What should I wear to school today? A question most teens ask themselves before heading to school. For inspiration, teens look at apps like Pinterest or Tik Tok. However, they don’t even know that the trends they are taking inspiration from, were popular decades ago. Dated trends such as low […]
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Steryotypes of High School the Media Potrays
Highschool Musical, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, and many more shows give kids an unrealistic view of what to expect for high school. Television shows have also most likely given all the freshmen what to expect about the sophomores, juniors, and seniors in their school. Walking into somewhere […]
Stockton Serial Killer
Forty-three-year-old Wesley Brownlee was arrested on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Brownlee had committed 5 homicides in April 2021 with a ghost gun and just got formally charged with 3 counts of murder on October 17th, 2022. According to nbcnews.org, “A law enforcement source with knowledge of the record said that […]
The Run Opens Up the Pass and Other Things I Learned on the Bleachers
San Mateo High School beat Hillsdale in the glorious game of American football by 1 point after going into overtime probably more than 2 times, if you can do that. As shocking as that may sound, it is far more surprising that I know what overtime is, sort of. While […]
Netflix Dragging Shows On For Far Too Long
Spoiler alert! Netflix has been dragging on stories that were supposedly well made, and turning them into boring and far too long shows. Like where do you ever see these shows being publicized anymore? They’re just there and even though the first seasons of some were so good, it should’ve […]
SMHS Celebrates its 120th Anniversary
San Mateo High School celebrated its 120 year anniversary in extraordinary fashion on Saturday, October 8th,inviting alumni, students and faculty to a performance by the Dance Team, the Chamber Singers, the Cheerleading Squad, and more, celebrating its growth over the past century. Opened on September 15, 1902, San Mateo High […]
Leadership Reveals Homecoming Theme
Today’s spirit rally came with a special surprise announcement: the details for this year’s Homecoming dance. The leadership team built up suspense for the theme reveal through a skit, with a student playing the role of Van Gogh and hinting at the coming announcement. The projector screen lit up with […]
Cabaret Musical Preview
The renowned and beloved musical “Cabaret” is coming to San Mateo High School this October! The production takes place in a nightclub in Berlin, Germany, and explores the frenetic lives of Berlin natives as the Nazis rise to power in the early 1930s. It follows the romance between English singer […]
Framing The Era: Frame The Youth
Sixteen laptops open, one after the other, the rustling of backpacks evident with each Chromebook, Macbook, and various other devices that emerge. Despite the differences in these laptops, the brand, the content, or the keys, one thing remains the same. A baby blue sticker, adorned with three brightly colored words: […]
Bayfront Cleanup
The 38th annual bayfront cleanup that occurred Saturday, September 17th, 2022 was a strong success, with many students from the San Mateo High School Union district and even middle schools, like Saint Matthews and Borel Middle School, joining in the cleanup. San Mateo High School actually had the largest number […]