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,…
National History Day State Competition
May 1, 2014
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…
The Smoke Signal at the Counter
April 30, 2014
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…
Alameda County Science Engineering Fair Winners
April 9, 2014
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…
MSJ Quiz Kids Compete on TV
April 3, 2014
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…
MSJ Students Compete in Japanese Speech Contest
March 21, 2014
By: Staff Writer Iyesha Puri On March 4 and 5, 22 students in MSJ’s Japanese classes competed in a school wide speech contest. Students competed in their respective categories and two students from each category…
SCA5 Sparks Student and Parent Response
March 17, 2014
By: Staff Writers Anand Balaji and Hairol Ma Senate Constitutional Amendment Number 5 (SCA5) is a proposed piece of California state legislation that would allow California universities to take race into account during college…
MSJ Robotics Team Advance
March 14, 2014
By: Staff Writer Katrina Cherk On February 23, robotics teams from across Northern California competed at the 2013-2014 FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) NorCal Regional Championship Tournament held at Newark Memorial High School. A buzz of…
Sleep: Part 1 of a Comprehensive Spread
March 11, 2014
By: Staff Writers Alice Cheng and Arti Patankar and Sports Editor Ishan Goyal Click here for Part 2 (Napping). Why do we dream? For eons, humans have puzzled over the science of dreaming. What causes…
Napping: Part 2 of a Comprehensive Spread
March 11, 2014
Click here for Part 1 (Sleep).
