Freshman solves his way to success October 4, 2010 — by Elijah Yi Many students remember the legacy of Andy Tsao, who set a continental record for the Rubik's Cube while in school here. Now that he has graduated and gone on to MIT, many people have lost interest in the colorful puzzle. However, freshman Edward Lin has gotten students intrigued once again. read more » New students, lasting friendships September 30, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu For most students, P.E. can be just another freshman class you take and then forget. But for juniors Mei Gao and Natalie Liu, it was the start of what would become an enduring friendship. read more » Spending Summer at Colleges September 29, 2010 — by Lillian Chen With all the hustle and bustle of college applications for seniors, two girls spent their summers getting a taste of what college life would be like. Seniors Parisa Mirzadegan and Erika Guldner attended classes this past summer at the University of Southern California and the Rhode Island School of Design. read more » Learning challenges for foreign students September 26, 2010 — by Kelly Liu Sophomore Justin Ra is part of part of an influx of students who are moving to Saratoga High from all over the world. School registrar Jeanne Jamieson said 50 students have come to the school from other countries since 2008. Their reasons for coming here are as diverse as the countries they come from. Some come in search of a better education; others are displaced from their home countries because of their parents' jobs. Regardless of their reasons, they all share one thing in common: the myriad of obstacles that confront them. read more » Bridging cultures in the classroom September 26, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Imagine that your family has just moved to foreign country and you've been enrolled in school there. Every day you struggle to try to learn literature and history in classes taught exclusively in an alien language. Now imagine the situation reversed and you have an average day in the life of a foreign student at SHS. In addition to the normal challenges of high school, these students have to deal with being thrust into a new culture, bombarded with a new language and surrounded by a completely unfamiliar environment. read more » Alumnus hopes to become next Miss California September 26, 2010 — by Allison Toh and Megan Benzing To most, beauty pageants are just a fairy tale, something every little girl dreams about when she is a kid: all the glamor, the excitement and the dedication to a cause to help the in-need. For most, this dream dies when real life begins, but for Saratoga High alumnus, Shveta Agrawal, this dream has turned into reality. Last summer, Agrawal was chosen to become a member of the 2011 Donald Trump’s Miss California USA competition, which takes place November 19-21 in Palm Springs. She will be taking the stage with the title “Miss South Bay.” read more » An Amigo Diferente: Rodriguex helps Parmar develop love of languages September 24, 2010 — by Elijah Yi On an early Monday morning, junior Viraj Parmar walks down the halls getting prepared for the day ahead of him. As the bell rings and school starts, most students walk lifelessly around the campus to their first period classes. However, amidst his fatigued classmates, Parmar walks with a smile and is thrilled for first-period Spanish with his favorite teacher, Arnaldo Rodriguex. read more » Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming 10. Freshman decorations are going to be awesome! 9. The costumes for the dance. Somehow girls will make board games inappropriate. 8. Homecoming king and queen. I wonder if anyone from band will win? 7. The football team playing Lynbrook. Ask Cupertino about the Homecoming game last year. 6. The teacher dance. That doesn’t make anyone feel uncomfortable. 5. Maybe this year the sophomores will finally get a Clue. 4. The Homecoming night rally. Remember how well the Candyland rally went last year. read more » Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
New students, lasting friendships September 30, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu For most students, P.E. can be just another freshman class you take and then forget. But for juniors Mei Gao and Natalie Liu, it was the start of what would become an enduring friendship. read more » Spending Summer at Colleges September 29, 2010 — by Lillian Chen With all the hustle and bustle of college applications for seniors, two girls spent their summers getting a taste of what college life would be like. Seniors Parisa Mirzadegan and Erika Guldner attended classes this past summer at the University of Southern California and the Rhode Island School of Design. read more » Learning challenges for foreign students September 26, 2010 — by Kelly Liu Sophomore Justin Ra is part of part of an influx of students who are moving to Saratoga High from all over the world. School registrar Jeanne Jamieson said 50 students have come to the school from other countries since 2008. Their reasons for coming here are as diverse as the countries they come from. Some come in search of a better education; others are displaced from their home countries because of their parents' jobs. Regardless of their reasons, they all share one thing in common: the myriad of obstacles that confront them. read more » Bridging cultures in the classroom September 26, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Imagine that your family has just moved to foreign country and you've been enrolled in school there. Every day you struggle to try to learn literature and history in classes taught exclusively in an alien language. Now imagine the situation reversed and you have an average day in the life of a foreign student at SHS. In addition to the normal challenges of high school, these students have to deal with being thrust into a new culture, bombarded with a new language and surrounded by a completely unfamiliar environment. read more » Alumnus hopes to become next Miss California September 26, 2010 — by Allison Toh and Megan Benzing To most, beauty pageants are just a fairy tale, something every little girl dreams about when she is a kid: all the glamor, the excitement and the dedication to a cause to help the in-need. For most, this dream dies when real life begins, but for Saratoga High alumnus, Shveta Agrawal, this dream has turned into reality. Last summer, Agrawal was chosen to become a member of the 2011 Donald Trump’s Miss California USA competition, which takes place November 19-21 in Palm Springs. She will be taking the stage with the title “Miss South Bay.” read more » An Amigo Diferente: Rodriguex helps Parmar develop love of languages September 24, 2010 — by Elijah Yi On an early Monday morning, junior Viraj Parmar walks down the halls getting prepared for the day ahead of him. As the bell rings and school starts, most students walk lifelessly around the campus to their first period classes. However, amidst his fatigued classmates, Parmar walks with a smile and is thrilled for first-period Spanish with his favorite teacher, Arnaldo Rodriguex. read more » Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming 10. Freshman decorations are going to be awesome! 9. The costumes for the dance. Somehow girls will make board games inappropriate. 8. Homecoming king and queen. I wonder if anyone from band will win? 7. The football team playing Lynbrook. Ask Cupertino about the Homecoming game last year. 6. The teacher dance. That doesn’t make anyone feel uncomfortable. 5. Maybe this year the sophomores will finally get a Clue. 4. The Homecoming night rally. Remember how well the Candyland rally went last year. read more » Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
Spending Summer at Colleges September 29, 2010 — by Lillian Chen With all the hustle and bustle of college applications for seniors, two girls spent their summers getting a taste of what college life would be like. Seniors Parisa Mirzadegan and Erika Guldner attended classes this past summer at the University of Southern California and the Rhode Island School of Design. read more » Learning challenges for foreign students September 26, 2010 — by Kelly Liu Sophomore Justin Ra is part of part of an influx of students who are moving to Saratoga High from all over the world. School registrar Jeanne Jamieson said 50 students have come to the school from other countries since 2008. Their reasons for coming here are as diverse as the countries they come from. Some come in search of a better education; others are displaced from their home countries because of their parents' jobs. Regardless of their reasons, they all share one thing in common: the myriad of obstacles that confront them. read more » Bridging cultures in the classroom September 26, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Imagine that your family has just moved to foreign country and you've been enrolled in school there. Every day you struggle to try to learn literature and history in classes taught exclusively in an alien language. Now imagine the situation reversed and you have an average day in the life of a foreign student at SHS. In addition to the normal challenges of high school, these students have to deal with being thrust into a new culture, bombarded with a new language and surrounded by a completely unfamiliar environment. read more » Alumnus hopes to become next Miss California September 26, 2010 — by Allison Toh and Megan Benzing To most, beauty pageants are just a fairy tale, something every little girl dreams about when she is a kid: all the glamor, the excitement and the dedication to a cause to help the in-need. For most, this dream dies when real life begins, but for Saratoga High alumnus, Shveta Agrawal, this dream has turned into reality. Last summer, Agrawal was chosen to become a member of the 2011 Donald Trump’s Miss California USA competition, which takes place November 19-21 in Palm Springs. She will be taking the stage with the title “Miss South Bay.” read more » An Amigo Diferente: Rodriguex helps Parmar develop love of languages September 24, 2010 — by Elijah Yi On an early Monday morning, junior Viraj Parmar walks down the halls getting prepared for the day ahead of him. As the bell rings and school starts, most students walk lifelessly around the campus to their first period classes. However, amidst his fatigued classmates, Parmar walks with a smile and is thrilled for first-period Spanish with his favorite teacher, Arnaldo Rodriguex. read more » Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming 10. Freshman decorations are going to be awesome! 9. The costumes for the dance. Somehow girls will make board games inappropriate. 8. Homecoming king and queen. I wonder if anyone from band will win? 7. The football team playing Lynbrook. Ask Cupertino about the Homecoming game last year. 6. The teacher dance. That doesn’t make anyone feel uncomfortable. 5. Maybe this year the sophomores will finally get a Clue. 4. The Homecoming night rally. Remember how well the Candyland rally went last year. read more » Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
Learning challenges for foreign students September 26, 2010 — by Kelly Liu Sophomore Justin Ra is part of part of an influx of students who are moving to Saratoga High from all over the world. School registrar Jeanne Jamieson said 50 students have come to the school from other countries since 2008. Their reasons for coming here are as diverse as the countries they come from. Some come in search of a better education; others are displaced from their home countries because of their parents' jobs. Regardless of their reasons, they all share one thing in common: the myriad of obstacles that confront them. read more » Bridging cultures in the classroom September 26, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Imagine that your family has just moved to foreign country and you've been enrolled in school there. Every day you struggle to try to learn literature and history in classes taught exclusively in an alien language. Now imagine the situation reversed and you have an average day in the life of a foreign student at SHS. In addition to the normal challenges of high school, these students have to deal with being thrust into a new culture, bombarded with a new language and surrounded by a completely unfamiliar environment. read more » Alumnus hopes to become next Miss California September 26, 2010 — by Allison Toh and Megan Benzing To most, beauty pageants are just a fairy tale, something every little girl dreams about when she is a kid: all the glamor, the excitement and the dedication to a cause to help the in-need. For most, this dream dies when real life begins, but for Saratoga High alumnus, Shveta Agrawal, this dream has turned into reality. Last summer, Agrawal was chosen to become a member of the 2011 Donald Trump’s Miss California USA competition, which takes place November 19-21 in Palm Springs. She will be taking the stage with the title “Miss South Bay.” read more » An Amigo Diferente: Rodriguex helps Parmar develop love of languages September 24, 2010 — by Elijah Yi On an early Monday morning, junior Viraj Parmar walks down the halls getting prepared for the day ahead of him. As the bell rings and school starts, most students walk lifelessly around the campus to their first period classes. However, amidst his fatigued classmates, Parmar walks with a smile and is thrilled for first-period Spanish with his favorite teacher, Arnaldo Rodriguex. read more » Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming 10. Freshman decorations are going to be awesome! 9. The costumes for the dance. Somehow girls will make board games inappropriate. 8. Homecoming king and queen. I wonder if anyone from band will win? 7. The football team playing Lynbrook. Ask Cupertino about the Homecoming game last year. 6. The teacher dance. That doesn’t make anyone feel uncomfortable. 5. Maybe this year the sophomores will finally get a Clue. 4. The Homecoming night rally. Remember how well the Candyland rally went last year. read more » Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
Bridging cultures in the classroom September 26, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Imagine that your family has just moved to foreign country and you've been enrolled in school there. Every day you struggle to try to learn literature and history in classes taught exclusively in an alien language. Now imagine the situation reversed and you have an average day in the life of a foreign student at SHS. In addition to the normal challenges of high school, these students have to deal with being thrust into a new culture, bombarded with a new language and surrounded by a completely unfamiliar environment. read more » Alumnus hopes to become next Miss California September 26, 2010 — by Allison Toh and Megan Benzing To most, beauty pageants are just a fairy tale, something every little girl dreams about when she is a kid: all the glamor, the excitement and the dedication to a cause to help the in-need. For most, this dream dies when real life begins, but for Saratoga High alumnus, Shveta Agrawal, this dream has turned into reality. Last summer, Agrawal was chosen to become a member of the 2011 Donald Trump’s Miss California USA competition, which takes place November 19-21 in Palm Springs. She will be taking the stage with the title “Miss South Bay.” read more » An Amigo Diferente: Rodriguex helps Parmar develop love of languages September 24, 2010 — by Elijah Yi On an early Monday morning, junior Viraj Parmar walks down the halls getting prepared for the day ahead of him. As the bell rings and school starts, most students walk lifelessly around the campus to their first period classes. However, amidst his fatigued classmates, Parmar walks with a smile and is thrilled for first-period Spanish with his favorite teacher, Arnaldo Rodriguex. read more » Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming 10. Freshman decorations are going to be awesome! 9. The costumes for the dance. Somehow girls will make board games inappropriate. 8. Homecoming king and queen. I wonder if anyone from band will win? 7. The football team playing Lynbrook. Ask Cupertino about the Homecoming game last year. 6. The teacher dance. That doesn’t make anyone feel uncomfortable. 5. Maybe this year the sophomores will finally get a Clue. 4. The Homecoming night rally. Remember how well the Candyland rally went last year. read more » Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
Alumnus hopes to become next Miss California September 26, 2010 — by Allison Toh and Megan Benzing To most, beauty pageants are just a fairy tale, something every little girl dreams about when she is a kid: all the glamor, the excitement and the dedication to a cause to help the in-need. For most, this dream dies when real life begins, but for Saratoga High alumnus, Shveta Agrawal, this dream has turned into reality. Last summer, Agrawal was chosen to become a member of the 2011 Donald Trump’s Miss California USA competition, which takes place November 19-21 in Palm Springs. She will be taking the stage with the title “Miss South Bay.” read more » An Amigo Diferente: Rodriguex helps Parmar develop love of languages September 24, 2010 — by Elijah Yi On an early Monday morning, junior Viraj Parmar walks down the halls getting prepared for the day ahead of him. As the bell rings and school starts, most students walk lifelessly around the campus to their first period classes. However, amidst his fatigued classmates, Parmar walks with a smile and is thrilled for first-period Spanish with his favorite teacher, Arnaldo Rodriguex. read more » Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming 10. Freshman decorations are going to be awesome! 9. The costumes for the dance. Somehow girls will make board games inappropriate. 8. Homecoming king and queen. I wonder if anyone from band will win? 7. The football team playing Lynbrook. Ask Cupertino about the Homecoming game last year. 6. The teacher dance. That doesn’t make anyone feel uncomfortable. 5. Maybe this year the sophomores will finally get a Clue. 4. The Homecoming night rally. Remember how well the Candyland rally went last year. read more » Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
An Amigo Diferente: Rodriguex helps Parmar develop love of languages September 24, 2010 — by Elijah Yi On an early Monday morning, junior Viraj Parmar walks down the halls getting prepared for the day ahead of him. As the bell rings and school starts, most students walk lifelessly around the campus to their first period classes. However, amidst his fatigued classmates, Parmar walks with a smile and is thrilled for first-period Spanish with his favorite teacher, Arnaldo Rodriguex. read more » Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming 10. Freshman decorations are going to be awesome! 9. The costumes for the dance. Somehow girls will make board games inappropriate. 8. Homecoming king and queen. I wonder if anyone from band will win? 7. The football team playing Lynbrook. Ask Cupertino about the Homecoming game last year. 6. The teacher dance. That doesn’t make anyone feel uncomfortable. 5. Maybe this year the sophomores will finally get a Clue. 4. The Homecoming night rally. Remember how well the Candyland rally went last year. read more » Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming September 24, 2010 — by Tim Rollinson Top Ten Reasons to be excited for Homecoming 10. Freshman decorations are going to be awesome! 9. The costumes for the dance. Somehow girls will make board games inappropriate. 8. Homecoming king and queen. I wonder if anyone from band will win? 7. The football team playing Lynbrook. Ask Cupertino about the Homecoming game last year. 6. The teacher dance. That doesn’t make anyone feel uncomfortable. 5. Maybe this year the sophomores will finally get a Clue. 4. The Homecoming night rally. Remember how well the Candyland rally went last year. read more » Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
Tensync becomes close-knit family through love of singing September 24, 2010 — by Izzy Albert Olivia Chock and Eric Wang go to Saratoga High School. Josh Ding, Jasper Wu, Sam Hui, Michelle Lee and Jenny So go to Monta Vista High School. Nicole Chen goes to Archbishop Mitty High School. Daniel Chow goes to Cupertino High School. Two things they all have in common? A love for singing and a knack for performing. read more » Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast
Foreign students move to US for new opportunities September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Pulling her Audi convertible into the school parking lot, junior Mei Gao is ready to start the day. Struggling to hold her various textbooks, each as heavy as a brick, Gao looks and sounds like most other students on this Monday morning. Her English is polished, having a barely discernible accent that seems to diminish with each subsequent word she speaks. This is perhaps the only trace she has left of her native China, the country she left to pursue an education in the United States. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...261262263264265...270280...nextlast