On March 26, 2026, the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) Board of Trustees voted unanimously to implement a districtwide “bell-to-bell” cellphone policy starting next school year. Under...

On Saturday, Feb. 28, the Mills girls varsity basketball team defeated the Santa Cruz Cardinals 35–30, taking home the Central Coast Section (CCS) Division III Championship. With this victory, the team...

It’s officially January, and after two long years of waiting on its final season, “Stranger Things” has finally come to an end. What once felt like an endless cycle of theories, excitement and anticipation,...

Mills High School recently hosted a visit, welcoming cultural exchange students from Fukuoka, Japan. The purpose of this was to give the Japanese students a chance to experience American high school life...

Imagine waking up at 6:00 a.m., barely rested, after staying up late to finish homework, and help out around the house. For many teens at Mills, this isn’t some made up scenario, it’s real and extremely...

After a successful Fall Film Festival debut last year with a large participation, Mills is back hosting their second ever Fall Film Festival. This festival was open to all Mills students to submit their...

In Millbrae, no matter how hard you try, you can’t escape Starbucks — there’s another one awaiting every turn. At this point, it feels less like a coffee chain, and more like a takeover. With so...

The Mills Jazz Band is excited to perform at the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) Jazz Festival, hosted at Hillsdale High School on Nov. 19. This upcoming jazz festival is a gathering of all...

On August 12, 2025, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift announced her new album The Life of a Showgirl through a cryptic countdown on her website. The announcement was further confirmed by a video...

A new TikTok trend has taken off at Mills, where students participate in a social media trend in which they shoot paper darts into ceilings. Inspired by TikTok tutorial videos that showed how to fold sticky...

On Aug. 14 at 10:08 a.m., the second day of the 2025-2026 school year, the first of many fire alarms to come, went off. All Mills students and staff followed the standard fire evacuation protocol and filed...

By: Mikayla Ho, Staff Writer On any given day at Mills, the campus is packed with an assortment of bags, each displaying the personalities of many students. Let's check out what students carry to school! Suri...