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Viking Velocity
Viking Velocity
Celebrating Diversity: SEC Unveils Mural
Celebrating Diversity: SEC Unveils Mural
Mills Music Dominates the CMEA Festival
Mills Music Dominates the CMEA Festival
Spring Film Festival Highlights Student Filmmakers
Spring Film Festival Highlights Student Filmmakers
Mills FAA Dances their Way to First Place
Mills FAA Dances their Way to First Place
Mills Boba Bots Season Recap
Mills Boba Bots Season Recap
Latino Mentor Program Hosts La Fiesta
Latino Mentor Program Hosts La Fiesta
Coachella Culture: Hot or Not?
Coachella Culture: Hot or Not?
Mr. Pretto Prepares to Retire as a lumberjack
Mr. Pretto Prepares to Retire as a lumberjack
Boba Bots' Sharon Zhang Awarded FRC Dean's List Finalist
Boba Bots’ Sharon Zhang Awarded FRC Dean’s List Finalist
Ask the Editor!
Ask the Editor!
Meet Cute's: Stories of How Couples Have Met for the First Time
Meet Cute’s: Stories of How Couples Have Met for the First Time
Love in the Bay: A High Schooler’s Guide to Valentine’s Day
Love in the Bay: A High Schooler’s Guide to Valentine’s Day
Galentine’s Day: 5 Ways to Pamper Yourself With Your Friends
Galentine’s Day: 5 Ways to Pamper Yourself With Your Friends
Origins of Groundhog Day
Origins of Groundhog Day
Hapara extension: Invasion of privacy or a useful tool?
Hapara extension: Invasion of privacy or a useful tool?
Out of This World or Just Out of Touch?: Katy Perry’s Trip To Space is Short of Inspirational 
Out of This World or Just Out of Touch?: Katy Perry’s Trip To Space is Short of Inspirational 
We Already Took the Test: When Do AP Finals Make Sense?
We Already Took the Test: When Do AP Finals Make Sense?
All Reflective Surfaces on Campus to Be Removed
Big Dreams: Mills New Nap Program for Students
Big Dreams: Mills New Nap Program for Students
Mills Varsity Tennis Dominates the competition
Mills Varsity Tennis Dominates the competition
Mills Track and Field: Keeping up The Pace
Mills Track and Field: Keeping up The Pace
Let’s Celebrate Mills Spring Senior Sport Athletes!
Meet @shotbykimyu
Meet @shotbykimyu
Mills Now Requiring Football Players to Train in Ballet
Mills Now Requiring Football Players to Train in Ballet
The Debate of the Summer: Team Conrad or Jeremiah?
The Year of Chalamet: Catching Him in Every Movie Ever
The Year of Chalamet: Catching Him in Every Movie Ever
Final Rally, Final Season
Final Rally, Final Season
A Brave New World in the MCU
A Brave New World in the MCU
Analyzing the Symbolism of Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show
Analyzing the Symbolism of Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show
Letter from the Editors May 2025
Letter from the Editors April 2025
Letter from the Editors April 2025
Letter From the Editors February 2025
Letter From the Editors February 2025
Letter From The Editors January 2025
Letter From The Editors January 2025
Meet the Staff 2024-2025
A Letter from the 2024-2025 Editors-in-Chief
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Boba Bots' Sharon Zhang Awarded FRC Dean's List Finalist

Boba Bots’ Sharon Zhang Awarded FRC Dean’s List Finalist

Amelia Naughten
March 28, 2025
Knock, Knock–Why Are the School Doors Always Locked?

Knock, Knock–Why Are the School Doors Always Locked?

Amelia Naughten
March 8, 2025
Wicked: Did It Defy Expectation?

Wicked: Did It Defy Expectation?

Amelia Naughten
February 1, 2025
Festive Flavors: The Thunderbolt’s Christmas Recipe Guide

Festive Flavors: The Thunderbolt’s Christmas Recipe Guide

Amelia Naughten
December 13, 2024
Double the Drama: A One-Act Review of This Fall’s Two Plays

Double the Drama: A One-Act Review of This Fall’s Two Plays

Amelia Naughten
November 27, 2024
Classic American Comfort Food Returns to Millbrae: A Review of the Brother’s Cafe

Classic American Comfort Food Returns to Millbrae: A Review of the Brother’s Cafe

Amelia Naughten
November 2, 2024
College Courses Over the Summer: A Shortcut to Success or Stress?

College Courses Over the Summer: A Shortcut to Success or Stress?

Amelia Naughten
September 25, 2024
A Blast from the Past: Interviewing Mills' Bye Bye Birdie Lead from 1972, Nancy Call Torres

A Blast from the Past: Interviewing Mills’ Bye Bye Birdie Lead from 1972, Nancy Call Torres

Amelia Naughten
May 26, 2024
Saying "Bye Bye" to "Bye Bye Birdie": An Overview of Mills' Spring Musical

Saying “Bye Bye” to “Bye Bye Birdie”: An Overview of Mills’ Spring Musical

Amelia Naughten
May 24, 2024
Ms. Donohoe's Partnership with Stanley Cups

Ms. Donohoe’s Partnership with Stanley Cups

Amelia Naughten
April 8, 2024
An Underrated Program at Mills: Flex Tutoring

An Underrated Program at Mills: Flex Tutoring

Amelia Naughten
January 23, 2024
Ballet Behind the Scenes: Students who Perform in The Nutcracker

Ballet Behind the Scenes: Students who Perform in The Nutcracker

Amelia Naughten
December 29, 2023
Mills Dragon Team Returns

Mills Dragon Team Returns

Amelia Naughten
November 30, 2023
PSAT & SAT; Are they worth the time and stress?

PSAT & SAT; Are they worth the time and stress?

Amelia Naughten
October 31, 2023
Girls Flag Football Kicks Off First-Ever Season

Girls Flag Football Kicks Off First-Ever Season

Amelia Naughten
September 25, 2023
Taylor Middle School Teacher Arrested for Lascivious Conduct: Emotional Effect on Millbrae Students

Taylor Middle School Teacher Arrested for Lascivious Conduct: Emotional Effect on Millbrae Students

Amelia Naughten
June 4, 2023
Boba Bots' Competition Season Overview

Boba Bots’ Competition Season Overview

Amelia Naughten
April 28, 2023
Petaling Away from Flowers on Valentines

Petaling Away from Flowers on Valentines

Amelia Naughten
February 10, 2023
GWC Pioneering "Snap!" Coding for Kids at Recreation Center

GWC Pioneering “Snap!” Coding for Kids at Recreation Center

Amelia Naughten
February 8, 2023
The Increasing Cost of Housing in Millbrae

The Increasing Cost of Housing in Millbrae

Amelia Naughten
January 4, 2023
Presenting: Matilda (Cast Interviews)

Presenting: Matilda (Cast Interviews)

Amelia Naughten
January 4, 2023
Boba Bots Calgames Overview

Boba Bots Calgames Overview

Amelia Naughten
October 26, 2022
Ms. Donohoe's Transition From Taylor to Mills

Ms. Donohoe’s Transition From Taylor to Mills

Amelia Naughten
September 23, 2022
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