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Photo story: Rally launches last spirit week of the year

Photo story: Rally launches last spirit week of the year

Kevin Chien, News Beat May 24, 2022

Students arrived at school wearing scrubs, baggy clothes, and jerseys for the last spirit week of the year. The week commenced with a rally including activities hosted by ASB and performances from Dance...

Meet Kip Glazer, next year’s principal

Meet Kip Glazer, next year’s principal

Kaitlyn Knopf, Print People Editor May 18, 2022

Newly appointed principal Kip Glazer hopes to start next year off strong by implementing what may excite fans of Kahoot and Quizlet Live: game-based learning.  Glazer is currently the principal at...

MVLA Board Petition sparks change

MVLA Board Petition sparks change

Natalie Arbatman, Co-Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2022

It’s been almost one year since Los Altos Students, Alumni, and Educators and Campus Change Mountain View High School backed by Justice Vanguard, a “grassroots racial justice organization that focuses...

Robotics team flies to Houston for world championship

Robotics team flies to Houston for world championship

McKenna King, Staff Writer May 13, 2022

Spartan Robotics Team placed second in its division in the 2022 FIRST Robotics Championship competition. The team competed against 75 other teams, and the championship included 454 teams from 43 countries...

Kip Glazer announced as the principal for the upcoming school year

Kip Glazer announced as the principal for the upcoming school year

Amelia Klingberg, News Beat May 2, 2022

The board announced that Dr. Kip Glazer will be taking over for Michael Jimenez next year as the school principal. Glazer is currently the principal of San Marcos High School in the Santa Barbara Unified...

Free feminine hygiene products lessen the stress of periods

Free feminine hygiene products lessen the stress of periods

Amelia Klingberg, News Beat Apr 26, 2022

Free tampons and pads are now available in the women’s restrooms in the 100 and 600 wings. By the 2022-23 school year, all school women’s restrooms will be stocked.  The Menstrual Equity Act, passed...

Principals, Athletic directors, and long term substitutes: the complex process of hiring new staff

Principals, Athletic directors, and long term substitutes: the complex process of hiring new staff

Katie Tsang, Web News Editor Apr 3, 2022

The school has hired a new athletic director, found long-term substitute teachers for unpredictable staff absences, and started searching for a new principal since the beginning of the second semester....

Evacuation during false fire alarm results in injury

Evacuation during false fire alarm results in injury

Sidney Rochnik and Max Zonana Mar 29, 2022

Junior Tessa Hunter was evacuating from a fire alarm this morning when she saw a staff member lying on the ground. Rushing to help, she was able to attend to the injured staff member until the EMTs arrived...

Battle of the class week overview: what events will take place

Battle of the class week overview: what events will take place

Sophia Sasaki, Print Sports Editor Mar 28, 2022

The fourth annual Battle of the Classes put on by ASB is being held from March 28th to April 1st, where students can participate in lunchtime events and attend a rally to win points for their grade. Additionally,...

Out of darkness walk raises awareness for suicide prevention

Out of darkness walk raises awareness for suicide prevention

Amelia Klingberg, News Beat Mar 25, 2022

Mental Health Awareness Week concluded with an Out of the Darkness walk to raise awareness for suicide prevention on Friday, March 18. Ambassadors, a leadership organization at MVHS that advocates for...

Less time and fewer questions: SAT moves to an online format

Less time and fewer questions: SAT moves to an online format

Gavin Lin Feb 11, 2022

On Jan. 25, the College Board announced that the SAT will be moving completely online starting in 2024. The three hour exam will be condensed into two hours, and reading passages will be shortened. The...

Culture week showcases diversity of student body through performances from Spartan Buddies, Ambassadors and the Folklorico class

Culture week showcases diversity of student body through performances from Spartan Buddies, Ambassadors and the Folklorico class

Derin Degerli Jan 28, 2022

From Jan. 24 to Jan 28,  ASB is hosting Culture Week, a week-long event that seeks to represent the diversity of the entire student body. The purpose of Culture Week is to show that MVHS is a place...

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