Teacher Opinions Concerning Sparknotes

By: Jessica Lin & Ezra Chan, Athletics Editor & Center Spread Editor Sparknotes: every student’s best friend in the painfully familiar situation of being too overwhelmingly busy to complete the assigned reading before that big test. Created by Harvard students…

Embracing High School with School Spirit

By Anjuli Niyogi You slide next to your friend on Mills’ blinding red bleachers. The rally is about to begin. Ryan and Richard, your rally commissioners begin, “What’s up Vikings!?” Your ears seer with the microphone’s high pitched echo. You…

Give A.P. Classes a Chance

Between sophomore and junior year, students tend to devote more of their time into achieving academic success as colleges use these two years to represent students’ overall G.P.A. While uncommon for sophomores, juniors at Mills tend to take one or…

Respect In the Twenty First Century

By: Leo Schroeder, Staff Writer What is respect? This is a question we ask ourselves nearly every day while we watch our leaders slander each other with foul remarks, as our peers falsely superiorize themselves, and as our media taints…

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The Continuing Impact of Martin Luther King Jr.

The name Martin Luther King Jr. holds a significant place in the history of the United States and the world as a whole. Martin Luther King was most popularly known as a pastor from Alabama who was a prominent spokesperson…

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College Apps: Reflection and Realization

Amanda O’Dea, Editor-in-Chief Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like a total phony writing college app essays? We’re asked questions like If your life was a novel, what would the title be? and What metaphor do you…

What People at Mills are Excited for this Holiday

By: Kianna Cheuk, Staff Writer The last two weeks before winter break are especially stressful—as the end of the semester approaches, students are busy maintaining their grades while preparing to for finals. The idea of winter break is a soothing…

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Mental Health Advancement Initiative at Mills High School

By Victoria Ratto,  Staff Writer  A global teen epidemic, students with mental health conditions struggle to receive the education they deserve. Struggle to maintain a health emotional and mental wellbeing in a high “pressure cooker” environment has been approached by…

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English Teachers’ Opinion on Sparknotes

Ezra Chan and Jessica Lin, Center Spread and Athletics Editors Sparknotes: every student’s best friend in the painfully familiar situation of being too overwhelmingly busy to complete the assigned reading before that big test. Created by Harvard students in 1999…