An Insight on Student-Run Businesses

By Melissa Catpo, Staff Writer Although COVID-19 has restricted everyone’s ability to go about their daily lives, some of Mills’s very own students have taken the extra time of being at home to become business entrepreneurs. The Thunderbolt interviewed three…

Featuring TEDxMillsHighSchool: “Seeds of the Future”

By: Angela Dimaano, Features Editor On November 13th, 2020, Mills Students Anjuli Niyogi (12) and Leanna Yu (12) held a virtual TEDxMillsHighSchool event with the theme “Seeds of the Future”. The event showcased four incredible speakers who gave unique TED…

Coach and Athlete Spotlight

The pandemic has brought up many uncertainties in everyone’s lives, one being when there will be a sense of normalcy. The San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) recognized that students need that “normalcy,” and allowed for sports conditioning to…

Wednesday Wellness Groups: Breaking the Ice & Stress Support Group

By: Jordan Hasty, Staff Writer During the former school years, Wellness Counselors and Leadership groups have held events pertaining to mental health to aid the students in becoming more aware of mental health, and have given ways to deal with…

Uncovering Distance Learning’s High Failing Rates

By Anjuli Niyogi, Editor-in-Chief After assessing the Mills High School grades from the first grading period of the year, it has brought to light that specific classes, students, and teachers have been struggling to make distance learning a successful education…

Mills Parent Teacher Organization Hosts Equality, Equity, Inclusion, & Access Event

By Anjuli Niyogi, Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, November 18th, the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) held their first-ever Equality, Equity, Inclusion, & Access in Our Community event from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm. It was led by PTO President Karen Bettucchi and…

Battling Corona Virus as a Teacher

By: Angela Dimaano, Features Editor With the Corona Virus showing no signs of slowing down, many find themselves knowing someone who was infected by the virus. Whether it be Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles, virtually no one has been untouched…