Charity Fashion Show: “Lost in Japan” Photo Coverage
By Feature Editor Kikue Higuchi Leadership 2’s (L2) Community Committee organized the Charity Fashion Show on April 5. All proceeds from the event went to…
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Students and Teachers Come Together in District-wide Walk-in
By Staff Writers Carolyn Qian and Gregory Wu Students and teachers gathered together for the walk-in on Friday, March 29 as part of an ongoing…
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 Not-so-Sweet Side of Sugar in Schools
By Staff Writers Riya Chopra and Selina Yang Cheeseburgers on Tuesday. Pizza on Wednesday. Fried chicken sandwiches on Thursday. MSJ students are more than familiar with…
Student Spotlight: Freshman Iha Bharadwaj Publishes Her Third Young Adult Fiction Novel
By Staff Writers Shreya Srinivasan and Selina Yang Freshman Iha Bharadwaj published her third novel last October, called Trisha Nair and the Quest of Amrit….
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…
MSJ Places 2nd out of 110 Competitors at Regional Science Bowl
By Staff Writers Carolyn Qian & Jessica Xu MSJ Academic Challenge’s Science Bowl A Team placed second in the Sandia National Laboratories Regional High School Science…
MSJ Swim Takes on Alameda High in First Home Meet of the Season
By Staff Writer Gokul Ramapriyan MSJ Boys and Girls Swim competed against Alameda High School in the newly constructed pool on March 5. The meet…
Sportsbytes: Spring Season 2018-19
Compiled by Staff Writers Anika Arora and Thomas Chen RECENT SCORES Badminton 3/5 vs Moreau — 17-0 (W) 3/7 vs Logan — 13-4 (W)…
Mamma Mia! is a Winner that Takes it All
By Staff Writer Sabrina Cai Stage 1 Theatre’s production of ABBA’s Mamma Mia!, opened on March 2 at Newark Memorial High School. Following the 2008…