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A Fond Farewell: Reflections on Dr. Alvarez’s Time at Ukiah High

As the 2025-2026 school year comes to a close, we must say goodbye to our beloved seniors, teachers, and, this year, our principal. During her term, Dr. Analese Alvarez...

Senior Highlight: Amy Hernandez Mendoza’s Advice to Future Wildcats

As we wrap the year up and graduation approaches, we are reminded of the Seniors who will be...

Before the Buddhas: The Story of Mendocino State Hospital

Just outside Ukiah lies the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, now a serene, peaceful campus with a meditation...

AP Testing is Next Week: Tips on How to Prepare

As Spring unfolds, so does the feeling of anxiety, urgency, and determination to face AP exams. Students need...

A Classic Tale Reimagined: The Drama Department’s 2026 Spring Play

The UHS Drama Department is bringing a fresh take on a familiar story with Marian: The True Story...

Ukiah High Students Create Discord Server to Stay Connected; Currently Recruiting Admins

Because this is such a big project, we need trusted people to help look over the server, and we are actively recruiting admins for the server. We ask anyone interested in joining the admin ranks to email royce_whelan22@uusd.net and explain why you’re interested and a little about your experience with Discord.

5 Things The Average Wildcat Can Do To Help The Environment

As we all know, we live on Earth, and since we’re stuck here, we might as well take care of our planet. I know we all think we’re big shots, but come on! A species that is destroying their own life support system is rather lame guys. So let’s do the responsible thing and think ahead. Take care of ourselves for the future. Here are five things YOU can do to help the environment.

“A Whole Different Ball Game”: Ukiah Business Owners Fight to Stay Profitable during a Pandemic

UHS News collaborated with Ukiah businesses including Schat's Bakery, Little Brown Bear, Comfort Air Heating and Cooling, and Stars Restaurant hoping to understand how the pandemic has affected their business, what differences they had to make to reopen, and lastly, how much does social distancing, wearing masks, and keeping a clean and safe working environment affect business and employees.

Pets and the Pandemic: How Our Animal Shelter is Adapting to COVID-19

Director Molinari described a silver-lining that has emerged from the pandemic:, “During this COVID-19 situation, animals and their owners are forming improved relationships due to the time the owners have to spend with them.