By FRANK CERVANTES Managing Executive Editor Students have two more days to enter their names into a lottery for their chance to win a ticket to the triennial Faculty Follies performance. Tickets […]
Faculty Follies tickets to be sold Monday
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Study Shows Students Favor Finals Before Winter Break
By CATHERINE RHA Staff Writer According to a study conducted by students in AP Statistics, students overwhelmingly prefer having finals before winter break. Although the date of finals next year will not […]
Successful Campaign For UHS DHH Academic Bowl Team
By VINCENT WOO Staff Writer The UHS Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Academic Bowl team placed first in their group in the preliminary round at the Western regional competition in Phoenix, […]
Mr. Kough to return from Afghanistan on March 25th
By ALICE ZHOU Staff Writer Assistant Principal Mr. Kris Kough, who has been absent for a military tour in Afghanistan since April 2018, returned home from his deployment at the end of […]
UHS AcaDeca team qualifies for second consecutive state competition
BY VINCENT WOO Staff Writer The UHS Academic Decathlon (AcaDeca) team qualified for the statewide California Academic Decathlon for a second consecutive year. The state competition will run from March 22 and […]
Staff vote to maintain current schedule for 2019 – 2020 school year
By ALICE ZHOU Staff Writer UHS staff voted to maintain the school’s current schedule next school year rather than switch to an 8-Period Block Schedule, with 61% in favor of the current […]
Schedule adjusted for testing during the week of 03/04
By CATHERINE RHA Staff Writer During the week of 3/04, the schedule will be adjusted to accommodate for administration of the PSAT 8/9, PACT, and CAST exams, as well as […]
Teacher Strikes Highlight a Growing Demand for Public School Reform
BY VINCENT WOO Staff Writer The ongoing teacher strikes in Denver, Colorado and Oakland, California are a part of a greater national movement for the advancement of public schools. Teacher strikes have […]
Federal Workers Wary of Possible Second Government Shutdown
BY SOPHIA BALKOVSKI Staff Writer Americans may face the possibility of another government shutdown if a compromise on border security is not reached by February 15. While bipartisan congressmen work to pass […]
Plans for Feminine Hygiene Product Dispenser are Ongoing
BY CARLY ZHOU Staff Writer Recently, a team of students presented an initiative to the Associated Student Body (ASB) to install dispensers for free tampons and pads in female bathrooms. The organizers […]
