Big Dreams: Mills New Nap Program for Students
By: Janelle Pantilon, Features Editor With gloomy days, recent time changes, and rigorous classes, 70% of high school students are currently sleep deprived. After sharing their concerns for their lack of sleep and how it affects their academic performance and…
Fired Up: Mills Ceramics
By: Janelle Pantilon, Features Editor Ceramics is a booming class at Mills. From projects year around to learning the ins and outs of pottery with muddy clay under your fingernails, it is a highly anticipated course. Ceramics is one of…
Golden Globes 2025 Wear or Tear?
By: Janelle Pantilon, Features Editor Each January, audiences of renowned cinema, television, and entertainment are welcomed with the Golden Globes broadcasted to start off their year. Dating back to 1944, the award show is not only highly anticipated because of…
Frosty Festivities: Non-Christmas Winter Holidays
By: Janelle Pantilon, Features Editor While Christmas is notorious for illuminating the winter season, there are countless other holidays that are just as special to various cultures and communities. It’s their way of spreading joy, traditions, and unity to finish…
The Grinch Who Stole Thanksgiving: How Christmas Claimed Fall
By: Janelle Pantilon, Features Editor From spooky skeletons and pumpkins to Christmas icons playing on the aux, lights strung, and towering trees, the festive spirit never leaves. But where’s the bright mood for Thanksgiving? November, which falls between these two…
Sailing Through Student Creations With Longship Library
By: Janelle Pantilon, Features Editor Longship Library is a student led magazine at Mills comprised of art, pictures, poems, short stories, and more brought to life through student creations with the goal of highlighting student expression. Sparked from an idea…
It Ended With This
Janelle Pantilon, Features Editor The highly anticipated movie adaption of the novel “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover, has faced a lot of criticism since its release on August 9th, 2024. A rotten tomatoes score of 57% from the…
Badminton’s Memorable 2024 Season
By Janelle Pantilon, Staff Writer As the spring season comes to an end and fall sports are soon to emerge, among the various teams, Mills Badminton has had a lasting finish. Their months of playing were full of determination and…
Thunderbolt’s Favorite Editor Discovers Mafia Lineage
By Janelle Pantilon, Staff Writer Recently, Thunderbolt Features Editor, Julia Xia has taken an AncestryDNA test. Results have returned and are shocking. After a thorough scanning of Xia’s lineage, the test revealed a direct descent from the Italian-American Gambino family….
The Midnight Kiss
Janelle Pantilon, Staff Writer It’s New Year’s Eve, the clock ticks one second closer to midnight: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! Hugs, cheers, “Happy New Year’s,” and kisses are exchanged. These are the ways society has honored the coming year…