My veggie pride October 28, 2009 — by Arnav Dugar What do you eat for dinner when meat is off the menu? In most American households, dishes like roasted chicken and beef patty hamburgers are served daily, but not in my house. In our family, being a vegetarian is natural, and we have our own fancy dishes... wait, but don’t all vegetarians just eat salad all day long? OK, let’s back up. Believe it or not, there are actually more dietary options available to vegetarians than just salad. read more » Yale student’s murder shows not even the safest campuses are totally safe October 7, 2009 — by Maggie Lin With college application deadlines just around the corner, I've done more than my share of research in narrowing down the colleges I want to apply to. There are three main variables which I took into consideration: academics, dining and diversity. Academics: Of course, being a proud member of the Saratoga High student body, I would take into account college rankings. read more » Poetry slam surprises family October 6, 2009 — by Sarah Menard My sister and I are really close, closer than most sisters usually are. Our earliest memory is of us, when we lived in Belgium and went to the same preschool. It had been raining, and I, lucky girl that I was, got to show my little sister around big sis’s classroom. We were going a bit slower than the rest of the class, and in my excitement, I let go of her hand and splashed ahead. read more » Blondes bring brainpower September 16, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper How are UFOs and smart blondes the same? You always hear about them, but never see one! BA-DUM-CHING! Jokes like this give blonds a reputation for being dumb. I hate to break it to you: we’re not. read more » Stepping out of my sister’s shadow September 11, 2009 — by Ren Norris Everything is a competition. At least, that's the mentality in the Norris household. We compete to see who can guess how long the line will take before we board Space Mountain at Disneyland or who can flip to the correct hymn in church the fastest, or even who can get in the last clap during a round of applause. Throughout my childhood, this competitive impulse has led me to push myself to be just as good as Alison, my older sister by two years. read more » Will the real ‘Brian Kim’ please stand up? September 2, 2009 — by Brian Kim Sometimes when you laugh at other people the joke turns out to be on you. read more » Nous aimons notre famille francaise! June 8, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper and Annie Lee “Bonjour! Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait ce week-end?” Every sixth period in room 408 starts calm and collectively with Madame Bergkamp leading a discussion of the past weekend or plans for the exciting weekend to come. However, what follows for the next 90 minutes in our French 4 Honors class can never be expected; sometimes we can be found reading magazines, singing French songs, playing vocabulary tag, doing yoga or eating lots and lots of food. read more » Appearance matters May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel If, by chance, you come to school one morning and your orange shirt doesn’t match your green sweatshirt, you immediately become the talk of the school. If your jeans look exactly like the ones that your friends have on except that they’re lacking that infamous moose on the corner, you may just be shunned for the rest of the day. read more » Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Yale student’s murder shows not even the safest campuses are totally safe October 7, 2009 — by Maggie Lin With college application deadlines just around the corner, I've done more than my share of research in narrowing down the colleges I want to apply to. There are three main variables which I took into consideration: academics, dining and diversity. Academics: Of course, being a proud member of the Saratoga High student body, I would take into account college rankings. read more » Poetry slam surprises family October 6, 2009 — by Sarah Menard My sister and I are really close, closer than most sisters usually are. Our earliest memory is of us, when we lived in Belgium and went to the same preschool. It had been raining, and I, lucky girl that I was, got to show my little sister around big sis’s classroom. We were going a bit slower than the rest of the class, and in my excitement, I let go of her hand and splashed ahead. read more » Blondes bring brainpower September 16, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper How are UFOs and smart blondes the same? You always hear about them, but never see one! BA-DUM-CHING! Jokes like this give blonds a reputation for being dumb. I hate to break it to you: we’re not. read more » Stepping out of my sister’s shadow September 11, 2009 — by Ren Norris Everything is a competition. At least, that's the mentality in the Norris household. We compete to see who can guess how long the line will take before we board Space Mountain at Disneyland or who can flip to the correct hymn in church the fastest, or even who can get in the last clap during a round of applause. Throughout my childhood, this competitive impulse has led me to push myself to be just as good as Alison, my older sister by two years. read more » Will the real ‘Brian Kim’ please stand up? September 2, 2009 — by Brian Kim Sometimes when you laugh at other people the joke turns out to be on you. read more » Nous aimons notre famille francaise! June 8, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper and Annie Lee “Bonjour! Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait ce week-end?” Every sixth period in room 408 starts calm and collectively with Madame Bergkamp leading a discussion of the past weekend or plans for the exciting weekend to come. However, what follows for the next 90 minutes in our French 4 Honors class can never be expected; sometimes we can be found reading magazines, singing French songs, playing vocabulary tag, doing yoga or eating lots and lots of food. read more » Appearance matters May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel If, by chance, you come to school one morning and your orange shirt doesn’t match your green sweatshirt, you immediately become the talk of the school. If your jeans look exactly like the ones that your friends have on except that they’re lacking that infamous moose on the corner, you may just be shunned for the rest of the day. read more » Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Poetry slam surprises family October 6, 2009 — by Sarah Menard My sister and I are really close, closer than most sisters usually are. Our earliest memory is of us, when we lived in Belgium and went to the same preschool. It had been raining, and I, lucky girl that I was, got to show my little sister around big sis’s classroom. We were going a bit slower than the rest of the class, and in my excitement, I let go of her hand and splashed ahead. read more » Blondes bring brainpower September 16, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper How are UFOs and smart blondes the same? You always hear about them, but never see one! BA-DUM-CHING! Jokes like this give blonds a reputation for being dumb. I hate to break it to you: we’re not. read more » Stepping out of my sister’s shadow September 11, 2009 — by Ren Norris Everything is a competition. At least, that's the mentality in the Norris household. We compete to see who can guess how long the line will take before we board Space Mountain at Disneyland or who can flip to the correct hymn in church the fastest, or even who can get in the last clap during a round of applause. Throughout my childhood, this competitive impulse has led me to push myself to be just as good as Alison, my older sister by two years. read more » Will the real ‘Brian Kim’ please stand up? September 2, 2009 — by Brian Kim Sometimes when you laugh at other people the joke turns out to be on you. read more » Nous aimons notre famille francaise! June 8, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper and Annie Lee “Bonjour! Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait ce week-end?” Every sixth period in room 408 starts calm and collectively with Madame Bergkamp leading a discussion of the past weekend or plans for the exciting weekend to come. However, what follows for the next 90 minutes in our French 4 Honors class can never be expected; sometimes we can be found reading magazines, singing French songs, playing vocabulary tag, doing yoga or eating lots and lots of food. read more » Appearance matters May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel If, by chance, you come to school one morning and your orange shirt doesn’t match your green sweatshirt, you immediately become the talk of the school. If your jeans look exactly like the ones that your friends have on except that they’re lacking that infamous moose on the corner, you may just be shunned for the rest of the day. read more » Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Blondes bring brainpower September 16, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper How are UFOs and smart blondes the same? You always hear about them, but never see one! BA-DUM-CHING! Jokes like this give blonds a reputation for being dumb. I hate to break it to you: we’re not. read more » Stepping out of my sister’s shadow September 11, 2009 — by Ren Norris Everything is a competition. At least, that's the mentality in the Norris household. We compete to see who can guess how long the line will take before we board Space Mountain at Disneyland or who can flip to the correct hymn in church the fastest, or even who can get in the last clap during a round of applause. Throughout my childhood, this competitive impulse has led me to push myself to be just as good as Alison, my older sister by two years. read more » Will the real ‘Brian Kim’ please stand up? September 2, 2009 — by Brian Kim Sometimes when you laugh at other people the joke turns out to be on you. read more » Nous aimons notre famille francaise! June 8, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper and Annie Lee “Bonjour! Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait ce week-end?” Every sixth period in room 408 starts calm and collectively with Madame Bergkamp leading a discussion of the past weekend or plans for the exciting weekend to come. However, what follows for the next 90 minutes in our French 4 Honors class can never be expected; sometimes we can be found reading magazines, singing French songs, playing vocabulary tag, doing yoga or eating lots and lots of food. read more » Appearance matters May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel If, by chance, you come to school one morning and your orange shirt doesn’t match your green sweatshirt, you immediately become the talk of the school. If your jeans look exactly like the ones that your friends have on except that they’re lacking that infamous moose on the corner, you may just be shunned for the rest of the day. read more » Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Stepping out of my sister’s shadow September 11, 2009 — by Ren Norris Everything is a competition. At least, that's the mentality in the Norris household. We compete to see who can guess how long the line will take before we board Space Mountain at Disneyland or who can flip to the correct hymn in church the fastest, or even who can get in the last clap during a round of applause. Throughout my childhood, this competitive impulse has led me to push myself to be just as good as Alison, my older sister by two years. read more » Will the real ‘Brian Kim’ please stand up? September 2, 2009 — by Brian Kim Sometimes when you laugh at other people the joke turns out to be on you. read more » Nous aimons notre famille francaise! June 8, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper and Annie Lee “Bonjour! Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait ce week-end?” Every sixth period in room 408 starts calm and collectively with Madame Bergkamp leading a discussion of the past weekend or plans for the exciting weekend to come. However, what follows for the next 90 minutes in our French 4 Honors class can never be expected; sometimes we can be found reading magazines, singing French songs, playing vocabulary tag, doing yoga or eating lots and lots of food. read more » Appearance matters May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel If, by chance, you come to school one morning and your orange shirt doesn’t match your green sweatshirt, you immediately become the talk of the school. If your jeans look exactly like the ones that your friends have on except that they’re lacking that infamous moose on the corner, you may just be shunned for the rest of the day. read more » Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Will the real ‘Brian Kim’ please stand up? September 2, 2009 — by Brian Kim Sometimes when you laugh at other people the joke turns out to be on you. read more » Nous aimons notre famille francaise! June 8, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper and Annie Lee “Bonjour! Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait ce week-end?” Every sixth period in room 408 starts calm and collectively with Madame Bergkamp leading a discussion of the past weekend or plans for the exciting weekend to come. However, what follows for the next 90 minutes in our French 4 Honors class can never be expected; sometimes we can be found reading magazines, singing French songs, playing vocabulary tag, doing yoga or eating lots and lots of food. read more » Appearance matters May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel If, by chance, you come to school one morning and your orange shirt doesn’t match your green sweatshirt, you immediately become the talk of the school. If your jeans look exactly like the ones that your friends have on except that they’re lacking that infamous moose on the corner, you may just be shunned for the rest of the day. read more » Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Nous aimons notre famille francaise! June 8, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper and Annie Lee “Bonjour! Qu’est-ce que vous avez fait ce week-end?” Every sixth period in room 408 starts calm and collectively with Madame Bergkamp leading a discussion of the past weekend or plans for the exciting weekend to come. However, what follows for the next 90 minutes in our French 4 Honors class can never be expected; sometimes we can be found reading magazines, singing French songs, playing vocabulary tag, doing yoga or eating lots and lots of food. read more » Appearance matters May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel If, by chance, you come to school one morning and your orange shirt doesn’t match your green sweatshirt, you immediately become the talk of the school. If your jeans look exactly like the ones that your friends have on except that they’re lacking that infamous moose on the corner, you may just be shunned for the rest of the day. read more » Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Appearance matters May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel If, by chance, you come to school one morning and your orange shirt doesn’t match your green sweatshirt, you immediately become the talk of the school. If your jeans look exactly like the ones that your friends have on except that they’re lacking that infamous moose on the corner, you may just be shunned for the rest of the day. read more » Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Untitled May 27, 2009 — by Jesse Gipe One of the most awkward parts of being a bisexual teenager is rooming. You tend to forget things like school trips, and when they jump into view, it is time for frantic searches. Finding roommates you know is critical. If, for some reason, you miss the sign-up date or do not manage to get in a room with friends, you are delegated to a room of barely known or utterly strange persons of the same gender. Most teenagers (especially females) are too nice to allow someone they barely know to sleep on the floor. read more » Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast
Movie experience transforms ex-Macho Man April 28, 2009 — by Rahul Thakker What exactly does it mean to be a man? I mean, what makes someone more “manly” than someone else? I’ve heard several different theories out there, but it seems the most popular is this: Real men don’t talk about their feelings. They aren’t sensitive or compassionate. They don’t share their problems with their friends. And they most definitely don’t cry. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...144145146147148...nextlast