alumni, students and faculty to a performance by the Dance Team, the Chamber Singers, the Cheerleading Squad, and more, celebrating its growth over the past century. Opened on September 15, 1902, San Mateo High […]
Today’s spirit rally came with a special surprise announcement: the details for this year’s Homecoming dance. The leadership team built up suspense for the theme reveal through a skit, with a student playing the role of Van Gogh and hinting at the coming announcement. The projector screen lit up with […]
The 38th annual bayfront cleanup that occurred Saturday, September 17th, 2022 was a strong success, with many students from the San Mateo High School Union district and even middle schools, like Saint Matthews and Borel Middle School, joining in the cleanup. San Mateo High School actually had the largest number […]
After first considering a shift in election format on September 21, 2016, the San Mateo County Board of Education, the governing body in charge of providing services to support the county’s local schools, confirmed the change on June 2, 2021. Board members were previously elected “at large,” meaning that each […]
Victoria Unga is a first-generation student graduating from SMHS. Although being a first-generation student has its obstacles, Victoria has come a long way with support from both her entire family and independently. Victoria has been attending San Mateo High School for all four years. During her stay here, she was […]
While members of the SMHS Jazz Band dip and sway to the music flowing through PAC, listeners pause as a trumpet’s distinct timbre pierces a pregnant pause in the song. Perched at the back of the band, trumpet player Cheuk Lam mesmerizes the audience with his effortless artistry. Lam’s journey […]
The bell rings at 10 a.m. and everybody’s off to brunch. Students find their friends and hope for an energy boost in the morning. With a smile on his face, Albert Fallorina walks with his friends, and soon they’re all smiling as well. Albert has always been a pleasure to […]