February 2024: Lockdowns, AI, and the Aqua Lab
Welcome to The Current, the independent student newspaper of MSMHS. This month, the background and aftermath of Monday's unplanned lockdown, a photo report from the MSMHS coral fair, a debate on the new phone rules, and more.
Welcome to The Current, the independent student newspaper of MSMHS. This month, the background and aftermath of the second lockdown, a debate on the artificial intelligence in schools, new projects in the aquaculture lab, and more.
News & Happenings
After a Two Lockdowns in Two Months, Here's What to Know
Late this January, MSMHS entered an unplanned full-school lockdown, the second this month. Armed police officers responded to the school, clearing the building before the lockdown was ended.
Big Changes Are Coming to the Aqualab
In the MSMHS aquaculture lab, students work on many projects over the course of the year with a wide variety of species that includes types of fish, frogs, shrimp, and crabs. Here are some of the biggest projects in the works right now.
MSMHS Holds Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration
This January, students and staff participated the second annual MSMHS Chinese Lunar New Year celebration. Throughout the day, activities and food allowed students to learn about the holiday, as well as Chinese culture and Asian heritage more broadly.
Opinion
MSMHS Blocks Student Use of AI. That's (Mostly) a Bad Idea.
With the advent of artificial intelligence and ChatGPT, the administration has taken a largely largely anti-AI response as they work to debate the merits of its use. Seniors Loralei Bishop and Theo McGee sat down to debate these AI bans and what they’d like to see in the future.
Puzzles
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