Literary Journal Club Debuts on Campus, Hosts Monthly Writing Contests
December 8, 2015
By Colton Watson
Rebecca Lewis, co-president of the Literary Journal Club, a club where all writers of all skill levels are welcome. Lewis said “I founded the Literary Journal Club in order to provide other writers like myself with a community that they could draw upon as a resource.” There are currently eight members in the Literary Journal Club, with all grade levels present. There are four positions in the club, Rebecca Lewis as co-president, Baani Minhas as co-president, Shivali Kanwar as secretary, and an open position of treasurer.
The activities that the Literary Journal Club have are, feedback days where everyone can get comments on their writing pieces, genre exploration days which are days where everyone learns about new kinds of literature that they have never seen. Then there are the writing contests which is available for the whole school to participate, in these workshops you write a story of 1000 words or less, and it is on the monthly topic. Finally there is writing workshop in which writing in and out of the club come to improve and share knowledge of writing.
Both co-presidents have very important responsibilities as said by Lewis, “My responsibilities as president include a wide array of things since this is the first year for the literary journal. They are organizing the writing contests and workshops, advertising any events held by the club, obtaining approval for fundraisers and running them, and taking the lead on genre exploration days and feedback days.”
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Tahitian Club Promotes Culture, Sells Sweets
December 8, 2015
By Cyanna Rosa
The Tahitian Club is a club dedicated to the Tahitian traditions from the past and traditions that still live on today. It's a way for students at Mountain House High School to learn traditions of a fascinating ritual and place that they are interested in.
The club advisor is Ms. Carrasco, but since she is on maternity leave, Mrs. Leyva is helping supervise for the month of September. The club advisor is the teacher that supervises the students and helps with any out of school and in school issues that might come up that needs an administrator's help. Having the advisor makes most clubs very easy to organize such as the Tahitian club's fundraiser they are planning to hold.
The fundraiser that is recently being planned is the back sales at Central. They have held fundraisers at Central before and they
seemed to be a success. More bake sales including cupcakes, cookies, and more delicious pastries are on their way so make sure to come by next time you hear about one!
The club president is Sophie Achacoso and the vice president is Kayla Alfonso Opiana. What Sophie has filled me on about Tahitian Club is a little bit of everything. The club practices every Monday and Friday. They´re practices are held during lunch after success in room A215. What is being practiced on is their dance performances.
Tahitian dancing is a very exotic dance style that has been choreographed into a routine by the club. Hopefully, we will see Tahitian dancing in the net upcoming rallies or other events.
9 Friendly Pieces of Advice for Freshmen
October 15, 2015
By The Stirrup Staff
A new school year means a new start, especially for MHHS’ freshman class. Here’s some advice, collected from upperclassmen to the class of 2019.
1. DON’T PROCRASTINATE - You will fall behind your classes very quickly. Once you go down, catching up becomes very difficult.
2. STUDY- Don’t pass up studying by telling yourself “eh, I know the material” because you may not. Always study.
3. DON’T GROW UP TOO FAST - Enjoy being young (you might miss your youth later). Don’t worry, you’ll get there someday.
4. BE PREPARED- Come to school prepared. Before you leave home, make sure you have your earphones, charger, chromebook, lunch, and whatever you need.
5. ALWAYS ASK QUESTIONS- It never hurts to ask a few questions if you don’t understand something. Your teacher really does want to help you.
6. YOU ARE AMAZING THE WAY YOU ARE- Before you worry about being judged, ask yourself if others’ judgement really matter? Everyone else is equally worried about what people think about them in high school, and it’s always important to remember that you are a unique individual with a lot to offer, as cliche as that sounds.
7. BE AWARE OF THE PEOPLE YOU HANG OUT WITH- Before you get into any relationship or friendship, think about the person. Are they accepting you for who you are? Do they honestly care about you and have your best intentions at heart? If not, you might want to reconsider the relationship.
8. GET INVOLVED AT SCHOOL- Join clubs, do sports, and try afterschool activities. Remember, what you do today affects you in the future.
9. HAVE FUN- What’s life without fun? We all have our own silly side, so why not show them. Remember, life is only as FUN and you make it.
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Marching Band Debuts New Uniforms
September 17, 2015
By Passa Pungchai
MOUNTAIN HOUSE -- Despite harsh weather and a lackluster home game, Mountain House High School’s award-winning Marching Band, debuting new uniforms, and Color Guard still endured and delivered at their first ever varsity football game performance last Friday.
The Marching Band performed during the halftime show and throughout the game, performing an arrangement of The Viking March by Karl King and parts of their field show, which they plan to perform unabridged for competitions. This year’s drum major, Preeti Juturu, remarked on the performance, “We could have done better. There’s room for improvement, though we did pretty well, but there’s more to improve [on].”
The band uniform is nothing short of dapper: a black shako adorned with a silver-speckled blue plume, along with a blue military buttondown striped with white and black. While Preeti did say that band preparations certainly did take longer with the new outfits, she also said that they kept the band “warm” through the frigid conditions.
The Color Guard also performed during the halftime show. Color Guard Captain Patricia Magpoc said, being that it was the Color Guard’s first performance this year, “There was lots of anxiety [..] We had very little work done and had only practiced a little bit recently. We’ll have more in store for the rest of the year though!” Patricia also noted that the Color Guard will improve as the year progresses and that their performances will become more complex and articulate. The difficult weather conditions, according to Magpoc, also served as a good “bonding experience” for the Color Guard members, especially during their first of many performances to come.
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