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By: Staff Writer Michael Hsiu This March, a Western Accreditation of Schools and Colleges (WASC) committee visited MSJ to administer its accreditation process. Through hard work on the part of everyone involved, the Accrediting Commission…

By Staff Writer Andrea Tam MSJ won a $10,000 grant presented by the Raley’s Reach program.  The money will be used to purchase computers and other technological equipment for the school’s disadvantaged students. Raley’s Reach…

By: Staff Writer Jacinta Chang As the night of MSJ’s Relay for Life continued on, students walked along the track lit with luminarias. However, much to the surprise of everyone present, the sprinklers along the…

By: Staff Writer Iyesha Puri   35 MSJ students competed at the DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia from May 3-6. Students who placed top four in their competitive events at the…

By: Staff Writer Hairol Ma   At 6:30 PM, Freshmen Tulika Mohanti, Neha Saxena, and Nitya Taravakil performed a Bollywood dance for the cheering audience. Dressed in black tops and skirts covered with blue sashes…

By: Staff Writer Megan Ren The hot afternoon was punctuated with a lively water balloon fight. Participants lined up in pairs facing each other, tossing a water balloon and stepping back to farther distances until…

By: Staff Writer Megan Ren Lunchtime saw a lot of participants visiting each team’s booth. The teams sold goodies ranging from the much-loved “choreos” (chocolate chip cookie with an embedded Oreo) sold by Team Warriors…

  By: Staff Writer Megan Ren   MSJ’s second annual Relay for Life (RFL) kicked off on a bright Saturday morning with an opening ceremony filled with speeches, music, and performances. Participants danced to the…

By: Staff Writer Lillian Zhao   On Sunday May 4 at 6 PM, MSJ students attended the fourth annual Speech Showcase. The Speech Showcase is comprised of a select few individuals on the Forensics Team,…