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Sunday, April 27, 2025
The Little Big Game, known as the LBG, is one of the biggest annual sporting events at San Mateo High School. Every year, the LBG pits two rival high school football teams, San Mateo and Burlingame, against each other. This year’s LBG is a special one because it is the […]
The United States is yet again in another coronavirus surge being backed up by the Delta variant. With schools reopened and everyone coming back to school, COVID-19 precautions are being taken. But are they enough? Currently we have to wear masks when we’re inside and nowhere else. We need more […]
In a classroom surrounded by color, Art Club members meet up to discuss, create and observe all sorts of art. Everyone’s busy, moving around the room, talking with friends, drawing in sketchbooks. Their members consist of a diverse assortment of people, ranging from clothing and appearances, to their conceptions and […]
Trigger warning: sexual misconduct, grooming. Counter-culture, pioneering new sounds, self-releasing and regulating. These are all aspects of the music industry, in particular the indie scene. Its acceptance of others and recognition of smaller artists makes the indie scene, on the surface, seem safe and welcoming, especially for women and Queer […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the return of in person school for the 2021-22 school year, in person extracurriculars and school events have come with it. The beginning of school means the Back To School Dance was upon us. As a senior, I was excited to go to the Back To School Dance, or […]
Over the past year, I’ve realized that much of my life before quarantine was spent neglecting my life. As I grew up and ascended the (rusted) rungs of a suburban American high school, I survived only by constantly being in motion. Every morning, I hurriedly departed from my small, shared […]
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 […]