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...

“NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE! NO ICE IN OUR STREETS!” The refrain resonated through the streets as Mills and Capuchino High School students marched down El Camino Real on Jan. 30, 2026, participating in...

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...

The San Mateo Union High School District recently released statistics on suspension and expulsion rates, presented at the board meeting by Dr. Sheliah Burnette on Nov. 20, 2025. Most significantly, the...

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...

Elijah Cabatic, Opinions Editor As is tradition here at Mills, the Spring Film Festival took place in the Mills Auditorium on April 17th, and as always Mills students brought its A-game. Every category...

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...

From October 15th to October 25th, Mills Spirit Planning Committee organized their first Fall Volleyball Tournament of the year to encourage school spirit and promote fun activities for students....

By: Michaela Gonzalez, Opinions Editor Beginning in 2018, the San Mateo High School District (SMUHSD) created an equity vision and General Equity Committee to cultivate a balanced learning environment...