The Smoke Signal is the official newspaper of Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, CA, originally founded in 1964.

Send letters to the editor at opinion@thesmokesignal.org. Letters under 300 words may be considered for publication and must include a full name and school affiliation. The Smoke Signal reserves the right to edit for clarity and length.

To advertise in the Smoke Signal, e-mail ads@thesmokesignal.org. Advertising that is included within our online newspaper, the Smoke Signal, is paid advertising, and as such is independent of the news and feature content.

We encourage all our readers to post comments. All comments on the website will be reviewed for profanity, libel, and spam. No comments will be edited in any way, but inappropriate comments will be blocked.

The Smoke Signal’s right to freedom of speech and press is protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution.

510-657-3600, ext. 37088

41717 Palm Ave. Fremont, CA 94539

Policies

Mission Statement:

The Smoke Signal’s mission is to represent the voices of the Mission San Jose High School community and serve the public by providing accurate, meaningful, and engaging information presented through print and digital mediums.  

Corrections Policy

When factual and spelling mistakes are found or brought to the attention of the staff, corrections will be printed in the next issue’s corrections box.

See the example below for styling.
Centerspread Pg. 10: The California Youth Crisis Line should be the Crisis Text Line.

Distribution Policy

The Smoke Signal is distributed to all students during Read period on the publication date for no cost. Subscriptions for delivery are $30 for 9 issues. To subscribe, email managers@thesmokesignal.org.

Byline Policy

All writers who contributed to the article will be listed in the byline in alphabetical order. All photographers or artists will be credited in the text below the photograph or spread.