2020’s Unique Pride Month

By Madison Wong, Thunderbolt Editor This June marks the 50th annual Pride Month, a time for members of the LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate having the freedom to be themselves. The celebration is rooted in the Stonewall riot…

Talking to Parents About Senior Trips

By Jasmine Fung, Staff Writer The summer after senior year of high school can be exciting and free-spirited. Without summer assignments or strict routines to hold down many graduating seniors, this summer is meant to be spent creating precious memories…

Spotlight on Mills’ Numerous Academic Resources

By Jack Peng Website Manager Having trouble with class is common among many high school students and most of the time they are scrambling for help. Mills High School offers plenty of resources to help students with school such as…

Avengers: Endgame Review

By Anjuli Niyogi Whether you were excitedly awaiting your Thursday midnight showing of this action-packed, finale to the Avengers movie series or watched it a month after all the madness, the ending of Avengers: Endgame all had us at least,…

Prom Article 2019

On Saturday night, April 20th, Mills’ 2019 prom was held in the Exploritorium at Pier 15 in San Francisco. Most juniors and a majority of the senior class attended on this momentous day. While only one grade level apart, prom…

Senior Reflections

If I could go back to freshman year with all the knowledge I have, I’d take things at a more lax pace. I may or may not be your typical high school loser, but I definitely feel like I’ve missed…

Boba Saturation

By: Kianna Cheuk, Staff Writer Do your thoughts bubble with the thought of bubble tea? The sweet refreshing drink that seems to have the kids craving for more. Boba is not limited to just tapioca balls but lychee jelly, grass…

Mills Boba Bots competes in Championships

by Aiden Neely Mills High School’s robotics team, known as the Boba Bots, recently had the opportunity to compete at the FIRST Robotics World Championships in Houston, Texas. The competition consisted of 400 teams from around the world, all earning…

Stressed to be Relaxed

Leo Schroeder, Staff Writer Summer is nearing quickly. Lots of us are now shifting our attention to summer aspirations. “All I have to do is survive finals and then it’s summer! Then I can relax and have fun!” We all…

Announcing Our Spring Musical: Beauty and the Beast — A Quick Introduction to Cast, Crew, & Pit Orchestra

By: Jessica Lin & Ezra Chan, Athletics Editor & Center Spread Editor This March, the cast of the spring musical will be performing Beauty and the Beast, a Walt Disney Feature Animation film released in 1991. Beauty and the Beast…