Dragon Dance Team Soon to Return to Millbrae and SF Events

By: Tianyou Lee, Staff Writer In January and February of 2025, the Mills Dragon Dance Team will be performing at the Millbrae Lunar New Year Festival and San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade as their first out-of-school events since their…

In Search for a Bay Area Cafe Culture

By: Tianyou Lee, Staff Writer There’s this concept I recently came across that I found quite interesting: the third place, spaces meant for social interaction and community outside home and work spheres. Public hangout spots, essentially, with a low barrier…

Ms. Nancy Chavez’s Golden Apple Award Nomination

By: Tianyou Lee, Staff Writer For her work in our Wellness Department, the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) has granted the October Classified Golden Apple Award to Nancy Yance Chavez, Mills’ Lead Mental Health Therapist. “I’m really happy…

Dehumanizing Language Assembly Brings Mixed Student Reaction, Challenges of Inclusivity

By: Tianyou Lee, Staff Writer On Sept. 30, the Mills student body attended the Dehumanizing Language Assembly held by the Student Equity Council (SEC), which aimed to promote inclusive language on campus. During the assembly and since, the SEC and…

SMUHSD to Make New Phone Policy by Spring for Phone-Free Schools Act

By: Tianyou Lee, Staff Writer NOTE: This article was drafted before Gov. Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act on Sept. 23, 2024. At the end of last August, the Phone-Free Schools Act—which would require school districts to limit at-school phone…