Author Carly Heltzel
Carly Heltzel
Carly is a sophomore in her 2nd year in Oracle, who is excited to take on the role of Web News Editor this year. Outside of school, she loves to run cross country, play soccer, hang out with her dog, and travel with her family.
Special Education classes experience different challenges with distance learning
Online learning poses a steeper challenge to convert to more interactive Special Education classes for…
From social dist-dancing to engineering face shields, hands-on classes forced to get creative during shelter-in-place
While conventional classes have a variety of issues to overcome with online distance learning, unorthodox…
Teachers struggle with online learning: “reinventing the wheel on a daily basis”
Online learning developments Quick-changing district policies, nation-wide college decisions, and systematic grading changes are just…
Crystal Springs permanent closure causes devastation for Cross Country team: “don’t take our course”
Crystal Springs, the beloved cross country course in San Mateo, was announced to be permanently…
Introducing the 2019 homecoming court nominees
ASB released the names of the 2019 homecoming court nominees. These 16 students were chosen…
Math teacher Jim Forthoffer unexpectedly retires
Last week, longtime math teacher Jim Forthoffer unexpectedly retired mid-year, leaving the administration scrambling to…
Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School, named after Mountain View High alumnus, celebrates its opening
Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School, which opens for the first time tomorrow, made history as…
Introducing new assistant principal Daniella Quiñones
After several stages of interviews to narrow down over 90 applicants, the school selected Daniella…
English department hires new teachers, ending a competitive search
After narrowing down the pool of English teacher candidates from almost 100 online applicants, the…