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 1 to 3. Out of 133 students who represented MSJ,…
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 ordering and registration deadline for AP tests to November. Signups…
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 out the in-print New Faculty article in the upcoming September 21…
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 to the HVAC system, the parking lot, and the replacement…
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, many international film industries have been around just as long…
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, Graphics Editor Selina Yang, Staff Writers Anya Agarwal, Lily Oh,…
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 “Around the World in 25 Years,” the Gala featured a…
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 the administration and teachers, students constantly devise new ways to…
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 high schools in CA that earned a 2019 Distinguished School…
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 family in the Silicon Valley coping with their daughter’s mental…