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Guest Speaker Shares Stories from the Rwanda Genocide

Guest Speaker Shares Stories from the Rwanda Genocide

Carly Miller Nov 24, 2014

Carl Wilkens, author of the novel, I’m not Leaving, came to speak at Mountain View High School on Friday, November 21st. Frank Navarro, one of the MVHS History teachers, asked Wilkens to come and speak...

Girls State: A Students Experience in Government

Girls State: A Student’s Experience in Government

Carly Miller Sep 23, 2014

This past summer I had the privilege of attending California Girls State run by the American Legion Auxiliary. For one week, 500 girls from all across the state came together at Claremont McKenna College...

Bay to Breakers

Bay to Breakers

Carly Miller May 21, 2014

On Sunday May 18th, thousands of bay area residents piled into trains, cars, and buses to make their way to the world’s longest consecutively run footrace. The Bay to Breakers was founded in 1906 after...

Holocaust survivor, Helen Farkas, speaks at MVHS

Holocaust survivor, Helen Farkas, speaks at MVHS

Carly Miller Mar 11, 2014

On Thursday, March 6th, Mountain View High School students and staff had the honor of hearing Holocaust survivor Helen Farkas recount her stories. Born in October 1920, Farkas was one of 9 children and...

The Disappearance of the Spartan Fountain

The Disappearance of the Spartan Fountain

Carly Miller Feb 1, 2014

“Welcome to Mountain View High School.” Said the guide. The wide-eyed 8th grader peered out from the shadow of the tall freshman and glanced at the magnificent pile of dirt. “Now don’t get too...

Be artsy, be cozy: Best local coffeeshops

Be artsy, be cozy: Best local coffeeshops

Carly Miller Dec 3, 2013

As Winter rolls around, we grab our blankets and curl up by the fire. The cold snow outside makes our Starbucks peppermint frappuccinos even more delicious and--wait. What is wrong with this picture? After...

One World, One Voice

One World, One Voice

Carly Miller Oct 29, 2013

At 6:40 PM, the line for the choir concert, ‘One World, One Voice,’ was already trickling down the ramp of the MVHS theater and proceeding down to the parking lot. The concert held from 7-9 PM on Monday,...

How to Re-do your room

How to Re-do your room

Carly Miller Oct 15, 2013

Have you been staring at the boring walls of your room and wanting to make them as cool as you are? Do you like fun projects that take your mind off your never-ending USHAP notes?  Here are a few tips...

Drivers permit experience less than perfect

Drivers’ permit experience less than perfect

Carly Miller Feb 15, 2013

I want a Ferrari. Don’t get me wrong, I bike to school and recycle, but I really want a Ferrari. You can blame Farris Beuller, but my respect for cars has made me very serious about the whole driving...

Holy Musical B@tman comes to MVHS

Holy Musical B@tman comes to MVHS

Carly Miller Jan 20, 2013

As I opened the door to room 204, a roar of laughter enveloped me. A group of about ten students were sitting around and on top of desks, smiling and sharing stories over Oreo cookies and potato chips....

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