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Students gather to eat and talk on the upper deck.

Prom 2025: A grape evening at the Mountain Winery

Annika Gho and Jessica Li April 6, 2025

The 2025 “Beauty and the Beast” themed prom was held on April 5 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at The Mountain Winery in Saratoga. The venue offered beautiful views of the city and featured many activities both...

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If you’re going to stop reading this story right here, this meme sums up my entire high school experience (I been chilling with boba but it’s close enough). Seriously, though, John Cena’s Chinese is elite.

My high school life in memes

Derek Liang April 5, 2025

  Freshman Orientation:   JV Football:   JV Badminton:   End of freshman year:   Entirety of first sophomore year:   First...

                          Courtesy of Neha Sharan

                     Students compete in a co-ed tournament held at the India Community Center in Milpitas.

A sophomore’s gambit: encouraging more girls to take up chess

Vedant Sinha April 4, 2025

Sophomore Neha Sharan remembers being in elementary school in Texas and scanning the room at a chess competition in Dallas. She counted just five girls out of the 50 players bustling around chess boards...

Top 10 celebrity baby names over the years

Emma Fung April 3, 2025

10. Kulture Kiari (daughter of Cardi B and Offset, now age 6) Starting off strong, the two rappers gave their daughter a unique name representing the rap “culture” that the couple has lived...

Students take a test in Mrs. Marks’ Spanish 3 class.

Spanish teacher Stephanie Marks connects language learning to current events

Linh Do April 2, 2025

Students walking into Spanish teacher Stephanie Marks’ class are met with posters of Spanish culture from all around the world. Those taking her Spanish 3 or Spanish 4 Honors class not only learn about...

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Why I fell for Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s collaboration

Linh Do April 2, 2025

When Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as Drake, released For All the Dogs in 2023, the album received a warm but unremarkable reception from his fans.  With 23 songs and over 3 billion streams, the...

HMart on De Anza Blvd is a favorite spot of mine to venture during lunchtime.

Grading my top off-campus lunch spots

Caleb Yu April 2, 2025

Entering junior year, the most important question on my mind wasn’t about which extracurriculars I should join or the minimum hours of sleep I can get without dozing off during class. Rather, it was...

Tjahjadi’s nail designs from her Instagram account.

Freshman turns nail-art hobby into a side hustle

Grace Lin April 2, 2025

When browsing on Instagram, students can find freshman Chloe Tjahjadi’s page for her Gel-X nail extension and press-on nail business. Her page features colorful and detailed nail designs, many of which...

Every few weeks, I swap my phone case for a fresh new look.

My ever-changing phone case collection keeps my phone feeling new and fun

Grace Lin April 2, 2025

Phone cases aren’t just a necessity to protect my devices; they’ve become an outlet for self-expression. Over this past year, I’ve developed a monthly phone case rotation, depending on my mood and...

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The 3 habits of the highly professional presenter

Tanvee Tirthapura March 31, 2025

While there are many ways for teachers to test how much of that novel you actually read — from your classic reading quizzes to an in-class essay — there is one type of assessment that holds a special...

Writing the list was hard enough, how am I actually supposed to complete it?

100-word rant: I hate March

Tanvee Tirthapura March 31, 2025

The gloomy clouds hang so low I can almost touch them as I stumble out of my house and run to class — late again. Sitting down, I tie my shoelaces and try to rub the sleep from my eyes, only to be met...

Shrivastava’s nail designs come in a range of colors and add-ons — she tries to deliver whatever the customer wants.

Friends encourage self-taught and sophomore nail artist to open her own business

Clara Choi March 27, 2025

Staring intently at the Pinterest reference photo for her newest nail set commission, sophomore Aanya Shrivastava carefully paints on gel polish with a fine nail brush. This set consists of black, silver...

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