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Video: SJS vs EHS football game

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.
Seniors Michael Daichman and Nicolas Munoz retrieve their phones from beneath a Spikeball net, which had been straddled by the falling branch. The students had left their phones under the net during their game earlier that afternoon.

30-foot branch crashes onto Quad, narrowly misses students

Noura Jabir 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

Video: Field hockey plays Kinkaid

Yasmin Stein, Staff Writer October 19, 2020
On Oct. 6, the field hockey team played against Kinkaid.
Design Editor Celine Huang shares her thoughts on the live-action Mulan.

“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...

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...

“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...

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...

My Choral Coach allows directors to share sheet music and sound files with choir students.

Performing ensembles adapt to Low Density Campus Plan with virtual music platforms

Lydia Gafford and Chloe Zhao 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.
Faculty members across departments wore collars and black attire to school on Sept. 21 to honor the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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.
Tables and chairs around campus are arranged to allow for social distancing.

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.
The field hockey team participates in a drill on Finnegan Field.

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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