Principal’s assistant Pola-Michelle Alas to leave school for district office this month October 7, 2021 — by Tara Natarajan and Sanjoli Gupta She moves back to the business office where she worked before coming to SHS.Since Sept. 13th, principal’s assistant Pola-Michelle Alas had been working two jobs, one at the district office and one at SHS. Come Oct. 25, she will be leaving the school to work in the business office at the district office full time under the direction of Delores Perley, the Chief Business Officer (CBO). Taking her place will be Alison Montgomery, who has worked as the registrar at Silver Creek High School for the past few years. Over the course of her five-year tenure here, Alas managed substitute teacher assignments and processed school purchases, coordinated staff meetings and scheduling meetings for current principal Greg Louie and former principal Paul Robinson, in addition to her general office duties. Her favorite part of working at Saratoga High has been the constant engagement with the student body. “I really enjoy the energy. I think our student base is extremely talented and intelligent,” she said. “They are also very respectful to the staff, which we are always grateful for.” 5 views this weekAbout the contributorsSanjoli GuptaSanjoli Gupta, Class of ‘24, is a News Editor of the 2023-24 Falcon staff. Previously, she was the School Scope Editor between 2022-23, Head Photographer between 2021-22 and Reporter and Layout Artist between 2020-21. She has attended the Stanford Daily Summer Journalism program as well as The School of The New York Times Inside the UN/Journalism/Law program where she interviewed a Holocaust survivor and learned about libel. She has won a Silver Key in Scholastic Art and Writing for her feature story on being both South Asian and Christian. Some topics she has previously covered include bioethics, intimidation, future professions and religion. Some things she enjoys outside journalism include reading, baking and photography.