On May 9, 10, and 11, Mt. Eden's Eden Theater Arts program performed Bad Auditions by Bad Actors at the new Performing Arts Center. The comedy was centered around an overzealous director, her Skittles-addicted...
On April 12, Mt. Eden hosted a talent show consisting of seven acts. The judges of each performance were Steven Elliott, Marie Butler, and Jasmine Maharaj. The winners were Emily Tran, Kael Flores, and...
Imagine you’re stranded on an island. Trapped with no way back to civilization, you desperately gather wood to construct a raft. After hours of grueling labor, you hear music coming from the ocean. At...
On Friday March 15, 2024, the annual Hayward Unified School District Art is Education reception was hosted at Hayward City Hall. The event featured artwork and performances created by Hayward students...
English and theater teacher Tracy Phillips has been working in education since her twenties, although her journey at Mt. Eden began in 2005. Phillips’ theater course teaches several core topics, which...
English teacher Tracy Phillips began teaching at Mt. Eden in 2007 and worked hard to reenergize the theater arts program at Mt. Eden in 2013. Mt. Eden is known for its visual and performing arts programs,...
“How many hours do your students generally spend on one art piece?” I ask Carrie King, the AP Drawing teacher at Mt. Eden High School. She answers: “About thirty hours for most students.” With...
Picture this: It’s your last year in the academy, and you are at the top of your class. You heard the school has created the Plinth Prize for the top student. You were eagerly waiting for the school...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mt. Eden teacher Gabriel De La Cruz opened an online store for the sale of his record collection. In 2021, he decided to open a brick-and-mortar store by the name of Stacks...
Starting in January 2023, Mt. Eden started a new Step team. This student-run team is proud of the strides it has made in less than a year.
“Step is a way many African Americans have shown their...
Imagine you’re wandering through the abandoned backrooms of an old arcade, dimly lit by flickering lights, and it’s too quiet. An illusive child is running through the halls echoing your name, and...
Picture this: dozens of Kens sit in a circle. Wielding guitars, they rest around campfires with their girlfriends. Suddenly, Ken and the other men break out into song, enthusing for hours about how they’d...
