By Gianina Fan, editor By Nicki Watt, staff writer Pro: A proposal for a New York school district to cut all gifted programs back in August sparked a national debate: are advanced classes necessary or do they just create a divide? Gifted programs give students unique opportunities to learn with others who are just as […]
Month: December 2020
December Artist Of The Month: Audrey Anderson
By Avery Perkins, business manager Leaping across the stage, Audrey Anderson is quite the talented dancer. For the past two years she has held two of the most important roles in the Nutcracker. Her dedication to her craft will leave anyone she meets speechless, because aside from being a talented dancer, she is academically driven […]
Swinth, Smail finish 1, 2 at XC State Championships
By Owen Pugh, sports editor MCHS Men’s XC team took second at CIF XC Division 3 State Championships behind NCS rival Campolindo, the team who the Pumas beat the week prior at the NCS Championships. Senior Colton Swinth won the race at 15:10, which bested his own school record for 5k, and fellow senior Rory […]
Open enrollment for 2020 closes
By Sam Leitch, copy editor By Audrey Moessing, copy editor Open enrollment for Maria Carrillo High School closed Nov. 15, ending the period of time when students from outside MCHS’s district could apply for enrollment. With roughly 27 percent of current MCHS students coming from inter- or intradistrict transfers, this is a deadline that has […]