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From Milpitas to Kenya: Siblings bring STEM education to Nairobi students

Every Saturday morning for the past two years, a group of students in Nairobi, Kenya has gathered together in a classroom… The 15 students, ranging...

Young Milpitas siblings publish epic Iceland-inspired fantasy novel

Young Milpitas authors and siblings Nyssa (10) and Atharv (13) Bagotra have written and published their first book, “Maya Brooks and the Land of...

CASL experience transforms Milpitas students into statewide leaders

Since 1996, the California Association of Student Leaders (CASL) has been providing students with opportunities to grow and enhance their leadership skills.  During the past...

The new Milpitas Performing Arts Center inspires awe at ribbon-cutting

With its brand new Milpitas Performing Arts Center, the Milpitas Unified School District (MUSD) has completely outdone itself.  From the spacious 557-foot theater to the...

Milpitas High students walk out of school to protest ICE

Yesterday, on what had started off as a regular Friday afternoon, a few hundred students left the Milpitas High School (MHS) campus and walked...

How Milpitas High School has reduced student fights by nearly 90%

It was early in one school year at Milpitas High School (MHS) – around September-October 2023 – when Principal Greg Wohlman flagged a troubling...

Milpitas’ Shreya Srinivasan wins major table tennis championship at just 9 years old

When Shreya Srinivasan was just six years old, she went to summer camp at the India Community Center’s (ICC) Table Tennis Center on Milpitas...

Tingna Dance Studio empowers a new generation of dancers

Tingna Xu knew that something had to change.  For years, she had been bouncing around between various dance studios across the Bay Area, teaching dance...

Milpitas boxer Jaiya Chavez, 9, wins debut fight

Jaiya Chavez is a nine-year-old force of nature.  She recently won her first amateur boxing match in a unanimous decision – and she also received...

Triple Threat Theatre Foundation is boosting the performing arts in Milpitas & beyond

This article is sponsored by Milpitas Charity Bingo.  Milpitas is not a city that is known for its performing arts community, but that community does...

12-year-old Sid Shivnath wins bronze and silver medals in Rubik’s Cube competitions

Twelve-year-old Milpitas resident Sid Shivnath has won silver and bronze medals in two recent Rubik’s Cube competitions hosted by the World Cube Association.  It was...

13-year-old hosts first ever Menorah Lighting event in Milpitas

This past summer, 13-year-old Marvin Serber was spending time in New York with his family. As he was walking through the city, he looked...

Milpitas resident Sid Shivnath is a Rubik’s Cube whiz kid

In 2020, with the pandemic in full force, 7-year-old Sid Shivnath found himself at home with a lot of time on his hands… As time...

Boy Scout teen builds mini library for Sunnyhills Child Development Center

On October 7, a new Little Free Library was installed at the Sunnyhills Child Development Center on 356 Dixon Road in Milpitas.  A Little Free...

Milpitas resident Jayceon Carswell wins silver medal in National Junior Olympics

Eight-year-old Jayceon Carswell has achieved something remarkable. After competing in the Junior Olympics, he took home a second place medal in the Long Jump category...

Fancy Dancers of Milpitas perform in Oahu, Hawaii

Earlier this summer, local dance group Fancy Dancers (of Fancy Dancers, Inc., at 1491 N. Milpitas Blvd.) took a trip to Oahu, Hawaii, for...

Milpitas Historical Society awards first Elaine Levine Memorial Scholarship in Journalism

Last month, the Milpitas Historical Society gave out its very first Elaine Levine Memorial Scholarship in Journalism. At Milpitas High School’s (MHS) Senior Awards Night,...

Program helps previously incarcerated youth return to their communities

When it comes to bringing previously incarcerated youth back into their communities, many turn to Fresh Lifelines for Youth’s Reentry Program. Fresh Lifelines for Youth...

Making History: Emma Guerrero is first female to become Eagle Scout in Milpitas

Emma Guerrero is one of the founding members of Scouts BSA Troop 2163, the first all-girl troop in Milpitas. But it doesn’t stop there:...

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