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Sunday, June 1, 2025
Usually found in the San Francisco Bay, spending time with friends, or helping people work on their stories in journalism, Eitan Boaz has fulfilled and exceeded expectations of what a “normal” highschool student should be. Year-round after school, Eitan competes in aquatic sports on the water polo team (in the […]
“Saane is a very hardworking student and athlete, I’ve seen her grow as a person on and off the court ever since she was a freshman and she has become a great leader.” These are just some of the words that boyfriend Phillip Galea described Senior Saane Helu as. “A […]
Pacing around the classroom, Janayri Rivas Santos talks with her friends about what to do for the next club meeting. Janayri, along with a few others, is the leader of the ELD Club here at SMHS. Janayri hit the ground running after immigrating from Honduras in 2021. She learned English, […]
Past its peak, the sun slowly descends, signaling the end of school and a reprieve from the classroom. Students begin disappearing, a unified body fleeing towards freedom – but a few remain. One girl sits in the library, pushing her dark hair aside as she reads over some papers. Others […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]