Farewell to Mr. Larsen: Web Extension
June 7, 2019
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…
Student Spotlight: Freshman Iha Bharadwaj Publishes Her Third Young Adult Fiction Novel
March 27, 2019
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…
DieHard TryHards Try ASMR
November 17, 2018
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…
Summer 2018: Student Edition — Online Extension
September 21, 2018
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…
Departing Staff Members' Farewells
June 12, 2018
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…
Squash All-American athlete Cassandra Ong
May 29, 2018
By Staff Writer Joelle Chuang At MSJ, squash player Junior Cassandra Ong may seem like a normal student who enjoys math and takes multiple AP classes. However, behind the low profile that she keeps at MSJ,…
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…
Student Spotlight: MSJ Syncopasians
June 9, 2017
By Staff Writer Bethany Woo MSJ Syncopasians is an 11 member acapella group founded in 2008 by alumnus David Wu. Co-leader Andy Zhou said that the first generation of Syncopasians was slightly disorganized as…
Fond Farewell to Teachers
June 8, 2017
By Staff Writer Heather Gan Japanese Teacher Yumi Konishi decided to become a teacher due to her interest in becoming a liaison between Japan and the rest of the world and received her master’s degree…
Boba Locations in the Bay
May 5, 2017
By Staff Writers Stephanie Dutra, Vicki Xu & Richard Chenyu Zhou The MSJ student’s voracious appetite for milk tea is no secret: students consume the drink as a post-finals decompressor, a hangout option, or a…
