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Tue. Jun 17th, 2025
Latest at Mills: Mills Boba Bots Season RecapMills Varsity Tennis Dominates the competitionMills Track and Field: Keeping up The PaceLatino Mentor Program Hosts La FiestaLet’s Celebrate Mills Spring Senior Sport Athletes!Viking VelocityCelebrating Diversity: SEC Unveils MuralLetter from the Editors May 2025Mills Music Dominates the CMEA FestivalSpring Film Festival Highlights Student FilmmakersMills FAA Dances their Way to First PlaceCoachella Culture: Hot or Not?Hapara extension: Invasion of privacy or a useful tool?Out of This World or Just Out of Touch?: Katy Perry’s Trip To Space is Short of Inspirational We Already Took the Test: When Do AP Finals Make Sense?Meet @shotbykimyuSpotlight: Weightlifting Club Gains Lots of Traction Among StudentsMr. Pretto Prepares to Retire as a lumberjackLunch Table Reservations Now RequiredAll Reflective Surfaces on Campus to Be RemovedBoba Bots’ Sharon Zhang Awarded FRC Dean’s List FinalistMills Now Requiring Football Players to Train in BalletBig Dreams: Mills New Nap Program for StudentsAsk the Editor!Seagulls to Replace InternetSprinklers Rain Down with Fire AlarmsLights, Camera, Shower, Action: Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried Opens Mamma Mia!Lady Vikings win DIII CCS championship!Dead Capybara Found on Highway 280—Mr. Wang Recovers It for DissectionGrand Mills National: Kendrick @ Jim Cox FieldThe Year of Chalamet: Catching Him in Every Movie EverFinal Rally, Final SeasonSet Sail for Prom!Rats and TermitesPool Shuts Down: Swim Practice Moved to LandLetter from the Editors April 2025Disgusting Odor Prompts Evacuation of Math ClassProm Attendees Required to Wear Life JacketsFired Up: Mills CeramicsBonus Coverage: Mills React to NBA All-Star WeekendKnock, Knock–Why Are the School Doors Always Locked?ICE Raids in the Bay AreaMills to Remove AP Courses Prerequisites Requirement for Select ClassesCity of Stars: Winter FormalMeet Cute’s: Stories of How Couples Have Met for the First TimeSpring Team ManagersBlind Boxes for Days: Recent RaveA Brave New World in the MCUAnalyzing the Symbolism of Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime ShowScientifically Sound or Simply Fun? Assessing the Value of Zodiacs, MBTI, and Personality CategorizationMajor Decisions: How Seniors Decide Their FuturesThe Weeknd Reaches Mondaywhy have there been so many plane crashes recently?Love in the Bay: A High Schooler’s Guide to Valentine’s DayThe Craziest Super Bowl Superstitions at MillsInside the Court Room: A look at Mock TrialsWhat’s in My Backpack? – Mills EditionLetter From the Editors February 2025Grammys 2025The Construction is Completed, and it’s….fine?Galentine’s Day: 5 Ways to Pamper Yourself With Your FriendsOrigins of Groundhog DaySMUHSD Ban on Sale of Plastic Bottles PetitionLove or Just A Situationship? Clocking the new standard for relationships and the new dating culture A Delicious Chocolate Délice for the Day of LoveBird Flu Fear: Is It Serious and Something to Worry About?Streaming vs. Theaters: Where Should Movies Premiere?Introducing: The Weightlifting ClubMills Architect Club: Who Are They?Enter: The DragonPanda Express @ GatewayCelebrating the Year of the Snake and Chinese New Year TraditionsWhat is Lemon8 and why is it banned?Clicking Back: The Digicam ComebackGolden Globes 2025 Wear or Tear?Insight on Spring SportsThe Tradition of the Second Semester of Senior YearThe Controversy of Team CaptainsWicked: Did It Defy Expectation?Freshman Mia Arcleona’s Nail BusinessLetter From The Editors January 2025How Important Are Extracurriculars for College Applications?False Alarms: Vaping in School Bathrooms Trigger Frequent Fire Evacuations, Raise Concerns of Admin and Students2025 Winter Sports ReflectionFinals: Project or Test?Lessons from LA: How Can Millbrae Citizens Brace for the Next Big Disaster?How Should Students Combat Food Waste?Behind the Scenes of Mamma Mia!      Bye-Bye TikTok: Students React to TikTok Ban, End of an EraGlobal New Year’s Superstitions to Ring in Good LuckBeef, Brain Rot, Brat: A 2024 Pop Culture RecapLegacy Admissions: A Tradition or Unfair Privilege?Breaking the Cycle: How to Keep Your New Year’s ResolutionsClassic Christmas Tales: What Made These Beloved Characters So Memorable?Gifts to Buy This Holiday SeasonFestive Flavors: The Thunderbolt’s Christmas Recipe GuideMills Debuts first ever Fall Film FestivalWarming up for WinterThe Decades-Old Debate: Real vs. Fake TreesFrosty Festivities: Non-Christmas Winter Holidays
Tue. Jun 17th, 2025
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