The school board and FUDTA, the teachers’ union, have spent months negotiating a new contract, but currently, negotiations are at an impasse. Recently, 93% of the FUDTA membership voted to authorize a strike, which cannot legally start until the results of the fact-finding meeting are officially released, which happened on April 16th.
The Bay Area, home to one of the first Tesla factories, is in the center of a growing wave of political unrest. With the introduction of the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) under President Trump’s second term, new players have entered the spotlight—namely Elon Musk.
As the school year comes to a close, it isn’t unusual for high schools to see their senior students less and less. “It has always been like that,” says Principal Bob Moran, who has been in charge of Washington for 12 years.
n late January of this year, President Trump signed an order to effectively eradicate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs across the government.
Many Washington students remember Mr. Vose as a P.E. teacher and a Track and Field coach at Washington High School. But a few years ago, he quit his full-time job to open an art gallery in Niles. This career change is unusual. Many teachers stick with the career until retirement, as they would lose access to the majority of their pension benefits by leaving the job too soon.
Designed to challenge students and prepare them for future academic and career pursuits, benchmark projects at Washington serve as cumulative assessments that push students to explore a variety of topics.
In one of the nation’s most restrictive and sweeping measures regarding unhoused people, Fremont has banned “camping” on any public property, effectively criminalizing homelessness. The ordinance passed in February with a 6-1 vote prohibits storing personal property on any public property, while limiting camping on both public and private property. With often vague and open-ended wording, the ordinance also takes a step towards criminalizing providing assistance to the unhoused.
The Washington High School Library finally has an official librarian, Mr. Swenor. Previously, he taught at Orchard Middle School in San Jose. “I taught social studies, and after that, I wanted to take a step up and start teaching high school and this new opportunity came up,” he said “As a history major, I love books too.”
January 20th, 2025 marked a historic day in the United States as Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President. In his inauguration speech, Trump addressed his agenda for the next term, focusing particularly on immigration.