September 2020

Campus Features Top Stories

September 30, 2020

Principal Kennel Remembers her Childhood in Apartheid

Photo Credit: Simone Kennel The apartheid policies, rooted in racial segregation, guaranteed white domination in polictical, social and economic aspects in South Africa during the late 20th century. The white…

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Menlo Park Protesters Take To The Streets in Breonna Taylor’s Memory

“Whose streets? Our streets,” protesters echoed, standing in the center of the El Camino Ravenswood intersection. Killed at the hands of the Louisville Police Department, protesters gathered in memory of…

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Community Culture Film & TV Top Stories

September 22, 2020

Mulan 2020: I’ll make a sham out of you

Niki Caro, director of the recent Mulan live-action film, was given no small task; she was to remake the original 1998 movie in a way that paid tribute to both…

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Community News Top Stories

September 21, 2020

Breaking: SUHSD Superintendent Resigns

Superintendent Mary Streshly announced she was stepping down from leading the Sequoia Union High School District. In a press release from President Alan Weiner and other members of the Board…

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Community Features News Top Stories

September 21, 2020

Menlo Park Library Teen Advisory Board Moves Online

Photo credit: Menlo Park Library The Menlo Park Teen Advisory Group (TAG) is a volunteer organization which strives to bring the community together through free programs and services. Many Menlo-Atherton…

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Campus Culture Features News Top Stories

September 18, 2020

Are More Teachers Asking for Pronouns?

Cover illustration: Amelia Wu Students may have noticed more teachers than usual asking for their pronouns at the start of school this year. Whether this be changing their zoom names…

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Community Culture Features News Top Stories

September 17, 2020

Clubs Carry On Through COVID

Illustrated by Ashley Trail M-A’s clubs have moved entirely online as a result of distance learning, leaving uncertainty as to how new and old clubs will adjust to these changes. …

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By The Numbers Community The Mark

September 17, 2020

What Doesn’t Add Up

by Izzy Leake, Sathvik Nori, and Ellie Shepard In By the Numbers, last year’s spring Mark publication, our staff outlined the racial breakdown of student involvement in varsity sports and…

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Sports The Mark Top Stories

September 15, 2020

Where Does Sports Funding Go?

by Katherine Welander and Triana Devaux | Photo Credit to Bob Dahlberg According to the Athletics website, about half of Menlo-Atherton students are enrolled in a competitive sport. Each year,…

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Campus Community News Top Stories

September 14, 2020

SUHSD Dramatically Expands Meal Services

Cover illustration by Kari Trail On Monday, the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD) announced that it would provide free meals to all students and children under the age of…

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