Students covered the dull concrete of San Mateo High’s quad in vibrant colors on Friday, April 22, as part of the annual Chalk Fest. This year’s Chalk Fest had “All Around the World” as the theme; students chose various artworks from around the globe with which they decorated the quad. The works included paintings by [...]
As the constant day to day squeaking of shoes that come from the gym stops, the noise from the baseball diamonds begin to rise. With success from last year, the seniors are looking to do even better. Last year the team went 8-4 in league and 12-15 in the whole season. The team was looking [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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Seven students, three teachers, and six parents were honored with the San Mateo High School Jefferson Award on May 5 for their volunteerism and community service. In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis founded the American Institute for Public Service to establish a “Nobel Prize” for public and community service. The recipients are ordinary people who through [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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The girls softball team started their 2011 season off great beating many schools that were not in their conference. They were able to beat our arch-rivals Burlingame which was a very big accomplishment for the team in representing our school. They had a good preseason which was good practice for them to prepare for the [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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Bearcats dominated the City Arts of San Mateo competition this year, taking home the grand prize in both Literary and Visual arts on Saturday in competition against Aragon and Hillsdale. Morgan Babbs, our student body president and co-editor in chief of this newspaper, won the literary arts prize for a poem, and Betty Shen won [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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As a part of San Mateo High’s highly renowned performing arts programs, the dance classes here prepare all year for a big show at the end of the year titled Mateo Motion. This year the eighth annual Mateo Motion will feature dancers from beginning, intermediate and advanced classes, with a diverse blend of San Mateo [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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How long would you wait for the best meal of your life? On busy nights, the wait at Ramen Dojo in downtown San Mateo may be hours for a large group but almost everyone will tell you the amazing ramen is worth the wait. The ramen at Ramen Dojo is not like any ramen you’ve [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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And yet again, I see on my blackberry that Japan has been hit by another tsunami, caused by a 7.4 quake, off the coast of the northern coast. Another tsunami? How much more devastation can this tiny country endure? How many more deaths and rubbled sidewalks are to be witnessed? And then I remembered; I [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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In the News section of last month’s edition of the Hi, Rachel Wan had an article detailing the expenses associated with upperclassmen going to Prom, noting the considerable costs of dresses and tuxes, tickets and photos, limos and corsages—the whole shebang. At first glance, I found the premise to be quite interesting; but when I [...]
Apr 22 2011 | Posted in
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