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Students are working on homework from other classes while being in Child Development. Only six people, including the three teachers in the class, were wearing their masks.
Mask mandates no longer in effect
Nia Coleman
After the California legislature passed SB 118 on March 14, UC Berkeley will now be able to expand its incoming class of 2026 by 3,050 students.
SB 118 reverses University of California, Berkeley enrollment freeze
Lawrence Feng and Emily Ma
Truth is under attack. In our modern world, lies are more powerful than ever, and they can have real consequences. Others go so far as to deny the fundamental existence of truth.
An Age of Skepticism
Lawrence Feng
Trash cans are overflowing with students’ trash. After student support, the understaffed janitors were busy cleaning other messy parts of the school.
Trash Increasing on Campus
Nia Coleman
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Op/Ed
Students are depicted with boxes of donation materials for their non-profit organizations. Starting a non-profit organization is marketed as a “silver bullet” towards college admission, but the consequences of doing so solely for college acceptance can be dire.
Student Non-Profits: Selfless or Selfish
Olivia Brandeis

Empty tubs of Ben and Jerrys, tear stained tissues, and “Driver's License” on repeat. No this isn’t a high school breakup, it’s college admissions season. For most high...

Celebrity and influencer Kendall Jenner wears the Hockney dress by the luxury brand House of Sunny. The dress skyrocketed in short-lived popularity during the summer of 2020 after going viral on platforms like TikTok, and is known as one of the most popular microtrends of the year.
Microtrends: out of style next month
Macie Calvert

Velvet scrunchies. Gingham dresses. Puravida bracelets. Chunky rings. In the past few years, the amount of time in which clothes and accessories have cycled through popularity...

Ugh! Get a room…but make it out of glass so I can watch to my heart’s content, obviously!
PDA: Please Do(n't) Admire
Siena Vu and Aarushi Khurana

   PDA—Public Displays of Affection. A glorious phenomenon spreading throughout Monte Vista like a romantic disease, one full of love and teenage hormones.      One...

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A&E
Maddy and Cassie show up to “Euphoria High” in nearly identical outfits. Cassie had woken up at four in the morning to get ready for school and tried to be Maddy by copying the other’s personal style.
Many students and teachers at Monte Vista have been playing Wordle. According to The New York Times, over 300,000 people play it daily.
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Sports
A victorious Novak Djokovic hoists the 2021 Australian Open mens singles championship trophy. This was his ninth win at the tournament, one year before he was barred from returning to defend this title.
An illustration by Pascal Kirchmair depicts what is truly occuring in Qatar today. While the country is preparing to host one of the world’s most popular sporting events, the horrors that are present in the country are being completely overlooked.
Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel wearing the Speedo LZR Pure Intent fast-suit at the summer Tokyo Olympic Games. This is a popular racing suit at both the amateur and competitive level.
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Huang is seen walking the runway at Silicon Valley Fashion Week in 2019. This show was promoting Maje Paris in Bloomingdales.
After attending Sachi Sushi, a local Japanese restaurant, one of the users running the account decided to share a photo of her meal. The four friends post food on the Instagram account that ranges from gourmet meals to homemade snacks they’ve made in their own kitchens.
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The official news publication of Monte Vista High School.
The official news publication of Monte Vista High School.