Senior Mag 2023: Melodies of friendship: from elementary school piano buddies to college roommates May 19, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Martin Xu The rich, mellow sounds of classical music resonated in the living room as then-second graders Channie Hong and Trevor Leung lounged on their piano teacher’s couch. They remember focusing their attention on Channie’s iPad as they watched “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.” “I thought Trevor was just a nerd who loved playing piano at […] read more » TEDxSaratogaHighSchool’s yearly speaker event features theme ‘You Are the Future’ May 16, 2023 — by Kevin Yang The four speakers at the TEDxSaratogaHigh held at the Thermond Drama Center on April 23 told their own stories about how they had overcome obstacles and loss. According to junior and current club officer Sam Bai, the TEDxSaratogaHighSchool club spent months preparing for the speaker series with the theme “You Are the Future.” At the […] read more » 70 year later, ‘Peanuts’ remains a childhood staple May 8, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Over 70 years ago, comic strip artist Charles M. Schultz published the first few panels of his new comic called “Peanuts” in the monochrome newspaper, St. Pioneer Press. Although the final original strip was released in 2000, the beloved comic has continued to be a staple in entertainment, a prime example of how popular media […] read more » France trip revived after 5-year hiatus May 6, 2023 — by Amy Luo During Spring Break in the second week of April, 15 students traveled to France on a revived trip led by French teacher Elaine Haggerty and retired Spanish teacher Arnaldo Rodriguex. Haggerty also brought students to France during Spring Break in 2017 and 2018. After the COVID-19 pandemic, however, this year’s trip marks the first in […] read more » ‘Liv and Maddie’: A dramatic, funny show that shaped our personalities May 6, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang “You, you, the other half of me, me, the half I’ll always ne-ed, the half that drives me cra-a-a-a-azy,” we chanted, singing along to the theme song of our sixth-grade selves’ favorite Disney series, “Liv and Maddie.” As we binged the show’s four addictive seasons throughout our middle school years, we laughed at cheesy jokes, […] read more » No drive, no life: Second-semester seniors go to Target on a $15 budget April 25, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang As the anti-social butterflies we are, we do not hang out with people. That is, until our Life Editors pitched the story idea of “ballin’ on a budget.” Still, our lack of social interaction shows: We had no idea what to do, and ended up choosing a $15 budget for a trip to the grocery […] read more » More often than not, video game reviews miss the mark April 9, 2023 — by Christopher Chen The first step to buying any product, cooking any recipe or watching any movie is checking the reviews, as unreliable as they may be. More often than not, online reviews are utterly subjective and unreliable, varying based on the tastes of reviewers. In the case of movies, critics often overly scrutinize certain plot points the […] read more » Into ASSIST, the program supporting students outside the classroom April 5, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi Editor’s Note: Alec and Erika are pseudonyms for a student in this story. Every weekday morning at 9, Alec, a junior, enters a portable building on the far west end of the school and goes into a room with individual desks lining the walls, a couple of recliner couches smothered in blankets and pillows, tables […] read more » School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
TEDxSaratogaHighSchool’s yearly speaker event features theme ‘You Are the Future’ May 16, 2023 — by Kevin Yang The four speakers at the TEDxSaratogaHigh held at the Thermond Drama Center on April 23 told their own stories about how they had overcome obstacles and loss. According to junior and current club officer Sam Bai, the TEDxSaratogaHighSchool club spent months preparing for the speaker series with the theme “You Are the Future.” At the […] read more » 70 year later, ‘Peanuts’ remains a childhood staple May 8, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Over 70 years ago, comic strip artist Charles M. Schultz published the first few panels of his new comic called “Peanuts” in the monochrome newspaper, St. Pioneer Press. Although the final original strip was released in 2000, the beloved comic has continued to be a staple in entertainment, a prime example of how popular media […] read more » France trip revived after 5-year hiatus May 6, 2023 — by Amy Luo During Spring Break in the second week of April, 15 students traveled to France on a revived trip led by French teacher Elaine Haggerty and retired Spanish teacher Arnaldo Rodriguex. Haggerty also brought students to France during Spring Break in 2017 and 2018. After the COVID-19 pandemic, however, this year’s trip marks the first in […] read more » ‘Liv and Maddie’: A dramatic, funny show that shaped our personalities May 6, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang “You, you, the other half of me, me, the half I’ll always ne-ed, the half that drives me cra-a-a-a-azy,” we chanted, singing along to the theme song of our sixth-grade selves’ favorite Disney series, “Liv and Maddie.” As we binged the show’s four addictive seasons throughout our middle school years, we laughed at cheesy jokes, […] read more » No drive, no life: Second-semester seniors go to Target on a $15 budget April 25, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang As the anti-social butterflies we are, we do not hang out with people. That is, until our Life Editors pitched the story idea of “ballin’ on a budget.” Still, our lack of social interaction shows: We had no idea what to do, and ended up choosing a $15 budget for a trip to the grocery […] read more » More often than not, video game reviews miss the mark April 9, 2023 — by Christopher Chen The first step to buying any product, cooking any recipe or watching any movie is checking the reviews, as unreliable as they may be. More often than not, online reviews are utterly subjective and unreliable, varying based on the tastes of reviewers. In the case of movies, critics often overly scrutinize certain plot points the […] read more » Into ASSIST, the program supporting students outside the classroom April 5, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi Editor’s Note: Alec and Erika are pseudonyms for a student in this story. Every weekday morning at 9, Alec, a junior, enters a portable building on the far west end of the school and goes into a room with individual desks lining the walls, a couple of recliner couches smothered in blankets and pillows, tables […] read more » School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
70 year later, ‘Peanuts’ remains a childhood staple May 8, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Over 70 years ago, comic strip artist Charles M. Schultz published the first few panels of his new comic called “Peanuts” in the monochrome newspaper, St. Pioneer Press. Although the final original strip was released in 2000, the beloved comic has continued to be a staple in entertainment, a prime example of how popular media […] read more » France trip revived after 5-year hiatus May 6, 2023 — by Amy Luo During Spring Break in the second week of April, 15 students traveled to France on a revived trip led by French teacher Elaine Haggerty and retired Spanish teacher Arnaldo Rodriguex. Haggerty also brought students to France during Spring Break in 2017 and 2018. After the COVID-19 pandemic, however, this year’s trip marks the first in […] read more » ‘Liv and Maddie’: A dramatic, funny show that shaped our personalities May 6, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang “You, you, the other half of me, me, the half I’ll always ne-ed, the half that drives me cra-a-a-a-azy,” we chanted, singing along to the theme song of our sixth-grade selves’ favorite Disney series, “Liv and Maddie.” As we binged the show’s four addictive seasons throughout our middle school years, we laughed at cheesy jokes, […] read more » No drive, no life: Second-semester seniors go to Target on a $15 budget April 25, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang As the anti-social butterflies we are, we do not hang out with people. That is, until our Life Editors pitched the story idea of “ballin’ on a budget.” Still, our lack of social interaction shows: We had no idea what to do, and ended up choosing a $15 budget for a trip to the grocery […] read more » More often than not, video game reviews miss the mark April 9, 2023 — by Christopher Chen The first step to buying any product, cooking any recipe or watching any movie is checking the reviews, as unreliable as they may be. More often than not, online reviews are utterly subjective and unreliable, varying based on the tastes of reviewers. In the case of movies, critics often overly scrutinize certain plot points the […] read more » Into ASSIST, the program supporting students outside the classroom April 5, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi Editor’s Note: Alec and Erika are pseudonyms for a student in this story. Every weekday morning at 9, Alec, a junior, enters a portable building on the far west end of the school and goes into a room with individual desks lining the walls, a couple of recliner couches smothered in blankets and pillows, tables […] read more » School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
France trip revived after 5-year hiatus May 6, 2023 — by Amy Luo During Spring Break in the second week of April, 15 students traveled to France on a revived trip led by French teacher Elaine Haggerty and retired Spanish teacher Arnaldo Rodriguex. Haggerty also brought students to France during Spring Break in 2017 and 2018. After the COVID-19 pandemic, however, this year’s trip marks the first in […] read more » ‘Liv and Maddie’: A dramatic, funny show that shaped our personalities May 6, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang “You, you, the other half of me, me, the half I’ll always ne-ed, the half that drives me cra-a-a-a-azy,” we chanted, singing along to the theme song of our sixth-grade selves’ favorite Disney series, “Liv and Maddie.” As we binged the show’s four addictive seasons throughout our middle school years, we laughed at cheesy jokes, […] read more » No drive, no life: Second-semester seniors go to Target on a $15 budget April 25, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang As the anti-social butterflies we are, we do not hang out with people. That is, until our Life Editors pitched the story idea of “ballin’ on a budget.” Still, our lack of social interaction shows: We had no idea what to do, and ended up choosing a $15 budget for a trip to the grocery […] read more » More often than not, video game reviews miss the mark April 9, 2023 — by Christopher Chen The first step to buying any product, cooking any recipe or watching any movie is checking the reviews, as unreliable as they may be. More often than not, online reviews are utterly subjective and unreliable, varying based on the tastes of reviewers. In the case of movies, critics often overly scrutinize certain plot points the […] read more » Into ASSIST, the program supporting students outside the classroom April 5, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi Editor’s Note: Alec and Erika are pseudonyms for a student in this story. Every weekday morning at 9, Alec, a junior, enters a portable building on the far west end of the school and goes into a room with individual desks lining the walls, a couple of recliner couches smothered in blankets and pillows, tables […] read more » School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
‘Liv and Maddie’: A dramatic, funny show that shaped our personalities May 6, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang “You, you, the other half of me, me, the half I’ll always ne-ed, the half that drives me cra-a-a-a-azy,” we chanted, singing along to the theme song of our sixth-grade selves’ favorite Disney series, “Liv and Maddie.” As we binged the show’s four addictive seasons throughout our middle school years, we laughed at cheesy jokes, […] read more » No drive, no life: Second-semester seniors go to Target on a $15 budget April 25, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang As the anti-social butterflies we are, we do not hang out with people. That is, until our Life Editors pitched the story idea of “ballin’ on a budget.” Still, our lack of social interaction shows: We had no idea what to do, and ended up choosing a $15 budget for a trip to the grocery […] read more » More often than not, video game reviews miss the mark April 9, 2023 — by Christopher Chen The first step to buying any product, cooking any recipe or watching any movie is checking the reviews, as unreliable as they may be. More often than not, online reviews are utterly subjective and unreliable, varying based on the tastes of reviewers. In the case of movies, critics often overly scrutinize certain plot points the […] read more » Into ASSIST, the program supporting students outside the classroom April 5, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi Editor’s Note: Alec and Erika are pseudonyms for a student in this story. Every weekday morning at 9, Alec, a junior, enters a portable building on the far west end of the school and goes into a room with individual desks lining the walls, a couple of recliner couches smothered in blankets and pillows, tables […] read more » School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
No drive, no life: Second-semester seniors go to Target on a $15 budget April 25, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang As the anti-social butterflies we are, we do not hang out with people. That is, until our Life Editors pitched the story idea of “ballin’ on a budget.” Still, our lack of social interaction shows: We had no idea what to do, and ended up choosing a $15 budget for a trip to the grocery […] read more » More often than not, video game reviews miss the mark April 9, 2023 — by Christopher Chen The first step to buying any product, cooking any recipe or watching any movie is checking the reviews, as unreliable as they may be. More often than not, online reviews are utterly subjective and unreliable, varying based on the tastes of reviewers. In the case of movies, critics often overly scrutinize certain plot points the […] read more » Into ASSIST, the program supporting students outside the classroom April 5, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi Editor’s Note: Alec and Erika are pseudonyms for a student in this story. Every weekday morning at 9, Alec, a junior, enters a portable building on the far west end of the school and goes into a room with individual desks lining the walls, a couple of recliner couches smothered in blankets and pillows, tables […] read more » School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
More often than not, video game reviews miss the mark April 9, 2023 — by Christopher Chen The first step to buying any product, cooking any recipe or watching any movie is checking the reviews, as unreliable as they may be. More often than not, online reviews are utterly subjective and unreliable, varying based on the tastes of reviewers. In the case of movies, critics often overly scrutinize certain plot points the […] read more » Into ASSIST, the program supporting students outside the classroom April 5, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi Editor’s Note: Alec and Erika are pseudonyms for a student in this story. Every weekday morning at 9, Alec, a junior, enters a portable building on the far west end of the school and goes into a room with individual desks lining the walls, a couple of recliner couches smothered in blankets and pillows, tables […] read more » School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
Into ASSIST, the program supporting students outside the classroom April 5, 2023 — by Shreya Rallabandi Editor’s Note: Alec and Erika are pseudonyms for a student in this story. Every weekday morning at 9, Alec, a junior, enters a portable building on the far west end of the school and goes into a room with individual desks lining the walls, a couple of recliner couches smothered in blankets and pillows, tables […] read more » School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
School alumni choose to become teachers and return to California April 3, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu As the symphonic wind ensemble prepared for their 2019 end-of-year concert, the group struggled to master James Barnes’ “Symphony No. 3” during rehearsals. Music director Jason Shiuan was nervous whether the piece would be a success in concert. When the students finally played the piece on stage, Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, recalled how, […] read more » Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast
Senior places first in ‘To Be Honest’ fall art contest April 3, 2023 — by Leyna Chan and Natalie Chua On Nov. 18, senior Apoorva Talwalkar submitted her art piece to the “To Be Honest” Art Competition, a Santa Clara county-wide contest about artists’ experiences in mental health. In January, she learned she had won first place. The graphite and colored pencil piece she submitted to the contest was originally made for her AP portfolio, […] read more » firstprevious...10...1415161718...3040506070...nextlast