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Freshmen Survival Guide

By News Editor Ishika Chawla & Staff Writer Richard Chenyu Zhou Organization Tips Organization is highly sought after but incredibly hard to achieve in reality. If you haven’t already, get a planner. MSJ sells one…

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Math Puns to Make Your Pi Day

Check out some of the Smoke Signal‘s favorite math lines to spice up your Pi Day!   “I got her number in chemistry class; now these are significant digits!” “No, I won’t help you find your X, and…

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Mental Health Coverage: Fremont Counseling Services

By: Staff Writers Mallika Gupta and Chloe Velasquez Fremont Counseling Services provides both individual and family counseling and hosts workshops and seminars to discuss mental health topics and coping mechanisms. The Smoke Signal spoke to Angela…

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MSJ’s Top 10 Pick-up Lines

Not sure how to win over the heart of your secret crush? We have some solutions for you! Check out ten pick-up lines chosen by the Smoke Signal out of over 100 responses submitted by the MSJ…

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Student Spotlight: Parwana Khazi

By: Staff Writer Andrew Kan Senior Parwana Khazi wrote a Facebook post intended for Donald Trump on Dec. 7, 2015 talking about the “true essence of Islam”.  KTVU Journalist Frank Somerville later spotlighted her post…

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Winter Break Adventures: Survey

The Smoke Signal wants to hear about your winter break adventures! Whether you ventured into the desolate wilderness of Alaska or got cold feet and decided to chill here in California, your story is worth…

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Diehard Tryhards: Ice Skating

By: Centerspread Editor Neha Shah and Staff Writers Carolyn Ge, Tanushri Sundar, and Chloe Velasquez   The Smoke Signal decided to send four hardy writers to try out America’s favorite seasonal pastime: ice skating. Despite the…

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Winter Week

By: Staff Writer Ashley Chang FUSD Winter Week will be taking place on December 14 to 18.  Students from MSJ, Irvington High School, American High School, and Kennedy High School will compete by dressing according…

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Student Spotlight: Anthea Xiao

By: Staff Writer Deeksha Raina Junior Anthea Xiao recently participated in the 42nd Annual Japanese Speech Contest, placing first in the middle to high school student division and winning the Attack on Titan manga series…

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