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By: Alice Zalan The week of November 28-December 2 was Genocide Awareness Week at MSJ. The members of STAND, a student anti-genocide coalition, and ERRC, Ethnic Race Relations Committee, organized this week in remembrance of…
On November 2, the entire Smoke Signal staff went to San Francisco to watch and review the musical Hair. This musical, which was set in the late 1960s, spoke of topics that shocked, surprised, and entertained us. The teenagers…
Congratulations to Freshmen Sandeep Lankireddy for winning two tickets to the Chris Brown Concert! He answered all of our Homecoming related questions for all four days.
By: Anna Zeng On Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29 and 30, hundreds of middle and high school students will gather at the Stanford campus to attend Splash, a semi-annual weekend learning extravaganza run by the…
By: Kerrie Wu This year, Leadership 2 introduced the Homecoming Agreement Contract, a form which all students need to sign in order to participate in Homecoming performances. This form lists all regulations regarding Homecoming Week…
Smoke Signal Tribute To Steve Jobs 1955-2011 Steve Jobs, the man, the myth, the legend, passed away on October 5th, 2011, a stormy Wednesday night. Jobs, and his company Apple, brought…
By: Andrew Han and Courtney Tam A form of this article appeared in the June 6, 2011 issue of the Smoke Signal. This version includes several other award-winning students and groups at MSJ. Cyber Foundations…
Joe Martinez was our coach, our mentor, but most importantly our friend. This is a photo gallery dedicated to his memory. Please leave a message about how Joe has touched your life in the comment…
By: Frank Chen On Friday, March 25, English Teachers Katherine Geers and Jennifer Moore’s students had the opportunity to meet internationally recognized humanitarian Carl Wilkens. Wilkens, the only American who stayed in Rwanda during the…
By: Angie Wang On April 2, 2011, FIRST Robotics Team 2489, the Insomniacs, competed at their annual Silicon Valley Regional (SVR) at San Jose State University. SVR is a three-day event that began on Thursday…
