Opinion

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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

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 […]