Most M-A students woke up this year to an earlier start time after the passage of SB-328, a law designed to protect student sleep. In 2019, the California State Legislature…
Ron FreemanNovember 14, 2022
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A drive around Menlo Park will quickly reveal that it is a town divided. Lawn signs both for and against Measure V line the streets, sometimes even side-by-side. This Election…
Sheryl ChenNovember 8, 2022
In this election cycle, recent M-A alumnus and former editor-in-chief of the M-A Chronicle Sathvik Nori is running to represent Area D on the Sequoia Union School District Board of…
Ella Bohmann FarrellNovember 7, 2022
Last week saw a significant uptick in student COVID-19 cases—a 92% increase from the previous week according to the district COVID-19 dashboard. This sudden increase raises the question: were the…
Caroline PecoreOctober 31, 2022
Cover Image taken by Adrian Deutscher-Bishop There’s something freeing in feeling wholly insignificant. If I’m not even a blip on the giant cosmic radar we call “Space,” what really is…
Evelyn HsyOctober 20, 2022
Photographed by Thinh Pham On Sunday, October 9th, the M-A robotics team—Team 766—reached its first finals in almost ten years, winning second place at CalGames. CalGames, an off-season, Bay Area-focused…
Megan LamOctober 16, 2022
Illustrated by Helena Warner This year, M-A welcomed back Bears with and without masks. Though masking first became optional in March of the 2021-2022 school year, there is a visible…
Ella AhnOctober 14, 2022
Between the middle school districts which make up M-A’s diverse campus, there are severe inequalities. Though M-A’s main feeder districts, Las Lomitas Elementary School District (LLESD), Menlo Park City School…
Isabel NormanSeptember 29, 2022
In the past few weeks, our COVID-19 case numbers have been going up, following a county- and nation-wide trend. M-A had 33 cases the week of May 16th and 21…
Maia GoelMay 31, 2022
Since March 12th, the District has “strongly recommended: masking at M-A. Following Spring Break, about a month after the district’s masking recommendation was changed, the M-A Chronicle surveyed 157 people,…
Elias ChaneMay 9, 2022
As M-A’s teacher salary schedules are racing to keep up with inflation, housing prices are also increasing rapidly. This raises the question: Can teachers and staff even afford to live…
Ella Bohmann FarrellApril 5, 2022
This is the second article in a two-part series on the debate about standardized testing and race. You can read the first article here. Written by Katie Doran Cover photo…
Katie DoranMarch 30, 2022
Written by Katherine Welander Earlier this month, Shared Decision-Making Site Council (SDMSC) Chair John Giambruno presented M-A’s grade breakdown for this year’s fall semester. Overall, the data shows an increase…
Katherine WelanderMarch 27, 2022
Written by Sheryl Chen Almost a year after the COVID-19 vaccine became available to all high school-aged students, the Bears are long overdue for their booster shots. Despite boosters being…
Sheryl ChenMarch 26, 2022
This is the first article in a two-part series on the debate about standardized testing and race. You can read the second article here. Written by Katie Doran Cover photo…
Katie DoranMarch 18, 2022
During the meeting’s section for public comment, teachers, parents, and other community members voiced their perspectives on what a mask means to them. Though expressing sympathy for worried individuals, the…
Sheryl ChenMarch 18, 2022
Beginning March 12th, students and teachers at M-A will have the option to not wear their masks indoors while at school. Still, the District’s new mask guidance will “strongly recommend”…
Sheryl ChenMarch 9, 2022
More than halfway through the in-person school year, many students remember distance learning as a distant fever dream. And although M-A students and staff have largely celebrated the return to…
Sarah WeintrautMarch 9, 2022