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NaNoWriMo Blog Series - Reflection

By: Staff Writers Lucille Njoo and Deeksha Raina Now that November has come and gone, it’s time for us to reflect on our novel writing. We didn’t get to finish the novel by the end…

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NaNoWriMo Blog Series - Summary of the Novel

By: Staff Writers Lucille Njoo and Deeksha Raina This is the second installment of our three-part NaNoWriMo blog series. The following is background information for the novel, and a plot summary. Background Information The universe…

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Diehard Tryhards: Cyber Monday

By: Staff Writers Ishika Chawla, Anthony Chen, Bindhu Swaminathan & Cindy Yuan After the stampedes of Black Friday fade away, the battle for the best deals moves to the Internet—and so do the Smokies. Four of…

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NaNoWriMo Blog Series - Preliminary Writing

By: Staff Writers Lucille Njoo and Deeksha Raina When we first signed up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), we weren’t quite sure what we were getting ourselves into. NaNoWriMo is an annual online writing…

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Student Spotlight: Shivane Sabharwal

By: Staff Writer Ansh Patel  Cementing his reputation as a stand-out debater on the national circuit, Senior Shivane Sabharwal was recently crowned champion of the Lincoln-Douglas (LD) division on Oct. 16-18 at the 45th annual…

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Student Spotlight: Vijay Srinivasan

By: Staff Writer Mustafa Ahmed Junior Vijay Srinivasan represented California in the Trusted Choice Big “I” National Championship golf tournament. Srinivasan finished as the best player from California. The Smoke Signal interviewed Srinivasan to talk…

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Mattingly Decorates for Halloween

By: Staff Writer Didi Wu Smoke Signal: We’ve heard that you decorate your classroom yearly for various occasions, such as for 9/11 and the Hiroshima unit as well as Halloween. How did you get this…

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Diehard Tryhards: Haunted House

By: Staff Writers Kevin Li, Deeksha Raina, Carolyn Ge and Victor Zhou In what may have been a grave miscalculation, the Smoke Signal dispatched three scaredy-cats and one thrill-seeker to undertake the most daring Smokie…

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Types of Trick-or-Treaters and Candy Givers

By: Staff Writers Andrew Kan and Brian Tseng  It’s almost Halloween again, and everyone seems to be preparing for its trick-or-treat tradition.  Before you start thinking about what to dress up as or what candy…

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