Tanvi Deshmukh
August 19, 2022
Staff Writer Junior Tanvi Deshmukh is a second-year staff writer, having previously served as the Feature Copyeditor for the Smoke Signal. Outside of the paper, she is the captain of MSJ’s Bollywood dance team Ishaara…
MSJ Ishaara’s comeback at Baazi 2024
March 12, 2024
By Staff Writer Tanvi Deshmukh Held from 5-8:30 p.m. on February 24 at Ohlone College, Baazi 2024 made history as the first-ever high school Bollywood dance competition in the Bay Area, hosted by Showstopper Productions….
Women in STEM Interviews
February 20, 2024
By Hannah Bi, Tanvi Deshmukh, Naisha Koppurapu, Keerti Koya & Catherine Qin How did you gain interest in STEM? “It was always expected of me because my parents were both engineers, so it’s a family…
Mean Girls: A Nostalgic Double Homage
February 6, 2024
By Staff Writer Tanvi Deshmukh The highly anticipated 2024 musical-film renditionMean Girls returns to the spotlight with a fresh Gen Z makeover, continuing the fetch legacy. Released on January 12, writer Tina Fey pays double…
Meet the ASB Candidates 2024-25
January 24, 2024
By: Staff Writers Hannah Bi, Tanvi Deshmukh, Shuhan Jin & Trisha Parikh ASB President Candidates Isaac Chan As a class officer since ninth grade, current Junior Class Vice President Isaac Chan has garnered experience in…
Mental Health Visibility Interviews
December 12, 2023
By: Staff Writers Rajorshi Chatterjee, Tanvi Deshmukh, Priyanka Shah, Arushi Singh, & Lucas Zhang Psychologists “Positive impact we hope to make includes assisting eligible students access curriculum by ameliorating or reducing mental health challenges…
Meet the Court: Knight
September 25, 2023
Krish Gupta After serving as captain of the MSJ Boys Tennis Team for two years and committing to playing D1 tennis at Yale, Homecoming Knight candidate Krish Gupta hopes to continue representing the MSJ community….
Meet the 2023-24 ASB Officer Candidates
January 18, 2023
By Staff Writers Tanvi Deshmukh, Jiyun Guo, Jacob Han, & Elaheh Khazi With the preliminary election for next year’s ASB officers coming up this Friday, MSJ’s ASB Officer Candidates are excited to present their ideas…
DieHard TryHards Wrap Oddly Shaped Gifts
December 16, 2022
By Staff Writers Tanvi Deshmukh, Shuhan Jin, Ashley Pang, & Anushka Vasudev In preparation for this holiday season’s heartfelt gift-giving, the Smoke Signal challenges this month’s DieHard TryHards to gift wrapping — but with a…
Staff
July 2, 2013
EDITORS Editors-in-Chief Karina Han Julia Peng News Vedesh Kodnani Kaylee Liu Opinion Annika Singh Annie Xu Feature Anushka Vasudev Callie Yuan Centerspread Chloe Gao Ashley Pang A&E Goonja Basu Sanah Bhardwaj Sports Aaryan Suri…
