Mar 24

Write a Note to a Randall Children’s Hospital Patient!

Over the years, many Magnetos have launched initiatives to give back to their community. One current example is the “Young Notes of Caring” event, hosted by Words For All—a Camas-based nonprofit recently founded by MST sophomores Katherine Liu and Evelyn Chen.

Through this event, Words For All invites the community to write kind, encouraging messages for the young patients at Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel. Hospital stays can be scary and overwhelming for kids, but even a short, thoughtful note can brighten their day. The event is collecting messages both in-person and online (see the attached link)!

💌 Want to make someone smile? —> Click here to write a note to a young patient!

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Mar 15

MST Senior Awarded UW Presidential Scholarship!

Senior Tenzin Kelsang was recently awarded the University of Washington’s Presidential Scholarship. Approximately 12-15 incoming freshman receive this scholarship each year, which provides a $10,000 scholarship renewable for all four years of undergrad.

Tenzin says that receiving this scholarship means a lot to him. His Tibetan identity has always been a central part of his life, and his essay was written on Tibetan outreach and the work he has done to support his community.

Through Students for a Free Tibet, he protested Tibetan uprising day on March 10th. He also volunteered at the Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association, where he taught kids how to write and speak Tibetan and how to play the dranyen, a traditional Tibetan instrument.

“My mom was born in India, my dad moved from Tibet when he was six,” Tenzin explains. “They went to school in India, and came to the United States in 2000.”

Tenzin hopes to honor their legacy through his work. “I wanted to help shed light on their struggles,” he says.

Congratulations, Tenzin! We are excited to see what you will accomplish next.

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Mar 14

Sophomore Magnetos Win App Competition!

Our very own students Alyssa Wong, Chloe Luo, and Liya Zhao recently won the 2025 Congressional App Challenge for the 3rd Congressional District with Can-Screen, an app that helps users screen for cancer and explore educational resources. The competition is provided by U.S. House of Representatives to encourage students to pursue computer science, and practical technology solution building  for the community.

Can-Screen was developed as the trio’s freshman year research project. They were inspired to pursue the topic in order to increase accessibility to cancer screenings. “Everybody has a story to tell, a personal connection about cancer,” Alyssa said. “Cancer screening is so important, but people don’t even know that they’re supposed to be getting this screening and that they’re eligible.”

The trio acknowledged their AP biology teacher Brianna Abraham and Banny Wong, Alyssa Wong’s dad, who is a gastroenterologist at Vancouver Clinic, for supporting them through the process and providing guidance based on their expertise. Chloe reflects on the experience, emphasizing that “If even one more person gets cancer screening because of our app, it would mean so much to us, and all the late-night debugging will have been worth it.”

Over 13,800 students from across the country submitted 4,600 original apps focused that on different world challenges.  As winners, Wong, Luo and Zhao have the opportunity to showcase their projects to Congress, staff and industry leaders in April on Capitol Hill.

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Mar 07

Magneto Sophomores Compete in Greene Survival Island!

Recently, our sophomore students have been busy reading Lord of the Flies (LOTF) in their MST Honors English class. This debut novel by British writer William Golding follows a group of schoolboys who are stranded on an island after a plane crash. With the progression of the story, civilization crumbles and chaos reigns.

As students analyzed the themes of the novel, Mr. Greene gave them a chance to experience island competition with a survival challenge (where luckily, no lives are at stake). Over the course of 3 weeks, groups participated in a series of LOTF themed challenges that included songwriting, PSAs, and choreographing interpretive dances, all while competing for extra credit and glory. Congratulations to the winning group! Their final challenge performance is linked below.

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Feb 14

2nd Semester MST Lunch a Great Success!

Last Wednesday, Magnetos of all grades gathered in the North Commons for a shared early release lunch of socializing and great food.  Thank you to all the parents who provided refreshments and helped to organize and clean up. Your help makes these events possible!

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Feb 01

Junior Magneto Inspires on Radio!

On January 15th, Dana Sparling gave a radio broadcast recital on All Classical Radio, a station with over 250,000 listeners across the world. Dana is a rising flutist and All Classical Radio’s current young artist in residence. She has been playing the flute since 6th grade band, when she started taking lessons at Beacock Music. She now plays in MYS’s Symphony Orchestra and PYP, and studies with Zach Galatis. Dana recalls that while she was initially nervous about being on radio, the staff at All Classical Radio were very supportive, and helped her feel more comfortable with performing.

Dana will be appearing on the station again later this year, so keep an eye out on the All Classical Radio website for any updates!

 

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Jan 18

MIT Beaverworks Spring Opportunity for 9th and 10th Graders

Registration is now open for the Beaverworks Spring Yes You Can! program for 9th and 10th grade students! This is a Completely FREE program designed for students with little to no prior STEM experience, allowing them to explore a hands-on, confidence-building introduction to STEM

Beverworks is also launching for the Spring Yes! You Can Do Computational Problem Solving, a new program for students who have a strong math background, some programming experience, and are interested in tackling more advanced, logic-based challenges

The application deadline is February 20!! Register here:  https://mitbwsi.formstack.com/forms/bwsi_spring_2026

 

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Jan 17

MST Admissions Timeline and Webinar

Calling all students planning to apply to the CHS MST Magnet program! Here’s an overview of the admissions timeline. Our first first event of the year will be the Parent & Student Magnet Info Night / Webinar (4/14) where our current students and staff will talk the program’s benefits and opportunities. In the meantime, please visit our Admissions Portal to learn about how to apply, sign up for email updates on our website, and follow the official Magnet Instagram for the latest news.

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Jan 02

Celebrating December with 1st Semester MST Breakfast!

As a Magnet tradition, we usually have a program-wide breakfast every semester. Our first semester breakfast, held on the Friday before winter break in the North Commons, was a great success. Students of all grades along with alumni bonded over a variety of breakfast (and not so breakfast-y) foods while making new friends. Thank you to all the parents and teachers who lent a hand in organizing, bringing food, and cleaning up!

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Jan 01

December to Remember: 2025 Grad Panel

In early December, our freshmen and sophomore students present their 1rst semester research progress their research to their peers and a panel of MST staff and graduates. Our returning MST alumni come from all over the country over the holiday season to spend time with family and friends while returning to the program to share their wisdom with our youngsters.

The number of research groups across 9th and 10th reached a record high this year, with over 20 groups presenting across three classrooms. We also adopted a new slideshow format of presenting that allowed students to go more in-depth on their topics.

After the formal student presentations, our alumni formed grad panels where they answered questions and gave school advice ranging from testing to choosing college classes. You can view the panels here (make sure to turn on captions!): Room 710 panel, Room 712 panel, Room 902 panel.

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