On June 3rd, San Mateo’s Coalition Z organized a Black Lives Matter Protest that marched from San Mateo City Hall to the Police Department over the police custody death of George Floyd. Here is video coverage of the event.
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San Mateo County Imposes Two Day Curfew Due to Protests
Announcement from San Mateo County: “A countywide two-day curfew in San Mateo County will go into effect today, June 2, 2020, beginning at 8:30 p.m. and ending at 5 a.m. to help maintain the health and safety of residents and prevent property damage and looting. County Manager Mike Callagy, under […]
One Month Later: Students Reflect on Time in Quarantine
Leading up to SMUHSD Superintendent Skelley’s announcement that school would be closed for the rest of the school year, SMHS Journalism interviewed 14 students on their time in self-quarantine, online school and teenage life in the midst of the Coronavirus outbreak. Here’s what they had to say.
The Day San Mateo High Shutdown
March 12th, 2020, it was decided at a board meeting that all SMUHSD schools would shut down for two weeks and transition to online learning in order to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. The next day, we interviewed SMHS students on their last day before entering self-quarantine.
The Impact of the Spreading Coronavirus
As you may have heard from the news, coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout China and the world, infecting and killing many. But what is coronavirus, why are people so concerned, and what are some effects of coronavirus on society? Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause infections in […]
“Guilty Pleasure” Music is Stupid
Have you ever turned on Spotify’s “private session” function to listen to music anonymously, away from the eyes of potentially judging peers? Have you ever described your music as a “guilty pleasure” before? All too often I’ll find people who sheepishly admit to listening to artists like Billie Eilish, Ariana […]
PathWater Wants to Put an End to Plastic Bottles
PathWater is a company that sells sustainable aluminum water bottles with the purpose to shift from single-use plastics to reusable materials. The company has a three-step plan that doubles as their company mission, which helps shift communities to a reuse culture, a culture more aware of environmentally-friendly steps to take […]
Posthumous Releases: Should Musical Artists Stay Dead?
Sometimes the death of an artist can enhance our understanding of their work. Take David Bowie’s critically acclaimed “Blackstar” a harrowing journey through the mind of a man coming to the end of his life and exploring the finality of death with the poignancy and skill that only Bowie, facing […]
January 24th Spirit Rally Video Recap
SMHS held its 3rd Spirit Rally of the year on January 24th, 2020. San Mateo Journalists edited it down into a video recap.
MSG: Mythbusted
In 1968, the New England Journal of Medicine published a letter from a supposed Chinese physician named Kwok who described a series of reactions he experienced after eating Chinese food. “Dr. Kwok” (who is believed to have been a white, American scientist lying about his identity in order to sound […]