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At the very minimum, active advertising of harmful, addictive substances shouldn’t be constantly exposed to children going to school.

In a bad sign, ever more marijuana shops are popping up near schools

Anthony Luo February 14, 2025

When 57% of Californians voted to pass Proposition 64 in 2016 — legalizing the possession, sale and ingestion of cannabis for adults 21 and over — the move was hailed as an important milestone to...

The high school Jazz Band performs their set on Jan. 17.

18 musicians accepted into state-wide conference

Jane Lee February 14, 2025

As audience members settled into their seats on Jan. 17 at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento for the annual California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC), junior saxophone...

Sunder Pichai remains CEO of Google despite his countless blunders.

Workers lose their jobs when CEOs fail at their jobs

Alexander Mao February 14, 2025

CEOs are responsible for 45% of a company's performance, according to McKinsey and Company, but do they live up to their roles and earn their hefty pay packages? CEOs have access and control over an entire...

Kim performs “Romeo and Juliet” Fantasy Overture by Tchaikovsky with the NYO2 orchestra in Dallas on Aug. 6.

Practice takes senior musician to Carnegie Hall and beyond this summer

Derek Liang February 13, 2025

Talented senior bass player Ian Kim received some good news earlier this month: an acceptance letter from the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) for their 2025 Asia tour.  The...

From campus beautification activities, like picking up trash, to quiet homework time.

This year, work-focused Treasure Toga punishment replaced by traditional detention for efficiency

Amy Miao February 11, 2025

In a sight that was common in the past couple of years, small groups of students, led by assistant principal Matthew Torrens, spent an hour on Blue Day afternoons picking up trash, moving desks and chairs...

The front page cover for the Winter Soundings issue.

Soundings publishes winter issue after receiving over 30 submissions

Jane Lee February 9, 2025

When opening the Issuu-hosted Soundings 2025 winter issue, readers are greeted with the vibrant cover page — junior Celina Ren’s “Collisions.” Each spread of the 16-page magazine contains art pieces...

Trustee Misty Davies voiced her firm belief in Rocha’s leadership during the Jan. 14th board meeting.

With community support, board appoints Heath Rocha as permanent superintendent

Tanvee Tirthapura February 7, 2025

At its meeting on Jan. 28, the five members of the Board of Trustees cast a unanimous vote to appoint acting superintendent Heath Rocha to the position permanently. He is replacing former superintendent...

Students pack survival kits during the MLK Day of Service hosted by the IFA club.

Inspiring Future America explores different careers with guest speakers

Annika Gho and Florence Wei February 7, 2025

As juniors Nathan Liu and Yash Sharma strolled the streets of downtown Saratoga in recent years, they realized how many interesting new businesses and ventures have emerged.  They then hatched the...

The school, which opened in 1959, now has thousands of alumni from over six decades; some will be among those inducted into an SHS Hall of Fame next fall.

Inaugural SHS Hall of Fame to be launched in October

Jessica Li February 6, 2025

Now in his sixth year as principal, Greg Louie is seeking to fill a void in recognizing extraordinary contributions to the school with the creation of a Saratoga High Inaugural Hall of Fame event. “At...

Huang and Vasilyeva’s current, most-viewed reels.

Two junior musicians gain and build connections through their popular social media accounts

Ethan Lee February 5, 2025

In a world where social media can catapult almost anyone to stardom, juniors Barbara Vasilyeva and Jeremy Huang have captured the spotlight with Instagram reels of their musical instrument practice sessions...

English teacher Marcos Cortez speaks to the whole school during the Speak Up For Change Rally on Jan. 24.

Speaking up for ‘finding your passion’

Richard Fan February 4, 2025

“Find what love’s worth to you, do what you love to do and you’ll blow us all away… Someday, someday…”  Those lyrics were from a song called “Dear Saratoga,” sung by seniors Timothy...

Students from Future Business Leaders of America and Inspiring Future America work on survival kits Sacred Heart in the Student Center.

Bringing back service to campus on MLK Day

Grace Lin February 4, 2025

Sophomores Ariia Blanco and Claire Chen, both members of the school’s Green Team club, found themselves doing something they never imagined doing on campus during Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 20: They...

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