Ego in Politics
By: Leo Schroeder, Staff Writer For most of the world, ego is an attribute that plays a central role in our lives. Many of us would define ego as something along the lines of “the narcissistic part of our character.”…
How to Manage Holiday Stress
With the holidays approaching in high speed, so does the stress that comes with the season itself. While it is an important time to relax and spend time with loved ones, the stress and pressure that comes with this time…
Abundance of Assemblies at Mills
By: Abigail Sun Since the start of the 2018-2019 school year, Mills has hosted 3,486 assemblies. Okay, so not really. But there has been a hefty amount already: the Mental Health Awareness assembly, sexual consent assembly, Challenge Success for freshman,…
A New Take On Underage Drinking
By: Abigail Sun You’re at a party. Music is blaring, everybody’s moving around, and the lights flicker so much that your eyes struggle to take it all in. Your friend squeezes through the crowd and makes her way back to…
Op-Ed: Do the Holidays Still Hold Their Religious Values?
Between the months of November and December, whether it be Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, it seems that almost every American, including the majority of students here at Mills, celebrate a holiday that involves the prospect of gift-giving; with the eight…
Other Countries and Their Adopted Holidays
Leo Schroeder, Staff writer Other Countries and Their Adopted Holidays With the holiday season coming into full swing, we are starting to see many different festivities come into bloom, some of the most popular being Christmas, Hanukkah, and New…
Let’s, Um, Maybe Talk about Professional Skills?
By Anjuli Niyogi and Amanda O’Dea We learn a lot of different things in high school. There’s biology, chemistry, US History, even Calculus for those daring enough to take it. But there is one thing not lectured in school, one…
What Administration is Doing to Stop Vaping
By: Kianna Cheuk, Staff Writer Is there a vaping problem here at Mills? To be frank I’m not sure myself. I’m not exposed to this type of “extracurricular” activity here at Mills, but it does seem prominent in our small…
Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health
In this day and age social media plays an important role in the lives of not only teenagers, but a significant amount of the adult population as well. Social media is a place where all people have equal opportunities to…
Do Walkouts Make a Difference?
By: Abigail Sun & Jack Peng Staff Writers Con: With the recent Sexual Assault walkout at Mills High School and students’ responses to it, it may seem like the walkouts do not make a difference. However, walkouts have proven to be…