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Click HERE for the application. *UPDATE* Next year, the Journalism class will be reduced in size from two class periods to one, and will be exclusively during third period. If you are interested in becoming…
By Staff Writers Maggie Lai, Sakshi Umrotkar, & Alina Zeng Returning from Winter Break, MSJ students and faculty dealt with temporary heat loss in classrooms as a result of a broken water pipe that feeds the heating,…
by Staff Writer Sakshi Umrotkar On December 21, FUSD students enjoyed an evening of melodious singing and performances to raise funds for wildfire relief at MSJ Visual Arts and Music for Society’s (VAMS) 2019 Winter…
By Staff Writers Mahek Bhora and Sakshi Umrotkar On October 20, more than 2,000 District 5170 members of the Interact Club gathered at Independence High School in San Jose for their annual Fall Leadership Conference…
By News Editor Jonathan Liu Energetic cheering and applause erupted in the MSJ gym quad when more than 100 Link Crew, Peer Resource, and Leadership 2 (L2) members welcomed the freshman class on August 16….
By Staff Writer Sreetama Chowdhury The Performing Arts department hosted its annual Performing Arts Gala on Friday, May 17 at the Milpitas Embassy Suites. Themed “Around the World in 25 Years,” the Gala featured a…
By Staff Writer Gokul Ramapriyan The brightest and best young speakers and debaters in the nation congregated at the Tournament of Champions (TOCs) from April 26 to April 29 at the University of Kentucky. The…
By Staff Writers Carolyn Qian and Gregory Wu Students and teachers gathered together for the walk-in on Friday, March 29 as part of an ongoing demonstration to fight for fair contracts for FUSD teachers. Beginning…
By Staff Writer Thomas Chen On February 25, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced that MSJ was one of 162 middle schools and high schools in CA that earned a 2019 Distinguished School…
By Staff Writers Carolyn Qian & Jessica Xu MSJ Academic Challenge’s Science Bowl A Team placed second in the Sandia National Laboratories Regional High School Science Bowl at Las Positas College on March 2. This competition…