”Transformers” should have been kept in the dark of the moon September 5, 2011 — by Amy Jan I still remember when the first “Transformers” movie came out in 2007. The idea of a regular teenage boy finding a secret map and then cooperating with alien robots to save Earth was very exciting. I watched it at least twice, and coming from someone like me who doesn’t like to watch movies multiple times, that’s saying something. read more » Saturday school gets serious September 5, 2011 — by Cristina Curcelli The Saturday School system is used as a consequence for students who break the school’s code of conduct. The most common offenses that merit a Saturday School are cell phone usage in class and attendance issues. read more » New school psychologist anticipates success September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu New school psychologist Michael Slone joined the administrative team at the start of this school year after former school psychologist Mark Atkinson accepted a position as the director of special education at the district office. read more » Freshman kicks off the year with soccer aspirations September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu For freshman Audrie Pott, the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal for her soccer team. Soccer has been Pott’s favorite sport for as long as she could remember; she started playing when she was only 2. “Soccer has always been my No. 1 sport,” Pott said. “I plan to play throughout high school too, and see where that takes me.” Pott enjoys every aspect of being part of a team and is looking forward to joining the school’s girls’ soccer team. read more » New school psychologist anticipates success September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu New school psychologist Michael Slone joined the administrative team at the start of this school year after former school psychologist Mark Atkinson accepted a position as the director of special education at the district office. Slone was encouraged by Atkinson to apply for the position and is excited to come to Saratoga High. “He bragged about this school and the students,” Slone said. “All of the positive information he gave me about the students, the staff and the administration was one of the reasons that convinced me to come here.” read more » Memories of 9/11: staff members share tragic accounts September 5, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Minu Palaniappan Abe “It’s one of those moments you never forget,” World History and U.S. Government teacher Kirk Abe said. ”I don’t know what I was doing the day before or the day after, but I will always remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.” Abe was getting ready to leave to teach his class, on Sept. 11, 2001, when he turned on the television. “The first thing I saw was the first twin tower being hit,” Abe said. “Every channel was filled with scenes of the incident.” read more » Increase in airport security: necessary or not? September 5, 2011 — by Ashwini Velchamy In order to travel the world by plane in the post-9/11 world, one requires an excessive amount of patience. When traveling to India during the summer of 2009, sophomore Priyanka Krishnamurthi recalls having to arrive at the San Francisco International nearly three hours early just to proceed through the extensive security check, thoroughly exhausting her before her plane even took off. read more » Memories from 9/11: from across the Hudson September 4, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa It was little before 9 on a Tuesday morning. I was in my kindergarten class in Village School Elementary, Homdel, New Jersey. My mom was in Newark, N.J., just across the Hudson River, opposite from Manhattan. The sky was a clear blue. She was in her first year of residency, training to become an OB-GYN physician. read more » Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
Saturday school gets serious September 5, 2011 — by Cristina Curcelli The Saturday School system is used as a consequence for students who break the school’s code of conduct. The most common offenses that merit a Saturday School are cell phone usage in class and attendance issues. read more » New school psychologist anticipates success September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu New school psychologist Michael Slone joined the administrative team at the start of this school year after former school psychologist Mark Atkinson accepted a position as the director of special education at the district office. read more » Freshman kicks off the year with soccer aspirations September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu For freshman Audrie Pott, the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal for her soccer team. Soccer has been Pott’s favorite sport for as long as she could remember; she started playing when she was only 2. “Soccer has always been my No. 1 sport,” Pott said. “I plan to play throughout high school too, and see where that takes me.” Pott enjoys every aspect of being part of a team and is looking forward to joining the school’s girls’ soccer team. read more » New school psychologist anticipates success September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu New school psychologist Michael Slone joined the administrative team at the start of this school year after former school psychologist Mark Atkinson accepted a position as the director of special education at the district office. Slone was encouraged by Atkinson to apply for the position and is excited to come to Saratoga High. “He bragged about this school and the students,” Slone said. “All of the positive information he gave me about the students, the staff and the administration was one of the reasons that convinced me to come here.” read more » Memories of 9/11: staff members share tragic accounts September 5, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Minu Palaniappan Abe “It’s one of those moments you never forget,” World History and U.S. Government teacher Kirk Abe said. ”I don’t know what I was doing the day before or the day after, but I will always remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.” Abe was getting ready to leave to teach his class, on Sept. 11, 2001, when he turned on the television. “The first thing I saw was the first twin tower being hit,” Abe said. “Every channel was filled with scenes of the incident.” read more » Increase in airport security: necessary or not? September 5, 2011 — by Ashwini Velchamy In order to travel the world by plane in the post-9/11 world, one requires an excessive amount of patience. When traveling to India during the summer of 2009, sophomore Priyanka Krishnamurthi recalls having to arrive at the San Francisco International nearly three hours early just to proceed through the extensive security check, thoroughly exhausting her before her plane even took off. read more » Memories from 9/11: from across the Hudson September 4, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa It was little before 9 on a Tuesday morning. I was in my kindergarten class in Village School Elementary, Homdel, New Jersey. My mom was in Newark, N.J., just across the Hudson River, opposite from Manhattan. The sky was a clear blue. She was in her first year of residency, training to become an OB-GYN physician. read more » Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
New school psychologist anticipates success September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu New school psychologist Michael Slone joined the administrative team at the start of this school year after former school psychologist Mark Atkinson accepted a position as the director of special education at the district office. read more » Freshman kicks off the year with soccer aspirations September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu For freshman Audrie Pott, the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal for her soccer team. Soccer has been Pott’s favorite sport for as long as she could remember; she started playing when she was only 2. “Soccer has always been my No. 1 sport,” Pott said. “I plan to play throughout high school too, and see where that takes me.” Pott enjoys every aspect of being part of a team and is looking forward to joining the school’s girls’ soccer team. read more » New school psychologist anticipates success September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu New school psychologist Michael Slone joined the administrative team at the start of this school year after former school psychologist Mark Atkinson accepted a position as the director of special education at the district office. Slone was encouraged by Atkinson to apply for the position and is excited to come to Saratoga High. “He bragged about this school and the students,” Slone said. “All of the positive information he gave me about the students, the staff and the administration was one of the reasons that convinced me to come here.” read more » Memories of 9/11: staff members share tragic accounts September 5, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Minu Palaniappan Abe “It’s one of those moments you never forget,” World History and U.S. Government teacher Kirk Abe said. ”I don’t know what I was doing the day before or the day after, but I will always remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.” Abe was getting ready to leave to teach his class, on Sept. 11, 2001, when he turned on the television. “The first thing I saw was the first twin tower being hit,” Abe said. “Every channel was filled with scenes of the incident.” read more » Increase in airport security: necessary or not? September 5, 2011 — by Ashwini Velchamy In order to travel the world by plane in the post-9/11 world, one requires an excessive amount of patience. When traveling to India during the summer of 2009, sophomore Priyanka Krishnamurthi recalls having to arrive at the San Francisco International nearly three hours early just to proceed through the extensive security check, thoroughly exhausting her before her plane even took off. read more » Memories from 9/11: from across the Hudson September 4, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa It was little before 9 on a Tuesday morning. I was in my kindergarten class in Village School Elementary, Homdel, New Jersey. My mom was in Newark, N.J., just across the Hudson River, opposite from Manhattan. The sky was a clear blue. She was in her first year of residency, training to become an OB-GYN physician. read more » Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
Freshman kicks off the year with soccer aspirations September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu For freshman Audrie Pott, the best feeling in the world is scoring a goal for her soccer team. Soccer has been Pott’s favorite sport for as long as she could remember; she started playing when she was only 2. “Soccer has always been my No. 1 sport,” Pott said. “I plan to play throughout high school too, and see where that takes me.” Pott enjoys every aspect of being part of a team and is looking forward to joining the school’s girls’ soccer team. read more » New school psychologist anticipates success September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu New school psychologist Michael Slone joined the administrative team at the start of this school year after former school psychologist Mark Atkinson accepted a position as the director of special education at the district office. Slone was encouraged by Atkinson to apply for the position and is excited to come to Saratoga High. “He bragged about this school and the students,” Slone said. “All of the positive information he gave me about the students, the staff and the administration was one of the reasons that convinced me to come here.” read more » Memories of 9/11: staff members share tragic accounts September 5, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Minu Palaniappan Abe “It’s one of those moments you never forget,” World History and U.S. Government teacher Kirk Abe said. ”I don’t know what I was doing the day before or the day after, but I will always remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.” Abe was getting ready to leave to teach his class, on Sept. 11, 2001, when he turned on the television. “The first thing I saw was the first twin tower being hit,” Abe said. “Every channel was filled with scenes of the incident.” read more » Increase in airport security: necessary or not? September 5, 2011 — by Ashwini Velchamy In order to travel the world by plane in the post-9/11 world, one requires an excessive amount of patience. When traveling to India during the summer of 2009, sophomore Priyanka Krishnamurthi recalls having to arrive at the San Francisco International nearly three hours early just to proceed through the extensive security check, thoroughly exhausting her before her plane even took off. read more » Memories from 9/11: from across the Hudson September 4, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa It was little before 9 on a Tuesday morning. I was in my kindergarten class in Village School Elementary, Homdel, New Jersey. My mom was in Newark, N.J., just across the Hudson River, opposite from Manhattan. The sky was a clear blue. She was in her first year of residency, training to become an OB-GYN physician. read more » Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
New school psychologist anticipates success September 5, 2011 — by Vivien Lu New school psychologist Michael Slone joined the administrative team at the start of this school year after former school psychologist Mark Atkinson accepted a position as the director of special education at the district office. Slone was encouraged by Atkinson to apply for the position and is excited to come to Saratoga High. “He bragged about this school and the students,” Slone said. “All of the positive information he gave me about the students, the staff and the administration was one of the reasons that convinced me to come here.” read more » Memories of 9/11: staff members share tragic accounts September 5, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Minu Palaniappan Abe “It’s one of those moments you never forget,” World History and U.S. Government teacher Kirk Abe said. ”I don’t know what I was doing the day before or the day after, but I will always remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.” Abe was getting ready to leave to teach his class, on Sept. 11, 2001, when he turned on the television. “The first thing I saw was the first twin tower being hit,” Abe said. “Every channel was filled with scenes of the incident.” read more » Increase in airport security: necessary or not? September 5, 2011 — by Ashwini Velchamy In order to travel the world by plane in the post-9/11 world, one requires an excessive amount of patience. When traveling to India during the summer of 2009, sophomore Priyanka Krishnamurthi recalls having to arrive at the San Francisco International nearly three hours early just to proceed through the extensive security check, thoroughly exhausting her before her plane even took off. read more » Memories from 9/11: from across the Hudson September 4, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa It was little before 9 on a Tuesday morning. I was in my kindergarten class in Village School Elementary, Homdel, New Jersey. My mom was in Newark, N.J., just across the Hudson River, opposite from Manhattan. The sky was a clear blue. She was in her first year of residency, training to become an OB-GYN physician. read more » Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
Memories of 9/11: staff members share tragic accounts September 5, 2011 — by Dylan Jew and Minu Palaniappan Abe “It’s one of those moments you never forget,” World History and U.S. Government teacher Kirk Abe said. ”I don’t know what I was doing the day before or the day after, but I will always remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.” Abe was getting ready to leave to teach his class, on Sept. 11, 2001, when he turned on the television. “The first thing I saw was the first twin tower being hit,” Abe said. “Every channel was filled with scenes of the incident.” read more » Increase in airport security: necessary or not? September 5, 2011 — by Ashwini Velchamy In order to travel the world by plane in the post-9/11 world, one requires an excessive amount of patience. When traveling to India during the summer of 2009, sophomore Priyanka Krishnamurthi recalls having to arrive at the San Francisco International nearly three hours early just to proceed through the extensive security check, thoroughly exhausting her before her plane even took off. read more » Memories from 9/11: from across the Hudson September 4, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa It was little before 9 on a Tuesday morning. I was in my kindergarten class in Village School Elementary, Homdel, New Jersey. My mom was in Newark, N.J., just across the Hudson River, opposite from Manhattan. The sky was a clear blue. She was in her first year of residency, training to become an OB-GYN physician. read more » Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
Increase in airport security: necessary or not? September 5, 2011 — by Ashwini Velchamy In order to travel the world by plane in the post-9/11 world, one requires an excessive amount of patience. When traveling to India during the summer of 2009, sophomore Priyanka Krishnamurthi recalls having to arrive at the San Francisco International nearly three hours early just to proceed through the extensive security check, thoroughly exhausting her before her plane even took off. read more » Memories from 9/11: from across the Hudson September 4, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa It was little before 9 on a Tuesday morning. I was in my kindergarten class in Village School Elementary, Homdel, New Jersey. My mom was in Newark, N.J., just across the Hudson River, opposite from Manhattan. The sky was a clear blue. She was in her first year of residency, training to become an OB-GYN physician. read more » Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
Memories from 9/11: from across the Hudson September 4, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa It was little before 9 on a Tuesday morning. I was in my kindergarten class in Village School Elementary, Homdel, New Jersey. My mom was in Newark, N.J., just across the Hudson River, opposite from Manhattan. The sky was a clear blue. She was in her first year of residency, training to become an OB-GYN physician. read more » Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
Freshman football player suffers shoulder injury September 4, 2011 — by Nikil Ramanathan Two months ago, freshman Billy Vithanage envisioned himself as a high school dual-sport athlete, transitioning seamlessly from football in the fall to baseball in the spring. While he may still hit the baseball diamond next spring, Vithanage may not see much of the football field this season: Vithanage fractured his growth plate in his right shoulder during a practice over the summer. read more » Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast
Junior teachers share their views on ‘the worst year ever’ September 3, 2011 — by Allison Toh Junior year. Who knew that just two simple words could hold such a terrible reputation, make a person’s heart drop and convince students that they were on the brink of utter torture? read more » firstprevious...1020304050...256257258259260...270280290300...nextlast