Jay Kim

April fools prank ideas

Five seniors form a NJB team to enjoy playing basketball is a more relaxed environment without a huge commitment. 

Even with the loss of crucial athletes, the team has a strong possibility of making it to CCS

10. Know which teams are playing in the Super Bowl this year: No, it’s not going to be the Warriors and Earthquakes. 9. Place your bets: Oh wait, we can’t condone gambling in a school newspaper. 8. This isn’t college football: Keep the “Roll Tides” at home. 7. Fake it till you make it: Be sure to name drop a couple players’ names like they’re proper nouns in APUSH. Use buzzwords like rub routes and “Red Zone” and GOAT for bonus points. 6. Choose a team to back: Buy both Patriot and Eagles jerseys so you can change at halftime, depending on the score. 5. Drink lots of water: You don’t need to stay hydrated on the field, but you can avoid sports talk when you go to the bathroom for the 15th time. 4. Budget your weekend properly: You’ll spend over three hours watching the ball be in play for 11 minutes. 3. Asdjfdjhbfjkshkmuxuftsjfhztubbyqwetunchakso: Keep your mouth full with Doritos and guac so you don’t have to expose your lack of football knowledge. Throw in a fist pump afterwards to feign excitement. 2. “Unbelievable:” The phrase works whether your team is winning or losing. 1. Know who’s performing at halftime: Perfect hitting those high-pitched Justin Timberlake notes.  

Sophomore reporters test out their cooking skills by making a Valentine's day dessert

10. Do a public asking without letting the girl know beforehand. You might get rejected, but at least people will know you tried. 9. Do a flash mob asking with your friends. Many tropical birds do mating dances — why can’t you? 8. Send a Facebook message to everyone you’ve said hi to before in the hallways. The key is to cast a wide net first. 7. Ask in the quad in front of the whole school so everyone knows your date is taken. Who knows if your date will decide to go with someone else last minute? 6. If you can’t find a date, just tell everyone you have a girlfriend in college. Don’t worry, we totally believe you guys. 5. Be vigilant. Don’t ask other people to find you a date. 4. Stay vigilant. There are girls at other nearby schools like Mitty that might still say yes to you. 3. Don’t make the lame excuse of having prioritized SAT over formal. The SAT starts at 8 a.m.; Formal starts 10 hours later. 2. Check out farmersonly.com. You may not be a farmer, but you can sure harvest a reputation of desperation. 1. If all else fails, just ask your mom! At least she’ll give you a ride to the venue.  

Teachers add Shark Tank projects to their curriculum to encourage student entrepreneurship.

Preview for upcoming season of girls' tennis. 

Falcons defeat first-place Palo Alto, ending their season with three wins in a row with a record of 5-6-1.

Junior prom venue proves to be too small; junior class officers originally thought the GlassHouse was ideal, yet the main complaint they got had to do with its size.

Boys Tennis team ends regular season and begins preparation for CCS. 

Students come together from across all grades to compete in March Madness. 

With changes to the American Mathematics Competition (AMC), qualification for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) will be more challenging this year.

Freshman goes to national tournament for jump roping. 

Prom makeup more than meets the eye

Students attend various math competitions.

SHS alumni talk about drinking culture in high school and college

Water polo captain critiques team. 

Senior discusses stressful life as a drum major. 

Senior Bryant Chang discovers his love for memes and their development.

Teachers talk about their maternity leaves

In an attempt to accomplish each unique mission listed, the senior Media Arts Program (MAP) class travelled across the city of San Francisco on Sept. 14 and explored various landmarks.

Arriving by 6:45, she warms up for half an hour with land exercises that include running, jump roping and stretching. She then hits the ice at 7:45 and starts her lesson with her primary coach, former Olympian and 2010 U.S. National Champion Rachael Flatt. This has been Ding’s daily routine for the past six years.  

Bala Balasubramanian and Daviana Berkowitz-Sklar are this year's king and queen.

Junior Kelly McLaughlin is a superfan: She has watched the series numerous times and has even travelled out of state to meet the cast of "Vampire Diaries".  

Water Polo seniors lead the charge

Seniors create a new website to help aid fellow students. 

Former district office employee Pola-Michelle Alas has begun working the new principal’s secretary,  replacing Susan Dini, who is retiring.

As a replacement of former band director Jonathan Pwu, class of 2011 alumnus Jason Shiuan will be leading the marching band, as well as conducting the school’s symphonic band, wind ensemble and jazz band.  

After eight years of supervising and building the school’s math club into a national-level powerhouse, math teacher PJ Yim has stepped down from his role as the club’s adviser.

After a rocky first half of the season, the Falcons managed to pick up their game and qualify again for CCS this year, even hosting and winning one game in the tournament.  

His years before teaching

For the girls on the softball team, the April 20 game against Wilcox was a welcome highlight in an uneven season. Senior pitcher Eleni Spirakis threw a no-hitter in the 11-0 rout. The team is now in fifth place in the De Anza Division with a 3-3 record as of April 20.

Though the Falcons kicked off the De Anza league season with a winning streak, the team has since fallen to seventh place in the division with a league record of 4-8 as of April 22. 

Among the many students who call the Thermond Drama Center home,  Zach Grob-Lipkis is easy to spot. The junior can often be found  energetically performing his lines with a script in hand, often causing the whole room to erupt in laughter.  

As a business major at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU), Class of 2015 alumna Jennifer Kim lives in an environment filled with both entertainment and rigor.  

After winning the CCS Division II playoffs and the El Camino league last year, the Falcons have moved up to the upper De Anza League and hold a 3-2 record as of March 14.

With the girls’ basketball team winning CCS and playing in NorCals, the softball team’s season has gotten off to a slow start because eight varsity players have been fulfilling their commitment to the basketball team. Through the first week of March, all varsity games had been postponed because of this lack of players.

The school’s AP Environmental Science students traveled  to Año Nuevo Natural Preserve in Pescadero for their annual trip on March 10. 

The transfer from South Korea is making an impact on the varsity team.

Freshman synchronized skater Sally Lee’s daily practice routine starts with Lee and her team warming up in the cold ice rink with their black nylon jackets and skirts, running around the rink, up and down the stairs and doing various jumps. The team has a Lake Tahoe competition to prepare for and will start practicing new choreography until their performance on early June.

The leadership class invited four students, sophomores Althea Zhao and Camilla Taysi, junior Saya Sivaram and senior Abhay Aanabathula, to speak.

One of the safest ways to skip school is by pretending to be sick. With a simple feigned cough and a hairdryer-heated thermometer, students can avoid an unexcused absence and scolding from their parents.

Instead of relaxing during the summer, many students are working with tutors during June, July and August to prepare for difficult classes in the coming school year.

The Second Harvest Food Drive will continue at school until Oct. 23. The food drive seeks to help struggling families who do not have the means to provide a nice meal during Thanksgiving.  

Bribery and the corruption of FIFA president Sepp Blatter has FIFA fans in frustration and disappointment.

AP Government/Economics and Psychology teacher Erik Axelsson, a Los Gatos High School alumnus, recently joined the school’s staff to begin his teaching career. He is substituting for teacher Hana Chen, who is out on maternity leave for the first semester.  

Newly hired teacher Clare Rieber first became interested in teaching when she started behavioral therapy for kids with autism in Santa Cruz. The experience helped her realize how much she enjoyed working with kids, and she began to look for  a full-time teaching position.