Working in the food industry as a teenager in high school comes with its own set of challenges and rewards. Despite a drop in overall teen employment, restaurants have continued to hire teens at pre-recession...
More than a decade after graduating from Saratoga High, Class of ‘11 alumnus David Mandell was starting to settle into his acting and writing career in Los Angeles.
While the COVID-19 pandemic upended...
In fall 2022, Class of ‘21 alumna Riya Jain got a dream opportunity. She was offered a cooperative employment rotation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. There she worked with astronauts...
It’s a typical day in Biology teacher Lisa Cochrum’s classroom. She stands on her desk, beckoning her students to also stand up.
“It's made of C, H and O,” Cochrum sings, mirroring her words...
Despite his packed schedule — school, national-level debating, yearbook editor and a starring role in the spring musical, to name a few, senior Timothy Leung has also been managing to run the Instagram...
Tucked away in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Montalvo Arts Center, which encompasses the Villa Montalvo mansion, has been supporting artists and showcasing spectacular displays of visual...
Walking into Room 203 during Period 6, visitors see students busy at work, sculpting various projects from clay. Around 20 beginners with no ceramics background work side by side with a handful of students...
Olivia Kinoshita adjusted the focus on her camera, eyes locked on the viewfinder as it zoomed in on her protagonist’s face. Slowly, the shot pulled back revealing the truth — the audience wasn’t...
In November 2019, when the first known case of COVID-19 was reported in Wuhan, China, the world was totally normal. In schools like Saratoga High, pencils scratched against paper, friends whispered jokes...
Note: Spoilers ahead in this review.
The lights turned dim in the jam-packed AMC Mercado theater in Santa Clara as I eagerly awaited “Ne Zha 2.” A hush rippled through the crowd and eyes turned...
Early this semester while studying immigration throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, juniors in AP U.S. History teacher Amanda Lupoli’s class were tasked with a project: to make personal connections...
When asking English teachers what books they recommend reading in students’ free time, we were shocked to see the wide variety of genres they touched upon. If you are in need of a new book or looking...
