New legislation keeps California pedestrians focused on the road
Mackenzie Clarke, Managing Editor
October 18, 2017
Filed under News
At a meeting on Sept. 12, San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa and other Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to ask state lawmakers to pass the requisite legislation necessary for the enactment of a distracted walking law to mitigate distracted pedestrian street-crossing and...
Wi-fi block disconnects students
October 18, 2017
Filed under News
“The wi-fi block allowed me to accidentally come across pornography, but stopped me from looking at Pinterest for art,” senior Ellis Spickermann said. Wi-fi is a centralizing force in most students’ lives. It makes sense, then, that many students would be bitter about the district...
Wine Country fires wreak havoc on bay air quality
Mackenzie Clarke, Managing Editor
October 18, 2017
Filed under News
Fires which ignited due to high winds and dry conditions throughout Wine Country Oct. 8 have spread to consume around 160,000 acres of homes, nature, and vineyards. As of Thurs Oct 12, 400 people in the region have been reported missing, and 31 are confirmed dead. The Air District, an air quality...
Vaulters spring into new year with Stahler
Zack Rosenblatt, Executive Editor
September 20, 2017
Filed under Features, News, Sports
Sequoia’s Pole Vault team played its first matches during the 2017 spring season for the first time after Resources Officer David Stahler decided to lead the team. Though students could still compete in Pole Vault before last spring, it was reserved for students already participating on the track...
New teachers quickly find love for Sequoia
Sam Brook, Staff Reporter
September 20, 2017
Vicki Barone Department: English Prior School: Gilroy High School Barone has moved around within the Bay Area for several years with her husband, two dogs, and one cat. Right now she commutes from Half Moon Bay to come teach several levels of English classes at Sequoia. Before teaching, she got her B...
Administrative, guidance offices gain experienced new staff
Mackenzie Clarke, Managing Editor
September 20, 2017
Filed under News, Uncategorized
Sequoia’s new additions to the administrative and counseling offices in this school year include Kristin Stout as Instructional Vice Principal and Patty Vlahakos as guidance counselor. The administrative position opened up following the departure of Mike Kuliga as Administrative Vice Principal and...
Trump administration moves in to end DACA, puts Dreamers’ program to sleep
Rio Popper, Copy Editor
September 17, 2017
President Donald Trump decided to roll back Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) September 5. Started with an Executive Order by president Barack Obama in 2012, DACA allows certain young, undocumented immigrants to lawfully stay in the United States, get jobs and obtain other benefits of...
Cherokees glimpse at the Class of 1917’s past
Benjy Jude, News Editor
September 13, 2017
A time capsule from the Class of 1917 was opened by Sequoia’s administration and the Class of 2017 June 8. After students asked to open it, they found it in the bomb shelter under the library. “Mr. Priest was very excited,” said Administrative Vice Principal Gary Gooch, who is in char...
Science-loving students travel to see total solar eclipse
Rio Popper, Online Editor
August 23, 2017
As most Sequoia students sat in their second and third-period classes, several other students watched day become night in Oregon during the total solar eclipse. One such student was senior Layne Stanley, who finds science, and space in particular, interesting. He decided to travel with his family to...
The 2017 College & Career Map
May 31, 2017
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
Compare this year's class against those from past years.
Varsity Boys Track and Field score league title
Krista Weaver, Staff Reporter
May 31, 2017
For the first time in many years, Varsity Boys Track and Field won the League Title. They are currently in the Ocean division—the highest division. They have not won this title (in this division) since 1998. With a total of four wins and only one loss, Varsity Boys were able to pull ahead of the oth...
‘178 Blank Pages’ fills theater with tears on and offstage
Rio Popper, Online Editor
May 31, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Features, News, Showcase
The soundtrack to senior Bryce Stephens’s play, “178 Blank Pages,” was a chorus of “awwws” from the 244 audience members in Carrington May 19. Whether it was a scene featuring the play’s subtle hilarity or its tear-wrenching conflicts, actors junior Nic Sanon and sophomore Lex Navarra breat...
