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Annual school sickness wave encourages caution amongst the community

Annual school sickness wave encourages caution amongst the community

Anoushka Dugar, Staff Writer Oct 4, 2023

Since the start of the 2023-2024 school year, sicknesses ranging from the common cold to COVID-19 have resulted spikes, at certain points during the school year, of student and staff member absences from...

Little Shop of Horrors takes center stage as revival of the school’s musical

Stephen Messner, Videographer May 12, 2023

The school's latest musical production of "Little Shop of Horrors" is discussed by theater director Mr. Morris, actors Josh Hackworth and Saumya Anand, and streaming technician Trent McCauley. They share...

Making a splash: Students dive into Battle of the Classes

Stephen Messner and Olivia Bocchieri May 5, 2023

Liam Barrett, Mira Brown, Tyler Norris, and others share their feelings and excitement about MVHS 2023 Battle of the Classes.

Oracle Tries: A Taste of the Pastries in Castro’s Bakery Crawl

Ethan Fey, Lead Video Director Mar 13, 2023

We hear from Oracle members, Ella Persky, Myesha Phukan and Ethan Fey about the different bakeries in downtown Mountain View on Castro street. They order food from three different bakeries, Hong Kong Bakery,...

Back to School Rally 2022-2023

Back to School Rally 2022-2023

Alex Bentley, Lead Video Producer Aug 17, 2022

Students decked out in yellow, green, purple, and blue gathered in the gym Monday in MVHS’s Olympics-themed spirit week rally. The rally featured  competitions between, a cheer routine,...

Out of darkness walk raises awareness for suicide prevention

Out of darkness walk raises awareness for suicide prevention

Amelia Klingberg, News Beat Mar 25, 2022

Mental Health Awareness Week concluded with an Out of the Darkness walk to raise awareness for suicide prevention on Friday, March 18. Ambassadors, a leadership organization at MVHS that advocates for...

Spartans triumph over Eagles in rivalry boys basketball game

Spartans triumph over Eagles in rivalry boys basketball game

Carly Heltzel Jan 19, 2022

Down 45–47 with 18 seconds left in the game, senior Joe Brown pulled up for a longshot three-pointer over two LAHS defenders—and it went in.  The benched players leaped off their seats while the...

States eviction moratorium ends, stressing need for community aid

State’s eviction moratorium ends, stressing need for community aid

Julia Gentin Dec 10, 2021

Junior Miguel Jimenez said his household received an eviction notice in the first week of November. Jimenez, who lives with his aunt, great-grandmother, and brother, immediately began looking for alternative...

Oracle’s Week Reviews: May 10  -  May 15

Oracle’s Week Reviews: May 10 – May 15

Jackson Cummings May 17, 2021

This week’s games were a mixed bag of wins and losses. Although this wasn’t MVHS’s best week in terms of overall performance, things could have been much worse. Overall, MVHS won a total of 8 out...

Oracle’s Week Reviews: April 26 - April 30

Oracle’s Week Reviews: April 26 – April 30

Jackson Cummings May 11, 2021

Last week’s sports games were filled to the brim with action, suspense, and victory. Overall, MVHS has won a total of 13 games out of 17 matches this week. Monday, April 26: Varsity Baseball v....

WOTS: Improving Mountain Views public transit

WOTS: Improving Mountain View’s public transit

Rachel Lee Mar 28, 2015

With the recent addition of the free Google shuttles in Mountain View, we became interested in further investigating the role of public transportation in our community, so we asked members of the community...

Spartan boys basketball preview

Spartan boys basketball preview

Isaiah Jackson Nov 19, 2012

With the Mountain View Boys varsity basketball team getting ready for the 2012-2013 basketball season, they will try and improve their commendable 10-2 record in league from last year. Coach Jim Forthoffer...

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