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Showing their pumpkin spirit, Half Moon Bay locals wear festive costumes while driving in a decorated car during the Great Pumpkin Parade.

Half Moon Bay’s Art & Pumpkin Festival returns for a 50th year of fall fun

Joelle Huysmans, Editor-in-chief October 19, 2022

Picture this: the fragrance of pumpkin and cinnamon wafting through the air, Bob Dylan and Hall and Oates tunes playing in the background and colorful, unique art pieces showcased from booth to booth....

GSA members Violet Hansma, Ayden West and Sawyer Fair celebrated National Coming Out Day on the stage in the main quad with other club participants. Many members of the community wore rainbow ribbons and pride flags to support and celebrate the school’s LGBTQ presence.

GSA Club brings National Coming Out Day to Burlingame

Sophia Puzon, Senior Reporter October 18, 2022

On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club hosted a campaign table at lunch to mark and celebrate the nationally-recognized Coming Out Day on campus. The club’s cabinet members...

Drive team member Jason Zhai prepares the Iron Panthers' robot at the CalGames off-season competition.

Iron Panthers barely miss the basket at CalGames

Brinda Iyer, Copy Editor October 13, 2022

The Iron Panthers gave their all at this year’s CalGames off-season competition, making it to the final eight among 36 teams competing from across the state. The team practiced and prepared on Friday,...

Food shortages, home destruction and water contamination are only a few of the major impacts that a potential megaflood could have on the Bay Area. 

A future megaflood could have detrimental effects on homes and water systems across the Peninsula

Ana Lunaparra, Staff Reporter October 11, 2022

Food shortages, home destruction and water contamination are only a few of the major impacts that a potential megaflood could have on the Bay Area.  University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) professor...

The Millbrae Art and Wine Festival brought large crowds downtown for a Labor Day weekend filled with art, crafts and food.

A sunny weekend draws a diverse crowd to Millbrae’s annual Art & Wine Festival

Brinda Iyer, Copy Editor September 10, 2022

There’s one main reason why fans of the Millbrae Art and Wine Festival return year after year: the weather. “I live where it’s very hot,” said pottery vendor Randy Pearsall, who drove west from...

The San Mateo Unified High School District updated classroom speakers this summer, surprising students with the sound of a new bell. It plays six beeps at a pitch of around 440 Hz in place of a traditional, single-ring bell.

What’s up with the bells?

Lizzy Wan, Diversity Coordinator August 30, 2022

When Burlingame students walked into their first classes of the school year, an unfamiliar noise rang through the halls. A tsunami warning? Prison break? War cry?  Nope, just the passing period bell.  The...

A man holds up a sign sporting “Shell can go to Hell”, protesting the harmful production and use of oil from the company.

San Mateo politicians call for climate reform at youth rally

Alex Kelly, Business Manager August 15, 2022

On Saturday, Aug. 13, local politicians and climate change activists gathered in San Mateo Central Park for the second annual Youth Climate Action Rally, organized by San Mateo’s youth chapter of...

The Black Parents Association held its final meeting over Zoom where they discussed updates to the district’s bulletin, commented on a new Ethnic Studies course and hosted recent graduates to give updates on their college life.

SMUHSD’s final Unity in the Community meeting

Lizzy Wan, Diversity Coordinator May 9, 2022

On April 27, the Black Parents Association (BPA) held its final Unity in the Community town hall of the year on Zoom. Board president of the BPA, Medina McKinney, hosted the meeting along with Terrilyn...

The new data science curriculum, created by Rebecca Zielkowski, will include coding mixed with statistics.

Burlingame adds new data science class to math curriculum

Wali Chaudry, Staff Reporter May 9, 2022

Previously, Burlingame offered Integrated Math II and Algebra II for students, who had completed Geometry, to choose from; now, teacher Rebecca Zielkowski will introduce a new math class on data science. “It’s...

Although the mask mandate will remain in place until the end of May, summer school sessions will operate according to the policy of the California Department of Health in June.

District keeps mask mandate through school year, to align with CDPH in June

Elise Spenner, Editor-In-Chief May 5, 2022

The San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees voted 4-1 on the evening of May 5 to keep its indoor mask mandate in place for the remainder of the school year. On June 1, in advance of summer...

The GSA placed boxes with sticker, pins and cards for students to take on Day of Silence, which was held at Burlingame on Friday, April 8.

Burlingame recognizes Day of Silence

Samantha Johnstone, Managing Editor April 18, 2022

Two college students started GLSEN Day of Silence in the mid 1990s; 30 years later, it’s a nationally-recognized day with hundreds of thousands of students taking a vow of silence to raise awareness...

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