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The future of MVHS student journalism is in jeopardy

The future of MVHS student journalism is in jeopardy

Editorial Board Aug 10, 2023

This article was originally published in an Oracle print issue in May of 2023. Within the past month, administration has announced several changes to the Oracle for the upcoming school year. These changes...

“I just felt like nobody cared”: Students open up about their experiences with sexual harassment

“I just felt like nobody cared”: Students open up about their experiences with sexual harassment

This article was originally published in a print edition in April 2023. Student Experiences: Every night, a male student in junior Perry Mirshafiei’s elective class would allegedly text her, making...

“We’re brothers”: a life-long friendship

“We’re brothers”: a life-long friendship

Natalie Arbatman, Co-Editor-in-Chief Jun 8, 2022

“It's a friendship obviously but it's more than that,” senior David Fomin said. “I mean, this is kind of cringey but these are my brothers.” Seniors Fomin, Anav Mohan, Lucas Kaemmerer, Mukundan...

Student discourse mirrors a polarized election season

Student discourse mirrors a polarized election season

Janya Sundar and Natalie Arbatman Nov 2, 2020

When junior Richard Zhang announced his support for President Trump on Instagram, he said he faced a slew of hate, mostly in the comments section of his posts.  Captioning his post “Today I...

School board meeting to debate field lights proposal elicits high turnout

School board meeting to debate field lights proposal elicits high turnout

Orianna Schwartz Aug 21, 2018

Over 100 members of the MVLA community and neighbors of both schools attended a school board meeting on August 13th to debate the possible installation of field lights on both the MVHS and LAHS campuses....

Community reacts to the arrest of math teacher Evan Smith

Community reacts to the arrest of math teacher Evan Smith

Neda Shahiar Dec 9, 2017

Students involved speak out, alumni reveal initial shock, admin looks toward healing * Student names have been changed to preserve anonymity. ** The print version of this article stated that the two...

Here’s everything we know about math teacher Evan Smith’s criminal case

Here’s everything we know about math teacher Evan Smith’s criminal case

Oracle Staff Nov 9, 2017

Math teacher Evan Smith was arrested Tuesday, Nov. 7 after the district learned he had sent allegedly inappropriate texts to a student. The police statement indicates that the texts were sexual in nature,...

History teacher Frank Navarro put on paid administrative leave for comments on Trump, Navarro said

History teacher Frank Navarro put on paid administrative leave for comments on Trump, Navarro said

Karen Xia Nov 10, 2016

Administration put teacher Frank Navarro on “paid administrative leave” on Thursday, Nov. 10. Navarro, who teaches World Studies, Civics/Economics, and Special Education said that his leave was prompted...

Mountain View community reacts to student arrests

Mountain View community reacts to student arrests

Oct 28, 2016

By Kathryn Kemp and Laura DeMassa *student and teacher anonymity are maintained to protect the identities of the accused minors **Update: As of Saturday, Oct. 29, it has been confirmed that all three...

MVPD took three MVHS students into custody.

Three students taken into custody for threats against school

Oct 10, 2016

This morning at 6:30 am, Mountain View Police Department contacted MVHS administration and informed them of potential threats to the safety of MVHS students. According to Principal David Grissom, a parent...

Theater steps reopened

Theater steps reopened

Jenna Webster Jan 25, 2016

After reading about the closing of the theater steps in the Sept. 25 print edition of The Oracle, junior Brian Olazaba, decided to begin a campaign to reopen the steps for students to sit on during brunch...

Tinderella: Finding my prince with a little help from 281 boys

Tinderella: Finding my prince with a little help from 281 boys

Katie Freiberg Sep 23, 2015

Disclaimer: The following is based on a true-story. To protect the identities of those involved, only first names are shown.   Once upon a time, there was a girl who, against the wishes of her friends,...

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