History Teacher Ms. Campbell Hit by Car

By: Magdalene Ko, Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday November 29, one of our own Mills teachers was hit by a car up the street from Millbrae Pancake House.  Although doing relatively well, Ms. Campbell suffers from a multitude of injuries, including small…

Changes to the Mills Mile

By: Magdalene Ko; News Editor The mile run has always been disliked by all students. A recent Thunderbolt article explained the disadvantage of the mile, as well as complaints students have had. To their credit, it seems the school administration…

Setting Realistic Expectations

By: Magdalene Ko, News Writer As 2022 rolls around, the most common procedure is to set goals for the coming year. All around me, I hear people asking ‘did you set any resolutions?’ ‘what are your goals?’ ‘my goal is…

Basketball “Quads” Cancelled

By Magdalene Ko; News Editor Now that basketball season is here, a staple activity for the Mills community would be to cheer on our teams during quads. Quads are when all four basketball teams played consecutively: jv and varsity for…

Timeline for College

By: Magdalene Ko, News Editor When we first enter high school, four years feels like a lifetime. It’s a new era of our lives, with more freedom, more classmates, and… the added stress of college on our shoulders. College can…

News

Changes at School

After over a year of Zoom, there are bound to be plenty of changes to our daily routines at school. From completely different schedules to COVID rules to new programs, the coming year will be a readjustment for all of…

Features

Mr. Huddleson’s Athena’s Island

By Magdalene Ko, News Editor On September 23 and 24, Thursday and Friday at 7pm, Mills will be treated to Athena’s Island: a musical, written by our very own Mr. Huddleson. As our first in-person musical in over a year,…

Boba Shortage and Substitutes

By Magdalene Ko, Staff Writer My all time go-to drink is boba milk tea. These sweet, chewy, circle toppings from Taiwan are a must for any flavor of milk tea, especially since all boba shops carry it. But, to my…

Addams Family Musical

By Magdalene Ko, Staff Writer A long upheld tradition of Mills is the production of a musical every spring. This year, the theatre team undertook the task of playing The Addams Family, a story about family and friendship. With school…

Online Internships

By: Magdalene Ko, Staff Writer As highschool students plan the path they will be taking after they graduate, many start taking up internships. By learning valuable skills, internships help students better understand what their major in college should be, as…