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Loomis teaches students to love history

Kelvin Ku, assistant editor May 18, 2018

Jonathan Loomis is a Spanish and history teacher at McKinley High School. He is well liked among students for having fun lessons and an amiable personality. “Mr. Loomis is very interactive with the...

MHS welcomes back Waterman

Anelalani Chavez, editor-in-chief April 27, 2018

English teacher Jude Waterman recently returned to McKinley High School after a semester. He returned to his hometown in California because his mother is battling cancer and he felt it was important...

Santos lends helping hand

Tue Le and Egan Medeiros April 27, 2018

Dusty Santos is a teacher at McKinley High School that helps special education students and students that have a hard time hearing. “The best part of my job is teaching students,” Santos said....

Cyber Patriots teach students to be tech savvy

Kelvin Ku, assistant editor April 27, 2018

Cyber Patriots is a global group that work on programming. McKinley offers it as an after school program for students. There are seven members in Cyber Patriots and they are divided into two teams. One...

How to spend time wisely and effectively

Kelvin Ku, assistant editor December 14, 2017

Managing time may be difficult for some, but students at McKinley High School have come up with strategies to stay productive. “It is hard to manage my time as a student when I have school work...

Japanese-American veterans’ story told through new film

Thompson Wong, design editor December 8, 2017

Sixteen years of hard work from a local writer led to the birth of the “Go For Broke: An Origin Story” film, telling the story of the valiant Japanese-American veterans from World War II. The...

Thompson Wong, Eva Chen, Joan Martinez, adviser Rendall Choy, Jessica Uyesaka, Nicole Goya and Scott Nguyen (left to right) are the faces behind Humans of McKinley.

Breaking down the walls

Anela Chavez, Editor-in-chief October 15, 2017

Humans of McKinley is a new organization that completely consists of juniors. Joan Martinez serves as the president of the group, Jessica Uyesaka as vice-president, Thompson Wong and Scott Nguyen as publicists,...

Freshmen transition to high school lifestyle

Kanani Orta, staff reporter October 12, 2017

The transition from a middle schooler to a high schooler can be difficult. They have many events to look forward to, and specific goals to achieve in high school. Each year a lot is expected of the freshmen....

Joining clubs at MHS

Joining clubs at MHS

Kelvin Ku, assistant editor October 2, 2017

Clubs at McKinley High School are groups that are led by students and an adviser, that participate in various activities, hobbies and interests. There is a Club Day held every year in August, and it gives...

Art by Syhmon Lazo.

Profile: Syhmon Lazo

Jaycee Paat, reporter May 17, 2017

Syhmon Lazo is a ninth grade student with a talent for art. Most of his art is based on anime, such as characters or fan-art. During his free time he likes to draw a character called Rem. He says the...

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