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Since California’s June reopening, downtown Saratoga has transformed from its previously deserted state to a brightly lit and lively business area, with restaurants like Hachi Ju Hachi bustling with activity.  Hachi Ju Hachi, located on Big Basin Way, specializes in traditional Japanese cuisine. It was hit hard by the pandemic — fears of virus transmission […]

After his first meeting of the year with guidance counselor Frances Saiki on Aug. 16, senior Nikhil Kapasi exited her office feeling as if a weight of uncertainty had been lifted from his shoulders. “It was nice having more clarity and just walking in and chatting with her,” Kapasi said. “I remember the senior check-in […]

In what felt like a fever dream, junior Brandon Ngo spammed his Twitch chat stream in excitement. Two of his favorite artists, Synthion and HYPERLOCK, unexpectedly showed up to his online music festival in late July.  “Both online and real life friends were checking out the stream,” Ngo said. “It was extremely exciting.” Online music […]

Before the pandemic, junior Shannon Wang barely had the motivation to pursue her interest in animation and digital art, much less imagine that she would be teaching it to other people.  Now, she has transformed her passion into Draw for a Cause, a nonprofit that fundraises for various causes through art commissions. The organization launched […]

“Hollister TFC, Skyhawk six-four-zero-fife-niner, left downwind for runway one-four, Hollister,” said Omkar Kulkarni, Class of 2021 alumni and current freshman at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Kulkarni, a rookie pilot, was informing nearby pilots about his takeoff.  As Kulkarni pulled the flap handle, the nose of the plane tilted to face the sky […]

The festival follows the release of Porter Robinson’s second album “Nurture.”

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The 93rd Oscars embodied the year they honored, 2020, through a bleak, never-ending, unprecedented and problematic ceremony.

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In August 2019, Jill Avery Henderson founded Life Launch to empower, support and teach students essential skills as they navigate their stressful lives.