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By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya, Anvi Kalucha, Maggie Lai, Larry Shi, & Nithika Valluri In distance learning, many MSJ clubs have adjusted their plans to fit a virtual format. To get insight into the new…

*Update November 19* The first three agencies listed under Student Resources; Bay Area Community Health, The Hume Center and Youth and Family Services, have contracted with FUSD to provide no cost counseling services to students…

By Sports Editor Anika Arora & Staff Writers Larry Shi, Selina Yang & Brooke Zheng This year, MSJ welcomes eight new faculty members, ranging from teachers to paraeducators to speech language pathologists. The Smoke Signal…

by Staff Writers Sumani Alem, Alisha Chhangani, Lily Oh, Amanda Pang, Sakshi Umrotkar & Alina Zeng As the end of the 2019-20 school year approaches, the Class of 2020 is preparing to take the next step…

by Staff Writers Nishi Bhagat, Mahek Bhora, Christine Dong, Amanda Pang, Larry Shi & Mingxin Wang Each year, the Smoke Signal spotlights outstanding seniors through a series of voting rounds by the Senior class and…

by Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha, Lily Oh, Gokul Ramapriyan & Sakshi Umrotkar Click on the plus icons for more information! *Note: The Smoke Signal has based its analysis on a survey released to a random…

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…

As part of the second installment of the our Identity special series, the Smoke Signal covered gender and sexuality at MSJ. This online extension includes a voluntary personal story from a member of the LGBTQ+…

By Staff Writers Amy Chen, Katherine Guo, Jonathan Ko, Julia Park & Vicki Xu Questions: Describe your journey from the end of high school to where you are today. Were there experiences during high school…

Compiled by Staff Writers In an effort to feature individual experiences with race, the Smoke Signal asked the MSJ Community to share stories about racial identity. Student and alumni responses were taken from a survey via Facebook…