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Raven Report

The student news site of Sequoia High School

Raven Report

The student news site of Sequoia High School

Raven Report

Pope Francis’s comments on topics, including divorce, gay marriage, and the sexual abuse scandal within the Catholic Church, have led to controversy.

Ravens delve into faith with trip to Panama to see Pope

Shannon Coan, Copy Editor March 15, 2019

In celebration of World Youth Day, four Sequoia students traveled to Panama City Jan. 22 to Jan. 27 with their youth group in order to hear from Pope Francis. “What encouraged me to go was knowing...

New electives, math courses unveiled for next school year

Andrew Mancini, Staff Reporter March 8, 2019

Elective offerings are broadening next school year, giving students an even greater opportunity to explore their passions, whether in the areas of child development, learning about leadership through athletics,...

Sequoia’s new “Pit Stop” line in the MUR offers new entrees
such as chicken parmesan, enchiladas, and serves entrees such
as orange and teriyaki chicken freshly cooked instead of being
pre-packaged.

MUR remodeling speeds up lunch lines, introduces new food options

Nick Abraham and Jay Tipirneni February 27, 2019

A new and remodeled lunch line in the Multi-Use Room’s (MUR) opened on Tuesday, Jan. 15, featuring a salad bar, cashless payment, and the elimination of pre-portioned entrees. The new line, called...

Since the 2001 decision to change the mascot to Raven, Native American imagery has been absent from campus. The work of the Ready 4 Ravens club has made the full change to Raven a real possibility for the school.

Ready 4 Ravens pushes campaign to School Board, awaits recommendation

Aviva Futornick, Multimedia Editor February 13, 2019

As the decision to change the mascot from Cherokee to Raven marks 17 years, the renewed push from the Ready 4 Ravens club to change the team name to Ravens has returned this issue and its discussion to...

Sequoia students win Youth of the Year award

Kelsie Garay, Staff Reporter February 1, 2019

Two Sequoia students won the Youth of the Year Award on Jan. 15 at the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula. Out of the four Sequoia students nominated, senior Ximena Sanchez Martinez was one of the...

RCSD bids farewell to four schools after declining enrollment threatens the district

Mia Padilla and Ysabelle Punzal December 24, 2018

Due to budget cuts, a loss of funding and a decrease in enrollments, Fair Oaks Community School and Taft Elementary School will be combined into one campus, and Adelante and Selby Lane Spanish Immersion...

STEM-focused TIDE Academy to open, engage students next school year

Andrew Mancini, Staff Reporter December 24, 2018

Enrollment has begun at the District’s newest, specialty school, TIDE Academy, set to open next year with a founding Freshman class. TIDE, short for Technology, Innovation, Design, and Engineering, will...

New Hillsdale Dining Terrace caters to San Mateo community

Madeline Carpinelli, Staff Reporter December 17, 2018

  As the holiday season approaches, Hillsdale Mall’s long-awaited new food court, as a piece of a larger project with a movie theater and bowling alley, has finally opened its doors to...

Grant money loss slims down SAFE

Beatrice Bugos, Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2018

The $250,000 grant from the 21st Century ASSETs Program will no longer fund the next five years of the SAFE Program, which offered afternoon tutorials and enrichment activities to Sequoia for the past...

Photos by Aviva Futornick

A Dramatic Victory: ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ wakes up confidence, teamwork

Zoe Dufner, Staff Reporter December 11, 2018

The Sequoia Players fall production of “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a musical about American musical comedy in the 1920s, opened Saturday, Nov. 10 in Carrington Hall giving students vital and beneficial...

Media specialist Elizabeth Snow checks out books to incoming International
Baccalaureate Environmental Systems and Societies students.

Media Center renovations aim to maximize space, improve efficiency

Beatrice Bugos, News Editor August 2, 2018

Starting June 1, the Media Center will be being remodeled to better meet the student body’s needs. The project is a part of Measure A, a bond passed in 2014 to fund construction projects across the Sequoia...

Hundreds of students gathered on Mar. 14 to protest gun violence in school shootings. The walkout featured
students’ speeches, such as senior Shasta Sholes, president of the Social Justice League.

Students stage show of solidarity for school shooting victims

Sam Brook and Shannon Coan June 2, 2018

Enough. Nunca más violencia. Never Again. We call BS. Nosotros somos el cambio. These are the words and posters that filled the air as students and staff walked out to protest gun laws and honor the victims...

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