Humans of MSJ: January
A new online series called Humans of MSJ will allow a window into our school community, much like Humans of New York, a popular Facebook page. Watch this site monthly to see thoughts and portraits…
NaNoWriMo at MSJ
By: Irisa Lee & Arti Patankar In the November issue, the Smoke Signal featured several MSJ students who participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in which writers have one month to write a…
Brian Mi Spotlight, Continued
The Smoke Signal‘s interview with Junior Brian Mi, continued from our September issue: By: Laura Chen The Smoke Signal: How did you start waspkeeping? BM: So it was just a usual day, not doing my chemistry homework,…
MSJ Club Guide, Continued
Here are many additional major club events that we were unable to cover in the paper due to space limitations. By: Vivian Jair, Anjali Kanthilal, Kerrie Wu, Anna Zeng & Lindy Zeng Last…
Rachel Tevlin: Running of the Teachers
By: Hannah Shih The Running of the Teachers, a name penned by San Jose teachers, is an annual event in which teachers visit office supplies chain stores to receive tote bags of free supplies and…
MSJ Community Garden
By: Tiffany Huang The MSJ Community Garden, a garden available for the MSJ community to visit and enjoy, is a project created by History Teacher Jeff Evans and the Service Learning Waste Reduction Program (SLWRP),…
Secrets of MSJ
By: Vivian Jair and Shirby Wang Have you ever wondered about that creepy-looking house behind the E-Wing? Were you that freshman who couldn’t find the elusive P7? The Smoke Signal has embarked on a journey…
Spring Fashion
By: Aamir Rasheed, Grace Wu, Hairol Ma, Ishan Goyal Outfit #1 This spring, match dark jewel tones with metallic skirts and spikes, allowing feminine to blend with punk at the same time. Though pricey,…