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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

Squid Game protagonist Seong Gi-hun tries to persuade other contestants to vote to end the games.

TV Review: Squid Game Season 2

Maria Villanueva, Graphics Editor February 3, 2025

 Season 2 of “Squid Game” was released at the end of 2024, three years after the first season’s release, to restless fans who couldn’t get enough of season 1. Although it’s generally similar...

A blind box consumer is left disappointed after opening a figurine they didn’t want.

Unwrapping the Blind Box Craze

Kaylyn Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief February 3, 2025

Blind box figurines have taken teens and young adults’ desks, shelves, and phone cases by storm. You may be familiar with the cherub cheeks of Sonny Angels or the green, glow-in-the-dark build of Smiskis,...

Lion King Meets Mt. Eden VAPA

Sofia Cordoba, Co-Editor December 16, 2024

Coming in May 2025, Mt. Eden is presenting The Lion King, the school’s first all-school musical.  All of the different visual and performing arts teachers and their classes will be involved, either...

Mr. Watson conducting Mt. Eden band

Mt. Eden Band Kicks Brass

Sofia Cordoba, Co-Editor December 16, 2024

Mt. Eden’s band program is more than just a collection of instruments, but a team filled with creativity, talent, and discipline, where students from different ranges of experience and backgrounds come...

Dance students in the Performing Arts Center.

Students Stand Up For Dance

Myldret Vasquez, Business Manager December 16, 2024

On November 13, the Mt. Eden dance program attended a school board meeting to express their complaints around not having a safe learning environment. Mt. Eden dance teacher Courtney Marshall, dance students,...

Mt. Eden choir performs at Future Freshman Day.

Mt. Eden Choir Performs Alto-gether

Marcus Alfonzo Gacusan and Sofia Cordoba December 16, 2024

Providing more than just an opportunity to sing, the Mt. Eden choir program is a community where a range of diverse voices come together in beautiful harmony. Choir offers students opportunities to explore...

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