By Shriya Krishnam With a love for problem-solving, Sherri Mead is starting the new school year with new and engaging methods to teach her math students. While she loves her job, she […]
Mrs. Mead in the Math Department
Is Math Cooked?
By Kyden Nguyen SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Math’s back, and it’s changing. After many years of the same curriculum, Silver Creek High School has introduced a new system in Math One and Two to […]
Mr. Rooney’s first year at Silver Creek
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Math teacher Oliver Rooney described his thoughts about Silver Creek and how the experience of teaching here has been for him. Oliver Rooney is a teacher at Silver […]
Silver Creek Drops Current Math Curriculum
In accordance with several other California school districts, East Side Union School District will be updating their math curriculum. Beginning in 2010, California began to roll out Common Core State Standards for […]
No Resting in School Testing
By Diem Tran SAN JOSE, CALIF. ⸺ Bay Area high school administrators still refuse to adjust the SAT and CAASPP schedule, forcing test-takers to endure exhausting days after and already-exhausting exam. As […]
Plus one for Mr. Pun, the math teacher
“Plus one!” a common phrase used by one of Silver creek high schools math teachers. Pun, one of the math teachers for Math 1, commonly used this phrase to reward students in […]
Activities Director: Mr. Chu exclusive interview
SAN JOSE, CALIF. – Mr. Chu, an activities director at Silver Creek, not only coordinates all the school activities, but as well has his own classes to teach. With how many events […]
Hoang Nguyen: From an engineering degree to a math teacher
In his first year of teaching, Mr. Nguyen, also known as Hoang Nguyen, teaches Math 1 and 2 at Silver Creek High School. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and came to America […]
Mr. Sandate’s secret to work-life balance
By Nisha Bhilave SAN JOSE, CALIF.– Mr. Sandate, one of Silver Creek High School’s most adored math teachers, always seems to have the perfect balance between his life as a teacher and […]
CAASPP Testing: here’s what you need to know
April 4, 2022 By Jenny Le SAN JOSE, CALIF. — As CAASPP testing gets closer, starting April 11, 2022, students at Silver Creek high school prepare to ace the test. Starting next […]
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