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Growing up watching movies like “High School Musical,” in her native Italy, senior Carolina Guarienti pictured California as a place of surfing and hanging out with friends in the sun — in her eyes, the perfect place to be.  “It’s every European’s dream to come and live here,” said Guarienti. “It’s very different from Italian […]

When I was 9, I developed a slight obsession with making pop-up cards. It’s fascinating how a few simple snips can result in a heart or a cake popping out of the page when you open a piece of folded paper.  If you’re like me and don’t have a job or your own Amazon account, […]

After reading this story’s headline, my classmates might think, “Wow, Victoria, you sleep? Who would’ve thought?”  Yes, I do. Based on my perpetually tired-looking appearance, I’ve been told that I seem like a nocturnal bat who gets as much shut-eye as a junior with a caffeine addiction. In reality, I’m proud to say I sleep […]

As 6165 MSET Cuttlefish, the school’s flagship First Technical Challenge (FTC) team, showed off their robot at Redwood Middle School four years ago, Gavin Chang watched in awe; he joined MSET in his freshman year. Chang, the current MSET Club Treasurer, said robotics was one of the most enriching extracurriculars he pursued. By exploring various […]

In February,  sophomore Danni Deng started her Instagram art account, @rt.slv_; at the time, she never expected to gain much attention, much less that of provisional Olympic champion Kamila Valieva. After painting commissioned portraits of Valieva for a fan, Deng began to show her work on Instagram. To her surprise, Valieva herself liked the post […]

Despite only spanning 12.78 square miles, Saratoga  holds vastly different neighborhoods in character. From right across the street from Saratoga High School to the golden triangle to downtown to the mountains, four students shared their experiences of living in their own sector of the city that features standard suburbia mixed with downtown and rural living. […]

Ever since the release of her debut album “Immunity” in 2019, American singer-songwriter Claire Cottrill, known professionally as Clairo, has become a staple in the emerging bedroom pop scene — a genre defined by simple, catchy melodies. However, her once simple, minimalistic instrumentals have evolved into a full-blown, orchestrated listening experience. Unlike her previous projects, […]

My friends and I went to the local AMC 14 theater over Spring Break to watch “The Secrets of Dumbledore” — the third installment of the Fantastic Beasts series, which is set half a century before the events of the Harry Potter series and follows the magical side of WWII.  Though I expected a large […]

In February 2019, when Boy Scouts of America (Scouts BSA) announced that it would no longer be exclusive to boys. Soon after, junior Lucy Holt’s father, Dave Holt, chartered an all-girls troop, Troop 582. Besides Lucy, sophomores Amaris Charton and Brielle Wong and juniors Emily Boselli joined the troop, all eventually achieving  Eagle rank during […]

As a bus of 28 elite band and orchestra musicians departed for Fresno in late February, sophomore Vidur Sanghi’s nerves tingled with excitement.  He and the others on the bus had been selected as  All State musicians. All State occurred a couple weeks after the marching band competition season ended. The program allows the top […]