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The official news publication of Monte Vista High School.

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The official news publication of Monte Vista High School.

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A phone holder in use. Students placed their phones in a pocket before class started to minimize potential distractions. Courtesy of Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Unplugged: What School Will Look Like with New Cell Phone Policies

Emma Phillips, Social Media Manager April 24, 2025

When it comes to phone usage at school, students tell their teachers that they forget their phones at home, that they need it to text their parents, or they simply put a burner cell phone in a phone jail....

Open Academic Booster Positions

Open Academic Booster Positions

Danya Omair, Reporter April 17, 2025

     The board of Academic Boosters is undergoing a transformation as multiple members are shifting positions, leaving three open for parent applicants, including secretary, financial secretary, and...

What AI in classrooms may look like in the future. This is an AI-generated image that depicts how technological advances would be integrated into everyday learning. Courtesy of Hello Parent.

Google Gemini: The Future of Learning at Monte Vista

Emma Phillips, Social Media Manager April 17, 2025

     As technology progresses, more students are utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom. Currently, many of these sites, including ChatGPT, are blocked by the district. However, students...

Senior Erin Yang’s Tesla with the “anti-Elon” bumper sticker (Photo Credit: Erin Yang).

“Before We Knew Elon Was Crazy”

Leo Dublin, Reporter & Proofreader April 17, 2025

       Since its founding in 2003, Tesla has been the premiere electric vehicle company in the United States. Raking in nearly $100 billion USD in 2024, the company has been a cash cow for...

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District’s 2024 - 2025 adopted budget. The charts showed revenues by source and expenditures by type, totalling under $500,000. Courtesy of San Ramon Valley Unified School District's Budget and Fiscal Services.

The Price of Learning: SRVUSD Budget Cuts

Emma Phillips, Social Media Manager March 20, 2025

     While Monte Vista is considered a prestigious school, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) is in the bottom fourth percentile of funded districts across California. Over the...

The NASDAQ Composite graph. Stock sales showed a sharp increase on election day and when Donald Trump was elected president. Courtesy of Apple Stocks.

Red, White, and Blue Versus Green: The Election Versus the Stock Market

Emma Phillips, Social Media Manager March 20, 2025

      As the 2024 election results were released, the stock market has shown significant changes. This is due to sellers and buyers anticipating new economic policies. Thus, many are trading various...

Inside Monte Vista’s Wellness Center. The space was decorated with couches, chairs, and pillows so students could relax. Image courtesy of MVHS Counseling.

Investing in Mustangs’ Mental Health

Emma Phillips, Social Media Manager March 4, 2025

       Since the opening of the Wellness Center (WC) in 2021, students have utilized the space to take a break from daily stressors. Students are allowed to leave class to talk with the WC...

Trump signing executive orders alongside children (ABC News)

A Brief Look at the First Two Months in Office

Amaya Jalal, Reporter March 4, 2025

    America has seen a lot of change just in the past few months. We’ve entered a new presidency albeit with familiar faces, but lots of new ideas and action. The White House says President Trump signed...

Teachers gather on the sidewalk along Stone Valley Road in front of the senior parking lot holding signs to raise awareness about the direct impact SRVUSD budget cuts will have on students.

Teachers Advocate for Students Amidst Budget Cuts

Evelyn Gase and Danya Omair March 4, 2025

Teachers lined up along the front of Monte Vista holding signs of protests and concerns after the Board of Education released the budget reduction plan, starting with a devastating cut of $26 million....

First responders extinguishing palisades fire - courtesy of Capital Public Radio

City of Angels, City of Ruin

Sydney Gross, Reporter January 31, 2025

   Just seven days into 2025, regions all across the Los Angeles county experienced five separate fire outbreaks. While fires are not an abnormal occurrence for California, first responders and residents...

Tick Tock, TikTok

Tick Tock, TikTok

Danya Omair and Evelyn Gase January 31, 2025

     The time for the ‘Apple’ dance, ‘Renegade’, get-ready-with-mes, and celebrity edits seemed to be coming to an end Saturday evening, just hours before midnight, as TikTok began to shut...

Adam Schiff in June, 2023 in front of the U.S. Capitol.

2024 Senate Election

TJ Nagarkar, Sports Editor November 19, 2024

     In November, 34 states will hold elections for the Senate. In California, two candidates are fighting for the opportunity to be the next senator in office, one of them being a Monte Vista alumnus:...

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