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 […]
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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 […]
Girls Volleyball
As the Girls Volleyball team finishes up preseason, supporters realize that this year, the team will continue last year’s legacy and will keep working hard. With an impressive attendance to summer training and practices throughout the past months, the Varsity team is looking at a good start. If you attend […]
Found Audio Review
A foreword usually comes before the beginning of a narrative. A frequently skipped over written introduction to the upcoming piece, placed at the beginning of a book. Where most books start after their foreword, Found Audio starts within it. But while the foreword is still an introduction, it introduces the […]
Board of Education Changes Voting Districts
After first considering a shift in election format on September 21, 2016, the San Mateo County Board of Education, the governing body in charge of providing services to support the county’s local schools, confirmed the change on June 2, 2021. Board members were previously elected “at large,” meaning that each […]
Senior Profile: Victoria Unga
Victoria Unga is a first-generation student graduating from SMHS. Although being a first-generation student has its obstacles, Victoria has come a long way with support from both her entire family and independently. Victoria has been attending San Mateo High School for all four years. During her stay here, she was […]
Senior Profile: Cheuk Lam
While members of the SMHS Jazz Band dip and sway to the music flowing through PAC, listeners pause as a trumpet’s distinct timbre pierces a pregnant pause in the song. Perched at the back of the band, trumpet player Cheuk Lam mesmerizes the audience with his effortless artistry. Lam’s journey […]
Senior Profile: Albert Fallornia
The bell rings at 10 a.m. and everybody’s off to brunch. Students find their friends and hope for an energy boost in the morning. With a smile on his face, Albert Fallorina walks with his friends, and soon they’re all smiling as well. Albert has always been a pleasure to […]