How to Use Your Voice, Power, and Privilege to Stand Up for Others
By: Melissa Catpo, Staff Writer Recently, there have been more people interested in taking part in activism to fight alongside the Black community against police brutality and racial injustice. We see celebrities posting about this issue, going to protests, and…
The First Virtual Back-to-School Night
By: Leanna Yu, Editor-in-Chief The first online Back-to-School Night was held on a live webinar with a presentation by the school administration. To visit classes, parents were invited to create a parent observer account on Canvas and watch the course…
Apocalyptic Skies: Millbrae Awakes to Red Haze
On Wednesday, September 9th, students woke up to an orange-like filter outside their Bay Area homes. These ominous skies have continued to prevail all morning and afternoon, casting a night time feel to this darkened day. I’ve never seen anything…
Fireside Chat With Principal Duszynski
By Leanna Yu, Editor-in-Chief After the first week of distance learning, Principal Pamela Duszynski revealed insight on coping with distance learning and Mills’ future endeavors for starting the academic year online. As students and staff work from home, Principal Duszynski…
Popular Quarantine Activities
By Karine Chan, Editor-in-Chief From baking to binge-watching Tiger King, the past six months have been jam-packed with enjoyable new activities to fill the long days. Starting mid-March when COVID-19 cases began to skyrocket, finding engaging activities to partake in…
Distance Learning Through the Lens of Seniors
By Bianca Reyes, Center Spread Editor The start of a new school year is always an exciting time, but for seniors in particular, it is especially thrilling. Senior year is the year that’s the most fun because there is so…
Sports in the 2020-2021 School Year
Sports, alongside many other school activities, are rituals that many students look forward to participating in throughout the school year. But sports this school year will look different due to the impact of COVID-19. The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has…
Facing Online Learning’s New Challenge: Zoom Bombing
By Anjuli Niyogi, Editor-in-Chief On Tuesday, August 18th, Serena Arge’s 6th period Art of Video class was interrupted by a Zoom bomber’s racial comments. While giving a personal example for a get-to-know your classmates slideshow assignment, Ms. Arge described her…
FAQ’s: Vikings Return to School
By Anjuli Niyogi, Editor-in-Chief Where can I access any district updates? If you haven’t gotten emails or text messages linking to Superintendent Kevin Skelly’s updates over the last 6 months, you can access his past and any upcoming messages here….
Celebrating Pride Month All Year Round
By Angela Dimaano, Thunderbolt Editor June has traditionally been recognized as Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots in New York just a little over 50 years ago. Pride is the celebration of the accomplishments and impact of the Lesbian…