How Useful Is a Planner For School?
By Tiffany Xu, Staff Writer How useful is a planner? A planner is a notebook that acts as a personal organizer with an agenda with pages to write down everyday tasks and events. There are pages containing yearly, monthly, and…
Celebrity Merch Chaos
By: Vanessa Nguyen, Staff Writer Throughout the path of creating a name for themselves, celebrities eventually create a line of merch to put their name out there. Kylie Jenner has her “Kylie Cosmetics” line and Ariana Grande has her own…
The Struggles of Being a Student-Athlete
By Hanson Han, Staff Writer As a student-athlete myself, I know the struggles many of us have to face. We are forced to make hard decisions about how we manage our time. How much time should we allocate for school,…
The Romanticization of High School
By: Katelyn Chang, Editor-in-Chief As a teenager, the transition to young adulthood is usually marked with classic Hollywood movies including Mean Girls, Clueless, and Bring it On. This, combined with more modern takes on teen movies, specifically To all the…
New Teachers at Mills
By Max Zaninovich, Sports Editor Every year the Mills community welcomes new teachers and staff members. This year we have five new teachers and two new counselors: Mr. Debois (Biology and Ap Environmental Science), Ogechi Ibanusi (Ethnic Studies and Modern…
White Supremacy & Its Ties To Anti-Blackness In the Asian American Community
Guest Article: Kalyssa Chu, Taylor Middle School Student With the large uprising in the Black Lives Matter movement and the increase of hate crimes against Asian Americans in the past year, many discussions on racism have been held across the…
Students’ Thoughts on Returning Back to Campus for Hybrid Learning
By Raquel Catpo, Staff Writer Before spring break, students at Mills were given the opportunity to choose whether they wanted to attend hybrid learning, enabling them to go back to school for a few days a week, or stay at…
Local Red Cross Blood Drive on May 20th
By Anjuli Niyogi On May 20th, the Millbrae Area Red Cross hosted a blood drive at the local Westin San Francisco Airport hotel between 11 am and 4 pm. All participants had to schedule an appointment online to donate and…
SMUHSD Declaration of Climate Emergency
By Rita Li, Staff Writer The progression and acceleration of climate change has resulted in widespread attention from SMUHSD students, who spent months perfecting a Climate Emergency Declaration. The SMUHSD Board of Trustees approved the resolution unanimously after it was…
Cultivating Body Positivity & Self-Love
By: Jordan Hasty, Staff Writer It is no secret that as the weather gets warmer and the summer season approaches, the media can be a rough space. Individuals are scrutinized, sexualized, and generalized in every feasible way: by our height,…