Celebrating United Against Hate Week
By: Phoebe Piserchio, Editor-in-Chief Originating in 2017, United Against Hate Week (UAHW) is set to mark its sixth annual observance from November 12 to 18, 2023, as communities unite on a mission of unity and resilience. What started as a…
Our SMUHSD Student Board Representatives
By: Julia Xia, Features Editor Every month, our school district holds a board meeting at the district office in San Mateo. The goal is to always discuss plans to improve the overall functionality of the school district. However, student perspectives…
Beloved Lady Vikings Coach, David Matsu, Passes Away
By: Michaela Gonzalez, Co-Editor-In-Chief On Saturday night of October 7th, longtime Girls Varsity Basketball coach Dave Matsu suffered a sudden stroke at Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City. Over the course of 7 days, he was kept in the ICU surrounded…
Local Lucky and Neighboring Walgreens Shutting Down this Fall
By Arianna Alvarez, Staff Writer Millbrae’s Lucky and El Camino Walgreens will be permanently closing its doors this November 3rd and 8th, respectively. According to the San Mateo Daily Journal, these decisions are the result of unrelenting theft in Millbrae,…
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease circulates Mills
By: Bianca Pando, staff writer During late September, an out-break circulates around Mills High School. History repeats itself with new-found illness and brings to light the new culture that encourages students to go to school while feeling sick. Coxsackievirus A16,…
MENASA Alliance for Humanity Walkout
By: Isabelle Yang, Staff Writer On October 18, students joined the MENASA Alliance for Humanity in their walkout to advocate and bring awareness to the struggles the members in the club face. After certain current events that are taking place…
Remembering Shawn Thomas
By: Phoebe Piserchio, Editor-in-Chief On the morning of October 4th, one of our school plant operator employees (SPOE), Shawn Thomas, passed away at the age of 43. Being a key part of the Viking ship, we mourn the loss of…
Recent Spur Trail Sexual Assaults Threaten Student Safety
By Bianca Pando, Staff Writer Millbrae,CA- Within three days of each other, two women reported two separated crimes with sexual violence, one on the Spur Trail and another between 200 Poplar and La Cruz Ave. Both being near Mills High…
Millbrae’s Homeless Housing Approved
Concerns Raised Over Change in Millbrae Culture and Safety By: Noor Abdullah, Opinions Editor San Mateo County’s plan to convert Millbrae’s La Quinta Inn and Suites into affordable housing units for unhoused people has been met with strong disapproval by…
Taylor Middle School Teacher Arrested for Lascivious Conduct: Emotional Effect on Millbrae Students
By Amelia Naughten (Staff Writer), Michaela Gonzalez (Opinion’s Editor) and Katelyn Chang (Editor-in-Chief) On April 20, 2023, the San Mateo County Sheriff Department arrested 54 year-old Mathew Garrett in his home in San Francisco for 10 counts of sexual assault….