By: Graphics Editor Shirby Wang While most students focus on getting their driver’s license, Senior Katie Smith is looking to the sky and is in the process of attaining a private pilot’s license. The…
Teacher of the Year Nominee: Ms.Cochran
By: Staff Writer Apoorva Rajanala The Teacher of the Year nominations began in 1972 to acknowledge the challenges that teachers face to commend them for the hard work and effort that they put into their…
MSJ Teacher Quirks Interactive
By: Staff Writers Vivian Liu, Megan Ren, and Abby Wong MSJ teachers have a lot to contribute to the fascinating culture at our school. Can you guess some of their quirks? Click the image to explore our…
Student Spotlight: Kevin Zeng, Speedcuber
By: Staff Writer Peter Qiu Junior Kevin Zeng is a “speedcuber” who is able to solve many variations of the Rubik’s Cube in a short time. His achievements include placing in the top ten…
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,…