Centerspread

New Year, New Staff: Meet MSJ’s New Faculty

By Staff Writers Rohan Bhagat, Anandita DevataHannah Shen, Darshan Thirumala & Annie Xu

With the 2021-22 school year in full swing, freshmen and sophomores aren’t the only ones new to the MSJ campus — many faculty members are also working at the school for the first time. To welcome them to the school community, the Smoke Signal interviewed 16 of MSJ’s 18 new faculty members. 

*Two staff members declined requests to be featured in this article.
Haley Bautista – Counselor
Lin McCarthy – Chinese Language Teacher

Cover image and Visual Spread by Centerspread Editor Naveed Shakoor 

Scarlett Huang

Recent Posts

Opinion: Advocating for my education

By Staff Writer Megha Vashisht Raised in a South Asian household that prioritized  academic success…

1 week ago

21 Questions with Aarushi Agrawal

By Staff Writers Cecilia Cheng & Fiona Yang SS: Can you introduce yourself and your…

1 week ago

David Lowery’s Mother Mary is all ambition, little payoff

By Staff Writer Kayla Li In David Lowery’s Mother Mary, he teaches that to be…

2 weeks ago

Opinion: How the stories of Dolores Huerta and victims of Chavez can encourage Latina women to speak out about abuse

By Staff Writer Luna Bichon Content warning: discussion of sexual abuse Too often, victims of…

4 weeks ago

Opinion: Sexual assault allegations redefine César Chávez’s legacy

By Staff Writers Hamnah Akhtar, Erika Liu, Veer Mahajan and Eleanor Chen Content warning: discussion…

4 weeks ago

Plein Air Patrol Blitz Brings Community and Creativity to UC Berkeley’s Botanical Garden

By Staff Writers Cecilia Cheng & Megha Vashisht A leading gravel path framed by lush…

4 weeks ago