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…
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…
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…
The Drama Department’s new director
Get ready to show your Viking spirit—this year, the Mills drama team is welcoming a new member to its family! Mr. Hudelson will be joining the drama department as their new director. After 15 years, Ms. Leung has sadly made…
Keep on Fighting Justin Condevillamar
Justin Condevillamar is a sophomore at Mills who is battling lymphoma, a type of cancer in his lymph nodes. He has recently received a bone marrow transplant to combat his relapse. The procedure successfully took place on September 14th and…
Don’t Be Late to School – It’s Not Cool!!
As class is about to start and I am running down the hall with a minute left and I am barely going to make it to class. Most of the time I do not make it to class on time…
Spotlighting the Mills Robotics Team
The Mills High School Robotics Team, otherwise known as the Boba Bots, work yearly to fabricate, code, and build a robot to complete a certain task when competing in games. The team meets weekly Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Headed by…
Junior Year Stress: To Be Or Not to Be
I remember my first day of school as if it were only yesterday: walking through the big, scary doors into center court, frantically searching for my Algebra I class, looking for anyone who appeared kind enough to direct me towards…