By: Arushi Atluri After a much-deserved dinner break, relayers prepared for one of the most anticipated events of the day: the Luminaria Ceremony. As the sun set, committee members slowly candle-lit paper bags that they…
MSJTV’s Live Coverage By: Leah Feuerman At 4:15 PM, the relayers enjoyed a performance by Seniors Shivani Ariathurai and Ciara Lunger. They sang a mash-up of “Rocketeer”, “Paparazzi”, “Thinking About You”, “Somewhere Only We…
By: Catherine Wang After lunch, the relayers continued to frequent the track by walking, jogging, skipping, and pulling each other in wagons. In between laps, team members relaxed by tossing footballs and frisbees. As loudspeakers…
By: Nina Krishnan The first Relay for Life held at MSJ from May 18-19 began with an opening ceremony filled with speeches, music, and performances. The ceremony kicked off at 10:30 AM with an introductory speech…
Hopkins Student Nationally Recognized
By: Arushi Atluri On Monday, April 22, Hopkins Junior High School eighth-grader Jessika Baral presented her original vision-enhancing invention at the third annual White House Science Fair. She, along with 100 other middle-school and high-school…
ERRC Genocide Awareness Week
By: Arushi Atluri During the week of April 8-12, MSJ’s Ethnic Race Relations Committee (ERRC) hosted Genocide Awareness Week. Genocide Awareness Week is a week set aside to help inform people about current genocides that…
Preparation for MSJ Accreditation
By: Lindy Zeng Next year, MSJ will be visited by representatives from Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), an organization that provides accreditation to public schools in California (CA), Hawaii, and several American territories….
CEO of Agilent Technologies Speaks at MSJ
By: Anita Alem On Wednesday, April 17, Bill Sullivan, CEO of Agilent Technologies, spoke to MSJ seniors in C-120. Sullivan, a graduate of UC Davis, previously worked at Hewlett-Packard and after the company split into…
Bowling for Scholarships
By: Hannah Shih On March 16, MSJ participated in the Bowling for Scholars fundraiser at Hillman’s Cloverleaf Family Bowl. Many schools in the local area participated, including Newark, ROP, and Robertson, though MSJ was the…
MSJ Speech Qualifies For State and National Tournaments
By: Nina Krishnan On March 17, the MSJ Speech team set an unprecedented school record, in what has been considered their best season to date at the CAHSSA (California High School Speech Association) State Qualifier…