MCHS Student News
Emma Chen’s painting, “Hotpot.” (Photo: Emma Chen) By Samuel Leitch, editor A family gathers united, seated around their hot pot feast. The meat and vegetables simmering in their broths pop out in vibrant acrylic color, all of these and more resting against a golden yellow backdrop. Painted by Maria Carrillo High School junior Emma Chen, […]
By Sam Leitch, editor Now that we’ve covered how to identify the purpose of the media you ingest online, it’s clear that verified news organizations are the gold standard for information; if you cannot trace a post back to a source with the intent to inform—not to enrage, persuade and so on—your skeptic-senses should be […]
By Maddie Qualls, staff writer, and Sreya Putrevu, staff writer Snacks, games and the company of missed peers and friends were all enjoyed by Maria Carrillo High School students at the 2021 modified prom. The MCHS leadership class was able to organize an unorthodox yet celebratory prom event for juniors and seniors to attend. Taking […]
By: Luke Shimer The future of the 49ers is bright with third overall draft pick Trey Lance coming and seven more draft picks to add to their stellar team for the 2021-2022 season. This draft is extremely important with the 49ers coming off of a bad season finishing last in their division. The big question […]
(Photo: Wikipedia Commons) By Ben Chan, staff writer As of May 5, 2021, the Summer Olympics are set to happen from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021. This event usually happens every four years with about 10,000 athletes competing in total. However, with COVID-19 already postponing the event by an entire year, many have […]
Photo courtesy of Gus Cromwell by Kyle Wu, editor Voices filled the quad, students filed into classrooms and the once-empty campus became again vibrant with activity. On April 26, Maria Carrillo High School officially opened its doors to hundreds of hybrid students after a year of online learning. The move back to hybrid was met […]
Maria Carrillo High School science teacher Leanne West works at her desk after school (Photo: Jon Donohue, The Puma Prensa) By Jon Donohue, staff writer The conversation about fourth quarter grading should definitely be had as students return to in-person instruction at Maria Carrillo High School. It seems unfair that students who return to class […]
Photo taken from Zach Synder’s Justice League By Ethan Platt, staff writer Disclaimer: Possible Spoilers ahead for Justice League (2017) The Justice League movie has been in the spotlight a lot as of late due to the original director of the film, Zack Snyder, returning to recut the film he never got to finish that […]
(Photo: Maddie Qualls, The Puma Prensa) By Maddie Qualls, staff writer Since school closures last March, the return to school has been highly anticipated. The elementary schools in the Santa Rosa City Schools district returned in hybrid mode on April 1, and the secondary schools followed recently on April 26. Some parents especially have been […]
(Image: Georgia Laganiere, The Puma Prensa) By Georgia Laganiere, business and social media manager Feminism. A mysterious word. This word’s connotation does not match its actual definition from Oxford Languages: the advocacy of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes. It is not bringing men down to where women once stood; […]