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How racialized college admissions gossip harms our understanding and discourse on affirmative action

How racialized college admissions gossip harms our understanding and discourse on affirmative action

Orianna Schwartz May 11, 2020

In the past few weeks many seniors, including myself, have apprehensively logged onto web portals or opened acceptance letters to competitive colleges. For those who choose to enter the competition for...

Editorial: Distance learning successes and our suggestions for the future

Editorial: Distance learning successes and our suggestions for the future

Oracle Staff May 10, 2020

The inherent difficulties that have arisen in the wake of COVID-19 are numerous, and we commend the district for their adaptability, especially as suggestions and instructions from national and statewide...

The case for credit/no credit, from past and present District Teachers Association presidents

The case for credit/no credit, from past and present District Teachers Association presidents

David Campbell Apr 13, 2020

David Campbell is the current president of the MVLA District Teachers Association and a teacher at MVHS. Michelle Bissonnette is the former MVLA DTA president and a teacher at LAHS. This is in response...

You might not know it, but we all are connected to war; here are some long term solutions to stop fueling it

You might not know it, but we all are connected to war; here are some long term solutions to stop fueling it

Orianna Schwartz Feb 14, 2020

Full version of perspective by Alix Rousseau (pictured above) from the Feb. 14, 2020 print edition of Oracle. With the tensions happening between Iran, Iraq, Ukraine, Russia and the United States,...

Perspective: The bell schedule should remain the same

Perspective: The bell schedule should remain the same

James Pampeyan Jun 3, 2019

The topic of whether or not we should change the bell schedule has come up again, with parents and students taking a survey on how they felt about the current schedule and whether or not there should...

My Glimpse into Patient Care in Urban India

My Glimpse into Patient Care in Urban India

Arjun Joshi Apr 30, 2019

A few feet in front of me lies a man who is teetering between life and death in the ICU of Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Center of Pune, India. This is the facility where I spent my Winter...

Perspective: A little color goes a long way

Perspective: A little color goes a long way

Mira Kaiser Mar 1, 2019

Covering the span of the hallway walls at my middle school, the Girls Middle School, a mural featured two girls: one in an astronaut suit and another standing behind a podium delivering a speech. This...

La Semana de Asesoría debe incluir más voces de estudiantes

La Semana de Asesoría debe incluir más voces de estudiantes

Oracle Staff Feb 27, 2019

Este año, la administración de la escuela realizó cambios en la Semana de Asesoría en un esfuerzo por hacerlo un proceso más informativo y en profundidad para la selección de cursos de los estudiantes....

Editorial: Advisory Week should include more student voices

Editorial: Advisory Week should include more student voices

Oracle Staff Feb 27, 2019

This year, school administration made changes to Advisory Week in an effort to make it a more informative and in-depth process for student course selection. We commend these changes as they will help...

Perspective: Asian Representation in the Media

Perspective: Asian Representation in the Media

Samantha Fong Feb 14, 2019

In her recent Golden Globe victory for best actress, Sandra Oh ended her speech by thanking her parents in Korean, and then bowing to them. In August, Crazy Rich Asians and To All The Boys I’ve Loved...

As of 7:50 pm, November 16, weather underground reported an air quality index of 195 in Mountain View, putting the air quality in the unhealthy range. Aerial footage from above MVHS shows severity of the pollution. Photo by Mateo Kaiser

Editorial: Clearing the air

Oracle Staff Dec 11, 2018

This article was originally published in the 12/7 issue of the Oracle When the Camp Wildfire that devastated Northern California shrouded the Bay Area in smoke, the district was inadequately prepared...

Whats WHAP-ening?

What’s WHAP-ening?

Oracle Staff Oct 22, 2018

Brook Mangin-Hinkley has been teaching World History AP for 11 years at MVHS. This article was originally published in Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1 At the end of May 2018, just as we were about to begin...

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