Video: SJS vs EHS football game
Lexi Guo, Fareen Dhuka, Grace Randall, and Bailey Maierson
October 28, 2020
On Oct. 23, the football team played against EHS at UFH's TDECU Stadium.
30-foot branch crashes onto Quad, narrowly misses students
October 23, 2020
At approximately 2:36 p.m. on Oct. 23, a 30-foot branch splintered from a live oak tree in the center of the Quad, falling dangerously close to a group of seniors playing Spikeball.
Video: Field hockey plays Kinkaid
Yasmin Stein, Staff Writer
October 19, 2020
On Oct. 6, the field hockey team played against Kinkaid.
“Mulan” 2020: What happened to the original plot of the movie?
Celine Huang, Design Editor
October 9, 2020
Junior Celine Huang expresses her many qualms with Disney's live-action "Mulan" in comparison to its original 1998 film.
The butchering of side characters
October 9, 2020
The live action “Mulan” destroyed its side characters. Gone were Mulan’s beloved friends Yao, Ling and Chien-Po; only the shrivelled flesh of their characters, unmemorable and unremarkable, were left. In the animated “Mulan,” each character had their own story and vibrant personality, making the...
The wasted witch
October 9, 2020
In Chinese mythology, there are no evil witches with pointy hats and broomsticks who have magic and are ostracized because of it. While there are female shamans in Chinese mythology, women aren’t reviled because of their powers—if they are spurned, it would most likely be due to actual malignant acts...
“Mary Sue” Mulan
October 9, 2020
The biggest and most disappointing move: they made Mulan a Mary Sue. In both the 1998 animated film and the original ballad, Mulan was not born exceptionally strong or powerful. She was a typical girl in ancient China who resigned herself to the battlefield to save her father. She struggles alon...
Final thoughts
October 9, 2020
Ultimately, the live-action “Mulan” was a disappointment. I was so excited to see more Asian representation on the American silver-screen and mourned the movie’s delayed release. However, I could not enjoy the movie knowing that Disney had wasted so much potential (and money) on this pathetic sh...
Performing ensembles adapt to Low Density Campus Plan with virtual music platforms
September 23, 2020
As students return back to school under the Low Density Campus Plan, performing ensemble directors are continuing their use of online music programs to accommodate the new schedule.
Photo Gallery: Faculty don lace collars, honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Fareen Dhuka, Gabrielle Solymosy, and Ethan Kinsella
September 22, 2020
Faculty members across departments wore collars and black attire to school on Sept. 21 to honor the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Photo Gallery: Campus safety precautions
Lexi Guo and Noura Jabir
September 18, 2020
On Sept. 14, the low-density campus plan allowed the half of Upper School students to return to campus under safety precautions.
Sports practices resume on campus
Mia Hong, Lexi Guo, Yasmin Stein, and Afraaz Malick
September 15, 2020
With the implementation of the low-density campus plan, many student athletes have resumed on-campus learning in addition to their sports practices.
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