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...

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...

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,...

*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...

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...

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...

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 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...

  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...

While some students spend their free time playing soccer, practicing trombone, or painting art, MVHS freshman Peter Parra participates in ballroom dance and piano.  Parra’s dedication to honing his...