Exploring the infamous room of Mr. Millard’s Computer Science class Alfred Ukudeev-Freeman Staff Writer The room is bustling with chatter, kids on their phones, messing around on their computers. That is until “the GOAT Mr. Millard,” as Revant Patel (11) calls him, walks into the classroom. “A lotta kids have Fortnite loaded on their screens […]
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Satire: “Great Ex-pee-tations”
The state of student bathrooms at American are an astounding feat of the students and administration of American High – SATIRE Vaishnavi Kurupath Staff Writer “To flush, or not to flush” is the most pressing question of our time. The bathrooms at American High have been spotlighted for their notoriously questionable conditions. However, these complaints […]

The “American” Journey of VAISH and THE ROACHEZ
Early beginnings offer only a glimpse of these young artists’ musical futures. Alfred Ukudeev-Freema Staff Writer “One day I was bored, and I was like, sh—, I’ma make some music. So I made some music.” Vaishnav Desabhatla (11) is his name, but everybody calls him VAISH. He started back in quarantine, rapping over pre-made beats […]

First We Were Treating, and Then We Were Tricked
It should be socially acceptable for teens to go trick-or-treating Reva Gokhale Staff Writer October 31 is an important date in high school. We stay up late and eat way too much junk food and call all our friends and scare ourselves out of our minds––because it’s the day college apps are due, of course. […]

Closed Gates on Open Campus
AHS’s violent history stretches back to the 70’s, however, nothing was done about it until the murder on October 28, 1994.

Underwater
Bay Area students gasp for breath as they drown in a sea of unreasonable pressures and expectations

Living in the Fast Lane
AHS students share what it’s like–and what it takes–to live in social media fame

The Silent Minority: The Unheard Voices of AHS
Freedom of Speech is a promise guaranteed in the Constitution and as the young people of AHS rise to speak on political issues, not everyone feels free to have a voice

The Discrepancy That Goes Against Science
At a school where interest in science is clear, competitive science teams seem to be lacking in numbers