Allison Toh

Students dressed in prom dresses and sports gear will be strutting their duds at the annual Benefit Fashion Show taking place March 17 in the Large Gym. The event, usually scheduled for May, is taking place earlier because of scheduling conflicts.

With more and more fashion pushing the boundaries of appropriateness, the school is considering beefing up its dress code to make it more specific and less open to interpretation.

When juniors Rachel Leonard and Amanda Schwartz met through a mutual friend while playing in American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) when they were only 7, they never thought they would one day end up becoming as close as they are now.

Although this year’s Winter Ball, taking place on Dec. 10, is significantly closer to finals week than it has been in years past, the date has yet to be a source of complaint, organizer said.

When Invisible Children announced that its “Word for the Unheard” dance was to be postponed to Feb. 11, members of the MAP program were disappointed to hear that their plans to organize a dance of their own were thwarted.

Although this year’s Winter Ball, taking place on Dec. 10, is significantly closer to finals week than it has been in years past, the date has yet to be a source of complaint, organizer said.

A common sight at football and basketball games is the beloved Freddie the Falcon. Accompanied by his partner in crime, Franny the Falcon, this dynamic duo collaborates to pump up the crowd at our home sporting events through various dances, gestures and interactions.

“I come to my room and hear wailing and screaming. They had been wrestling, and one of the boys had dislocated his knee.”

As senior Miharu Morishita stepped out into the quad during the seniors’ quad day on Sept. 30, the audience fell silent. All eyes were on her as she executed a perfected “1990,” which involves standing on her head and contorting her body into a twist. From her first trick to her final pose, the hundreds of onlookers responded with applause and cheers.

Homecoming 2011 was not a storybook ending for everybody—who will ever forget the sophomores' unfortunate disqualification—but most students said the school's biggest week of celebration was worth all the effort.

“Alice in Wonderland” tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a strange world where everything is complete nonsense. On Sept. 30, a variation of this narrative will be performed by the school’s seniors, who selected the Lewis Carroll work from among four novels fitting this year’s Homecoming theme “Children’s Storybooks.”

Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture?

With revised rules and only three weeks to plan, design, write, and rehearse, the classes have begun a mad dash to put together their Homecoming productions in the spirit of the theme: “Children’s Storybooks.”

Only July 15, Disney brought back another favorite cartoon from our childhoods this past summer. We return to the Hundred Acre Woods with “Winnie the Pooh.” The charming adventures of the silly old bear and his animal friends reintegrates the whimsical simplicity that many newer movies and cartoons more frequently lack.

According to history teacher Matt Torrens, today’s students live in a world of “iPods, online gaming and Chipotle.”

Bradford F. Martin, a Saratoga High alumnus, recently donated a Hi-Lo table to the athletics department, said athletic trainer Liz Gilmore.

The announcement of the price of senior prom bids left many seniors shocked at the high cost. Starting at $120 with an ASB card and $125 without, these expensive bids garnered several complaints among the senior class.

The announcement of the price of senior prom bids left many seniors shocked at the high cost. Starting at $120 with an ASB card and $125 without, these expensive bids garnered several complaints among the senior class.

The announcement of the price of senior prom bids left many seniors shocked at the high cost. Starting at $120 with an ASB card and $125 without, these expensive bids garnered several complaints among the senior class.

Summer is approaching! For those of you who are at home for the summer with nothing to do and were too swamped to see these movies during the busy school year, here are our opinions on some of 2010’s best movies. These movies are great DVD picks and some might even be instant downloads at this point!

Going into her freshman year, senior Courtney Maa never expected that taking one little animation class could take her so far.

This year, the Indian Culture Awareness Club celebrated the 10th anniversary of Bombay in the Bay, a popular event that immerses its audience into a night filled with Indian dancing, music and food.

“Ooooh ching-chong ling-long ting-tong!” said Alexandra Wallace, mimicking a stereotypical Asian dialect that, according to her infinite wisdom, disrupts the UCLA library every 15 minutes.

With testing season in full swing, upperclassmen are plagued by the stress and multitude of costs accompanying the AP and SAT tests. A single AP test? $87. An SAT test? $47. This is not to mention the numerous SAT II subject tests that add up to an outrageous total cost. The College Board, the company that administers all of these tests, has been the sole distributor since 1900, and many students have been complaining that the organization is an overbearing monopoly.

This year students going to prom will find that their limos and party buses have been replaced with chartered buses. The main reason for the change is to quell the drama that usually accompanies the planning of the limo and party bus rides, according to assistant principal Karen Hyde.

The MAP program continues to grow as its newest addition, the Government MAP class, has finished its first semester and begins its second. The class is taught by history teacher Mike Davey.

They boost spirit at sporting events and compete at competitions, and even most colleges accept cheer as a sport. But a Connecticut judge dismayed cheerleaders nationwide when he ruled cheer as not a sport during the summer.

Without a question, band members spend many hours practicing and attending competitions. Their hard effort has led members to believe band qualifies as a sport; participants even receive PE credit for taking this elective. However, others outside of band feel differently, which has led to numerous debates if band should be considered as a sport.

This school year, students are seeing more changes concerning the days they have off as well as a new finals schedule.

Immerse yourself into the quad of Saratoga High School, and you will most likely hear students complaining about their grades, an impossibly difficult test or the immense amount of homework they have to tackle.

As maintenance workers opened the campus on Monday, Nov. 22, they found areas in and around the quad covered in graffiti.

People often see police as the heroes of a community. Officers are the embodiment of justice and security, giving equal treatment to all people and ensuring safety within the community. On Sept 26, such was not the case when it came to 43-year-old Michael Lee, who had a history of drug abuse and mental illness.

On a Thursday night, junior Varsha Ramesh looked at her chemistry homework and sighed in frustration. It was the night before her AP Chemistry quiz. Completely confused, Ramesh decided to open up Facebook, but not to write on someone’s wall, browse photos or chat away. Instead, Ramesh clicked on the AP Chem group and opened the group chat and typed, “Did anyone get the right answer to No. 8 on the equilibrium worksheet?” In an instant, five people replied and explained their answers.

As Homecoming week looms closer, students are anticipating the much awaited dance, senior quad day performance and Homecoming football game against the Lynbrook Vikings.

For members of the senior class most deeply involved in this year's Homecoming, Candyland is sometimes proving to be not so sweet with the additional stress that comes with a heavy load of tests, assignments and the SAT on Saturday along with trying to prepare quad day dances and decorations.

To most, beauty pageants are just a fairy tale, something every little girl dreams about when she is a kid: all the glamor, the excitement and the dedication to a cause to help the in-need. For most, this dream dies when real life begins, but for Saratoga High alumnus, Shveta Agrawal, this dream has turned into reality. Last summer, Agrawal was chosen to become a member of the 2011 Donald Trump’s Miss California USA competition, which takes place November 19-21 in Palm Springs. She will be taking the stage with the title “Miss South Bay.”

On what seemed like a typical Tuesday night, junior Nicole Fetsch stared at her computer screen, video chatting with a Yoda doll that was being held up by a stranger hiding underneath his desk. Unsure of what to do next, Fetsch exited the site before she saw the person's face. So it goes in the world of Chatroulette, the latest trend in the use of video-chatting technology. Originally a medium of friendly communication, video chatting has evolved into something many teens consider adventurous and fun.

Junior Manish Raghavan is an example of why the administration made a big scheduling change this year. He loves soccer and plays it as his winter sport. But he knows that in December and January he is going to be missing his sixth-period class, Calculus BC with Ms. Warmuth, on many Wednesdays and Fridays when games are scheduled to be played.