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Let Aeries remain open

Let Aeries remain open

Myesha Phukan, Co-Editor-in-Chief Feb 19, 2025

  I check Aeries more than I care to admit. Unlike the serial grade-avoiders, I’ve become an expert in hiding viewed assignments and testing scores to see what I need on the next exam. I...

Courtesy of MVHS Science Olympiad

MVHS Science Olympiad Team competes at MIT Invitational

Katherine Xu, Staff Writer Feb 18, 2025

  On January 25th, MVHS Science Olympiad team traveled to Boston for the eleventh annual MIT Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament. SciOly, as the team is colloquially known, has three...

Courtesy of Stephen Widmark

Soldiers turned educators: MVHS veterans share their stories

Kavya Wazhi, Staff Writer Feb 15, 2025

From time to time, Stephen Widmark’s students salute him. As it turns out, there is no greeting more suitable for the former US Air Force pilot turned science teacher. Widmark, an AP Physics 1...

Exploring beneath the surface: MVHS Biology Club offers hands-on experiences to MVHS students

Exploring beneath the surface: MVHS Biology Club offers hands-on experiences to MVHS students

Marissa Chao, Arts and Culture Editor Feb 14, 2025

Last winter when members of the Biology Club stumbled across a slimy, grey mass in a dog shark's stomach during a dissection, it took them a while to identify what the mass was. To their amazement,...

Saying politics don’t affect you isn’t enough

Saying politics don’t affect you isn’t enough

Myesha Phukan, Co-Editor-in-Chief Jan 22, 2025

*Disclaimer: This article expresses the opinion of the writer, not the opinion of the Oracle nor MVHS. I’ve always been interested in politics. From watching Obama’s reelection in 2013 on television...

Photo story: ASB hosts Winter Wellness week with festive themes and activities

Photo story: ASB hosts Winter Wellness week with festive themes and activities

David Henri, Print News Editor Dec 20, 2024

Last week, MVHS ASB hosted a Winter Wellness spirit week, featuring themes for each day. Monday, Dec. 8 was Adam Sandler day, Tuesday PJ day, Wednesday Spartan Spirit day, Thursday Anything but a Backpack...

Annual MVHS Tree Lot brings community together while supporting sports and clubs

Annual MVHS Tree Lot brings community together while supporting sports and clubs

Alexander Xu, Staff Writer Dec 19, 2024

Trees are cut and bundled in the background as people walk in to explore the rows and rows of trees of different shapes and sizes. This tradition is MVHS’s annual tree lot. The tree lot serves as...

MVHS ELD Program introduces new curriculum to support student success

MVHS ELD Program introduces new curriculum to support student success

Alexander Xu, Staff Writer Dec 7, 2024

Any person learning a new language will know the difficulty in comprehending it. The same is true for English. The MVHS English Language Development program, currently serving 76 students, is designed...

Guitar Culture Club at MVHS strives for inclusivity and musical connection

Guitar Culture Club at MVHS strives for inclusivity and musical connection

Jason Chien, Staff Writer Dec 6, 2024

“Guitar is like writing - you have to read as much as you can and let it guide you to pick up the patterns and techniques organically,” MVHS senior Mehran Greenwood, the founder of the Guitar Culture...

Our Town: A layman's perspective

Our Town: A layman’s perspective

David Henri, Print News Editor Nov 18, 2024

  When I arrived at the MVHS theater to see the fall play Our Town, I wasn’t completely sure what to expect – it was my first time going to a school play. In no time at all, Elizabeth Wheeler...

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