Michelle Koo

Parents and pancakes filled the quad in late April as Redwood Middle School band director Jonathan Jow and SHS band director Jonathan Pwu quieted their ensemble of students and raised their arms to get set. The concert bands and orchestras of the middle and high school played their bittersweet final pieces for their final Pancake breakfast with two long-appreciated instructors.

In 2005, history teacher Matthew Torrens introduced the Wild West trip, taking several students to visit Utah and Monticello High School, where he taught prior to Saratoga High. The bi-yearly tradition has continued for 11 years, making this year’s upperclassmen the eighth group that has traveled to Utah with Torrens.  

SHSTV features reports on substitute teacher Bob Kucer, who is subbing for chemistry teacher Kathy Nakamatsu while she is out on maternity leave, Spring Fling dressup days, Winter Guard's recent competition in Las Vegas, Student of the Mnth and the details behind the still-not-completed new softball field, which is delaying the start of the team's home season.

Recap and future plans for baseball team. 

According to statistics provided by assistant principal Brian Thompson, nearly 8,000 class periods have been recorded as excused absences due to illness so far this year. In recent months, an idea has arisen to help combat this trend: Give students a “get out of jail for free” card, which would allow them to skip one day of school without penalty each semester.  

Watching “The Boy” without the freedom to pause the movie at any time filled us with a palpable sense of dread as we walked into AMC 14 last month. Fortunately for us and unfortunately for “The Boy,” this horror movie failed to scare us as much as we expected.  

After its recent renovations, Westgate Mall has become a social hub, complete with a fair selection of shops and eateries that appeal to consumers of all ages and tastes.  

Compared to other top-notch schools in the country, the school has success in test scores and graduation rates, but doesn’t have as good of a record when it comes to attendance, according to assistant principal Brian Thompson.  

Reporters explore San Francisco.

Junior Daniel Doluca and his interest of snowboarding.

Sophomore Ania Kranz delves into her talent of makeup.

Producers:  Jarod Kim, Sabrina Clark, Mary Maccoun Anchors:  Michelle Lee, Michelle Koo Writers:  Nicole Chang, Eleanor Goh, Rotem Shaked Story Producers: Club Day Recap - Jennifer Chen, Sabrina Clark, William Chen Month in a Minute - Luke Salin Student of the Month - Jennifer Chen Sports Recap - Mary Maccoun, Max Lisovsky, Anuj Changavi, Jarod Kim Word of the Week - Saro Archaya, Alexander Propach, Lei Otsuka Technical Directors:  Jennifer Chen, Derek Chen Broadcast Technicians:  Eleanor Goh, William Chen, Nicole Chang, Alexander Propach, Lei Otsuka Final Editor/Uploader:  Jennifer Chen, Kyle Wang

This year, a new rule enforced by the administration requires each club to have at least 12 active members at each meeting.

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