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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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 […]
While the classical jazz vibrates across the PAC, trombone 1 rises for a solo in his last concert ever. Leading his section, Senior trombone player Aneesh Bhat mesmerizes the audience with notes that show his brilliant and exquisite artistry. Aneesh’s journey with music first began in middle school when he […]
Este es la versión inglés de esta estoria. Puedes encontrarlo en español aquí. Emelin Perez Lopez, a first generation student from Guatemala, graduating from San Mateo High School. You can find her at the quad during lunch with her long lasting friends. One of her closest knit friendships is with […]