A chair-full experience: Two students sharing the same seats across different periods discuss their opinions on their seating May 20, 2024 — by Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu Each seat in a classroom has its own quirks, whether it comes with a constant 90-degree neck strain to see the board, a built-in backseat chair kicker or the privilege of being involved in chemistry teachers’ heart-jolting, front-desk demonstrations. So, to discover the true character of various seats around campus, we went into the field […] read more » Top 10 sports drinks May 20, 2024 — by Bill Huang 10. Gatorade Zero/Powerade Zero: There’s no difference — just get the regular one. 9. Muscle Milk: Protein. What else do you need? 8. Celsius: The best drink to get from the vending machine when you’re feeling low on energy. 7. Roar: the one unknown brand at Costco which surprisingly tastes pretty good. It tastes like […] read more » Road trips: a once detested, but now beloved summer tradition May 20, 2024 — by Sasha Prasad On June 5, the bell rang, signaling the end of the school year. My fifth grade classmates joyously screamed — it was finally summer! But I couldn’t join in with their enjoyment; I only had one thing on my mind: my family’s annual summer road trip. My parents felt they needed to carry on this […] read more » Behind the scenes: What is the cafeteria cooking? May 17, 2024 — by Jeremy Si Last September, a year after the cafeteria started providing free, nutritional meals, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded a $180,000 grant in recognition of the outstanding nutritional quality of its school meals. The grant money has since been used to fund equipment and supplies, improvements in nutritional quality and cafeteria staff training […] read more » Taking Toga’s Temperature: What does happiness mean to you? May 17, 2024 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu Editor’s Note: Sources’ answers have been lightly edited for clarity in some cases. Happiness: It’s something we see as good and something we want to have. The Oxford Language Dictionary simply defines it as “a state of emotional well-being,” but what does that really mean? Happiness is an abstract and arbitrary concept; each person views […] read more » My ups and downs as a new driver May 15, 2024 — by Emily Wu Two months after I turned 16, I proudly passed my behind-the-wheel test. A lot of people are shocked to hear that I, as a sophomore, can already drive myself around, but getting my license earlier than some has had a lot of benefits. For one thing, I’m less of a burden to my parents; I […] read more » Posters on campus come with restrictions, approval process May 15, 2024 — by Grace Lin Walking through campus during their passing period, students often spot numerous eye-catching posters plastered throughout the walls, advertising topics from spirit weeks to drug awareness to candidacies for various leadership positions. However, before students can display posters around school, they must get approval from assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham. Typically, students will email […] read more » Trying Queen Elizabeth II’s disciplined routine for a day May 15, 2024 — by Annika Gho As a sophomore in high school, I usually wake up, go to school, talk to my friends between classes, silently pray I didn’t fail my math quiz, do my homework after school and go to bed. Safe to say, my life won’t motivate paparazzi to stalk me anytime soon. To add a little spice to […] read more » IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Top 10 sports drinks May 20, 2024 — by Bill Huang 10. Gatorade Zero/Powerade Zero: There’s no difference — just get the regular one. 9. Muscle Milk: Protein. What else do you need? 8. Celsius: The best drink to get from the vending machine when you’re feeling low on energy. 7. Roar: the one unknown brand at Costco which surprisingly tastes pretty good. It tastes like […] read more » Road trips: a once detested, but now beloved summer tradition May 20, 2024 — by Sasha Prasad On June 5, the bell rang, signaling the end of the school year. My fifth grade classmates joyously screamed — it was finally summer! But I couldn’t join in with their enjoyment; I only had one thing on my mind: my family’s annual summer road trip. My parents felt they needed to carry on this […] read more » Behind the scenes: What is the cafeteria cooking? May 17, 2024 — by Jeremy Si Last September, a year after the cafeteria started providing free, nutritional meals, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded a $180,000 grant in recognition of the outstanding nutritional quality of its school meals. The grant money has since been used to fund equipment and supplies, improvements in nutritional quality and cafeteria staff training […] read more » Taking Toga’s Temperature: What does happiness mean to you? May 17, 2024 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu Editor’s Note: Sources’ answers have been lightly edited for clarity in some cases. Happiness: It’s something we see as good and something we want to have. The Oxford Language Dictionary simply defines it as “a state of emotional well-being,” but what does that really mean? Happiness is an abstract and arbitrary concept; each person views […] read more » My ups and downs as a new driver May 15, 2024 — by Emily Wu Two months after I turned 16, I proudly passed my behind-the-wheel test. A lot of people are shocked to hear that I, as a sophomore, can already drive myself around, but getting my license earlier than some has had a lot of benefits. For one thing, I’m less of a burden to my parents; I […] read more » Posters on campus come with restrictions, approval process May 15, 2024 — by Grace Lin Walking through campus during their passing period, students often spot numerous eye-catching posters plastered throughout the walls, advertising topics from spirit weeks to drug awareness to candidacies for various leadership positions. However, before students can display posters around school, they must get approval from assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham. Typically, students will email […] read more » Trying Queen Elizabeth II’s disciplined routine for a day May 15, 2024 — by Annika Gho As a sophomore in high school, I usually wake up, go to school, talk to my friends between classes, silently pray I didn’t fail my math quiz, do my homework after school and go to bed. Safe to say, my life won’t motivate paparazzi to stalk me anytime soon. To add a little spice to […] read more » IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Road trips: a once detested, but now beloved summer tradition May 20, 2024 — by Sasha Prasad On June 5, the bell rang, signaling the end of the school year. My fifth grade classmates joyously screamed — it was finally summer! But I couldn’t join in with their enjoyment; I only had one thing on my mind: my family’s annual summer road trip. My parents felt they needed to carry on this […] read more » Behind the scenes: What is the cafeteria cooking? May 17, 2024 — by Jeremy Si Last September, a year after the cafeteria started providing free, nutritional meals, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded a $180,000 grant in recognition of the outstanding nutritional quality of its school meals. The grant money has since been used to fund equipment and supplies, improvements in nutritional quality and cafeteria staff training […] read more » Taking Toga’s Temperature: What does happiness mean to you? May 17, 2024 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu Editor’s Note: Sources’ answers have been lightly edited for clarity in some cases. Happiness: It’s something we see as good and something we want to have. The Oxford Language Dictionary simply defines it as “a state of emotional well-being,” but what does that really mean? Happiness is an abstract and arbitrary concept; each person views […] read more » My ups and downs as a new driver May 15, 2024 — by Emily Wu Two months after I turned 16, I proudly passed my behind-the-wheel test. A lot of people are shocked to hear that I, as a sophomore, can already drive myself around, but getting my license earlier than some has had a lot of benefits. For one thing, I’m less of a burden to my parents; I […] read more » Posters on campus come with restrictions, approval process May 15, 2024 — by Grace Lin Walking through campus during their passing period, students often spot numerous eye-catching posters plastered throughout the walls, advertising topics from spirit weeks to drug awareness to candidacies for various leadership positions. However, before students can display posters around school, they must get approval from assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham. Typically, students will email […] read more » Trying Queen Elizabeth II’s disciplined routine for a day May 15, 2024 — by Annika Gho As a sophomore in high school, I usually wake up, go to school, talk to my friends between classes, silently pray I didn’t fail my math quiz, do my homework after school and go to bed. Safe to say, my life won’t motivate paparazzi to stalk me anytime soon. To add a little spice to […] read more » IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Behind the scenes: What is the cafeteria cooking? May 17, 2024 — by Jeremy Si Last September, a year after the cafeteria started providing free, nutritional meals, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded a $180,000 grant in recognition of the outstanding nutritional quality of its school meals. The grant money has since been used to fund equipment and supplies, improvements in nutritional quality and cafeteria staff training […] read more » Taking Toga’s Temperature: What does happiness mean to you? May 17, 2024 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu Editor’s Note: Sources’ answers have been lightly edited for clarity in some cases. Happiness: It’s something we see as good and something we want to have. The Oxford Language Dictionary simply defines it as “a state of emotional well-being,” but what does that really mean? Happiness is an abstract and arbitrary concept; each person views […] read more » My ups and downs as a new driver May 15, 2024 — by Emily Wu Two months after I turned 16, I proudly passed my behind-the-wheel test. A lot of people are shocked to hear that I, as a sophomore, can already drive myself around, but getting my license earlier than some has had a lot of benefits. For one thing, I’m less of a burden to my parents; I […] read more » Posters on campus come with restrictions, approval process May 15, 2024 — by Grace Lin Walking through campus during their passing period, students often spot numerous eye-catching posters plastered throughout the walls, advertising topics from spirit weeks to drug awareness to candidacies for various leadership positions. However, before students can display posters around school, they must get approval from assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham. Typically, students will email […] read more » Trying Queen Elizabeth II’s disciplined routine for a day May 15, 2024 — by Annika Gho As a sophomore in high school, I usually wake up, go to school, talk to my friends between classes, silently pray I didn’t fail my math quiz, do my homework after school and go to bed. Safe to say, my life won’t motivate paparazzi to stalk me anytime soon. To add a little spice to […] read more » IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Taking Toga’s Temperature: What does happiness mean to you? May 17, 2024 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu Editor’s Note: Sources’ answers have been lightly edited for clarity in some cases. Happiness: It’s something we see as good and something we want to have. The Oxford Language Dictionary simply defines it as “a state of emotional well-being,” but what does that really mean? Happiness is an abstract and arbitrary concept; each person views […] read more » My ups and downs as a new driver May 15, 2024 — by Emily Wu Two months after I turned 16, I proudly passed my behind-the-wheel test. A lot of people are shocked to hear that I, as a sophomore, can already drive myself around, but getting my license earlier than some has had a lot of benefits. For one thing, I’m less of a burden to my parents; I […] read more » Posters on campus come with restrictions, approval process May 15, 2024 — by Grace Lin Walking through campus during their passing period, students often spot numerous eye-catching posters plastered throughout the walls, advertising topics from spirit weeks to drug awareness to candidacies for various leadership positions. However, before students can display posters around school, they must get approval from assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham. Typically, students will email […] read more » Trying Queen Elizabeth II’s disciplined routine for a day May 15, 2024 — by Annika Gho As a sophomore in high school, I usually wake up, go to school, talk to my friends between classes, silently pray I didn’t fail my math quiz, do my homework after school and go to bed. Safe to say, my life won’t motivate paparazzi to stalk me anytime soon. To add a little spice to […] read more » IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
My ups and downs as a new driver May 15, 2024 — by Emily Wu Two months after I turned 16, I proudly passed my behind-the-wheel test. A lot of people are shocked to hear that I, as a sophomore, can already drive myself around, but getting my license earlier than some has had a lot of benefits. For one thing, I’m less of a burden to my parents; I […] read more » Posters on campus come with restrictions, approval process May 15, 2024 — by Grace Lin Walking through campus during their passing period, students often spot numerous eye-catching posters plastered throughout the walls, advertising topics from spirit weeks to drug awareness to candidacies for various leadership positions. However, before students can display posters around school, they must get approval from assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham. Typically, students will email […] read more » Trying Queen Elizabeth II’s disciplined routine for a day May 15, 2024 — by Annika Gho As a sophomore in high school, I usually wake up, go to school, talk to my friends between classes, silently pray I didn’t fail my math quiz, do my homework after school and go to bed. Safe to say, my life won’t motivate paparazzi to stalk me anytime soon. To add a little spice to […] read more » IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Posters on campus come with restrictions, approval process May 15, 2024 — by Grace Lin Walking through campus during their passing period, students often spot numerous eye-catching posters plastered throughout the walls, advertising topics from spirit weeks to drug awareness to candidacies for various leadership positions. However, before students can display posters around school, they must get approval from assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham. Typically, students will email […] read more » Trying Queen Elizabeth II’s disciplined routine for a day May 15, 2024 — by Annika Gho As a sophomore in high school, I usually wake up, go to school, talk to my friends between classes, silently pray I didn’t fail my math quiz, do my homework after school and go to bed. Safe to say, my life won’t motivate paparazzi to stalk me anytime soon. To add a little spice to […] read more » IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Trying Queen Elizabeth II’s disciplined routine for a day May 15, 2024 — by Annika Gho As a sophomore in high school, I usually wake up, go to school, talk to my friends between classes, silently pray I didn’t fail my math quiz, do my homework after school and go to bed. Safe to say, my life won’t motivate paparazzi to stalk me anytime soon. To add a little spice to […] read more » IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
IT department works to lessen campus e-waste May 15, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao As a regular part of his job as an IT technician for the district, Dan Lam processes the electronic waste that comes to him from SHS and Los Gatos High: outdated MacBooks, Chromebooks that aren’t supported anymore, and other old electronics. Rather than disposing of them, Lam tries to repurpose them by selling them online […] read more » Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Love child of Midnights and Folklore: The Tortured Poets Department May 15, 2024 — by Sunny Cao As a longtime Swiftie, I, like many, freaked out when I logged into Instagram on Feb. 4. I saw that Taylor Swift had just announced that her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department” would be dropping on April 19. Of course, when the album was finally released, I stayed up way past my normal […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast