SMUHSD Declaration of Climate Emergency
By Rita Li, Staff Writer The progression and acceleration of climate change has resulted in widespread attention from SMUHSD students, who spent months perfecting a Climate Emergency Declaration. The SMUHSD Board of Trustees approved the resolution unanimously after it was…
Q&A with Mills Alumni Student Panel during PTO Meeting
By Anjuli Niyogi, Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, April 21, the Mills Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) held a Q&A with an MHS Alumni Student Panel to answer your questions regarding school reopening, graduation, and more. The MHS Student Alumni panel included MHS…
AP Testing + SAT Testing/Subject Tests Updates
In the upcoming months of May and June, students taking AP exams will again be expected to follow new regulations compared to previous years. Check this article for more information on AP Exam schedules. There will be new requirements for…
Mills High School Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year Honorees
By: Jordan Hasty, Staff Writer The Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club is a non-profit youth development organization dedicated to inspire and enable young people all across the peninsula to achieve their full potential as caring, responsible, and productive citizens. Since…
What Will This Year’s AP Exams Be Like?
By, Rita Li, Staff Writer For the second consecutive year, SMUHSD and College Board made changes to the AP Exams to accommodate social distancing protocols. The decisions made by the College Board and school boards intend to protect the health…
Everyday Struggles of a Student-Athlete
The lives of student athletes’ are often more complex and strenuous than what most people would perceive it to be. Being a good student and being a good athlete both take a significant amount of time and effort and can…
Mills Offers SATs in April
By Raquel Catpo, Staff Writer On Tuesday, April 27th, 11th grade students will be able to take the SAT free of charge. This day will be asynchronous for all San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) schools in order to…
Hate Crimes in San Mateo
By: Raquel Catpo, Staff Writer On January 27-28, trees, cars, and alleyways on the intersection of Poplar Avenue and La Cruz Avenue in Millbrae were vandalized and spray-painted with swastikas, other hate symbols, and crude sexual imagery. According to a…
Sexual Assault Claims on the Millbrae School District
By Bianca Reyes, Center Spread Editor On February 1st, two former students from Taylor Middle School filed a lawsuit in San Mateo County Superior Court against the Millbrae School District, alleging that they were both sexually assaulted by a past…
New Local Job Openings for Students: Resources + More
By: Jordan Hasty, Staff Writer For several high schoolers, the past year has met them with challenges that have never happened before, reshaping their lives drastically. From lifestyle alterations, to graduation plans, to merely adjusting — it has been a…