Leadership’s Videography Committee during the 2020-2021 school year Niveda Arun Staff Writer Remote learning came with many changes, something all of American High students can undoubtedly attest to. But one such change that resulted in an enjoyable collection of memories for the year was the shift from in person school events to videos led by […]
Category: Campus Life
Push Yourself Till the Edge of The World!
Colin Rush has a passion for hiking and wants to push the limits of his body. Krrish Angadala Staff Writer Imagine being out in the wilderness, carrying a forty-pound pack that carries all of your essential supplies, and hiking on a twenty-mile trail throughout a couple of days. Your knees are weak, your shoulders feel […]
Relief, Reopen, Recovery
The reopening process: negotiations, hybrid-learning, and standardized testing Mengting Chang Staff Writer On March 5th, FUSD released their COVID-19 safety plan detailing the phases of their reopening plan as well as precautions and protocols to ensure public safety. Following this news, teachers are preparing to come back to a hybrid-learning system while FUDTA (Fremont Unified […]
Learning Pods at American
American is already beginning the reintroduce in person learning Chaha Mukherjee Staff Writer With the creation of the vaccine, American has already begun in person learning for select students. This has taken the form of “learning pods,” created by the administration in order to simulate a motivating college environment for students to work in. The […]
International Week’s Lack of Cultural Representation
AHS Students feel as though American does not properly celebrate cultures through the time-constrained International Week. Abigail Manalese Staff Writer American’s annual International Week did a complete 180 this year. The typical food stands and cardboard trifolds of cultural information were replaced with a website created by senior Veda Periwal full of virtual carnival games, […]
Back to the Kitchen, Gamer Girl!
With so many people of both genders hopping on competitive games, why are girls continuously subjected to toxicity in the lobby? Renee Cheung Staff Writers After a long day of school and homework, you finally have a few hours to properly relax. You decide to turn on your P.C. to play some Valorant. It’s been […]
What Happens When You Fake a Kidnapping?
Victims should be taken seriously Bee Chaudhury Staff Writer Content Warning // kidnapping, murder Social media is used to bring awareness to news all around the world. People also use it to spread missing persons posters and flyers to hopefully help either find or at least bring awareness to the missing people. The internet allows […]
℅ 22: Senior Year Starters
As this year comes to a close, ℅ 22’s senior year leadership talks about plans for senior year and their hopes for an in-person finish to high school! Namita Nair Staff Writer As junior year comes to a close, class of 2022’s last year of high school looms closer. If ‘22 does not go back […]
Media Activism: The Story
An increase in media activism has spurred among students but many have worries about performative activism Darcy Chew Staff Writer If you’ve been on Instagram the past couple months, you may have noticed an increase in images, infographics, petitions, and more featured on peoples’ stories. They spread awareness on different issues from systemic racism to […]
Pre-Registering to Vote
Hearing from students who have pre-registered to exercise their right to vote and looking into the experiences of students who participated in pre-registration drives. Haritha Rajasekar Staff Writer In the 2020 presidential elections, the nation broke records for voter turnout, with more than 158 million ballots cast. Specifically, the election saw a large spike in […]
