November 9, 2022
There’s Another COVID Booster?
“I didn’t know that it existed!” said senior Rosia Yu Ya about the newest COVID-19 booster. This sentiment is not uncommon at M-A, or in the U.S. at large. As…
October 31, 2022
Was Homecoming a COVID-19 Superspreader Event?
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…
October 14, 2022
Relaxed COVID Restrictions and Fewer Cases This Year
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…
May 9, 2022
Students and Teachers: Divided on Masking
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,…
March 26, 2022
Opinion: Get Your Spring Break Boosters
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…
March 25, 2022
Amid Unmasking Uncertainty, Students Go With the Flow
Written by Elias Chane and Sheryl Chen Illustrated by Justina Wilkins It has been about two weeks since masking at M-A became optional and its impacts have been immediately felt…
March 18, 2022
Public Reacts to Mask Mandate Repeal at Board Meeting
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…
March 9, 2022
What Students Miss About Distance-Learning
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…