SMHS held its 3rd Spirit Rally of the year on January 24th, 2020. San Mateo Journalists edited it down into a video recap.
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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 […]
FreeTheFlow Wants to End Period Poverty
FreetheFlow, a teen-led organization founded by Emily Chinn, a junior at San Mateo High, focuses on contributing to the end of period poverty, the inability to afford feminine hygiene products. The company’s goal is to gather those products and create donation packets to give to local women’s shelters, such as […]
COVID-19 Timeline
June 3rd: San Mateo’s Coalition Z Chapter, a youth-led organization, holds a peaceful protest outside San Mateo City Hall. May 31st: San Francisco issues a curfew from 8 PM to 5 AM to stop the protests. May 28th: The 2019-2020 School Year officially ends. May 28th: Riots and Protests break […]
Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang is Winning the Internet
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang launched his candidacy in November of 2017, nearly two years before the rest of the candidates in the overflowing Democratic field. Running on the core idea of a Universal Basic Income, or what he coined the “Freedom Dividend,” which would give $1,000 to nearly every adult […]
Boys Basketball 2020 Preview
As the boy’s basketball team marches on from the preseason into the regular season, it becomes increasingly clear that this year’s team is different from last year’s squad. This year, the Bearcats’ boys varsity team has a new coach taking the reins, Josh Gould, who formerly was an assistant coach […]
America’s Recycling Crisis
Two years ago, China practically stopped accepting the world’s recyclable materials, forcing other countries, including America, to scramble in search of other ways to dispose of those recyclable products. In 2016, China imported about two-thirds of the world’s plastic waste-seven million tons a year; America exported 700,000 of that 7 […]
The Rise and Splintering of Streaming Services
This past June, fans of “The Office” were shocked to learn that the massively popular sitcom would be leaving Netflix. NBCUniversal, the company that owns the rights to the show, released a statement informing fans that the sitcom would be leaving Netflix and be exclusively feature on NBC’s own standalone […]
After “Jesus is King,” Who is Kanye?
In his first solo full length album since the brutally honest “Ye”, Kanye West has returned in full force. After months of strange political activism, offhanded comments about slavery and femininity, and his avid support for President Donald Trump, Mr. West has released his first gospel album, Jesus is King. […]
2019 Little Big Game Recap
With 8 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter, the 92nd annual Little Big Game looked like it could go either way. The matchup between perennial rivals San Mateo and Burlingame was exciting as always, and much more competitive than in previous years. The Bearcats had several standout performances, with […]