MMAG’s Preparation for Groove-A-Thon
By: Isabelle Yang, Sports Editor For the Mills Music Arts Group, the past few months have been a whirlwind of practicing and refining musical performances for their biggest fundraiser of the year. On Friday, October 25th, the music department will…
Introducing Our Newest Teachers at Mills!
By: Sara Meng, Staff Writer New teacher, Mr. Jonathan Lee joins the math department this year. Outside of class, he is an athletic person who enjoys running, swimming, and playing mobile games. Mr. Lee, also recently began helping coach the…
New Beginnings & Final Chapters: Student Mindsets
By: Mikayla Ho, Staff Writer The new school year marks a major turning point for freshmen and seniors at Mills. Freshmen are starting their journeys, while seniors are finalizing their last year in high school. These two groups have unique…
FCCLA shines at the STAR competitions
By Eduardo Galindo, Copy Editor On June 29, FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) headed for a five day journey to Seattle, Wash. for a national conference with fellow FCCLA groups and competed in the STAR (Students Taking…
Mills High Debuts Our Brand New Dance Program
By Abigail Chai, Center Spread Editor Each year, students can select from a wide range of offered electives to fulfill their visual and performing arts (VAPA) credits, with choices such as media arts, drama, and ceramics being a popular choice….
A Blast from the Past: Interviewing Mills’ Bye Bye Birdie Lead from 1972, Nancy Call Torres
By: Amelia Naughten, News Editor For this edition, The Thunderbolt reached out to one of the leads from the previous 1972 Mills production of Bye Bye Birdie, Nancy Call Torres. Nancy was a student at Mills from 1968-1972 and later…
Saying “Bye Bye” to “Bye Bye Birdie”: An Overview of Mills’ Spring Musical
By: Amelia Naughten, News Editor Mills Drama made audiences “put on a happy face” early this spring with a stunning production of Bye Bye Birdie, directed by Gary Stanford Jr. and Mills music teacher Dave Gregoric. Across two weekends on…
Opening of the Brothers Cafe
By Eduardo Galindo A new restaurant called Brothers Cafe is opening its doors at the beginning of 2024 in Millbrae on Magnolia Ave, where they will be giving Millbrae residents and Mills students alike a place to eat and have…
RIP to Seniors, Fresno State Is Their Only Choice
By: Michaela Gonzalez, Co-Editor-in-Chief The Class of 2024 at Mills has worked hard on applications for the past few months. Many have applied to out-of-state private universities, such as Northeastern and the University of Southern California. But most seniors applied…
Ms. Donohoe’s Partnership with Stanley Cups
By Amelia Naughten, News Editor The Stanley Cup has become a widespread phenomenon on social media, ranging from “Stanley Cup survives 1,000 degree fire and crashing building” to “10 year-old’s hot takes on the latest Starbucks edition.” This adult sippy…