Senior Farewell
June 11, 2021
By Staff Writers Tanisha Srivatsa, Sakshi Umrotkar, Jackie Wong & Selina Yang To bid the Class of 2021 goodbye and commemorate their four years at MSJ, the Smoke Signal compiled a list of momentous events…
21 Seniors
May 17, 2021
By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya, Sakshi Umrotkar, Varun Upadhyay, Jackie Wong, Jerry Yuan & Brooke Zheng To celebrate the Class of 2021, the Smoke Signal is spotlighting 21 diverse and accomplished seniors. From April 13…
Celebrating Neurodiversity
March 27, 2021
By Staff Writers Sumani Alem, Isabella He, Mingxin Wang, & Jessica Yu Neurodiversity refers to the various ways humans differ in their brain structure, development, and function. Neurodiversity Celebration Week took place recently from March…
Black History Month
March 1, 2021
By Staff Writers Kruthi Gollapudi, Isabella He, Joanne Park,& Jackie Wong February is Black History Month, and with the Black Lives Matter movement and the monumental presidential election that occurred this past year, it’s more…
Guide to Manifestation
January 31, 2021
By Staff Writers Maggie Lai, Naveed Shakoor, Tanisha Srivatsa,& Selina Yang With the start of the new year, many people have turned to manifestation in hopes of turning their goals into realities. To share insight…
2020 in Review
December 18, 2020
By Staff Writers Pradyumn Acharya, Sakshi Umrotkar, Mingxin Wang, & Jerry Yuan 2020 has been a year for the history books. With countless defining moments in politics, science, pop-culture, and social change, the Smoke Signal…
Clubs in Distance Learning
November 20, 2020
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…
Student Wellness
October 30, 2020
*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…
New Faculty 2020-21
October 2, 2020
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…
Class of 2020 Post-Graduation Plans
June 11, 2020
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…
