AP art history class completes Sacred Space project December 5, 2022 — by Victoria Lin Senior Andrew Hong stood in front of his class in October and started performing a rap about Ancient Rome, Egypt and Greece for his AP Art History project, saying, “My boy IMHOTEP [an Egyptian architect] stacked together a pyramid, manz said common fellas not admitted.” Every year, students in Joel Tarbox’s AP Art History (APAH) […] read more » Fighting arts provide structure and inspiration to athletes December 4, 2022 — by Nicole Lee and Isabelle Wang Senior Sohum Bhan loves everything about wrestling: the charged atmosphere in the gym, the direct competition against another person, the techniques you have to learn to win consistently. “My favorite part is going on the mat. I think matches are really fun and I really enjoy the aesthetic of being in the wrestling room,” Bhan […] read more » English teacher rocks at rock climbing December 1, 2022 — by George Huang After a day of teaching AP Literature and English 12, Emily Wu doesn’t go to the typical Fitness 19 or Planet Fitness centers for a workout. Rather, she takes a 34-minute drive from campus to a Santa Cruz gym called Pacific Edge. There she meets up with her partner and puts on a harness to […] read more » Quiz Bowl wins first two tournaments, qualifies for national tournament December 1, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli, Aiden Ye and Zack Zhang The school’s Quiz Bowl A team, consisting of seniors Siddharth Kamannavar, Nithya Krishna, Nilay Mishra, Adam Xu and Anthony Wang, placed first in the competitive division at California Cup (Cal Cup) 2 on Nov. 12 held at Oakland High. The team had a record of 7-1 and defeated Mira Loma twice in the finals. After […] read more » Senior cellist wins prestigious 2023 YoungArts finalist award November 30, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi and Divya Vadlakonda In November, senior Joel Kim, principal cellist in the Saratoga Strings orchestra, found out he was named a 2023 YoungArts finalist, an award which “recognizes work that demonstrates exceptional technique and a depth of thinking/performance that far exceeds the level of peers at [their] career stage.” “It felt so unreal, like it wasn’t supposed to […] read more » Stanford professor’s findings help explain why so many young people feel so miserable November 20, 2022 — by Christina Chang In a highly competitive school like Saratoga High — which ranks as the No. 1 best college prep public high school in California according to Niche — students uphold a reputation of high grades, impressive extracurriculars and polished résumes. But underneath this seemingly flawless exterior, many struggle with an academic pressure cooker culture that fuels […] read more » Fall play audience attendance rebounds to pre-COVID numbers November 20, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Daniel Wu On the evening of Nov. 12, the lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the actors on stage danced in the darkness around a burning cauldron. The girls onstage laughed merrily, and as the dancing concluded, the audience erupted in applause and cheers as they were treated to the opening scene of this year’s fall play, […] read more » The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level November 20, 2022 — by Eric Shi and Daniel Wu Foot firmly pressing the gas pedal to the floor, junior Yashom Kapoor zipped around the corners of the Prairie City Karting Track in Sacramento. With a line of karts closing in on him like a pack of hungry wolves, Kapoor desperately fended them off until the last lap, where he was eventually overtaken, finishing the […] read more » Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
Fighting arts provide structure and inspiration to athletes December 4, 2022 — by Nicole Lee and Isabelle Wang Senior Sohum Bhan loves everything about wrestling: the charged atmosphere in the gym, the direct competition against another person, the techniques you have to learn to win consistently. “My favorite part is going on the mat. I think matches are really fun and I really enjoy the aesthetic of being in the wrestling room,” Bhan […] read more » English teacher rocks at rock climbing December 1, 2022 — by George Huang After a day of teaching AP Literature and English 12, Emily Wu doesn’t go to the typical Fitness 19 or Planet Fitness centers for a workout. Rather, she takes a 34-minute drive from campus to a Santa Cruz gym called Pacific Edge. There she meets up with her partner and puts on a harness to […] read more » Quiz Bowl wins first two tournaments, qualifies for national tournament December 1, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli, Aiden Ye and Zack Zhang The school’s Quiz Bowl A team, consisting of seniors Siddharth Kamannavar, Nithya Krishna, Nilay Mishra, Adam Xu and Anthony Wang, placed first in the competitive division at California Cup (Cal Cup) 2 on Nov. 12 held at Oakland High. The team had a record of 7-1 and defeated Mira Loma twice in the finals. After […] read more » Senior cellist wins prestigious 2023 YoungArts finalist award November 30, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi and Divya Vadlakonda In November, senior Joel Kim, principal cellist in the Saratoga Strings orchestra, found out he was named a 2023 YoungArts finalist, an award which “recognizes work that demonstrates exceptional technique and a depth of thinking/performance that far exceeds the level of peers at [their] career stage.” “It felt so unreal, like it wasn’t supposed to […] read more » Stanford professor’s findings help explain why so many young people feel so miserable November 20, 2022 — by Christina Chang In a highly competitive school like Saratoga High — which ranks as the No. 1 best college prep public high school in California according to Niche — students uphold a reputation of high grades, impressive extracurriculars and polished résumes. But underneath this seemingly flawless exterior, many struggle with an academic pressure cooker culture that fuels […] read more » Fall play audience attendance rebounds to pre-COVID numbers November 20, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Daniel Wu On the evening of Nov. 12, the lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the actors on stage danced in the darkness around a burning cauldron. The girls onstage laughed merrily, and as the dancing concluded, the audience erupted in applause and cheers as they were treated to the opening scene of this year’s fall play, […] read more » The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level November 20, 2022 — by Eric Shi and Daniel Wu Foot firmly pressing the gas pedal to the floor, junior Yashom Kapoor zipped around the corners of the Prairie City Karting Track in Sacramento. With a line of karts closing in on him like a pack of hungry wolves, Kapoor desperately fended them off until the last lap, where he was eventually overtaken, finishing the […] read more » Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
English teacher rocks at rock climbing December 1, 2022 — by George Huang After a day of teaching AP Literature and English 12, Emily Wu doesn’t go to the typical Fitness 19 or Planet Fitness centers for a workout. Rather, she takes a 34-minute drive from campus to a Santa Cruz gym called Pacific Edge. There she meets up with her partner and puts on a harness to […] read more » Quiz Bowl wins first two tournaments, qualifies for national tournament December 1, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli, Aiden Ye and Zack Zhang The school’s Quiz Bowl A team, consisting of seniors Siddharth Kamannavar, Nithya Krishna, Nilay Mishra, Adam Xu and Anthony Wang, placed first in the competitive division at California Cup (Cal Cup) 2 on Nov. 12 held at Oakland High. The team had a record of 7-1 and defeated Mira Loma twice in the finals. After […] read more » Senior cellist wins prestigious 2023 YoungArts finalist award November 30, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi and Divya Vadlakonda In November, senior Joel Kim, principal cellist in the Saratoga Strings orchestra, found out he was named a 2023 YoungArts finalist, an award which “recognizes work that demonstrates exceptional technique and a depth of thinking/performance that far exceeds the level of peers at [their] career stage.” “It felt so unreal, like it wasn’t supposed to […] read more » Stanford professor’s findings help explain why so many young people feel so miserable November 20, 2022 — by Christina Chang In a highly competitive school like Saratoga High — which ranks as the No. 1 best college prep public high school in California according to Niche — students uphold a reputation of high grades, impressive extracurriculars and polished résumes. But underneath this seemingly flawless exterior, many struggle with an academic pressure cooker culture that fuels […] read more » Fall play audience attendance rebounds to pre-COVID numbers November 20, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Daniel Wu On the evening of Nov. 12, the lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the actors on stage danced in the darkness around a burning cauldron. The girls onstage laughed merrily, and as the dancing concluded, the audience erupted in applause and cheers as they were treated to the opening scene of this year’s fall play, […] read more » The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level November 20, 2022 — by Eric Shi and Daniel Wu Foot firmly pressing the gas pedal to the floor, junior Yashom Kapoor zipped around the corners of the Prairie City Karting Track in Sacramento. With a line of karts closing in on him like a pack of hungry wolves, Kapoor desperately fended them off until the last lap, where he was eventually overtaken, finishing the […] read more » Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
Quiz Bowl wins first two tournaments, qualifies for national tournament December 1, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli, Aiden Ye and Zack Zhang The school’s Quiz Bowl A team, consisting of seniors Siddharth Kamannavar, Nithya Krishna, Nilay Mishra, Adam Xu and Anthony Wang, placed first in the competitive division at California Cup (Cal Cup) 2 on Nov. 12 held at Oakland High. The team had a record of 7-1 and defeated Mira Loma twice in the finals. After […] read more » Senior cellist wins prestigious 2023 YoungArts finalist award November 30, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi and Divya Vadlakonda In November, senior Joel Kim, principal cellist in the Saratoga Strings orchestra, found out he was named a 2023 YoungArts finalist, an award which “recognizes work that demonstrates exceptional technique and a depth of thinking/performance that far exceeds the level of peers at [their] career stage.” “It felt so unreal, like it wasn’t supposed to […] read more » Stanford professor’s findings help explain why so many young people feel so miserable November 20, 2022 — by Christina Chang In a highly competitive school like Saratoga High — which ranks as the No. 1 best college prep public high school in California according to Niche — students uphold a reputation of high grades, impressive extracurriculars and polished résumes. But underneath this seemingly flawless exterior, many struggle with an academic pressure cooker culture that fuels […] read more » Fall play audience attendance rebounds to pre-COVID numbers November 20, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Daniel Wu On the evening of Nov. 12, the lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the actors on stage danced in the darkness around a burning cauldron. The girls onstage laughed merrily, and as the dancing concluded, the audience erupted in applause and cheers as they were treated to the opening scene of this year’s fall play, […] read more » The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level November 20, 2022 — by Eric Shi and Daniel Wu Foot firmly pressing the gas pedal to the floor, junior Yashom Kapoor zipped around the corners of the Prairie City Karting Track in Sacramento. With a line of karts closing in on him like a pack of hungry wolves, Kapoor desperately fended them off until the last lap, where he was eventually overtaken, finishing the […] read more » Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
Senior cellist wins prestigious 2023 YoungArts finalist award November 30, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi and Divya Vadlakonda In November, senior Joel Kim, principal cellist in the Saratoga Strings orchestra, found out he was named a 2023 YoungArts finalist, an award which “recognizes work that demonstrates exceptional technique and a depth of thinking/performance that far exceeds the level of peers at [their] career stage.” “It felt so unreal, like it wasn’t supposed to […] read more » Stanford professor’s findings help explain why so many young people feel so miserable November 20, 2022 — by Christina Chang In a highly competitive school like Saratoga High — which ranks as the No. 1 best college prep public high school in California according to Niche — students uphold a reputation of high grades, impressive extracurriculars and polished résumes. But underneath this seemingly flawless exterior, many struggle with an academic pressure cooker culture that fuels […] read more » Fall play audience attendance rebounds to pre-COVID numbers November 20, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Daniel Wu On the evening of Nov. 12, the lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the actors on stage danced in the darkness around a burning cauldron. The girls onstage laughed merrily, and as the dancing concluded, the audience erupted in applause and cheers as they were treated to the opening scene of this year’s fall play, […] read more » The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level November 20, 2022 — by Eric Shi and Daniel Wu Foot firmly pressing the gas pedal to the floor, junior Yashom Kapoor zipped around the corners of the Prairie City Karting Track in Sacramento. With a line of karts closing in on him like a pack of hungry wolves, Kapoor desperately fended them off until the last lap, where he was eventually overtaken, finishing the […] read more » Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
Stanford professor’s findings help explain why so many young people feel so miserable November 20, 2022 — by Christina Chang In a highly competitive school like Saratoga High — which ranks as the No. 1 best college prep public high school in California according to Niche — students uphold a reputation of high grades, impressive extracurriculars and polished résumes. But underneath this seemingly flawless exterior, many struggle with an academic pressure cooker culture that fuels […] read more » Fall play audience attendance rebounds to pre-COVID numbers November 20, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Daniel Wu On the evening of Nov. 12, the lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the actors on stage danced in the darkness around a burning cauldron. The girls onstage laughed merrily, and as the dancing concluded, the audience erupted in applause and cheers as they were treated to the opening scene of this year’s fall play, […] read more » The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level November 20, 2022 — by Eric Shi and Daniel Wu Foot firmly pressing the gas pedal to the floor, junior Yashom Kapoor zipped around the corners of the Prairie City Karting Track in Sacramento. With a line of karts closing in on him like a pack of hungry wolves, Kapoor desperately fended them off until the last lap, where he was eventually overtaken, finishing the […] read more » Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
Fall play audience attendance rebounds to pre-COVID numbers November 20, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Daniel Wu On the evening of Nov. 12, the lights dimmed, the curtains opened and the actors on stage danced in the darkness around a burning cauldron. The girls onstage laughed merrily, and as the dancing concluded, the audience erupted in applause and cheers as they were treated to the opening scene of this year’s fall play, […] read more » The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level November 20, 2022 — by Eric Shi and Daniel Wu Foot firmly pressing the gas pedal to the floor, junior Yashom Kapoor zipped around the corners of the Prairie City Karting Track in Sacramento. With a line of karts closing in on him like a pack of hungry wolves, Kapoor desperately fended them off until the last lap, where he was eventually overtaken, finishing the […] read more » Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level November 20, 2022 — by Eric Shi and Daniel Wu Foot firmly pressing the gas pedal to the floor, junior Yashom Kapoor zipped around the corners of the Prairie City Karting Track in Sacramento. With a line of karts closing in on him like a pack of hungry wolves, Kapoor desperately fended them off until the last lap, where he was eventually overtaken, finishing the […] read more » Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
Saratoga girls dominate leaderboard at international math competition November 18, 2022 — by Natalie Chua & Leyna Chan Sophomore Ishani Agarwal felt an overwhelming wave of excitement as her name was announced during an award ceremony at MIT last month. She had placed third out of 250 contestants and received a grand prize of $7,000 at the 2022 edition of Math Prize for Girls, an international mathematics competition for middle and high school […] read more » Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast
Design Club collaborates with on-campus organizations, teaches design principles November 18, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Design Club embodies the motto “two minds are better than one” as it works to collaborate with other school organizations to design posters and magazines. Co-presidents senior Kasie Yang and junior Angela Zhao started the Club with the mission to expand student engagement with digital design. Originally applying as two separate clubs, Design Club and […] read more » firstprevious...10...2122232425...3040506070...nextlast