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Scene from Hertzfeldt’s short film, ‘Rejected’ By Staff Writers Sumani Alem & Mingxin Wang Class of 1994 alumnus Don Hertzfeldt is an accomplished animator and filmmaker with two Academy Award nominations. Check out Hertzfeldt’s responses to…

By Staff Writers Nishi Bhagat, Sabrina Cai, & Larry Shi Behind the scenes of MSJ, there is significant work put into nutrition, maintenance, and school resources to keep the school running. The Smoke Signal interviewed…

by Staff Writers Anika Arora & Christine Dong After being a teacher for the past 16 years at Milpitas High School, Bridget Hall has come to MSJ in her new role as the Assistant Principal. The…

By Web Editor Shiantel Chiang Principal Zack Larsen arrived at MSJ in 2007 and has served as the MSJ principal since 2013. He was the assistant principal in his first year, the vice principal for…

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. She held a presentation and Q&A session for a crowd…

By Graphics Editor Evangeline Chang and Staff Writers Anika Arora, Christine Dong, and Yusuf Rasheed Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) recently became an internet sensation after its start in 2010. As ASMR has become increasingly…

By Web Editor Shiantel Chiang and Staff Writer Sahana Sridhar Hover over each icon to see what your classmates did over the summer break! Graphics by Web Editor Shiantel Chiang and Web Editor Rishi Chillara Photos Courtesy Shannon…

By Staff Writers Shiantel Chiang, Kikue Higuchi, Karen Li, and Kelly Yang   Library Media Technician Shelley Hulseman has always enjoyed assisting students and staff with finding online resources and solving any technical issues. Throughout…

By Staff Writer Christine Dong Harvest Helpers is a budding nonprofit organization initiated by Special Education Teacher Stephanie Atwell that aims to supply fresh fruit to the community. Atwell intends that Harvest Helpers will give students…