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By: Leah Feuerman On May 20, MSJ’s 2nd annual Ultimate Frisbee Tournament began at the MSJ soccer fields. The tournament was started last year by L2’s Sports Committee, which is led this year by Junior…
By: Catherine Wang MSJ alumni Kylan Nieh and Gagan Biyani shared their insights at Session 2 of TEDxMSJHS on Sunday afternoon. Founder of the public speaking and leadership education program Speak, Lead, Influence (SLI), Nieh…
By: Shirby Wang After the Luminaria ceremony ended, the night tapered off as participants rested in their tents and took turns walking around the track. A movie night was held at 12:30 and people huddled together to watch The…
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…
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…
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…
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….
