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Spotlight: Weightlifting Club Gains Lots of Traction Among Students

Spotlight: Weightlifting Club Gains Lots of Traction Among Students

Matthew Du May 21, 2025

By: Matthew Du; Sports Editor The Weightlifting Club this year has been an overwhelming success and more students have joined their club than before. Many students have had positive reviews and feedback....

The Year of Chalamet: Catching Him in Every Movie Ever

The Year of Chalamet: Catching Him in Every Movie Ever

Hayden Bunce March 26, 2025

By: Hayden Bunce, Staff Writer If you love Timothee Chalamet or even hate him, you’ll need to be prepared to see him on your big screens until the end of time. It was recently announced that he will...

Set Sail for Prom!

Set Sail for Prom!

Bianca Pando March 26, 2025

By: Bianca Pando, Entertainment Editor As April comes closer, juniors and seniors here at Mills High School are starting to grow more and more excited. It could be because of the much-anticipated Spring...

Disgusting Odor Prompts Evacuation of Math Class

Disgusting Odor Prompts Evacuation of Math Class

Matthew Du March 26, 2025

By: Matthew Du; Odor Analyst and Traumatized Witness On a sunny Friday afternoon at approximately 12:15 pm on February 28th, a random disgusting odor filled Room 308 and prompted an evacuation for...

Mills to Remove AP Courses Prerequisites Requirement for Select Classes

Mills to Remove AP Courses Prerequisites Requirement for Select Classes

Matthew Du March 4, 2025

By: Matthew Du; Staff Writer The above image is used within the Creative Commons Attribution license. Photo by: User: Eginmotion96 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 Y-SA 3.0 (see here) Most of the Advanced...

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The Craziest Super Bowl Superstitions at Mills

Matthew Du February 28, 2025
By: Matthew Du; Staff Writer When the big game is here and the stage for the Super Bowl is set, many people have crazy superstitions – from wearing a lucky or unlucky jersey to eating a specific food they believe can dictate the outcome of the game. They believe their actions can influence the outcome...
What’s in My Backpack? - Mills Edition

What’s in My Backpack? – Mills Edition

Mikayla Ho February 28, 2025

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...

Introducing: The Weightlifting Club

Introducing: The Weightlifting Club

Bianca Pando February 5, 2025

By: Bianca Pando, Entertainment Editor At Mills High School, the weightlifting unit may seem like just another Physical Education unit to pass the class. Many may picture this time to be something...

Mills Architect Club: Who Are They?

Mills Architect Club: Who Are They?

Hayden Bunce February 5, 2025

Have you ever wondered how to tie your interests, aspirations, and future careers in one place? A club is a great place to start. The Mills Architecture Club, among the abundance of groups at Mills, does...

How Should Students Combat Food Waste?

How Should Students Combat Food Waste?

Matthew Du January 31, 2025

By: Matthew Du, Staff Writer At Mills High School, food waste has become a problem as most foods end up in the trash rather than being consumed. What is the main issue that is causing food waste?...

      Bye-Bye TikTok: Students React to TikTok Ban, End of an Era

      Bye-Bye TikTok: Students React to TikTok Ban, End of an Era

Matthew Du January 31, 2025

By: Matthew Du, Staff Writer Picture this: after a long day, you sit down and load up TikTok to relax only to discover that the app has been banned by the government. The app you love and have...

Warming up for Winter

Warming up for Winter

Bianca Pando December 13, 2024

By: Bianca Pando, Entertainment Editor The Music Department at Mills High School prepares for their up-coming performance for Mills students, families, and the Millbrae community set to be on December...

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