A Letter from the 2024-2025 Editors-in-Chief
By: Elaine Chan and Phoebe Piserchio, Editors-in-Chief A warm welcome to the student and staff community at Mills from your Editors-in-Chief at the Thunderbolt, Phoebe Piserchio and Elaine Chan. Being our senior year, we are so honored to have the…
SMUHSD to Make New Phone Policy by Spring for Phone-Free Schools Act
By: Tianyou Lee, Staff Writer NOTE: This article was drafted before Gov. Newsom signed the Phone-Free Schools Act on Sept. 23, 2024. At the end of last August, the Phone-Free Schools Act—which would require school districts to limit at-school phone…
Eduardo Galindo Wins Region 5 ESS Award
By Phoebe Piserchio; Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, March 30th, Eduardo Galindo Aguilar (11) became the first Mills student to win the Every Student Succeeding (ESS) Award, given by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) to honor students who have achieved…
Prom Moved To The Dean’s Backyard
By: Arianna Alvarez, Staff Writer Juniors and Seniors are always looking forward to attending prom. Dressing up, hanging out with friends, listening to music, and just having fun. Word got out that this year’s prom is supposed to be on…
Student Found Locked in Mills Theater Overnight
By: Elaine Chan, Center Spread Editor BREAKING: Student, Ryan Spicker (11) was recently discovered in the Mills Auditorium after being locked in for over 3 days. Spicker was discovered early Monday morning at 6:32 A.M. when the custodian began his…
Michael Jackson Discovered to be a Mills Alumni
By Phoebe Piserchio; Editor-in-Chief In a shocking recent discovery, The Thunderbolt staff was looking through old Mills yearbooks and stumbled upon the name “Michael Joseph Jackson.” Upon further research, we discovered that the legendary American singer, songwriter, and dancer, Michael…
One Step Towards Justified Freedom
Photo of San Brunos Ceasefire Meeting: Photo credits to Musa Tariq By: Ameena Stringer, Staff Writer 75 years of Genocide, 75 years of Silence, 75 years of Loss, and the peoples’ protests and prayers of hope have been answered. On…
A Tribute to the Journalists of Gaza
By: Noor Abdullah, Opinions Editor As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza unfolds, leaving a majority of the population in desperate conditions, local journalists are right at the forefront, reporting on their experiences and that of those in Gaza. The daily…
The Privacy Paradox; Controversy Behind Propping Open School Restroom Doors
By: Julia Xia, Features Editor In October of this year, students at Mills discovered that all the gendered restroom doors were propped open with a wooden door stop. This action, taken by the administration, caused mass confusion among students as…
Welcoming Millbrae’s New Mayor: Anders Fung
By Michaela Gonzalez & Phoebe Piserchio; Editors-in-Chief In light of the new year and fresh beginnings, Millbrae proudly welcomed its new mayor, Anders Fung, who not only assumed the role back in December, but also made history as the first…