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By: Staff Writer Hairol Ma At 6:30 PM, Freshmen Tulika Mohanti, Neha Saxena, and Nitya Taravakil performed a Bollywood dance for the cheering audience. Dressed in black tops and skirts covered with blue sashes…
By: Staff Writer Megan Ren The hot afternoon was punctuated with a lively water balloon fight. Participants lined up in pairs facing each other, tossing a water balloon and stepping back to farther distances until…
By: Staff Writer Megan Ren Lunchtime saw a lot of participants visiting each team’s booth. The teams sold goodies ranging from the much-loved “choreos” (chocolate chip cookie with an embedded Oreo) sold by Team Warriors…
By: Staff Writer Megan Ren MSJ’s second annual Relay for Life (RFL) kicked off on a bright Saturday morning with an opening ceremony filled with speeches, music, and performances. Participants danced to the…
By: Staff Writer Lillian Zhao On Sunday May 4 at 6 PM, MSJ students attended the fourth annual Speech Showcase. The Speech Showcase is comprised of a select few individuals on the Forensics Team,…
By: Staff Writer Tanvi Raja The 2013-14 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship took place from April 23 to April 26, where almost 4,200 robotics teams that qualified from Super-Regional Championships in California, Texas, Iowa,…
By: Alice Cheng MSJ’s History Club members attended the National History Day (NHD) state competition on April 25 to 27 at the RiversideConvention Center. Out of the 17 students who attended, three students reached state…
By: Hairol Ma First opened in 2003 in Santa Monica, California by Jeff Weinstein, The Counter immediately earned a worthy reputation as one of the hottest restaurants around when it was mentioned on The…
By: Staff Writer Genevieve Huang On March 23, the 3rd annual Alameda County Science Engineering Fair (ACSEF) recognized 43 MSJ students for their research projects that tackled problems from all different areas of science, everything…
By: Staff Writer Lillian Zhao MSJ recently competed in Bay Area Quiz Kids, a series of competitions aired on channel KRON 4 and PenTV Channel 26. The actual competitions were taped in Peninsula TV’s…
