Los Gatos High deserved to have school, too

LGHS stays shrouded in the night while SHS goes on to see another day.

In any situation involving both Saratoga High and our rival, we seem to always draw the short straws.

Not fair.

That’s the way many Falcon students were feeling the first week back from winter break.

On Jan. 10, there were power outages at both Saratoga High and Los Gatos High due to a storm, resulting in both schools missing that day of school. But while SHS regained power the following day and was back in session, LGHS only regained power on Jan. 13, leading their students to miss three days of school. Meanwhile, we were in class and stewing about the unfairness.

Judging by the headline of this article, it’s obvious I’m still quite salty about it. I can’t help but look at LGHS’ two extra days off from school as another manifestation of the district’s prioritization of well-being at LGHS over SHS.

I know I often overestimate the aforementioned sentiment, but I’m also not making it up — with school reopenings, pandemic handling, budgeting, superior facilities, recognition and more, it seems like the district just likes our Wildcat counterparts better. And because SHS is the less “jocky” school — limited athletic prowess, fewer outspoken parents, higher standardized test scores — it feels to some of us that the district just loves the jocks, like that teacher who loves the popular kids.

It’s just plain annoying! It feels like Los Gatos is the favored youngest child who ends up laughing in our faces whenever something happens their way.

They don’t, really. But it feels that way sometimes.

I know I’m overreacting — and, yes, I’m probably even wrong. And I’m glad the power outage situations have been resolved for both of our schools, though I am slightly convinced power at LGHS could’ve been back sooner if everyone — I don’t know who I’m really blaming here — just put more pep in their step.

Regardless of who’s at fault, I’m glad our rivals are back in school: We know they need it.