37 DECA Members Qualify for International Career Development Conference
By Staff Writers Aria Lakhmani & Jonathan Liu MSJ DECA excelled at this year’s State Career Development Conference (SCDC), held in Anaheim, CA from March…
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College Board Will Move AP Registration Deadline To November in 2019
By Staff Writers Yusuf Rasheed and Mingjia Wang Voices collected by Journalism 1 Staff Writers College Board recently announced that it will be moving the…
New Faculty Online Extension
By Feature Editor Kikue Higuchi, A&E Editors Stephanie Dutra and Shray Vaidya, and Staff Writer Christine Dong MSJ welcomes three new staff members and 12 new teachers to the school this year. Check…
IR: Sports Facilities Online Extension
By Staff Writers Rishi Chillara, Kikue Higuchi, Lucia Li & Maggie Zhao MSJ is currently undergoing an extensive modernization project using Measure E funds, with upgrades…
Guide to Foreign Film Industries
by Staff Writers Megh Basu & Kruthi Gollapudi Since cinema’s inception, Hollywood has been the best-known movie-making machine, creating films that are distributed worldwide. However,…
Homecoming Photos: The Wizarding World of 2021 and Big Hero Seniors
Check out the Smoke Signal’s photos of the Wizarding World of 2021 and Big Hero Seniors! Photos by Editor-in-Chief Lucia Li, Centerspread Editor Shreya Sridhar,…
MSJ Performing Arts Department Hosts 25th Annual Gala
By Staff Writer Sreetama Chowdhury The Performing Arts department hosted its annual Performing Arts Gala on Friday, May 17 at the Milpitas Embassy Suites. Themed…
Editorial: Ditch the “dipping”
The Opinion of the Smoke Signal Editorial Board The Nintendo Switch isn’t the only system MSJ students have been known to game. Despite the best efforts of…
MSJ Recognized as One of 162 Distinguished schools in CA
By Staff Writer Thomas Chen On February 25, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that MSJ was one of 162 middle schools and…
Director of Award-Winning Feature Film Speaks about Mental Health
By Staff Writers Shreya Sridhar & Gregory Wu The Valley is a local, independent feature film written and directed by Saila Kariat. It focuses on an Indian-American…