Features

The senior project for the Media Arts Program (MAP) is an open-ended, year-long project where students apply what they have learned in the past three years of MAP.

Sophomore Laura Chaland explores her opportunities as an artist.

In early February, senior Nina Harris, one of six members of the Benefit Commission, walked through the doors of Lotus Boutique and onto the lime green floors for a First Date fitting event. Harris and the models, surrounded by steel racks filled with vibrant new styles and trending outfits, were ready for a full day of fittings. 

After graduating, alumni Helen Wong found her place at Brandeis, where she is on a pre-law track, double majoring in history and health science and policy. Although Brandeis is not a well known university among Saratoga students, it ranks as No. 34 school in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges from U.S. News and benefits from its smaller size of around 3,729 undergraduate students.

This January, in the dark-pitched alleyways of the Indiana Jones Adventure attraction at Disneyland, we found a mutual love in spewing out our favorite lines from the “Harry Potter” franchise.

Seniors describe a memorable expierence during their elementary school years

As the lunch bell rings, upperclassmen rush out to the parking lot, eager to grab food before their next class. One of them, senior Michael Guo, scrambles into his car and pulls up the Timely app on his phone. He types in “fast” and selects “40 minutes. In a few seconds, he is on the way to La Cueva Mexican Grill, four miles away and a nine minute drive from school.

Changes in Saratoga have reshaped the community.

First gaining popularity through YouTube, Charlie Puth is a 24-year-old singer and songwriter known for his collaborations with Wiz Khalifa and Meghan Trainor. His debut album, “Nine Track Mind,” was recently released on Jan. 29 and has pushed him up to the top of the iTunes charts, setting a new standard for contemporary R&B/pop music. Sadly, the quality of the album fails to live up to its popularity.

Senior reflects on grandparents struggles during the Holocaust.