MHS welcomes back Waterman
Anelalani Chavez, editor-in-chief
April 27, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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 for him to be there for her. He said he loves her very much, and she made him the person he is today. Since his...
Santos lends helping hand
Tue Le and Egan Medeiros
April 27, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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. “I like to see that I change lives but it doesn’t happen right away. It’s a long process but...
Cyber Patriots teach students to be tech savvy
Kelvin Ku, assistant editor
April 27, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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 with all of the members who are also in JROTC and members who aren’t. “In Cyber Patriots we...
How to spend time wisely and effectively
Kelvin Ku, assistant editor
December 14, 2017
Filed under Features
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 and other responsibilities like JROTC,” sophomore Christian Truong said. Managing time may be hard...
Japanese-American veterans’ story told through new film
Thompson Wong, design editor
December 8, 2017
Filed under Features
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 film explores the origins of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Infantry Battalion, and how...
Breaking down the walls
Anela Chavez, Editor-in-chief
October 15, 2017
Filed under Features
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, Eva Chen as treasurer, Nicole Goya as secretary and Rendall Choy as the adviser. Martinez formed the ...
Freshmen transition to high school lifestyle
Kanani Orta, staff reporter
October 12, 2017
Filed under Features
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. Teachers try their best to help prepare their students for college and the future. This year, ther...
Joining clubs at MHS
Kelvin Ku, assistant editor
October 2, 2017
Filed under Features
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 students the chance to join clubs that interest them. MHS offers over 30 clubs, and even more are...
Profile: Syhmon Lazo
Jaycee Paat, reporter
May 17, 2017
Filed under Features
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 design of the character is interesting. His drawings impress people due to the looks and design. Sin...
‘Good student’ gets defined 
Aidan Sakaio, reporter
May 17, 2017
Filed under Features
What are the traits that define a good student? According to a few students around McKinley High School, a good student is defined by the following traits. Freshman Tri Huynh said, “A good student is someone who makes sure they do all of their work.” Someone who people look up to ca...
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