Top Tier Throws Coach Returns

By Hanson Han, Sports Editor The new year has started, which means big changes for the Mills Track and Field team. With winter conditioning underway, Coach Lawrence Cappel has made some crucial additions to the coaching staff.  Coach Cappel has…

Mr. Dean’s experience playing basketball for UC Berkeley

By Daniel Gao, Staff Writer Olatunji Dean, now known as Mr. Dean, is one of our newest teachers on campus. After Mrs. Tiziani stopped teaching P.E. At Mills at the start of the spring semester, our school board proudly appointed…

Overlooked Sports At Mills

By: Julia Xia, Staff Writer The sports section of the Mills newspaper focuses exclusively on the sports played at school. While this is to be expected, the fact is that many students play sports outside of school, yet they don’t…

Toxicity of Gym Culture

By Nicole Lee, Staff Writer The new year is upon us, and with that means new year’s resolutions. The most common among them being getting into shape. As more people purchase gym memberships and gyms become increasingly crowded, people look…

An Ideal Christmas List for the Athletes at Mills High

By Samuel Lam & Kyle Chan, Staff Writers Sports are an ever-present black hole of time, as well as physical and mental ability. However, not only is it costly bodily-wise, it requires a lot of specific equipment and tools. As…

Jackie Pan Qualifies for Cross Country State Meet in Fresno

By Jamie Wong, Staff Writer After an incredible performance at CCS in early November, Mills Cross Country runner Jackie Pan (11) qualified for the state championship, which was held November 26 in Fresno’s Woodward Park. Pan, who placed eleventh at…

Mills Volleyball & The Future

By Bruce Nie, Staff Writer One of the most exciting fall sports offered here at Mills is our girl’s volleyball program. Mills’ girl’s volleyball team has had a long-winded history of winning, having won the league on 11 separate occasions….

Fantasy Football Craze At Mills

By Kyle Chan, Staff Writer Fantasy football is a game where participants play a role as a general manager of the virtual professional American football teams. There are plenty of apps that provide that format, such as ESPN, Yahoo, Sleeper,…

Girls Tennis Team At A Disadvantage

By Noor Abdullah, Staff Writer Mills students have long been awaiting the completion of the new sports fields, none more than the girl’s tennis team. Starting on June 1, 2021, there has been non-stop construction going on just behind our…

Varsity Football Turns the Tide

By: Riley Alcantara, Staff Writer On September 23, Mills football brought a different mindset and scheme to the field during the away game against the Saratoga Falcons during their homecoming week. The idea of ruining another team’s homecoming game only…