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Junior tap dancer clicks his heels to success
May 6, 2008 — by Maggie Lin

For junior Steven McClellan, it all started with a missed ballet class when he was 10. The nine year danseur (a male ballerina) and seven year tap dancer attended a tap dancing class for a makeup lesson and has continued it ever since.

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Juniors bond during Wednesday collaboration
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May 5, 2008 — by Kelly Lamble and Amanda Yi

Long-time friends juniors Jenna Finch and Christina Robert used to meet at Starbucks every Wednesday morning for coffee and pastries, making effective use of the late-morning start. The friends eventually came up with an alternative, a way to avoid the unhealthy and expensive

Frappucinos and scones. They began “neighbor breakfasts,” and invited fellow neighbor James Huang to join in on the pancake and waffle making adventure.

“Christina and I used to meet at Starbucks on Wednesday mornings,” said Finch. “We thought it would be fun to make breakfast instead.”

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Rising gas prices empty students’ wallets
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May 2, 2008 — by David Chock

Senior Andrew Chang recently found out that his bank account held just 22 cents. He blames raising gas prices as a big reason for his lack of money because every fill-up is “$30 down the drain.”

Like many students, he has had to change habits as prices rise to $3.75 a gallon or higher.

At the beginning of the school year, prices were averaging around $3.20.

With this in mind, he is planning to resume his last summer job as a private swimming tutor in his backyard.

“Now I usually prefer staying on campus for lunch and eat prepared lunch from home that is healthier.”

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Spring Fling week succeeds even with absence of Sadies
April 25, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Maggie Lin

Even without a Sadie Hawkins dance, due to the excessive drinking issue at the Holiday dance, Spring Fling maintained its fun-filled reputation complete with boy cheerleaders, Powder Puff football games, a dunk tank and Battle of the Boom.

Tradition has set its path for the defending champions, class of ’08, to win Powder Puff, and this year the senior girls did not disappoint.

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Two seniors take on challenging internships at Cisco
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April 22, 2008 — by Melody Zhang

During the infamous second semester of senior year, most seniors are relaxing and enjoying their last few months before college. Two seniors, however, will continue to work much harder than their peers.

Seniors Michael Song and Jonathan Tien have been working as interns for Cisco after alumna Christina Lee, from the class of ‘08, left Cisco Systems and went to Caltech as a junior.

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Seniors transform summer project into curb-painting business
April 15, 2008 — by Diane Mok

Most students learn the principles of supply and demand in class, but two seniors Stephen McInnis and Atticus Wong have taken their education outside of the classroom by starting a business selling do-it-yourself address number painting kits for curbs. Although they are just starting up, McInnis and Wong have already designed a kit and found a manufacturer.

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Almnus creates three social network sites
April 10, 2008 — by Lyka Sethi

This story was originally published in the March 21, 2008 edition of The Saratoga Falcon.

Ever since his senior year of high school, 2006 alumnus Nikhil Sethi has been helping others “express the inexpressible.” Sethi has been creating innovative social networking sites where people can anonymously express themselves for the world to see.

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Stress, working together leads to bonding in the Journalism Room
April 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai and Daniel Yang

This story was originally published in the April 4, 2008 Saratoga Falcon newspaper

The J-room. This phrase is often tossed around on campus, yet many students do not know what it means. The Journalism Room can always be found filled with students screaming for their stories and editors dashing across the room to a printer. The Journalism team is nothing if not a bustling work environment, yet publication staffs have also come to share a close, familiar bond.

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Junior volunteers to support Obama campaign
April 3, 2008 — by Rahul Thakker

On Jan. 16, while most students were struggling through their first and second period finals, junior Corey Rateau was on the road, driving to Reno. No, he wasn’t going skiing or enjoying some underage gambling. He was on his way to the headquarters of Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign for the Nevada caucuses.

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Drennan shows off mad Guitar Hero skills
April 3, 2008 — by

Sophomore Eric Gast arrived at school on Monday, Oct. 29th, with bandages wrapped around the blisters on his left hand. These blisters came from his most intense workout yet: playing 12 consecutive hours of the popular video game Guitar Hero.

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