Top 10: ways to fake having friends June 5, 2022 — by Christina Chang Editor’s note: Please know that this story is in no way indicative of whether I have friends. The suggestions in this story do NOT necessarily stem from personal experience. 10. Lose all your friends You can’t fake having friends unless you actually don’t have any. 9. Talk about all your friends Nobody has to know […] read more » All Quiet on the Eastern Front: Using the Russia-Ukraine conflict to understand history May 30, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Sanjoli Gupta As students walked into teacher Andrew Dimock’s first-period English 10 class one day in February, the atmosphere felt tense — although the “All Quiet on the Western Front” unit focused on the detrimental effects of war was drawing to a close, news of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s troops entering Ukraine was everywhere. By incorporating the […] read more » From custodian to plant supervisor: Paul Weir’s 30-year journey in the Bay Area May 30, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Plant supervisor Paul Weir sat in his office in the building behind the science wing on April 21, tackling yet another problem: Swim coach Michael Allegreti had informed him about the shutdown of the recently fixed pool pump due to overheating and bolts falling off. Weir told Allegretti to send videos of the malfunctioning motor […] read more » Top 10: Most absurd candidate statements on the actual primary election ballot May 30, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Rishi Kumar, Democrat for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “Our governor rightfully said, ‘California looks like a third-world country.’” Daniel R. Mercuri, Republican for California Governor “We are sovereigns, not serfs.” Richard B. Fox, Libertarian Republican for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “I am running for U.S. Congress to oppose [Dr. […] read more » From broken toilets to daily cleaning: The unseen workers who keep our campus clean May 30, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When students leave campus each day, the school’s six night custodians sweep through the school like a magical cleaning spell. They dust the bookshelves, sweep and mop the rooms and secure the campus for the oncoming night. The hard work of countless maintenance employees and custodians both during the day and night keeps classrooms clean, […] read more » Metal is the best study music May 30, 2022 — by Aiden Ye To all those who scoff at listening to metal as study music, give it a try before writing it off. It really is good at blocking out parental conversations or other distractions.For me, studying requires peace. Without the luxury of noise-canceling headphones, it’s nearly impossible to focus for my upcoming calculus exam when my parents […] read more » Juniors install mosaic to commemorate pandemic’s mental health toll May 30, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang When students approach the entrance of the Wellness Center, they are greeted by a vibrant flower mosaic adorned with intricate, colorful tesserae — tiles made of ceramic and mirror materials — held together by grout, a paste used to secure tiles after placement. Designed by juniors Aanika Jain and Sunny Huang, the mosaic artwork took […] read more » 73 questions: conversations with the school community May 30, 2022 — by Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli and Sarah Zhou What’s the favorite lie that you have told? “I once told a bunch of kindergarteners and first graders that July 4th was on September 16th,” sophomore Adeena Kadire said. What’s the last text you sent? “Why are you a p o l o g i z i n g?” freshman Maya Tian said. […] read more » Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
All Quiet on the Eastern Front: Using the Russia-Ukraine conflict to understand history May 30, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Sanjoli Gupta As students walked into teacher Andrew Dimock’s first-period English 10 class one day in February, the atmosphere felt tense — although the “All Quiet on the Western Front” unit focused on the detrimental effects of war was drawing to a close, news of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s troops entering Ukraine was everywhere. By incorporating the […] read more » From custodian to plant supervisor: Paul Weir’s 30-year journey in the Bay Area May 30, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Plant supervisor Paul Weir sat in his office in the building behind the science wing on April 21, tackling yet another problem: Swim coach Michael Allegreti had informed him about the shutdown of the recently fixed pool pump due to overheating and bolts falling off. Weir told Allegretti to send videos of the malfunctioning motor […] read more » Top 10: Most absurd candidate statements on the actual primary election ballot May 30, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Rishi Kumar, Democrat for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “Our governor rightfully said, ‘California looks like a third-world country.’” Daniel R. Mercuri, Republican for California Governor “We are sovereigns, not serfs.” Richard B. Fox, Libertarian Republican for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “I am running for U.S. Congress to oppose [Dr. […] read more » From broken toilets to daily cleaning: The unseen workers who keep our campus clean May 30, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When students leave campus each day, the school’s six night custodians sweep through the school like a magical cleaning spell. They dust the bookshelves, sweep and mop the rooms and secure the campus for the oncoming night. The hard work of countless maintenance employees and custodians both during the day and night keeps classrooms clean, […] read more » Metal is the best study music May 30, 2022 — by Aiden Ye To all those who scoff at listening to metal as study music, give it a try before writing it off. It really is good at blocking out parental conversations or other distractions.For me, studying requires peace. Without the luxury of noise-canceling headphones, it’s nearly impossible to focus for my upcoming calculus exam when my parents […] read more » Juniors install mosaic to commemorate pandemic’s mental health toll May 30, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang When students approach the entrance of the Wellness Center, they are greeted by a vibrant flower mosaic adorned with intricate, colorful tesserae — tiles made of ceramic and mirror materials — held together by grout, a paste used to secure tiles after placement. Designed by juniors Aanika Jain and Sunny Huang, the mosaic artwork took […] read more » 73 questions: conversations with the school community May 30, 2022 — by Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli and Sarah Zhou What’s the favorite lie that you have told? “I once told a bunch of kindergarteners and first graders that July 4th was on September 16th,” sophomore Adeena Kadire said. What’s the last text you sent? “Why are you a p o l o g i z i n g?” freshman Maya Tian said. […] read more » Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
From custodian to plant supervisor: Paul Weir’s 30-year journey in the Bay Area May 30, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Plant supervisor Paul Weir sat in his office in the building behind the science wing on April 21, tackling yet another problem: Swim coach Michael Allegreti had informed him about the shutdown of the recently fixed pool pump due to overheating and bolts falling off. Weir told Allegretti to send videos of the malfunctioning motor […] read more » Top 10: Most absurd candidate statements on the actual primary election ballot May 30, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Rishi Kumar, Democrat for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “Our governor rightfully said, ‘California looks like a third-world country.’” Daniel R. Mercuri, Republican for California Governor “We are sovereigns, not serfs.” Richard B. Fox, Libertarian Republican for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “I am running for U.S. Congress to oppose [Dr. […] read more » From broken toilets to daily cleaning: The unseen workers who keep our campus clean May 30, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When students leave campus each day, the school’s six night custodians sweep through the school like a magical cleaning spell. They dust the bookshelves, sweep and mop the rooms and secure the campus for the oncoming night. The hard work of countless maintenance employees and custodians both during the day and night keeps classrooms clean, […] read more » Metal is the best study music May 30, 2022 — by Aiden Ye To all those who scoff at listening to metal as study music, give it a try before writing it off. It really is good at blocking out parental conversations or other distractions.For me, studying requires peace. Without the luxury of noise-canceling headphones, it’s nearly impossible to focus for my upcoming calculus exam when my parents […] read more » Juniors install mosaic to commemorate pandemic’s mental health toll May 30, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang When students approach the entrance of the Wellness Center, they are greeted by a vibrant flower mosaic adorned with intricate, colorful tesserae — tiles made of ceramic and mirror materials — held together by grout, a paste used to secure tiles after placement. Designed by juniors Aanika Jain and Sunny Huang, the mosaic artwork took […] read more » 73 questions: conversations with the school community May 30, 2022 — by Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli and Sarah Zhou What’s the favorite lie that you have told? “I once told a bunch of kindergarteners and first graders that July 4th was on September 16th,” sophomore Adeena Kadire said. What’s the last text you sent? “Why are you a p o l o g i z i n g?” freshman Maya Tian said. […] read more » Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
Top 10: Most absurd candidate statements on the actual primary election ballot May 30, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Rishi Kumar, Democrat for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “Our governor rightfully said, ‘California looks like a third-world country.’” Daniel R. Mercuri, Republican for California Governor “We are sovereigns, not serfs.” Richard B. Fox, Libertarian Republican for U.S. House of Representatives District 16 “I am running for U.S. Congress to oppose [Dr. […] read more » From broken toilets to daily cleaning: The unseen workers who keep our campus clean May 30, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When students leave campus each day, the school’s six night custodians sweep through the school like a magical cleaning spell. They dust the bookshelves, sweep and mop the rooms and secure the campus for the oncoming night. The hard work of countless maintenance employees and custodians both during the day and night keeps classrooms clean, […] read more » Metal is the best study music May 30, 2022 — by Aiden Ye To all those who scoff at listening to metal as study music, give it a try before writing it off. It really is good at blocking out parental conversations or other distractions.For me, studying requires peace. Without the luxury of noise-canceling headphones, it’s nearly impossible to focus for my upcoming calculus exam when my parents […] read more » Juniors install mosaic to commemorate pandemic’s mental health toll May 30, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang When students approach the entrance of the Wellness Center, they are greeted by a vibrant flower mosaic adorned with intricate, colorful tesserae — tiles made of ceramic and mirror materials — held together by grout, a paste used to secure tiles after placement. Designed by juniors Aanika Jain and Sunny Huang, the mosaic artwork took […] read more » 73 questions: conversations with the school community May 30, 2022 — by Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli and Sarah Zhou What’s the favorite lie that you have told? “I once told a bunch of kindergarteners and first graders that July 4th was on September 16th,” sophomore Adeena Kadire said. What’s the last text you sent? “Why are you a p o l o g i z i n g?” freshman Maya Tian said. […] read more » Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
From broken toilets to daily cleaning: The unseen workers who keep our campus clean May 30, 2022 — by Jonny Luo When students leave campus each day, the school’s six night custodians sweep through the school like a magical cleaning spell. They dust the bookshelves, sweep and mop the rooms and secure the campus for the oncoming night. The hard work of countless maintenance employees and custodians both during the day and night keeps classrooms clean, […] read more » Metal is the best study music May 30, 2022 — by Aiden Ye To all those who scoff at listening to metal as study music, give it a try before writing it off. It really is good at blocking out parental conversations or other distractions.For me, studying requires peace. Without the luxury of noise-canceling headphones, it’s nearly impossible to focus for my upcoming calculus exam when my parents […] read more » Juniors install mosaic to commemorate pandemic’s mental health toll May 30, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang When students approach the entrance of the Wellness Center, they are greeted by a vibrant flower mosaic adorned with intricate, colorful tesserae — tiles made of ceramic and mirror materials — held together by grout, a paste used to secure tiles after placement. Designed by juniors Aanika Jain and Sunny Huang, the mosaic artwork took […] read more » 73 questions: conversations with the school community May 30, 2022 — by Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli and Sarah Zhou What’s the favorite lie that you have told? “I once told a bunch of kindergarteners and first graders that July 4th was on September 16th,” sophomore Adeena Kadire said. What’s the last text you sent? “Why are you a p o l o g i z i n g?” freshman Maya Tian said. […] read more » Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
Metal is the best study music May 30, 2022 — by Aiden Ye To all those who scoff at listening to metal as study music, give it a try before writing it off. It really is good at blocking out parental conversations or other distractions.For me, studying requires peace. Without the luxury of noise-canceling headphones, it’s nearly impossible to focus for my upcoming calculus exam when my parents […] read more » Juniors install mosaic to commemorate pandemic’s mental health toll May 30, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang When students approach the entrance of the Wellness Center, they are greeted by a vibrant flower mosaic adorned with intricate, colorful tesserae — tiles made of ceramic and mirror materials — held together by grout, a paste used to secure tiles after placement. Designed by juniors Aanika Jain and Sunny Huang, the mosaic artwork took […] read more » 73 questions: conversations with the school community May 30, 2022 — by Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli and Sarah Zhou What’s the favorite lie that you have told? “I once told a bunch of kindergarteners and first graders that July 4th was on September 16th,” sophomore Adeena Kadire said. What’s the last text you sent? “Why are you a p o l o g i z i n g?” freshman Maya Tian said. […] read more » Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
Juniors install mosaic to commemorate pandemic’s mental health toll May 30, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang When students approach the entrance of the Wellness Center, they are greeted by a vibrant flower mosaic adorned with intricate, colorful tesserae — tiles made of ceramic and mirror materials — held together by grout, a paste used to secure tiles after placement. Designed by juniors Aanika Jain and Sunny Huang, the mosaic artwork took […] read more » 73 questions: conversations with the school community May 30, 2022 — by Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli and Sarah Zhou What’s the favorite lie that you have told? “I once told a bunch of kindergarteners and first graders that July 4th was on September 16th,” sophomore Adeena Kadire said. What’s the last text you sent? “Why are you a p o l o g i z i n g?” freshman Maya Tian said. […] read more » Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
73 questions: conversations with the school community May 30, 2022 — by Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli and Sarah Zhou What’s the favorite lie that you have told? “I once told a bunch of kindergarteners and first graders that July 4th was on September 16th,” sophomore Adeena Kadire said. What’s the last text you sent? “Why are you a p o l o g i z i n g?” freshman Maya Tian said. […] read more » Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
Extend your productivity with these extensions May 22, 2022 — by Aiden Ye The default Google Chrome browser is pretty boring. Without all the gadgets and extensions that can help with productivity and efficiency, it’s a clunky browser that eats up a ton of Random-Access Memory (RAM). Thankfully, there are plenty of extensions that can help; below is my curated list of the best ones I’ve used. Screencastify […] read more » Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast
Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school May 20, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye After nine years of teaching at the school, math teacher Meghan Pickett will retire at the end of the school year. Pickett began her career as a math teacher at Shoreline Middle. After three years of teaching Pre Algebra to students there, Pickett moved to Santa Cruz High School, where she taught AP Statistics for […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3435363738...5060708090...nextlast