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Friday, April 18, 2025
On a bright sunny day at the archery range, you can see someone with piercing eyes staring down the target with a bow. In the middle of an important competition, the arrow is released as it travels at astonishing speed, hitting the bullseye with maximum precision. The person behind the […]
When asked what makes someone a good artist, many often associate the word good with talented. However, art at its core is an expression of individuality. It shows our greatest moments and our melancholy, our emotions at their rawest and our lives at their most honest. Most importantly, art is […]
Nyanna Maluluan is a beautiful senior here at San Mateo High that shows what true dedication is. She is an incredible soul that radiates with positive energy and continues to support and contribute to her community. As every senior works hard to finish off their last year strong, Nyanna continues […]
Art has presented itself in the political world throughout history, from Théodore Géricault’s solemn “The Raft of the Medusa” to Andy Warhol’s unnerving “Big Electric Chair.” Art influences the impact, interpretations, and future complications of political events by providing commentary from an unadulterated and outspoken lens. Despite the harsh circumstances […]
Elections for the San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees will look a little different in the upcoming 2022 elections. The school board has officially transitioned to a By-Trustee Area Election, which will greatly impact the representation on the school board. A By-Trustee election means that the school […]
The ISS has been a big progress point in space expeditions, launched by five different corporations from five different locations. Now, NASA has made the decision to bring the ISS down in 2031. “This third decade is one of results, building on our successful global partnership to verify exploration and […]
The staff and students of Peninsula High School are calling upon the school district to fix the many problems plaguing their school campus—problems that arose from district neglect. In a letter to the SMUHSD Board of Trustees, the staff and students outlined the problems and the steps that must be […]
Mental health is something that many of us struggled with, especially during the rise of COVID-19. More students than ever have begun to develop bad habits and experience declining mental health during this pandemic. This is why an outstanding group of people have decided to create a safe space for […]
On March 9, families of students with 35 or more marked truancies were sent a letter from the school district. The letter states “your child has been marked truant from one or more classes at least thirty five times during the dates September 14th, 2020 – March 1st, 2021” and […]
There is a crisis in Myanmar. For the past 50 years prior to 2015, the military party of Myanmar was in power in the form of a dictatorship. In the most recent election in November 2020, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, the National League for Democracy, won 396 out of […]