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by Jon Donohue, editor After the hectic rush at orientation, a sigh of relief fell upon seniors at Maria Carrillo High School as they finally secured their own personalized parking spot. Three days later, on Saturday Aug. 13, seniors were able to relish in the tradition of painting their parking spots. It was a blazingly […]

Business contracts from SRCS (Photo: Rose Cromwell, The Puma Prensa) by Leo Herbstman, editor *Continuation of article titled SRCS district mismanaging bond money In an effort to provide readers with more context, this article provides more information about decisions made under Superintendent Diann Kitamura that led to the business decisions described in the mismanagement article […]

Business contracts from SRCS (Photo: Rose Cromwell/The Puma Prensa) by Leo Herbstman, editor Rapidly depleted funds, questionable work and frayed relationships with the local base of contractors are some of the results of business decisions made by Santa Rosa City Schools related to Measure I and L bonds, which were passed by voters in 2014 […]

The MCHS psychologist’s office (Photo: Jungyeon Lee, The Puma Prensa) by Jungyeon Lee, staff writer Generally, due to COVID-19 challenges, students are struggling more than they might have a few years back, their mental health taking a big hit. Numerous students, “more than ever before,” according to Darcy Analora, the Maria Carrillo High School psychologist, […]

Pie Chart made on Meta Chart with data from the College Board, showing the ethnic composition of the 267 AP test-takers who reported their races in 2021 (Photo: Josephine Rivera-Hoagland, The Puma Prensa) by Josephine Rivera-Hoagland, features editor Based on data from the California Department of Education and the College Board, the participation rate for […]

Computers being pulled up inside the library (Photo: Alexa Rios, The Puma Prensa) by Alexa Rios, staff writer Due to school returning to in-person learning full time, both the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and the California Science Test (CAST) will also be returning.The CAASPP will take place from April 4 to […]

MCHS students masked while in advocacy, Friday, March 11 (Photo: Katrina Gorauskas, The Puma Prensa) by Katrina Gorauskas, staff writer The Santa Rosa City School Board voted 4-2 to align with state guidance and end mandatory indoor masking in schools. Students, parents, and teachers alike all desperately waited for the outcome of the board meeting, […]

Voter Registration Forms at the Rincon Valley Library (Photo: Josephine Rivera-Hoagland, The Puma Prensa) by Josephine Rivera-Hoagland, features editor The youngest eligible voters (18-24) currently have the lowest voter turnout in the United States, hovering around or below 50 percent for the past 20 years in presidential elections. The younger generations, though, have the most […]

The year on the hill in 2022 (Photo: Eric Crosbie) by Jon Donohue, assistant editor/Jonathan Giron, staff writer Graduating seniors etching their year on the hill behind Maria Carrillo High School has been one of the school’s main traditions for years. Trips up to the hill over the past two months have brought recent attention […]

Isaac Lopez looking at the “mariacarrillo_feet” account (Photo: Maitri Rane, The Puma Prensa) by Maitri Rane, staff writer You may have noticed multiple Instagram accounts trying to follow you with “mchs” in their names. Many of these, created by Maria Carrillo High School students, share images of students and teachers without their consent.  There are […]