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Making your own cloth mask is a resourceful and effective alternative to using the even more effective surgical and N95 masks, which are short in supply. The CDC requests that surgical masks and N96 masks be reserved for healthcare workers. Creative Commons photo: Todd Cromar on Wikimedia Commons.

What to Know About Face Masks in Preventing the Spread of COVID-19

Elisabeth Westermann, Staff Writer
May 25, 2020

Since early April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been recommending that all Americans wear cloth masks in public, saving the...

Local publications are providing essential information with reporting on changing local policies, local coronavirus metrics, testing locations, the situation at hospitals, and how our institutions and community-members are being affected and responding to the crisis. Creative Commons photo: Akozka on Pixabay.

To Do During Shelter-in-Place: Subscribe to Your Local Newspaper

Elisabeth Westermann, Opinions Editor
April 20, 2020

“Among the important steps you should take during this crisis: Wash your hands. Don’t touch your face. And buy a subscription to your local newspaper,”...

In this new system, instead of giving letter grades, teachers evaluate students with feedback in different categories such as “proficient,” “excelling” and “needs additional support.” Staff photo: Elisabeth Westermann.

[Photo] Evaluating the New Grading System in the Middle School: Why Students Should Receive Letter Grades

Penelope Stinson, Staff Writer
January 12, 2020

In this new system, instead of giving letter grades, teachers evaluate students with feedback in different categories such as “proficient,” “excelling”...

Sacred Heart graduate and former USC volleyball player Victoria Garrick talks about her experiences with depression, anxiety and a binge eating disorder. Staff photo: Samantha Stevens.

Menlo Hosts Body Image and Mental Health Advocate Victoria Garrick to Start Conversation About Body Positivity

Elisabeth Westermann, Opinions Editor
December 1, 2019

At an assembly on Nov. 19, Menlo students heard Sacred Heart graduate and former USC volleyball player Victoria Garrick talk about her experiences with...

Marlon Richardson, the Education Director at Hip Hop for Change, an organization that uses hip hop culture as a way to address socioeconomic injustices, speaks to teachers of students attending the summit during the Activism Fair at lunch. Staff Photo: Grace Wilson.

Menlo Brings Together Youth Activists from Bay Area at 1Bay Youth

Elisabeth Westermann, Opinions Editor
November 3, 2019

Over a hundred students from 12 different Bay Area schools gathered at Menlo for the first-ever 1Bay Youth Action Summit on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Nine students...

Homecoming parade at the 1986 at the homecoming football game. Photo from Menlo Flickr.

Alumni Reflect on Menlo Changes

Elisabeth Westermann, Opinions Editor
April 29, 2019

It’s half-time at a Menlo football game. Suddenly, a group of a dozen or so Menlo boys run through the bleachers and take the field, decked out in Menlo...

Seniors Brian Mhatre, Connor McCusker, and Jake Martin and junior Charlotte Acra speak about their beliefs and experiences at Menlo during the diversity of thought panel discussion. Staff photo: Samantha Stevens.

Conservative Student Panel Discusses Diversity of Thought at Menlo

Elisabeth Westermann, Opinions Editor
March 10, 2019

On Friday, March 1, as a part of Diversity Week, History Department Chair Ryan Dean hosted a panel of four conservative students to discuss diversity of...

Creative Commons Image: background from akauk.com.

Four Valentine’s Day Rom-Coms

Elisabeth Westermann, Opinions Editor
February 14, 2019

There’s no better way to spend Valentine’s Day weekend than with these four movies. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) Trailer Many critics consider...

Scott Stevens ('16) speaking at the National Coming Out Day Assembly.  Photo courtesy of Pete Zivkov.

National Coming Out Day Assembly Recap

Elisabeth Westermann, Opinions Editor
October 23, 2018

On Thursday, Oct. 11, Spectrum Club held an assembly for National Coming Out Day. Menlo alumnus Scott Stevens (‘16) spoke about his own coming out journey...

Menlo football players at a pre-season practice. Photo courtesy of Pam Tso McKenney.

First Football Game Cancelled

Elisabeth Westermann, Opinion Editor
August 28, 2018

The first Menlo football game of the season was cancelled due to Mission High School’s inability to permit enough players to play in the game. The game...

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