MPPFA Projects Spotlight
March 3, 2017
By Staff Writers Ian Hsu, Andrew Kan, Amber Lee & Vicki Xu The Mission Possible Parent Faculty Association (MPPFA) has transformed the campus of MSJ with the many renovations and technology updates it helps…
By Staff Writers Amy Chen & Jenny Miao The Smoke Signal interviewed Sophomores Shivang Shelat and Anthony Gao, known as the Fantastic Fellows, and Ashley Wang about their respective blogs. Read on to find out…
The Diehard Tryhards Play Bocce Ball
February 3, 2017
By Staff Writers Amy Chen, Hannah Chou, Heather Gan & Andrew Kan With finals just around the corner, the Diehard Tryhards decided to wind down and play a friendly game of Bocce Ball. In an…
The Diehard Tryhards take on the Christmas Challenge
December 22, 2016
By Staff Writers Hannah Chou, Katherine Guo, Amber Lee & Anagha Mandayam As the holidays approach, decorations begin to appear and gifts pop up under the tree. In celebration of the festivities, the Diehard Tryhards held…
A Guide to Productivity Apps
December 22, 2016
By Staff Writers Deeksha Raina & Hana Sheikh For chronic procrastinators or students with busy schedules, it may be hard to stay on task and motivated. The Smoke Signal tried out a variety of productivity apps…
The Diehard Tryhards Roll Thai Ice Cream
December 8, 2016
By Staff Writers Zen Thumparkkul & Cindy Yuan The Smoke Signal Editors Zen Thumparkkul and Cindy Yuan arrived at Ice Cubed Creamery on the morning of November 22 with their sleeves rolled up, ready to uncover…
The Diehard Tryhards Take on Song Parodies
November 18, 2016
By Staff Writers Stephanie Dutra, Jonathan Ko, Deeksha Raina & Maggie Zhao In an epic showdown of wordplay and songwriting abilities, the Diehard Tryhards each composed an original song parody from the excerpts of popular songs,…
Teacher Spotlight - Jaime Richards
October 21, 2016
By Staff Writers Jessica Jen and Richard Chenyu Zhou Social Studies Teacher Jaime Richards will soon release his third book, Missing Pieces. The Smoke Signal interviewed him about the ideas behind his book. The Smoke…
Student Spotlight: Ivy Chan
October 21, 2016
By Staff Writer Ansh Patel Senior Ivy Chan and Sophomore Sophie Chan were recently selected as finalists for the White House Student Film Festival where they created and submitted a film under the theme of…
The Diehard Tryhards take on Pokemon Go
September 23, 2016
By Web Editor Carolyn Ge, Editor-in-Chief Rishab Ramapriyan & Sports Editor Cindy Yuan Three eager Smokies decided to venture into the exciting world of Pokémon, determined to catch them all and conquer gyms with their…