Admin Vaping Follow-Up
From 2016 and 2017, following Dean Christian’s time recovering from cancer and his return eventual return to the Mills community, he admittedly reports that vaping and e-cigs were not considered a problem. Dean Christian noted that he did notice increasing…
Sports Op: Dangers of Concussions
From a head-on collision during football practice to falling down the stairs and accidently hitting your head, there are many ways students can receive a concussion. A recent 2018 study conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Varsity Boys Water Polo Claim Undefeated Victory
By: Jessica Lin, Athletics Editor and Chief of Media Mills Boys Varsity Water Polo team dominated their 2018 season, making CCS for the second time in the team’s history. Captained by Bryan Chan (12), Michael Fearon (11) and Rhys Girouard (12),…
Sibling Relationships at School
By: Leanna Yu Imagine growing up your entire lives together, and then entering a new chapter of your lives: high school. Once siblings begin attending high school together, it can change their whole relationship in many different aspects. The reality…
Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health
In this day and age social media plays an important role in the lives of not only teenagers, but a significant amount of the adult population as well. Social media is a place where all people have equal opportunities to…
Sexual Consent and Mental Health
By: Jack Peng, Staff Writer On November 8th, Mills High School debuted the Real You Assembly and a fun mental health activity, with the mental health activity being a follow-up to the Mental Health Assembly on November 2nd. Students were split…
California Fires Contained with Inmates’ Help
The 2018 California wildfire season has proven to be one of the most destructive seasons in state history, with almost 8,000 fires burning through an area of over 1.8 million acres. The Woolsey and Camp Fires, both of which started…
Do Walkouts Make a Difference?
By: Abigail Sun & Jack Peng Staff Writers Con: With the recent Sexual Assault walkout at Mills High School and students’ responses to it, it may seem like the walkouts do not make a difference. However, walkouts have proven to be…
NEW Holiday Movies to Watch on Netflix!
By: Leanna Yu, Culture Editor Recently, Netflix has been releasing new Netflix Original films for their subscribers. With December just around the corner, Netflix has announced and released several holiday films for viewers to enjoy. Not sure which movies to…
Tracked: Location Sharing Within Families
By: Leanna Yu, Culture Editor In this current tech-savvy generation, parents have discovered a new way to “track” their kids, by using the device that most teenagers cannot go anywhere without: their phone. With new apps available to be installed,…