Disney dysmorphia: How a beloved childhood franchise instills unrealistic beauty standards and gender bias March 21, 2024 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu Sifting through hangers in her friend’s walk-in closet, sophomore Esha Verma and her friend — who were both elementary schoolers at the time — remember gazing at the row of extravagant traditional Indian dresses. Fawning over their outfits, Verma put on one of them and felt like a true Disney princess — elegant like Cinderella, […] read more » The duality of senior year: college applications and senioritis March 19, 2024 — by Aiden Ye From the dreaded college application process to the experience as a full-fledged second semester senior (which is not as great as it seems), senior year is filled to the brim with highs and lows. In the fall, supplemental essays for colleges seem like climbing a never ending mountain. Somehow teacher find the most heinous times […] read more » MAP 11 students explore production and film in Los Angeles March 18, 2024 — by Florence Hu From March 7-10, 42 juniors in the school’s Media Arts Program (MAP) toured parks, studios and museums around Los Angeles. The annual trip, which started in 2013, marked the second year back from trips that were canceled due to pandemic restrictions. Coordinated by MAP teachers Natasha Ritchie and Joel Tarbox, the trip gave students the […] read more » The 96th Oscars: a night of surprise and groundbreaking records March 18, 2024 — by Christina Labban On March 10 and six minutes past the expected time, the 96th edition of the Oscars began with Jimmy Kimmel taking the stage for his fourth turn as Oscars host. Highlights of the night included John Cena announcing Holly Waddington’s award for best costume design while naked other than a strategically placed piece of paper, […] read more » Senior grows up on historic family-owned vineyard March 18, 2024 — by Sam Bai Imagining a home in the city of Saratoga, the first thought that might come to mind is the picture of a suburban landscape, uniform homes with grassy backyards lined up in rows and columns. Growing up in Saratoga, senior Ryan Caglostro has had an experience vastly different than most students: He grew up on a […] read more » Senior gains experience working alongside veterinarian in Career Tech program March 14, 2024 — by Annie Liu and Isabelle Wang When senior Angela Luo signed up to participate in a Silicon Valley Career Tech Education Veterinary Science class, she knew she would be doing hands-on work, but she recalls one instance in particular that involved more than she expected. She and two other students had to collect a dog’s urine, but they ended up having […] read more » A search for musical excellence overcomes age differences March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee On most Blue Days, music teachers Michael Boitz and Jason Shiuan make time to collaborate and discuss future projects together. More than a decade ago, they shared similar conversations on the same campus, but as teacher and student leader instead of professional colleagues. Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, has had the opportunity to learn […] read more » Junior integrates several types of media to spark change March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee In middle school, junior Annette Li enjoyed learning new skills for potential use in the future — ones like photography, video editing and art. This range of skills has come in handy when it comes to her latest interest: raising peers’ voices about the serious issue of mental health in a website. Li decided to […] read more » Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
The duality of senior year: college applications and senioritis March 19, 2024 — by Aiden Ye From the dreaded college application process to the experience as a full-fledged second semester senior (which is not as great as it seems), senior year is filled to the brim with highs and lows. In the fall, supplemental essays for colleges seem like climbing a never ending mountain. Somehow teacher find the most heinous times […] read more » MAP 11 students explore production and film in Los Angeles March 18, 2024 — by Florence Hu From March 7-10, 42 juniors in the school’s Media Arts Program (MAP) toured parks, studios and museums around Los Angeles. The annual trip, which started in 2013, marked the second year back from trips that were canceled due to pandemic restrictions. Coordinated by MAP teachers Natasha Ritchie and Joel Tarbox, the trip gave students the […] read more » The 96th Oscars: a night of surprise and groundbreaking records March 18, 2024 — by Christina Labban On March 10 and six minutes past the expected time, the 96th edition of the Oscars began with Jimmy Kimmel taking the stage for his fourth turn as Oscars host. Highlights of the night included John Cena announcing Holly Waddington’s award for best costume design while naked other than a strategically placed piece of paper, […] read more » Senior grows up on historic family-owned vineyard March 18, 2024 — by Sam Bai Imagining a home in the city of Saratoga, the first thought that might come to mind is the picture of a suburban landscape, uniform homes with grassy backyards lined up in rows and columns. Growing up in Saratoga, senior Ryan Caglostro has had an experience vastly different than most students: He grew up on a […] read more » Senior gains experience working alongside veterinarian in Career Tech program March 14, 2024 — by Annie Liu and Isabelle Wang When senior Angela Luo signed up to participate in a Silicon Valley Career Tech Education Veterinary Science class, she knew she would be doing hands-on work, but she recalls one instance in particular that involved more than she expected. She and two other students had to collect a dog’s urine, but they ended up having […] read more » A search for musical excellence overcomes age differences March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee On most Blue Days, music teachers Michael Boitz and Jason Shiuan make time to collaborate and discuss future projects together. More than a decade ago, they shared similar conversations on the same campus, but as teacher and student leader instead of professional colleagues. Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, has had the opportunity to learn […] read more » Junior integrates several types of media to spark change March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee In middle school, junior Annette Li enjoyed learning new skills for potential use in the future — ones like photography, video editing and art. This range of skills has come in handy when it comes to her latest interest: raising peers’ voices about the serious issue of mental health in a website. Li decided to […] read more » Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
MAP 11 students explore production and film in Los Angeles March 18, 2024 — by Florence Hu From March 7-10, 42 juniors in the school’s Media Arts Program (MAP) toured parks, studios and museums around Los Angeles. The annual trip, which started in 2013, marked the second year back from trips that were canceled due to pandemic restrictions. Coordinated by MAP teachers Natasha Ritchie and Joel Tarbox, the trip gave students the […] read more » The 96th Oscars: a night of surprise and groundbreaking records March 18, 2024 — by Christina Labban On March 10 and six minutes past the expected time, the 96th edition of the Oscars began with Jimmy Kimmel taking the stage for his fourth turn as Oscars host. Highlights of the night included John Cena announcing Holly Waddington’s award for best costume design while naked other than a strategically placed piece of paper, […] read more » Senior grows up on historic family-owned vineyard March 18, 2024 — by Sam Bai Imagining a home in the city of Saratoga, the first thought that might come to mind is the picture of a suburban landscape, uniform homes with grassy backyards lined up in rows and columns. Growing up in Saratoga, senior Ryan Caglostro has had an experience vastly different than most students: He grew up on a […] read more » Senior gains experience working alongside veterinarian in Career Tech program March 14, 2024 — by Annie Liu and Isabelle Wang When senior Angela Luo signed up to participate in a Silicon Valley Career Tech Education Veterinary Science class, she knew she would be doing hands-on work, but she recalls one instance in particular that involved more than she expected. She and two other students had to collect a dog’s urine, but they ended up having […] read more » A search for musical excellence overcomes age differences March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee On most Blue Days, music teachers Michael Boitz and Jason Shiuan make time to collaborate and discuss future projects together. More than a decade ago, they shared similar conversations on the same campus, but as teacher and student leader instead of professional colleagues. Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, has had the opportunity to learn […] read more » Junior integrates several types of media to spark change March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee In middle school, junior Annette Li enjoyed learning new skills for potential use in the future — ones like photography, video editing and art. This range of skills has come in handy when it comes to her latest interest: raising peers’ voices about the serious issue of mental health in a website. Li decided to […] read more » Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
The 96th Oscars: a night of surprise and groundbreaking records March 18, 2024 — by Christina Labban On March 10 and six minutes past the expected time, the 96th edition of the Oscars began with Jimmy Kimmel taking the stage for his fourth turn as Oscars host. Highlights of the night included John Cena announcing Holly Waddington’s award for best costume design while naked other than a strategically placed piece of paper, […] read more » Senior grows up on historic family-owned vineyard March 18, 2024 — by Sam Bai Imagining a home in the city of Saratoga, the first thought that might come to mind is the picture of a suburban landscape, uniform homes with grassy backyards lined up in rows and columns. Growing up in Saratoga, senior Ryan Caglostro has had an experience vastly different than most students: He grew up on a […] read more » Senior gains experience working alongside veterinarian in Career Tech program March 14, 2024 — by Annie Liu and Isabelle Wang When senior Angela Luo signed up to participate in a Silicon Valley Career Tech Education Veterinary Science class, she knew she would be doing hands-on work, but she recalls one instance in particular that involved more than she expected. She and two other students had to collect a dog’s urine, but they ended up having […] read more » A search for musical excellence overcomes age differences March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee On most Blue Days, music teachers Michael Boitz and Jason Shiuan make time to collaborate and discuss future projects together. More than a decade ago, they shared similar conversations on the same campus, but as teacher and student leader instead of professional colleagues. Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, has had the opportunity to learn […] read more » Junior integrates several types of media to spark change March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee In middle school, junior Annette Li enjoyed learning new skills for potential use in the future — ones like photography, video editing and art. This range of skills has come in handy when it comes to her latest interest: raising peers’ voices about the serious issue of mental health in a website. Li decided to […] read more » Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Senior grows up on historic family-owned vineyard March 18, 2024 — by Sam Bai Imagining a home in the city of Saratoga, the first thought that might come to mind is the picture of a suburban landscape, uniform homes with grassy backyards lined up in rows and columns. Growing up in Saratoga, senior Ryan Caglostro has had an experience vastly different than most students: He grew up on a […] read more » Senior gains experience working alongside veterinarian in Career Tech program March 14, 2024 — by Annie Liu and Isabelle Wang When senior Angela Luo signed up to participate in a Silicon Valley Career Tech Education Veterinary Science class, she knew she would be doing hands-on work, but she recalls one instance in particular that involved more than she expected. She and two other students had to collect a dog’s urine, but they ended up having […] read more » A search for musical excellence overcomes age differences March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee On most Blue Days, music teachers Michael Boitz and Jason Shiuan make time to collaborate and discuss future projects together. More than a decade ago, they shared similar conversations on the same campus, but as teacher and student leader instead of professional colleagues. Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, has had the opportunity to learn […] read more » Junior integrates several types of media to spark change March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee In middle school, junior Annette Li enjoyed learning new skills for potential use in the future — ones like photography, video editing and art. This range of skills has come in handy when it comes to her latest interest: raising peers’ voices about the serious issue of mental health in a website. Li decided to […] read more » Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Senior gains experience working alongside veterinarian in Career Tech program March 14, 2024 — by Annie Liu and Isabelle Wang When senior Angela Luo signed up to participate in a Silicon Valley Career Tech Education Veterinary Science class, she knew she would be doing hands-on work, but she recalls one instance in particular that involved more than she expected. She and two other students had to collect a dog’s urine, but they ended up having […] read more » A search for musical excellence overcomes age differences March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee On most Blue Days, music teachers Michael Boitz and Jason Shiuan make time to collaborate and discuss future projects together. More than a decade ago, they shared similar conversations on the same campus, but as teacher and student leader instead of professional colleagues. Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, has had the opportunity to learn […] read more » Junior integrates several types of media to spark change March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee In middle school, junior Annette Li enjoyed learning new skills for potential use in the future — ones like photography, video editing and art. This range of skills has come in handy when it comes to her latest interest: raising peers’ voices about the serious issue of mental health in a website. Li decided to […] read more » Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
A search for musical excellence overcomes age differences March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee On most Blue Days, music teachers Michael Boitz and Jason Shiuan make time to collaborate and discuss future projects together. More than a decade ago, they shared similar conversations on the same campus, but as teacher and student leader instead of professional colleagues. Shiuan, a Class of ‘11 alumnus, has had the opportunity to learn […] read more » Junior integrates several types of media to spark change March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee In middle school, junior Annette Li enjoyed learning new skills for potential use in the future — ones like photography, video editing and art. This range of skills has come in handy when it comes to her latest interest: raising peers’ voices about the serious issue of mental health in a website. Li decided to […] read more » Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Junior integrates several types of media to spark change March 14, 2024 — by Nicole Lee In middle school, junior Annette Li enjoyed learning new skills for potential use in the future — ones like photography, video editing and art. This range of skills has come in handy when it comes to her latest interest: raising peers’ voices about the serious issue of mental health in a website. Li decided to […] read more » Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Instagram pages like togaconfessions_ prove to be veiled breeding grounds for toxicity and cyberbullying March 13, 2024 — by Grace Lin and Ruiyan Zhu Confession #120: It always feels like none of my ‘friends’ ever want to talk to me outside of school and it’s ruining me mentally. I don’t have a place anywhere. This is one of the confessions on “togaconfessions_,” a popular student-run Instagram account that has gained over 600 followers since May for its anonymous content […] read more » Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Freshman year: a time for exploration and building good habits March 11, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao & Ruiyan Zhu Walking onto campus can be overwhelming as an incoming freshman: A large and unfamiliar school, sometimes towering upperclassmen and identical-looking hallways. Then comes the mad dash to the cafeteria at the end of 2nd or 4th period and a sea of students jostling for position in line. To say that it’s chaotic would be an […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast