Survivor of the Issue: Marian “the Librarian” Shostrom
Megan Freeman, Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2012
Walk in the Miramonte library today and you’ll probably find Marian Shostrom patiently teaching a class how to use the databases for research papers. Flash back to 1986 to the law library of the University of San Francisco and you’d likely stumble across a similar scene. That scene, however, would... Read more »
Future Miramonte Gappers
Helen Britto and Lauren Dahlberg-Seeth, Staff Writers
March 9, 2012
Mirador: Why did you decide to take a gap year? Fearing: My father is a professor and he is eligible for a sabbatical. We couldn’t go before, because I was involved in so many activities. So now that I’m graduating high school, it makes sense to go. We are going to Switzerland for a year. Riggins:... Read more »
[Online Exclusive] Mirador Interviews Gap Year Program Director
Lauren Dahlberg-Seeth and Helen Britto, Staff Writers
March 9, 2012
Mirador: What exactly is a gap year? Rosie Perera: It’s a phrase you can use for taking time off from any experience, but most commonly it refers to the year between high school and college. And that’s a year where students can pursue other interests or do something outside of the traditional academic... Read more »
Gap Years Expand Students’ Horizons
Helen Britto and Lauren Dahlberg-Seeth, Staff Writers
March 9, 2012
Mirador: What made you decide to take a gap year? Loeper: I have always known that I wanted to give back more than just a couple hours here and there, so taking a year off between high school and college was the perfect time to devote to giving back. Both of my parents also took time off between high... Read more »
Seniors Reflect on Science Trip Experience
February 19, 2012
Just a week after the second semester started, 59 Miramonte seniors from science classes and a select group of teachers boarded a plane to visit the Olympic National Park in Washington. Here are some highlights, interesting stories, best moments, and thoughts from the students after returning: Lucas... Read more »
Miramonte Students Overcome Cancer
Lauren Dahlberg-Seeth and Helen Britto
February 3, 2012
Diagnosed with an acute form of leukemia, Becky Bauer spent a portion of their childhood in the hospital. Cancer is the number one fatal disease among children, and seniors Becky Bauer and Adam Bacon are survivors; both diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a blood cancer, at a young age. In an... Read more »
Eye on the Ball
Sophia Bollag, Managing Editor
February 3, 2012
At the annual Winter Ball, 11 Orinda women were presented into society. Mirador reports on their enchanted evening. Backstage in the St. Francis Hotel’s main ballroom, Katrina Kovalik and 29 other young women in white dresses waited for their names to be announced. The girls joked with each other and... Read more »
Miramonte Students Adopt a Gluten-free Lifestyle
Colleen Burke, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
“Gluten free” cards read in grocery stores across the country. Those two words have been appearing more frequently in the last year. In fact, one out of every 133 U.S. citizens is said to have Celiac disease or Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy (GSE). This disease, though often thought of as an allergy... Read more »
Doomsday Theories Receive Mixed Feelings
February 3, 2012
by Georgia Briskey Now that 2012 has officially begun, the world has divided into two camps: the people that believe the end of the world is coming now, and the ones that do not. The panic and curiosity about Doomsday is spreading while the theories continue to become more ridiculous. With all this insanity,... Read more »
Orinda Police Cracking Down on Student Drivers
Cassidy Waters, Staff Writer
February 3, 2012
Driving through the winding roads and steep hills of Lamorinda, it is easy to ignore the needle gradually rising on your speedometer. Police can use this to their advantage and hide in places where speeding cars are abundant. These “speeding traps” are responsible for a large portion of the tickets... Read more »
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