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District Teachers Association rallies behind effort to get higher pay

New on-site COVID-19 testing aids school during first student COVID-19 case

Department chairs voice wide-ranging concerns in open letter to district leaders and board

New finals schedule released

Delayed SAT scores prove hassle for seniors

Effort begins to increase attendance at sports events

Saratoga wrestles with state demands for increased housing

Winter Formal planning aims to overcome setbacks amid ongoing pandemic restrictions

School introduces new twice weekly on-site COVID-19 testing system

Students serve as representatives of youths in city government

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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, some seniors adopt new college application strategies

November 24, 2021 — by Benjamin Li and Daniel Wu

When his clock struck 1 a.m., senior Weilin Sun’s head hit his desk with a thud. He let it rest for a second before dragging his eyes back up to his computer screen where a jumble of incomplete sentences glared back at him. He had four more...

Bell schedule change advances for second semester

November 22, 2021 — by Christina Chang and Lynn Dai

National trend of substitute shortage affects school

November 19, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli

Marching band finishes season on high note

November 19, 2021 — by Shannon Ma and Brian Sheen

Increasing tardies, unexcused absences result in punishments

November 19, 2021 — by Andrew Lin

OPINION
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Rallying to improve rallies

November 23, 2021 — by Chris Chen

Hundreds of students decked out in their class colors walked to the football field to spend 40 minutes sitting on the bleachers for the first rally of the year during a tutorial on Sept. 17. To me, it was 40 minutes too long, mostly spent...

Normalizing sexual violence through media fuels rape culture

November 22, 2021 — by Hannah Lee

100-word rant: Candy canes have an inedible shape

November 22, 2021 — by Benjamin Li

The need for tech refresh: Establish a tech booster organization

November 22, 2021 — by Lynn Dai

Ethnic studies would work better as a whole-year class

November 19, 2021 — by Andrew Lin

SPORTS
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Traditions help teams bond, maintain chemistry over quarantine

November 22, 2021 — by Lynn Dai

Boys’ water polo closes season with a loss to Lynbrook at league finals

November 22, 2021 — by Bill Yuan, Sam Bai, and Andrew Lin

Boys’ basketball: Senior-led group aims to dominate El Camino

November 19, 2021 — by Benjamin Li, Esther Luan and Howard Shu

FEATURES
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Relief — and a sense of true identity — result from embracing new pronouns

November 19, 2021 — by Hannah Lee and Stephanie Sun

The Chakrabortys: Alumni siblings take center stage in the entertainment industry

November 18, 2021 — by Anjali Nuggehalli

Class of 2021 alumnus makes $1 million through investing

November 17, 2021 — by Jonathan Li

COLUMNS
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Five (actually good) covers of Christmas classics you should add to your 2021 winter playlist immediately

November 22, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan

Netflix’s ‘Downton Abbey’ is a must-watch

November 19, 2021 — by Kaasha Minocha

An Indian Thanksgiving: reworking America’s most famous meal

November 19, 2021 — by Atrey Desai

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Drama puts on first fall play since 2019-20 school year

Los Gatos responds to severe vandalism incidents

Schedule change advances

Winter Formal planning aims to overcome COVID-19 setbacks

Board supports graduation requirement alignment, door open for full alignment

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