Wren Sutterfield

Minutes after finishing the Boston Marathon on April 15, science teacher Kelly Nicholson heard a loud explosion and saw a large cloud of smoke about a block away. Nicholson, still exhausted from finishing the 26-mile race, frantically tried to find her husband, who was waiting for her near to the finish line.

From May 16-20, the MAP juniors will embark on their annual trip to Los Angeles to expand their knowledge about media. Around 40 students will spend an extended weekend in Southern California, furthering teamwork as they bond with fellow students and teachers.

While many Saratoga teens spent their spring breaks vacationing in Hawaii or Europe, 14 SHS students participated in Saratoga Federated Church’s (SFC) annual house-building trip to Tijuana, Mexico, over their break.

When I signed up to to be a teacher for a day, I already knew which class I wanted to teach: Cathy Head’s English 9 MAP class.

It’s time to gather your belongings, pack your bags, head out to the nearest bomb shelter and hold on for dear life.

The infamous Sherlock Holmes strolls into the yard and examines every detail of the scene. The flower beds have been trampled with footprints. The footprint of the right leg is more prominent than that of the left, suggesting the culprit walks with a limp.

If you had a machine that could travel anywhere in time and space, where would you go?

The average Saratoga student knows all about running. Whether running the dreaded mile in PE or racing back on campus after  off-campus lunch, hurrying to get around is a vital part of the day.

For the second time this year, drama students will be acting in a Murder Mystery Dinner to fundraise for the program. This event will feature even more antics, designed to include the audience in the plot and confound even the shrewdest of detectives.

When I go online, I go to lots of different websites: Facebook, Tumblr, StumbleUpon (the cheater’s way to find cool websites) and others. The communities are all very different, and people like to make fun of those on other sites. One thing is the same, though: the irritating way people talk. On Tumblr, for example, there is a lot of slang that would seem like gibberish to those not used to it. What does it mean to “ship” a couple? What’s up with the whole YOLO thing? What is a dashboard, and why would you want notes on it?

Since 1998, the Drama department has attended the annual International Thespian Society (ITS) conference held in Southern California, but this year the department brought home more medals than ever before from the conference held March 22-25.

The wrestling team has recently struggled at meets due to numerous injuries. Though the team works hard, they are forced to forfeit many matches for lack of able competitors.  Significant wrestlers who are not injured on the team include senior Alfred Murabito and sophomore Graham Grant.

The wrestling team has recently struggled at meets due to numerous injuries. Though the team works hard, they are forced to forfeit many matches for lack of able competitors. Significant wrestlers who are not injured on the team include senior Alfred Murabito, who is ranked 8th in the 138-pound weight class in CCS, and sophomore Graham Grant, who is honorably mentioned in the 195 pound weight class. Six wrestlers on the team are injured, out of about 20. Though the team is small, they concentrate on setting a high bar to condition all team members to be the best wrestlers they can.

Freshman finds home in drama department Most freshmen enter the world of high school dazed and confused, hoping to make the right impression and unsure what to do. This was not the case, however, for freshman Natalie Miller.

In the last weeks before the big show, actors and techs are hurrying to finish the production of this year’s spring musical, “South Pacific.” Actors memorize lines and perfect their characters. Backstage, techs work hard to finish the set, lights, sound and more.

While many students spent their winter break skiing in Tahoe or vacationing in Europe, the McAfee Center was alive with stage techs filming a music video over the break.

Drama students have eagerly started working on the spring musical, “South Pacific,” and for many of them, the famous musical holds a dear place in their hearts.

Turn on many “space-age” movies, and chances are you’ll find a virtual classroom. Students are shown watching holograms of teachers instead of a physical teacher, and using tablets to complete their assignment.

“All will be revealed Dec. 1,” read numerous posters around the school in mid-November. Students were baffled as they contemplated what all the fuss could be about.

I’m 15 years old, and I’m a sophomore. That’s pretty normal, for most people. But, in my family, I’m falling behind. If I was like my brothers, I’d be halfway to a degree from West Valley College. I go to Saratoga High, not West Valley. But I do have two older brothers, Matt and Andy, who began attending WVC at 13 and 15 respectively.

Senior Mac Hyde staggered through the Thermond Drama Center, choking and gasping for air as blood spattered everywhere. He then collapsed on the stage, as approximately 100 people looked on, motionless.

Walk into the weight room on any given morning, and the sound of weights hitting the ground during a dead lift, or the voice of PE teacher Peter Jordan calling out the workout of the day can be heard.

For my social experiment, because apparently I am a masochist, I chose to watch no television for an entire week. I know not why I subjected myself to this, but at least it was entertaining for my friends as I slowly but surely went insane. No TV meant no movies, YouTube or TV shows. I could not click on a video shared by a friend on Facebook, or watch the viral video everyone would be talking about. In the beginning, the lack of TV wasn’t so bad as the apprehension: What would I do to occupy my time? How would I deal with scheming friends determined to ruin my week with spoilers?

Want to record your new song or maybe film a cool movie using a green screen? You can do it right here on campus.

The drama department has been called strong, talented, thrilling and hilarious, but never slow-moving. Before the successful performances of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” had even concluded, auditions were happening for the fall play, “Tartuffe,” about a hypocritical con-artist.

The high-pitched wailing of a newborn baby fills Kristin Thomson’s classroom, interrupting her third-period AP Environmental Science lecture. Everyone laughs as the baby’s caretaker tries to quiet her.