By Sports Editor Anika Arora & Staff Writer Sakshi Umrotkar To raise awareness about the rare disease community and shed light on the multiple hardships of being afflicted with a rare disease, MSJ Students for…
CA Bill Requiring Ethnic Studies in High School Passes Legislature
September 25, 2020
*Update October 3* As of September 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed the Ethnic Studies bill due to criticism on the draft curriculum from Jewish groups saying that it’s antisemitic and politically biased. The CA…
2020 Presidential Election Coverage
September 24, 2020
by A&E Editor Megh Basu, News Editor Alina Zeng & Staff Writer Tavish Mohanti As the 2020 presidential election approaches amidst the ever-changing political climate of the US, it has become more important than ever to…
Year in Review: 2019-20
June 8, 2020
As the end of the 2019-20 school year approaches, MSJ wraps up a decidedly unique year full of fundraisers, competitions, policy changes, and more. Check out the Smoke Signal’s compilation of some of the momentous…
by News Editors Jonathan Liu & Sabrina Wu In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sophomore Heidi Wang and Junior Josie Huang joined a project called COVID-19 Relief Bay Area (CRBA) to donate thousands of handmade…
Inclusion for All: Accessible Infrastructure
April 27, 2020
by Staff Writers Anya Agarwal, Larry Shi & Alina Zeng Students who have physical disabilities are often in need of accessible infrastructure within MSJ. Even when some injuries are only temporary, it is important that…
American High School break-in on April 1, photo courtesy of Fremont Police Department by Staff Writers Mahek Bhora & Alina Zeng As Fremont continues to “shelter-in-place,” a number of schools across FUSD have fallen victim to…
FUSD Extends School Closures To May 1
March 26, 2020
by Staff Writer Megh Basu On the morning of Wednesday, March 25, FUSD announced the decision to extend school closures until at least May 1 due to the rising threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)….
MSJ Artwork Presented at FUSD Art Gala
March 21, 2020
by Staff Writers Anvi Kalucha & Monisha Saxena The FUSD Art Gala exhibited art pieces from FUSD elementary, middle and high school students from 4:30-6 p.m. on March 11 at the district office. The gala’s…
FUSD Superintendent Kim Wallace Announces Resignation
March 21, 2020
by News Editors Jonathan Liu & Sabrina Wu, A&E Editor Jessica Xu, & Web Editor Gregory Wu FUSD Superintendent Kim Wallace announced her resignation from the district in a Special Meeting with the FUSD Board…
