Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Mt. Eden High School

The Monarch Times

The Monarch Times

The Monarch Times

The logo for Jaden Finau’s podcast, “Zero Gravity.”

Student Spotlight: Jaden Finau on Starting a Podcast

Jarryd Manangan, Staff Writer April 21, 2025

Jump into the worlds of podcasts with no fear of gravity—listen to the rants or produce them. Podcasts can focus on a variety of subjects such as politics, crime stories, the latest celebrity gossip,...

The characters from “A Minecraft Movie.”

Movie Review: “A Minecraft Movie”

Giselle Toscano, Staff Writer April 21, 2025

About halfway through “A Minecraft Movie,” I realized I had no idea what I had just watched.  Scenes were playing, characters were talking, action was unfolding–but none of it stuck. Despite...

Carrie King’s art students’ work on display in the "Art in the Dark" exhibit.

Mt. Eden Showcases “Art in the Dark”

Sasha Heichenko and Sofia Cordoba April 21, 2025

For the first time in the Mt. Eden Gallery of Arts’ (MEGA) history, Mt. Eden students’ artworks were displayed in an unlit room. The exhibition, Art in the Dark, featured a section of glow-in-the...

Invincible takes to the sky.

TV Review: “Invincible” Season 3

Angel Barahona, Staff Writer April 21, 2025

Season 3 of TV series “Invincible” aired from February 6 to March 13, 2025, on Amazon Prime Video nearly a year after Season 2 aired in April 2024. The show, recognized for its action-packed story,...

The actors take a bow after their performance.

Theater Premieres a Killer Production: “Deadline”

Sofia Cordoba and Aaron Madrid Pelayo April 21, 2025

Mt. Eden Theatre Arts put together a play that outsmarts the audience: “Deadline.” The show took place at the Hayward Unified School District’s Performing Arts Center on March 28 and 29. “Deadline”...

The high school and middle school band directors take the stage for an applause.

HUSD Hosts All District Music Festival

Kaylyn Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief April 21, 2025

HUSD held a two-day All District Music Festival, featuring middle school and high school choirs, orchestras and bands, from March 19 to March 20. The festival took place in the HUSD Performing Arts Center...

Concert attendees decorate the dance floor at Jazz Band’s Swing Dance Concert.

Jazz Band Swings the Night Away

Sofia Cordoba, Co-Editor February 3, 2025

As a way of providing the Hayward and Mt. Eden community with a night to destress and dance to classical jazz hits, the Mt. Eden High School Jazz Band hosted a Swing Dance Concert and performed 12 classical...

Opinion: Are Live Action Remakes and Sequels Just a Cash Grab?

Giselle Toscano, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

In recent years, live-action remakes of beloved animated classics have taken Hollywood by storm. From “The Lion King”  (2019) to “The Little Mermaid,” (2023) these films have drawn audiences in...

District staff and teachers participate in a stress-relieving exercise at a CREATE! meeting.

CREATE! Brings Arts to the Classroom

Sofia Cordoba, Co-Editor February 3, 2025

As a way of creating a non-judgemental environment for students, various HUSD teachers and staff members participate in CREATE!, a community to develop ways to teach freedom through art. CREATE! holds...

El artista de alebrije Jesús Sosa Calvo muestra sus piezas en STEAM Makerspace en una demostración para estudiantes de arte y español de Mt. Eden.

Artista de alebrijes oaxaqueño, Jesús Sosa Calvo, visita Mt. Eden

Catherine Escoto, Copy Editor February 3, 2025

El 13 de diciembre de 2024, Jesús Sosa Calvo, un escultor de madera de San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, México, visitó Mt. Eden, entre otras escuelas de California. Durante su visita a la escuela, Sosa...

Alebrije artist Jesús Sosa Calvo displays his pieces at the STEAM Makerspace in a demonstration for Mt. Eden art and Spanish students.

Oaxacan Alebrijes Artist Jesús Sosa Calvo Visits Mt. Eden

Catherine Escoto, Copy Editor February 3, 2025

On December 13, 2024, Jesus Sosa Calvo, a wood sculptor from San Martín Tilcajete, Oaxaca, Mexico, visited Mt. Eden among other schools in California. During his visit to the school, Sosa Calvo spent...

A senior struggles with senioritis.

Senioritis Student Comic

Elijah Marie Velasco, Staff Writer February 3, 2025

Load More Stories
Donate to The Monarch Times