PE Grading System Troubles
By Nicole Lee & Jamie Wong, Staff Writers From freezing cold winter mornings to scorching hot sunny days, P.E. students must persevere through any condition to run their mile. All students enrolled at schools under the San Mateo High School…
A Review Of The Netflix Series “Wednesday”
By Nicole Lee, Staff Writer After thirty-one years since The Addams Family movie first came out, Netflix has finally released its highly anticipated spinoff for the eldest child, Wednesday. The series, directed by Tim Burton, follows Wednesday Addams’ journey through…
Our Vote Matters In American Politics. Here’s Why
By Samuel Lam & Kyle Chan, Staff Writers The midterm elections are a pivotal and crucial moment in deciding the future of the United State’s political scene; with this most recent one being arguably the most critical of all. In…
Jackie Pan Qualifies for Cross Country State Meet in Fresno
By Jamie Wong, Staff Writer After an incredible performance at CCS in early November, Mills Cross Country runner Jackie Pan (11) qualified for the state championship, which was held November 26 in Fresno’s Woodward Park. Pan, who placed eleventh at…
Spookiest Games and Films for Halloween
By Jessica Poon, Staff Writer Although we, as students and adolescents alike, may have trick-or-treated as kids, we are inevitably getting older, and no longer can. So what should we do after? Aside from partying, here are some movies and…
New Assistant Principals
By Max Zaninovich, News Editor Last year the Mills Community said goodbye to two of our beloved Assistant Principals, Mr. Gomez and Ms. Schlax, both of whom will be sorely missed. Nevertheless, this year we turn the page and welcome…
UGGs Are Cute, but Are They Ethical?
By: Michaela Gonzalez, Opinion Editor NEWS FLASH: it’s fall. This means an array of contributing factors of the fall aesthetic will begin to appear everywhere and anywhere: sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes, jazz music, and the weather decreasing about 5 degrees….
Creating costumes vs buying costumes
By Michael Lin, Staff Writer Celebrated on October 31, Halloween is a holiday that officially is meant to ward off ghosts according to Celtic people of Europe. Pope Gregory III attempted to erase this Pagan tradition by making November 1…
SPOOKY FOODS
By Daniel Gao, Staff Writer Spooky foods of Halloween, ah yes, it’s that time of the year again. From exotic grapes that look like witch fingers to durians that look like a medieval mace and smell like rotten flesh, nature…