By Judy Ly and Maxwell Taniguchi-King Staff Editors Next school year, three major campus changes are expected: Denali moving into a new campus, Rainier closing, and Tahoma renovating its current portables. There have been recent attempts to standardize Summit schools across California. Despite these changes, all eight Summit high schools in the Bay Area remain largely different in regards to
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By Vu Nguyen, Karla Tran and Van Tran Staff Writers At Rainier, male students have to walk across the school campus multiple times to be able to utilize the bathroom due to a discipline policy. Rainier senior Cristian Trujillo, who recently broke his leg, stated in a survey that he feels the bathroom policy is “dumb” and a waste of
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By Ellen Hu and Judy Ly Editor-in-Chiefs Yesterday, Summit Public School (SPS) Board of Directors unanimously passed a resolution to close Rainier, a school site located in East Side San Jose. This decision marks the first school Summit Public Schools has ever closed. On Jan. 16, 2020, the special board meeting took place at SPS headquarters in Redwood City. The
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was updated on Dec. 8, 2019 to include a video of an all-school assembly and related links. By Judy Ly Rainier Editor-in-Chief Even though it was his first year at Summit Rainier’s campus, freshman Angel Solís quickly found a place in the community. Peers who resonate with Solís will all soon have to say goodbye to
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By Judy Ly Rainier Editor-in-Chief The aroma of butter and popcorn fills the air. People ranging from toddlers with their parents to a group of college kids line up to buy their movie tickets. A Rainier senior, who asked to remain anonymous, checks the ratings and trailers beforehand, seeking to assure herself that she can handle the movie in theaters.
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By Judy Ly Staff Writer Summit Public Schools has been open for 15 years, and this is the first time the course Ethnic Studies has ever been offered at the Summit Public School: Rainier campus in Eastside San Jose. Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary curriculum that teaches about other ethnicities’ significant social impact on U.S. history. Here at Summit Rainier, we welcome
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