The Smoke Signal of Mission San Jose High School received a Gold Crown Award for the Digital News published in the 2020-21 school year from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). According to the CSPA,…
By Staff Writers Shelley Li, Jason Tang & Kaylee Wei On April 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., hundreds of attendees gathered at Fremont’s new Downtown Event Center & Plaza for the City and…
MSJ Youth4Climate launches first high altitude balloon
By Staff Writers Pratham Bhashyakarla and Kaylee Wei On April 2, MSJ Youth4Climate launched their first high-altitude weather balloon at Natividad Creek Park in Salinas, CA. Club members, mentors, and other student participants met at…
Festival of Globe celebrates Holi at MSJ
By Staff Writers Sahas Goli and Aaryan Suri Holi is a Hindu festival celebrating the victory of good over evil, often referred to as the Festival of Colors due to its vibrant celebrations. These celebrations…
MSJ Policy Changes Amidst COVID-19 Omicron Outbreak
By Staff Writers Vedesh Kodnani, Julia Peng & Aaryan Suri As the spread of COVID-19’s Omicron variant rapidly worsens, FUSD and MSJ have seen a shift in their safety protocols. The volatility of cases means…
Professor Po-Shen Loh brings the power of simple ideas to MSJ
By Staff Writers Jennie Wang & Annie Xu Drawing a crowd that filled C-120, MSJ welcomed Carnegie Mellon University Professor and International Math Olympiad CoachPo-Shen Loh for a guest speaker event during lunch on December…
By Staff Writers Sanah Bhardwaj & Kaylee Wei MSJ’s Leadership 2 (L2) held its first-ever Anti-Racism Forum at 6 p.m. on December 13 over Zoom. The forum, with roughly 15 Zoom attendees and 114 views…
By Staff Writers Selina Kao & Priyanka Shah On Tuesday, October 5, staff and administrators responded to a fire in the B-wing which resulted in alarms and class evacuations. The fire — which began in…
Hopkins students and faculty to start 2021-22 school year at Lila Bringhurst Elementary School
By News Editors Larry Shi & Alina Zeng Update 11/19/2021: As of November 2, Hopkins Junior High School Principal Corey Brown announced that students and staff will not return to the Hopkins campus until a tentative…
Peer Benefit Show Brings People Six Feet Closer
By Staff Writers Kruthi Gollapudi & Helen Tian To spread mental health awareness amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Peer Resource held their annual Peer Benefit show on Friday, April 23, streamed live on Twitch from 5-6:30…