5900 Monticello Road: Project Overview

January 25, 2017
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Senior Jake Campbell spends time with teammates in lunchroom

Abby Layton, Mill Valley News social media editor
January 21, 2017
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When students walk into the cafeteria in the morning, it is almost certain they will see senior Jake Campbell and other football players sitting at one of the tables.This is because of zero hour, a before school weights training program the football team participates in every morning all school year. ...

Long hours spent at the soccer goal result in a life-long love of soccer for sophomore Grace Goetsch

Marah Shulda, JagWire reporter and photographer
January 20, 2017
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Mill Valley students pass by the soccer goal every day, but few know its significance to the players that spend their time there. To sophomore Grace Goetsch, the soccer goal acts as a second home and reflects her hard work and determination. Soccer has been a part of Goetsch’s life since she was three a...

Junior Trinity Wilson is greatly impacted by her time spent on the track

Anika Roy, JagWire sports editor
January 20, 2017
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At one point or another, the track is a place nearly all students at Mill Valley spend time on for various school activities, but for junior Trinity Wilson the track is more than just another place on campus. Wilson became a member of the track team in middle school and has loved the sport ever since....

Sophomore Andrew Thomas cherishes time spent in physics teacher Chad Brown’s room

Joe McClain, JagWire reporter and photographer
January 20, 2017
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Physics teacher Chad Brown’s classroom is often bustling with activity before, during and after school.  Many Science Olympiad members are in his room almost every day.  Sophomore Andrew Thomas goes to Brown’s room a lot and has developed sentimental value for the room. Thomas considers Brown...

Freshman Analiese Wilhauk enjoys the Upper B locker banks

Ally Nguyen, JagWire opinions editor
January 20, 2017
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The Upper B locker banks are a popular place for freshman to gather and meet with their friends before school starts. One of these students is freshman Analiese Wilhauk. She originally chose the location because it was close to her locker, but now it has become a gathering place for her and many of her f...

5900 Monticello Road

January 18, 2017
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Senior Vanessa Pennington finds motivation in the hilarious atmosphere of Spanish teacher Edith Paredes’s room

Nora Lucas, Mill Valley News editor-in-chief
January 18, 2017
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Listed in the course guide, Spanish is just a description of language topics and prerequisites. But for senior Vanessa Pennington, it is much more. According to Pennington, Spanish teacher Edith Paredes has made a positive impact on her life, making Paredes’ classroom her favorite place at Mill Vall...

Senior Meghan Clark spends every morning with friends in art teacher Jerry Howard’s Room

Jakob Twigg, Mill Valley News reporter
January 18, 2017
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At some point or another, nearly every student in high school finds a place on campus to kick back, relax and hang out with friends. This place can be on a sports field or in a locker bank, but for senior Meghan Clark, this place is in art teacher Jerry Howard’s room. Clark became involved with the art program a...

Junior Brady Watkins treasures experiences in cross country coach Chris McAfee’s room

James Ball, Mill Valley News reporter
January 18, 2017
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After school during the winter workout season in cross country coach Chris McAfee’s room, A215, runners meet to discuss the day’s workout for winter training. Among these runners is junior Brady Watkins along with his friends, junior Mike Turner and seniors Riley Arthur and Thomas Hopkins. During ...

Freshman Whitney Van Dyke and friends frequent main hallway after school

Braden Shaw, JagWire editor-in-chief
January 18, 2017
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As the 2:55 pm bell rings, students pass through the main hallway, either in the rush to go home or to an after-school activity. Some students, however, decide to socialize well after school gets out. Freshmen Whitney Van Dyke, Cadee Morris, Lanie Whitehill and Ali Greenhalgh have formed a group ...

English teacher Kristen Crosbie creates inviting environment within her classroom

Tricia Drumm, JagWire features editor
January 18, 2017
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Posters of the places she’s traveled cover her walls, student IDs and humorous photos line the edges of her whiteboard and an articulate drawing of Venice takes up the majority of her whiteboard. To students, it’s a vibrant English teacher’s classroom; to English teacher Kristen Crosbie, her...