We are living in a historic moment in politics (and not in the positive sense). The gravity of the current impeachment inquiry cannot be understated: this may well be only the third impeachment in the history of the United States. Yet even with such a monumental event occurring as I write this article, many students are remarkably uninformed. This is
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By Ellen Hu Denali Editor-in-Chief California Assemblymember Marc Berman held his first Youth Town Hall at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale earlier today. Attendees were welcomed at the school cafeteria with a cup of boba and a seat in the audience. Throughout the event, Rep. Berman answered their questions about issues ranging from single-use plastics to Silicon Valley’s big tech
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EDITOR’S NOTE: On Oct. 22, Sunnyvale City Councilmembers Nancy Smith and Michael S. Goldman, along with Mayor Larry Klein, came to Summit Public School: Denali for a press conference with Summit News staff writers. Sunnyvale seeks to improve transportation By Ruby Balbuena, Nathan Pruitt and Natasha Reinitz Staff Writers The Sunnyvale City Council is proposing multiple reforms to ease the
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By Yasmeen Ali, Kainoa Garo and Ian Vu Staff Writers Many people from Summit Tahoma, a charter school in San Jose, show strong opinions on the upcoming 2020 presidential election. Many teachers and students have knowledge about the candidates; Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris appear to be inspiring the most interest so far. As of Oct.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: On Oct. 8, State Senator Jim Beall visited Summit Public Schools: Tahoma for a press conference with the journalism class. State Senator Jim Beall emphasizes diversity in government By Uma Datta, Maddie Knight and Jae-Lyn Miranda Staff Writers To California State Senator Jim Beall, diversity in government is incredibly important. It allows connections with the American people. Whether
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The Student Informer Political and current event opinion from Ben Alexander Climate change is perhaps the most dire threat facing humanity to date, which is why it is imperative that we take real, substantial action. Simply raising awareness is not enough — true political change is necessary. Given the gravity of the threat of global warming, up to 40,000 protesters
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EDITOR’S NOTE: On Sept. 25, San Jose City Councilmember Johnny Khamis came to Summit Public School: Rainier for a press conference to share his story of becoming a councilmember and talk about his goals for the city of San Jose. *** San Jose City Councilman Johnny Khamis uses his passion to help the environment By McKayla Castigador, Vu Nguyen and
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