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 […]
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District Students Host Mental Health Panel
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 […]
San Mateo Attendance and Truancy Policies During Distance Learning
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 […]
Crisis in Myanmar
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 […]
Burger King Twitter Tweet
Burger King, a well known fast food restaurant, was slammed for a sexist tweet on International Women’s Day. Burger King’s UK Twitter tweeted, “Women belong in the kitchen.” It sparked an outcry as critics accused the brand of using a sexist trope as clickbait and many people were offended by […]
Texas Removes Mask Mandate
On March 3, the governor of Texas, Greg Abott, decided to lift the mask mandate in his state. Governors in Mississippi, Iowa, Montana and North Dakota have also all made the decision to lift their state mask mandates, a decision that could potentially kill thousands. Governor Abott decided to reopen […]
Ebola Outbreak in Guinea
Guinea declared an Ebola outbreak on February 15, 2021. It started in the border area of Guinea. West Africa is now on high alert due to the outbreak. In the past week, there have been seven cases and three deaths. The cases took place in a nurses funeral home where […]
Covid Updates
It’s been one year since the first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was reported and as America just surpassed 500,000 deaths and 28 million confirmed COVID-19 cases. We might be able to get a glimpse of a tiny dazzling light at the end of the tunnel, even if it still […]
Back to School Update
Since summer, the school board has been trying tirelessly to bring students back to in-person learning. On February 11, the board voted to approve a plan to return to school. Other districts around the Bay Area such as Palo Alto Unified School District and San Francisco Unified School District have […]
Vaccination Plan for the Bay Area
We’ve just embarked on February of 2021, and alongside this month, a new administration and reformed vaccinations plans have arrived. California is no doubt the state that has suffered the most from COVID-19 because it is the most populated state in the country. We have had more than three million […]