MCHS Student News
(Photo: Fabi Keletakona) by Raffaella Bravo, staff writer Many Maria Carrillo students are having trouble managing their jobs and schoolwork. Handling two major and time-consuming responsibilities is challenging. This balancing act can lead to lower grades, less energy and motivation, and next to no free time, all of which can harm students’ mental health. Often, […]
Universal Community for Choise and Citizen Science Club out recruiting for new Carrillo club members (Photo: Jungyeon Lee, The Puma Prensa) by Jungyeon Lee, staff writer Maria Carrillo High School has an abundance of amazing clubs, and students create new ones every year. Not every club has to be educational or require a lot of […]
Bryan Bradley, a longtime track and cross-country coach at Montgomery High School, died on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, according to school administrators. (Photo: Dean Haskins) by Katrina Gorauskas, staff writer. An inspiration to many. Motivator, father and beloved coach, Bryan Bradley was known throughout our community for his dedication as a Montgomery High School cross […]
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, […]
Stop Asian Hate protest in Oakland, California (Photo: Stella Aiko) By Ben Chan, staff writer March 16, 2021. Eight people are dead following a sequence of three shootings across three different massage parlors across Atlanta, Georgia. Feb 25, 2021, a 36-year-old man is stabbed in New York, left in critical condition for “no reason.” These […]
By Maddie Qualls, staff writer The hardships of quarantine seem less terrible when you have a pet by your side. As the pandemic drones on, pet-owning Maria Carrillo High School students find relief in their companions, old and new. A survey administered to 316 MCHS students revealed that over 77 percent of survey respondents owned […]
Image by Prensa staff by Krysti Shore, staff writer Distance learning has affected many aspects of what we once perceived as a normal education experience. There are many changes students have learned to adapt to, but the importance of a healthy sleeping pattern may be an essential component students have begun to neglect. A pattern […]
Image created by Prensa staff by Josephine Rivera-Hoagland As the anniversary of our self-imposed quarantine begins to come round the corner, many students are left wondering where they stand in this desolate world. Up until recently, it seemed as though a twisted dystopian society had arisen–people confined to their homes, forced to wear filters before […]
Image by Kyle Garrity by Simon Peterson, staff writer A few weeks ago, one of the weirdest events in the history of the stock market occurred, with GameStop stock jumping over 200 percent from $96 to a high of around $470, a huge gain considering it had been at $18 at the beginning of January. […]
by Dante Benedetti, op-ed editor Because of distance learning, teachers of many of Maria Carrillo High School’s classes have had to radically alter how their material is taught. One such class is auto shop. A class that is almost entirely hands-on has been a challenge to teach over Zoom. So when Assistant Principal Albert Ettedgui, […]