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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
On September 10th, our school provided the San Mateo community with an exposition of careers that grabbed the attention of students and families from around the district, as well as adults looking to explore new professional pathways. Ms. Kane, the Career and Volunteer Coordinator at SMHS, organized more than sixty […]
Football games are a big part of San Mateo High School, especially the first game of the season! Students always show up to the field with a good attitude to support their team, and that’s what they did for their first football game of the 2024 season. On Thursday the […]
A post of Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour has popped up on your Instagram feed. You increase your brightness and are overwhelmed by glitter and fans: screaming, crying, and yelling. At the center of it all stands Taylor Swift. In a sparkly midnight blue dress and her classic bold red lip, […]
The last time San Mateo defeated its biggest rival in the Little Big Game, members of SMHS’s current freshman class were still in diapers. For the first time since 2009, The Paw is back at San Mateo. The Bearcats reclaimed the prize in front of a raucous home crowd with […]
I sit upon a building ledge, surveying the scene below me. The humans have been released from the building’s insides, waves of them surging out, spilling over the campus. Upon steps and lawns and concrete curbs they will sit, and they will eat. I have yet to choose my target. […]
A stifled breath can be heard as the football flies in a perfect arch. “TOUCHDOWN!” Cheers erupt from the audience as senior Jasmine Bernardino, San Mateo High School’s left wide receiver, completes an excellent pass from quarterback senior Lily Benard. Girls’ flag football is SMHS’s newest sport, yet its history […]
It is lunch. As I open my thermos of pasta, a wave of heat wafts into my face. This is the last straw. I am sitting in long pants (my own fault) on the hot cement in the hot sun (not my fault) eating hot food and I am miserable. […]
In a monumental moment for San Mateo High, the girls flag football team played in their inaugural game against the Mills Vikings. The first season of flag football in the district was kicked off by a game between the San Mateo Bearcats and the Mills Vikings. Following days of tireless […]
San Mateo High School welcomed families yesterday, September 7th, where parents and guardians gathered at SMHS to visit student classrooms and teachers. Families got a sneak peek into their student’s schedules, following their student’s schedule for the evening. Back to school night started at 6 pm, when administrators, including Ms. […]
This is the Spanish version of this story. You can find it in English here. Recorrer los pasillos de San Mateo suele ser una actividad caótica. Lleno de caminantes rápidos, caminantes lentos, personas en el lado equivocado del pasillo y lleno de cientos de voces que resuenan a lo largo de […]