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By: Staff Writers Brian Tseng and Michelle Dalarossa Graphics by: Staff Writer Lucille Njoo Amazing Asks 1. If you want sparks to fly, bring sparklers. Pyrotechnics are guaranteed to dazzle your date and light a…

By: Staff Writers Lucille Njoo and Deeksha Raina Now that November has come and gone, it’s time for us to reflect on our novel writing. We didn’t get to finish the novel by the end…

By: Staff Writers Lucille Njoo and Deeksha Raina This is the second installment of our three-part NaNoWriMo blog series. The following is background information for the novel, and a plot summary. Background Information The universe…

By: Staff Writers Ishika Chawla, Anthony Chen, Bindhu Swaminathan & Cindy Yuan After the stampedes of Black Friday fade away, the battle for the best deals moves to the Internet—and so do the Smokies. Four of…

By: Staff Writers Lucille Njoo and Deeksha Raina When we first signed up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), we weren’t quite sure what we were getting ourselves into. NaNoWriMo is an annual online writing…

By: Staff Writer Ansh Patel  Cementing his reputation as a stand-out debater on the national circuit, Senior Shivane Sabharwal was recently crowned champion of the Lincoln-Douglas (LD) division on Oct. 16-18 at the 45th annual…

By: Staff Writer Mustafa Ahmed Junior Vijay Srinivasan represented California in the Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship golf tournament. Srinivasan finished as the best player from California. The Smoke Signal interviewed Srinivasan to talk…

By: Staff Writer Didi Wu Smoke Signal: We’ve heard that you decorate your classroom yearly for various occasions, such as for 9/11 and the Hiroshima unit as well as Halloween. How did you get this…

By: Staff Writers Kevin Li, Deeksha Raina, Carolyn Ge and Victor Zhou In what may have been a grave miscalculation, the Smoke Signal dispatched three scaredy-cats and one thrill-seeker to undertake the most daring Smokie…

By: Staff Writers Andrew Kan and Brian Tseng  It’s almost Halloween again, and everyone seems to be preparing for its trick-or-treat tradition.  Before you start thinking about what to dress up as or what candy…