MCHS Student News
(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; […]
Image taken by Staff Writer Jon Donohue By: Gus Cromwell, Photo Editor On Tuesday, April 26, 2021, Maria Carrillo High School students returned to school in cohorts set to follow a hybridised learning plan. Yet, many students took issue with the communication, the plan, and the process overall. One of the major things that MCHS […]
By Josephine Rivera-Hoagland, staff writer It has been a long time since I was in a classroom. My mental health has been like a roller coaster, I have lost loved ones and I have struggled to get through classes without being distracted. But, truth be told, my experience is common, even considered relatively benign, during […]
“I think we need to recommit ourselves to providing access to the vaccine for groups that are disproportionately impacted by COVID, low-income communities in particular,” said Pedro Toledo, chief administrative officer of Petaluma Health Center.
Image from Ted Eytan, Creative Commons by Ethan Platt, staff writer In this day and age there is a lot of political division between opposing parties, which can be seen when teachers share their political opinions while teaching. Maria Carrillo history teacher Mike Mastin, when asked if he believed if political bias should be taught […]
Re: Returning to School From: Rider Baker, Junior With schools set to reopen towards the end of April, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the reopening of schools. For starters, there is the obvious health risk to students, administrators, teachers, and everyone else who comes into contact with them. With all that said, if […]
by Sam Leitch, editor If I were to ask you to picture a conspiracy theorist, the portrayal likely wouldn’t be flattering. Maybe they have the bare minimum amount of fuzz for a mustache encrusting their upper lip, or a tighter grip on their tinfoil hat than on reality. Maybe they’re sweaty and unemployed, feverishly pinning […]
Image from CNN by Kyle Wu, editor After the insurrection of the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, former president Donald Trump became the first president in American history to have been impeached twice. Immediately following the riots, the House moved forward with impeachment, citing Trump’s clear “incitement” of the Capitol insurrection. Ten Republican congressmen voted […]
Image of different heathen symbols by Gus Cromwell, photo editor On Jan. 6, 2021 the United States Capitol was besieged by a violent, pro-Trump mob intent on overturning the results of the election and potentially harming lawmakers. A face many saw in the headlines was the “Qanon-Shaman” Jake Angeli. Outlets like Rolling Stone took the […]
by Ethan Platt, staff writer The idea of Gov. Gavin Newsom being replaced as governor has come up a lot recently. UC Berkeley’s Institute of Government Studies released a poll in September showing Gavin Newsom’s approval rating was 64 percent, meaning a little over half of California approves of our current governor. I surveyed 10 […]