Becky Hoag

In eighth grade, current senior Sydney Torrens was under the impression that everything crazy happened in high school. With new relationships, rallies, classes and extracurriculars, how could it not be interesting? That, along with her transfer from the San Jose school district to the Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School district, made her and her family both excited and nervous. Surely she would be in for an adventure. So, for fun, Torrens created her blog, “SydneyJoTo: High School’s a Jungle.”  

 Because of facility scheduling problems, this year's Jazz Cabaret was left without a date and given no good options to resolve the issues.

The school’s Community-Based Instruction program (CBI), based in room X03, is known for providing assistance to students with learning and/or speech disabilities in school. There are now 13 students in the program.

Freshman Austin Shi, the only male on the winter guard team, auditioned in late December and January for the Santa Clara Vanguard Cadets and the Concord Blue Devils, two of the top guard teams in the world.

Twenty-five marine biology and AP Biology students took a trip to Catalina Island from Jan. 16-18.

Many people dismiss the idea of community college because of the negative stigma around the education at these schools.

Junior Emily Jacobs has her own booth, "Indulgent Bites," at the Los Gatos Farmers Market.

When many of us graduate from the school and leave the infamous Saratoga bubble to enter the real world of college and beyond, we are going to get slapped by how little we really know. There are no classes that teach us life skills like how to balance a checkbook or stay out of debt.

Senior Ethan Ngai woke up at 3 a.m., forgetting for a second where he was. 

During fourth and fifth period on Nov. 12, the astronomy students visited the De Anza Planetarium, where they saw a show about exoplanets and the night sky.

The annual Saratoga Heritage Day Festival showcased the town’s historical events and trends, from noon to 3 p.m. on Oct. 4.

To further the effort to promote women’s involvement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Los Gatos High School held an hour long presentation called “Empowering Women and Girls in Technology” on Oct. 7. The audience consisted of local middle school and high school girls and their parents.

Junior Celine Liang won first place in the Annual Advantage Testing Foundation Math Prize for Girls and was awarded $30,000.

NASA reported that the hole in the ozone layer looming over Antarctica is actually shrinking. This news is monumental since scientists thought that it would take hundreds of years for the damage to even come close to recovering.

After receiving a face-lift over the summer, which includes a new paint job and updated equipment, the weight room reopened on Sept. 8.

SHS introduces the new Principles of Engineering course, taught by teachers Audrey Warmuth and Matt Welander.

Reporter discusses her experience this summer at Colbie Calliat's concert at the Saratoga Mountain Winery.

As California plummets deeper and deeper into drought, scientists are starting to look for alternatives to the standard water-collecting process to satisfy the state’s growing thirst.

Saratoga’s Memorial Day Ceremony has taken place each year on the last Monday of May for the past 86 years and this year, was scheduled to be on May 26. It is sponsored by the Saratoga Foothill Club and is important to the city’s residents.

The softball team lost in the first round of CCS at home against Mount Pleasant on May 21 with a score of 8-6, ending its successful season.

Hearing the revving of the engine and feeling the breeze through his hair, junior Daniel Dols drives a jeep off-road during the week of April 7-13. 

Seniors have completed SATs and sent out their colleges applications. They’ve conquered the majority of high school and often sacrificed their sleep. All done, right? Time to relax? Staff members such as assistant principal Brian Safine say that moderation is key when dealing with senioritis.

Despite some February rain, California might endure the driest winter season since 1850, according to the French Tribune. This crisis is becoming so urgent that Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency on Jan. 17.

If you have walked into the Logitech Sharks Ice at San Jose ice arena, chances are you will have seen Archbishop Mitty sophomore and 2014 Sochi figure skater Polina Edmunds practicing in the public skating rink. 

Before coming to Saratoga on Nov. 18 from his home in Cuernavaca, Mexico, BIU senior Andres Martinez wasn’t sure what to expect.  Would he like California?  What would Saratoga be like?

For the first time in years, the Saratoga High marching band and Color Guard will be performing with Redwood Middle School in the Los Gatos Christmas Parade on Dec. 7.  Drum major and senior Anup Kar believes that the parade will strengthen the bonds between Saratoga High and Redwood.

It is common for students to question their sexuality at some point or another. So who can they turn to with questions and concerns?

Before coming to Saratoga on Nov. 18 from his home in Cuernavaca, Mexico, BIU senior Andres Martinez wasn’t sure what to expect.  Would he like California?  What would Saratoga be like?

Walking through the doorway of Bob Kucer’s former AP Biology class her junior year, 2008 alumna Katrin Cooper caught sight of a diagram on the whiteboard and stopped in her tracks.  There, was a poster that illustrated a “fascinating” portrayal of the acid-base balance in the human body. When Kucer began his lecture, Cooper hung on to his every word.  

Sitting down at the lunch table, junior Hana Michael sets down her food to test her blood sugar, quickly jabbing her finger with a lancet for a sample of blood and inserting the sample into her glucose meter to calculate her current blood sugar.  The routine is practically automatic now. She’s been drawing blood from herself after every meal since she was about 5, when she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.   

Excited about her new project for art class last year, Michelle Luo researched and brainstormed until she began to envision her next piece, a drawing of dripping water.