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Compared to iPhone users, android phone owners are at a disadvantage when it comes to participation in group chats and using other in-phone features.
iPhone promotes social isolation and creates 'green bubbles'
May 6, 2022

“You can’t be in the group chat. You don’t have an iPhone.”  This sort of statement is an unfortunate reality for many Android and other non-iPhone users.  Apple’s group chat system is well-known for its many...

In the events of Blueprint’s April issue, Acalanes High students debate whether to take their masks off with the coming of spring and the lifting of state-wide school mask mandates.
To mask or not to mask, that is the question on campus
March 31, 2022
High school students grapple with the despair that the college admissions process capitalizes upon.
Dear colleges, I am more than the sum of my struggles
March 31, 2022
Today’s youth are desensitized to the struggle and sacrifice behind previous generations’ fights for women’s rights. sexist jokes
Sexist jokes are nothing to laugh off
March 31, 2022
Students who do not have access to a private college counselor are always able to meet with their school counselor and make use of what resources they do have available to them.
Commentary: Are private college counselors worth the cost?
March 28, 2022
Phone addiction is a serious issues that suffers from a lack of attention.
Commentary: Phone addiction is real
March 28, 2022
News
After the death of an NFL player last year, high school players are becoming better informed about the dangers of concussions.
NFL player's death reminds high school athletes about the dangers of concussions
Henry Hill and Chris Morrison, Miramonte High School • May 6, 2022

When Vincent Jackson passed away a little more than a year ago, the football world experienced a collective shock, including local high schools such as Miramonte High where concussions are common among...

Miramonte senior Gracia Chen, here with Spanish teacher Megan Flores, helped create the Curriculum Consultant program, a newly implemented project designed for students and teachers to collaborate in an effort to diversify Miramonte’s educational curriculum.
Miramonte High 'staff' now also includes students
May 6, 2022
Northgate teachers joined their colleagues dozens who picketed on March 18. These teachers and those at other district schools were letting families arriving in the morning know the teachers were preparing to strike.
Settlement with district averts Mt. Diablo Unified strike
April 12, 2022
Free food at brunch and lunch this year means the cafeteria serves 900 meals a day. This is lunchtime on March 28.
Free lunch for all students results in three times as many seeking meals
April 12, 2022
Acalanes activists stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community against repressive legislation across state lines.
Acalanes activists walk out in solidarity with LGBTQ+ youth
March 31, 2022
Arts & Entertainment
Generation Z cuts the cord on previous generations’ love for cable television.
Couch potatoes pause cable TV, get into the streaming flow
Keith Johnson and Alex Ariker, Acalanes High School • March 31, 2022

Imagine, but for a moment, flumping down on the couch and browsing through various channels, desperately looking for something to watch. This is what watching television looked like for many people in...

Chanel store in Monaco.
Viard precipitates Chanel’s downfall from high fashion
March 31, 2022
Only Murders a fun romp for mystery fans
"Only Murders" a fun romp for mystery fans
March 15, 2022
Almost, Maine debuts in San Ramon Valley return to theater after Covid-19 respite
'Almost, Maine' debuts in San Ramon Valley return to theater after Covid-19 respite
February 21, 2022
Multimedia superstar Zendaya starred in Season 1 of this drama series that follows a group of high-school students as they navigate a minefield of drugs, sex, identity, trauma, social media, love and friendship in todays increasingly unstable world.
On Sundays ‘Euphoria’ is must see watching
February 16, 2022
Features
Project seeks to empower young writers
Project seeks to empower young writers
Reagan Kaelle, Miramonte High School • May 9, 2022

Cold, drained from the day, and ready to decompress, senior Tom Inouye treks from his last class toward the Miramonte High School Wellness Center. Instead of heading home, he turns into the center, immediately...

Soapman Bill McGeehan offers a wide variety of homemade soaps for sale from his wheelchair at a Walnut Creek crossroads.
Meet Walnut Creek's soap man
May 6, 2022
Miramonte sophomore Antong Cao won a French language comic contest with her cartoon.
C’est drôle: She won a French language comic contest
May 6, 2022
Point guard Tyler Dutto was a leader of the Miramonte High varsity boys basketball team. He was also a wide receiver and safety on the Miramonte football team.
Miramonte's Tyler Dutto a dual-threat athlete
May 6, 2022
Invasion of Ukraine is watched closely by a Northgate senior with family in Russia
Invasion of Ukraine is watched closely by a Northgate senior with family in Russia
April 12, 2022

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