Desks screech across the floor as my AP US History, or APUSH, class of 30 students forms a circle in advance of a student-driven Socratic Seminar. When the teacher says, “You can begin,” everyone jumps...
On Jan. 20, a new generative AI chatbot called DeepSeek became the latest salvo in the battle over the new technology’s development.
DeepSeek, developed by a Chinese research team, is the first AI...
According to the National Institutes of Health, Taiwanese people have one of the highest incidence rates of gout in the world. For senior Michelle Ho, this statistic was personal — her grandfather suffers...
The end of the season is bittersweet for athletes — some celebrate their season’s results while others grieve over the graduation of senior athletes. Yet, for all, it means entering a much-needed break...
Time blocking
Plan out your day and how much time you need for each subject. Make sure to account time for breaks.
Eliminate distractions
I set time limits on social media apps...
Senior Amy Pan is well known among her friends and teachers for her bold artistic experimentation in different media, everything from a brilliantly designed pop-up book she did as a freshman, to an abstract...
Depending on whether they’re in Honors of college prep English classes, juniors read one of two books on slavery during the fall semester: “Beloved” by Toni Morrison or “Kindred” by Octavia Butler,...
The November election was a wake-up call for liberals — the U.S., it would seem, is tired of progressives and their ideas. A “red mirage” spread throughout Election Night, with Donald Trump winning...
At this homework-heavy, extracurricular-heavy school, it seems inevitable that there are days where you’re running off less than five hours of sleep — and when staying awake suddenly feels so difficult...
Over winter break, a familiar sight popped up all over the Bay Area. Like clockwork, ads for an annual performance known as Shen Yun ads were everywhere, plastered on billboards, subways, the back of...
Picking up "Balatro" was probably one of the best decisions I’ve made all year. There’s me — a second-semester senior — looking for new games to add to my arsenal of time-wasters and stress relievers,...
In December 2023, a group of musicians from the Saratoga Strings ensemble — including seniors Levi McBeth, Samuel Cotta and Han Yeung — put on their Saratoga Music Department windbreakers and prepared...
