Claire Little | clittle20@dtechhs.org | May 15, 2019 How do you measure a class’s impact on a school? One way would be to look at how many clubs and events they’ve been a part of, or started. Or you could try to characterize how their values and personalities have been passed down to the younger …
Sofia Almeida | salmeida19@dtechhs.org | September 4, 2018 As d.tech students are getting their schedules for the 2018-19 school year, an ongoing conflict between seniors and staff has been brewing over how they should be allowed to use their FIT time which, for many seniors, can span multiple periods every day. Seniors who have found themselves …
Tony Julian | tjulian19@dtechhs.org | June 7, 2018 Summer is creeping up on all of us. The thought of time off with friends, focusing on jobs, or just relaxing by yourself is in all our heads. But for seniors, it’s a stressful time making sure you’re set to graduate, prep for college, or just get …
By: Georgina Fakoukaki The senior year has almost come to an end yet some feel the vibe of something impactful has been missing from the senior class. The popularly held opinion is that as d.tech keeps expanding and becoming more well-known, the need to connect with the outer community has become more critical. Senior Fiona Cheung …
By: Nick Dal Porto If you spent even an ounce of time around the San Mateo Adult School in the waning months of January, you probably noticed some strange behavior from the founding class. Seniors were furiously writing essays and filling out forms, stressfully clicking the refresh button on their emails or browsers, and in …
By: William De Bruce The smell of opportunity in the air. The pond of koi has received a unique addition, yet you know not of what I write. Three years in the making, internships at d.tech have appeared in our hands. Thanks to the efforts of founding teacher Rob Bolt and new teacher Rachel Siegman, …
By: William De Bruce The faucet drips a single drop. The sun has risen and the cars are roaming. School children are heard in the distance. Dogs are watering the grass. The blanket is warm and the bed is soft. Sleep is what is needed and it is gladly accepted. It is 9:45 AM and …
Correction: Photo was taken by Sara Madsen, not Sebastian Golden. By: Sebastian Golden A record-setting heat wave over Labor Day weekend contributed to the deaths of three elderly people in San Mateo County, according to the coroner’s office. A 90-year-old Pacifica man, a 79-year-old Daly City man, and a 95-year-old Millbrae woman all died from …
By: Sophia Li You’re a senior, it’s your first day at school, and the Burlingamer activities have ended. Your next destination is the San Mateo Adult School. When you open the door to freedom, out of the corner of your eye, you see a yellow flash. You’ve heard of it in the d.tech download but …
By: Evan Tung With the seniors gone on a new campus, d.tech is more divided than ever. While the seniors are off doing work in San Mateo, the rest of the school has begun their semester with new faces among them. As students are getting settled into school, both students from the Rollins and the …