Brooke Zheng
August 29, 2021
Staff Writer Senior Brooke Zheng is a second-year staff writer for the Smoke Signal. She also has a strange obsession with blobfish and currently possesses three blobfish plush. Outside of the Smoke Signal, she enjoys…
Year in Review: 2020-21
June 11, 2021
By Staff Writers Sumani Alem, Nishi Bhagat, Sabrina Cai & Brooke Zheng As the summer approaches, the Smoke Signal has rounded up the most noteworthy achievements, competitions, and school changes of the 2020-21 school year….
College Artists from the Class of 2021
June 8, 2021
By Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha & Brooke Zheng From theatre to art to music, MSJ is home to hundreds of creative minds, some of whom hope to continue their artistic journeys beyond high school. Despite…
21 Seniors
May 17, 2021
By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya, Sakshi Umrotkar, Varun Upadhyay, Jackie Wong, Jerry Yuan & Brooke Zheng To celebrate the Class of 2021, the Smoke Signal is spotlighting 21 diverse and accomplished seniors. From April 13…
Minority Groups Must Fight in Tandem
March 26, 2021
By Staff Writers Maggie Lai, Nithika Valluri, & Brooke Zheng “I want to see how passionately people (incl. other POC) will stand up for Asians. Those of you who were so vocal w BLM, where…
Alumni Spotlight: Alex Hariz and Venkat Narasimhan
February 25, 2021
By Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha & Brooke Zheng Ten years after graduating from MSJ, Class of 2003 Alumni Alex Hariz and Venkat Narasimhan reunited to create HoopSphere, a basketball organization for kids in the Bay…
Karankumar Mageswaran Plays to His Own Beat
February 16, 2021
By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya & Brooke Zheng Cover graphic and Visual spread by A&E Editor Megh Basu
Guide to Water Sports
January 24, 2021
By Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha & Brooke Zheng When it comes to water sports, the first thing that comes to mind is swimming. However, swimming is just one of many that exist worldwide. The Smoke…
DieHard TryHards Try Holiday Singing & Songwriting
December 15, 2020
By Staff Writers Tavish Mohanti, Naveed Shakoor, Tanisha Srivatsa & Brooke Zheng Although we’re still quarantining at home, the holiday spirit lives on through movies, food, and nostalgic yuletide carols. Inspired by dozens of Christmas…
Diwali — Festival of Lights for a Dark Time
November 19, 2020
By Staff Writers Selina Yang & Brooke Zheng Cover graphic and visual spread by Graphics Editor Anya Agarwal
