College Application Season Is Here
By Nicole Lee, Staff Writer The annual November madness is upon us and I’m not talking football. The season of students agonizing over GPA’s, personal statements, and whether or not they can stand out amongst other applicants is now in…
Mills Volleyball & The Future
By Bruce Nie, Staff Writer One of the most exciting fall sports offered here at Mills is our girl’s volleyball program. Mills’ girl’s volleyball team has had a long-winded history of winning, having won the league on 11 separate occasions….
Fantasy Football Craze At Mills
By Kyle Chan, Staff Writer Fantasy football is a game where participants play a role as a general manager of the virtual professional American football teams. There are plenty of apps that provide that format, such as ESPN, Yahoo, Sleeper,…
Girls Tennis Team At A Disadvantage
By Noor Abdullah, Staff Writer Mills students have long been awaiting the completion of the new sports fields, none more than the girl’s tennis team. Starting on June 1, 2021, there has been non-stop construction going on just behind our…
Varsity Football Turns the Tide
By: Riley Alcantara, Staff Writer On September 23, Mills football brought a different mindset and scheme to the field during the away game against the Saratoga Falcons during their homecoming week. The idea of ruining another team’s homecoming game only…
Investment Club Participation in the Wharton Investment Competition
By Jamie Wong, Staff Writer The Mills Investment Club started as a Discord server. During quarantine, Daniel Gao (12) and his friends used the space to discuss stocks and finance. After returning from distance learning, Gao, the club’s president, thought…
Our Student Success Coordinator
By Samuel Lam, Staff Writer One of the amazing things about Mills is the strategically designed programs it provides to all students in order to be academically successful. Some of these programs are specifically designed to help students who face…
Skyline Courses
By Hanson Han, Sports Editor This year, Mills is reintroducing in-person dual enrollment Skyline college courses. In the years leading up to the pandemic, Mills had just started a partnership with Skyline college. However, once the pandemic hit, these classes…
SMUHSD’S District-Wide Equity Vision
By: Michaela Gonzalez, Opinions Editor Beginning in 2018, the San Mateo High School District (SMUHSD) created an equity vision and General Equity Committee to cultivate a balanced learning environment for all students. Their mission statement reads: “We will continually identify,…
Lunch Experiences From Student Food Workers
By Kyle Chan, Staff Writer During lunch of the 2022-2023 school year, student food workers experienced many events; whether it is the joy of getting paid, the sense of being overwhelmed with large crowds, or maybe dealing with the conflicts…