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English Teachers’ Opinion on Sparknotes

Ezra Chan and Jessica Lin, Center Spread and Athletics Editors Sparknotes: every student’s best friend in the painfully familiar situation of being too overwhelmingly busy to complete the assigned reading before that big test. Created by Harvard students in 1999…

New Coaches of 2018-2019 Fall

By: Kianna Cheuk, Marc McDaniel, Staff WritersI The new Mills Fall Season coaches for Water Polo, Spirit Squad, Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball are ready to compete and determined to win with their new teams. They hope to make a…

Sit Down with Principal Duszynski

Amanda O’Dea and Daniel Xuereb, Editors-in-Chief The 2018-2019 school year has had one whirlwind of a start. With the Welcome Back Rally, spirit days, a fire drill, and Mills Mania already behind us, Mills students have been hard at work,…

Mills’ Freshman SAIL Academy

Ezra Chan, Center Spread Editor This year, Mills High School is implementing a new program in an effort to provide interdisciplinary support to students at the start of their high school careers. Lead by English teacher Mr. Hudelson, SAIL, which…

The Drama Department’s new director

Get ready to show your Viking spirit—this year, the Mills drama team is welcoming a new member to its family! Mr. Hudelson will be joining the drama department as their new director. After 15 years, Ms. Leung has sadly made…

How Athletes Stay Conditioned

As 2019 approaches, it’s time to say goodbye to our fall sports! This year was eventful for Mills athletes: Varsity Boys Water Polo ends the season undefeated, and Cross Country sent Girls Varsity to state championships. Whereas the season’s end…

Keep on Fighting Justin Condevillamar

Justin Condevillamar is a sophomore at Mills who is battling lymphoma, a type of cancer in his lymph nodes. He has recently received a bone marrow transplant to combat his relapse. The procedure successfully took place on September 14th and…

The Year of the Rom Coms

Romantic comedies have been around since the beginning of film itself. Luckily for us, it appears that every couple of months Netflix releases a new wave of movies, including these loveable rom coms. The newest and greatest hits of this…

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An Attitude of Gratitude

Amanda O’Dea, Editor-in-Chief The world is a fast-moving place. Friends, teachers, assignments, tests, opportunities, activities—they all come and go. Some fly by fast. Others float by slow. But either way, seldom do we sit back and reflect on it all….

Trendy Fall Foods

By: Karine Chan Leaves falling, ice cold wind biting at your nose, cuddling up near the fireplace after a long day; what do you think of when fall comes to mind? Personally, the abundance of festive food catches my eye…