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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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Kira Weiss sells handmade bracelets for Home by the Holidays

Fatima Ali, CC Spin Editor December 18, 2014

  Thirty-one women and 198 children refugees in Uganda need support in relocating to a safe home before their refugee camp is bulldozed in December and junior Kira Weiss is is doing something to make...

The fight for ferguson

The fight for ferguson

Bailey Ferguson, Staff Writer December 18, 2014

Riots have been sparking up around the world since the verdict of a white male officer was acquitted in Missouri after controversially shooting an 18 year old black male back in August. On August 9,...

Comahoax: Man Fakes a Coma for Two Years

Comahoax: Man Fakes a Coma for Two Years

Bailey Ferguson, Staff Writer November 19, 2014

A man in Wales is caught faking a coma after two years in order to avoid a lawsuit, only to be hit with an even bigger one A man in Wales faked having a coma for the past two years in order to avoid...

Nick Thakar's Lexus sits totaled at the side of the road. This October 21 accident involved 4 cars and caused widespread delay for the afternoon school commute.

Raucous Roads

Chris Bortolon, A&E Editor November 19, 2014

Monte Vista students have been impacted by accidents before and after school hours. The current construction on the road coupled with the excessive speed of students eager to get home have created what...

 Leadership room, where socks will be piled up and organized before being sent to local shelters.

Socktober event

Stephanie Toong, Staff Writer November 19, 2014

Monte Vista students and teachers are gathering socks for three local homeless shelters, all while making this a fun homecoming competition. Socks are being gathered for three homeless shelters: Cassidy...

California is still thirsty

Kevin Yang, News Editor November 19, 2014

  The current “megadrought,” described as one of the worst droughts in California’s history, continues to blight California as major rainfall still refuses to fall on state soil. This...

Collegiate beach volleyball is emerging into the spotlight of college sports.  NCAA finally recognized beach volleyball as a college sport and is now helping it transition from an emerging sport to a Championship sport.  A college player for USC dove for a stray ball at one of the first college beach volleyball tournaments.

Beach volleyball: thriving college sport

Maddie Dailey, Staff Writer October 23, 2014

Just a few years ago one of the most popular activities of the summer wasn’t even a collegiate sport, but now beach volleyball is thriving in the college community. Long Beach State, Pepperdine, St....

MV Speech dominates at season’s first competition

Reilly Olson, Op/Ed Editor October 23, 2014

The high school speech and debate season is back in business. 135 Monte Vista students embarked on a bus journey to Santa Rosa High School on September 20th, 2014. This is the first chance new students...

New Senior Parking Lot Raises Controversy

New Senior Parking Lot Raises Controversy

Maddie Dailey and Christian Berger October 22, 2014

Monte Vista’s new parking lot is now in working order, ready to serve students and faculty for the 2014-2015 school year. Most, however, have mixed feelings about its effectiveness and practicality. The...

California issues first plastic bag ban

California issues first plastic bag ban

Melody Schwartz, Senior Writer October 22, 2014

On Tuesday, September 23, Governor Jerry Brown signed the first statewide ban of plastic grocery bags in the nation in an act to reduce pollution. Although Brown signed for the ban on plastic bags,...

Middle school teacher arrested for child pornography

Fatima Ali, CC Spin Editor October 22, 2014

Mitchell Wolf, a well known math teacher at Diablo Vista Middle School, was arrested this August for possession of child pornography. He was arrested on Friday August 22nd after a forced search warrant...

False alarms, real consequences

False alarms, real consequences

Chris Bortolon, A&E Editor October 22, 2014

The blaring wail of the fire alarm has been a common sound around campus, highlighting Monte Vista’s surprising rate of triggered alarms, with four in the first two months of school. In 2013-2014,...

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