Foreign language teachers find ways to help larger group of students stuck at home for COVID-related reasons February 10, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli Looking out at the empty seats in her classroom on Jan. 17, AP Spanish and Spanish 3 teacher Sarah Voorhees took attendance, noting that only two-thirds of the class was present; the rest were out with COVID-19, or had come in close contact with someone who was sick. As she uploaded the class’s worksheets to […] read more » Math teachers encourage students to volunteer via peer tutoring in math classes February 10, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Nidhi Mathihalli In response to the learning-gap created from online learning, the math department decided to start a math branch of the Falcon Family Peer Tutoring Program earlier this year. Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 Honors teacher Lisa Ginestet-Araki said that the program is a “win-win” situation for both mentors and mentees as the former get volunteer […] read more » Welander’s reflection form: a way for introverted students to connect February 8, 2022 — by George Huang At the end of every grading period, AP Physics teacher Matthew Welander posts an assignment on Canvas titled “6-week reflection.” It starts out with the typical questions found on most feedback forms: How do you feel about the class? What’s challenging? How would you rate your stress levels on a scale of 1 – 10? […] read more » Normalize natural bodies: Imperfections are beautiful February 6, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Ariel Zhou Lip fillers. Brazilian butt lifts (BBL). Nose jobs. It’s no surprise that much of Hollywood’s beauty isn’t natural. Many celebrities, from Tyra Banks to Dolly Parton, have admitted to getting plastic surgery. However, when celebrities start lying about having undergone procedures, it promotes a false perception of beauty that can be harmful for teens. For […] read more » Seniors Vignav Ramesh and Anouk Yeh selected as Coca-Cola Scholars Regional Finalists February 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of 60,000+ applicants are selected for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s $20,000 academic scholarship. The organization has provided $78 million to 6,600 scholars over the past 34 years. This year, 250 of 65,000 applicants were chosen by the foundation to become Coca-Cola Scholars regional finalists. SHS fielded two […] read more » Aspiring teachers discuss the career’s importance February 4, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Last summer, senior Casey Gilligan worked as a teacher’s assistant for Saratoga Elementary kindergarten teacher Julie Kwok. One day, as she waited for the children to finish writing, she saw a boy struggling to write simple sentences on his paper. Gilligan was able to recognize his frustration. Rather than having him dread the task of […] read more » Alumna pursues passion for music through professional girl group February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Nidhi Mathihalli Class of 2016 alumna Nina Ann Nelson gazed out at the packed arena in Amway Center, in Orlando, Fla., in June 2019 as she belted into a microphone, surrounded by the four fellow members of her a cappella girl group, Citizen Queen. As they finished the last harmony of their rendition of Ariana Grande’s “No […] read more » ‘Soundings’ literary magazine resumes after two years February 4, 2022 — by Minsui Tang During a recent tutorial, English 11 Honors and Creative Writing teacher Amy Keys’ classroom was a hub of action. Throughout the 40-minute period, students on the editorial board of the school’s art and literary magazine, Soundings, were discussing upcoming deadlines, editing student submissions and finalizing artistic choices. Soundings has featured selected students’ submissions since 1986, […] read more » Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Math teachers encourage students to volunteer via peer tutoring in math classes February 10, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Nidhi Mathihalli In response to the learning-gap created from online learning, the math department decided to start a math branch of the Falcon Family Peer Tutoring Program earlier this year. Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 Honors teacher Lisa Ginestet-Araki said that the program is a “win-win” situation for both mentors and mentees as the former get volunteer […] read more » Welander’s reflection form: a way for introverted students to connect February 8, 2022 — by George Huang At the end of every grading period, AP Physics teacher Matthew Welander posts an assignment on Canvas titled “6-week reflection.” It starts out with the typical questions found on most feedback forms: How do you feel about the class? What’s challenging? How would you rate your stress levels on a scale of 1 – 10? […] read more » Normalize natural bodies: Imperfections are beautiful February 6, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Ariel Zhou Lip fillers. Brazilian butt lifts (BBL). Nose jobs. It’s no surprise that much of Hollywood’s beauty isn’t natural. Many celebrities, from Tyra Banks to Dolly Parton, have admitted to getting plastic surgery. However, when celebrities start lying about having undergone procedures, it promotes a false perception of beauty that can be harmful for teens. For […] read more » Seniors Vignav Ramesh and Anouk Yeh selected as Coca-Cola Scholars Regional Finalists February 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of 60,000+ applicants are selected for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s $20,000 academic scholarship. The organization has provided $78 million to 6,600 scholars over the past 34 years. This year, 250 of 65,000 applicants were chosen by the foundation to become Coca-Cola Scholars regional finalists. SHS fielded two […] read more » Aspiring teachers discuss the career’s importance February 4, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Last summer, senior Casey Gilligan worked as a teacher’s assistant for Saratoga Elementary kindergarten teacher Julie Kwok. One day, as she waited for the children to finish writing, she saw a boy struggling to write simple sentences on his paper. Gilligan was able to recognize his frustration. Rather than having him dread the task of […] read more » Alumna pursues passion for music through professional girl group February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Nidhi Mathihalli Class of 2016 alumna Nina Ann Nelson gazed out at the packed arena in Amway Center, in Orlando, Fla., in June 2019 as she belted into a microphone, surrounded by the four fellow members of her a cappella girl group, Citizen Queen. As they finished the last harmony of their rendition of Ariana Grande’s “No […] read more » ‘Soundings’ literary magazine resumes after two years February 4, 2022 — by Minsui Tang During a recent tutorial, English 11 Honors and Creative Writing teacher Amy Keys’ classroom was a hub of action. Throughout the 40-minute period, students on the editorial board of the school’s art and literary magazine, Soundings, were discussing upcoming deadlines, editing student submissions and finalizing artistic choices. Soundings has featured selected students’ submissions since 1986, […] read more » Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Welander’s reflection form: a way for introverted students to connect February 8, 2022 — by George Huang At the end of every grading period, AP Physics teacher Matthew Welander posts an assignment on Canvas titled “6-week reflection.” It starts out with the typical questions found on most feedback forms: How do you feel about the class? What’s challenging? How would you rate your stress levels on a scale of 1 – 10? […] read more » Normalize natural bodies: Imperfections are beautiful February 6, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Ariel Zhou Lip fillers. Brazilian butt lifts (BBL). Nose jobs. It’s no surprise that much of Hollywood’s beauty isn’t natural. Many celebrities, from Tyra Banks to Dolly Parton, have admitted to getting plastic surgery. However, when celebrities start lying about having undergone procedures, it promotes a false perception of beauty that can be harmful for teens. For […] read more » Seniors Vignav Ramesh and Anouk Yeh selected as Coca-Cola Scholars Regional Finalists February 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of 60,000+ applicants are selected for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s $20,000 academic scholarship. The organization has provided $78 million to 6,600 scholars over the past 34 years. This year, 250 of 65,000 applicants were chosen by the foundation to become Coca-Cola Scholars regional finalists. SHS fielded two […] read more » Aspiring teachers discuss the career’s importance February 4, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Last summer, senior Casey Gilligan worked as a teacher’s assistant for Saratoga Elementary kindergarten teacher Julie Kwok. One day, as she waited for the children to finish writing, she saw a boy struggling to write simple sentences on his paper. Gilligan was able to recognize his frustration. Rather than having him dread the task of […] read more » Alumna pursues passion for music through professional girl group February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Nidhi Mathihalli Class of 2016 alumna Nina Ann Nelson gazed out at the packed arena in Amway Center, in Orlando, Fla., in June 2019 as she belted into a microphone, surrounded by the four fellow members of her a cappella girl group, Citizen Queen. As they finished the last harmony of their rendition of Ariana Grande’s “No […] read more » ‘Soundings’ literary magazine resumes after two years February 4, 2022 — by Minsui Tang During a recent tutorial, English 11 Honors and Creative Writing teacher Amy Keys’ classroom was a hub of action. Throughout the 40-minute period, students on the editorial board of the school’s art and literary magazine, Soundings, were discussing upcoming deadlines, editing student submissions and finalizing artistic choices. Soundings has featured selected students’ submissions since 1986, […] read more » Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Normalize natural bodies: Imperfections are beautiful February 6, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Ariel Zhou Lip fillers. Brazilian butt lifts (BBL). Nose jobs. It’s no surprise that much of Hollywood’s beauty isn’t natural. Many celebrities, from Tyra Banks to Dolly Parton, have admitted to getting plastic surgery. However, when celebrities start lying about having undergone procedures, it promotes a false perception of beauty that can be harmful for teens. For […] read more » Seniors Vignav Ramesh and Anouk Yeh selected as Coca-Cola Scholars Regional Finalists February 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of 60,000+ applicants are selected for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s $20,000 academic scholarship. The organization has provided $78 million to 6,600 scholars over the past 34 years. This year, 250 of 65,000 applicants were chosen by the foundation to become Coca-Cola Scholars regional finalists. SHS fielded two […] read more » Aspiring teachers discuss the career’s importance February 4, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Last summer, senior Casey Gilligan worked as a teacher’s assistant for Saratoga Elementary kindergarten teacher Julie Kwok. One day, as she waited for the children to finish writing, she saw a boy struggling to write simple sentences on his paper. Gilligan was able to recognize his frustration. Rather than having him dread the task of […] read more » Alumna pursues passion for music through professional girl group February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Nidhi Mathihalli Class of 2016 alumna Nina Ann Nelson gazed out at the packed arena in Amway Center, in Orlando, Fla., in June 2019 as she belted into a microphone, surrounded by the four fellow members of her a cappella girl group, Citizen Queen. As they finished the last harmony of their rendition of Ariana Grande’s “No […] read more » ‘Soundings’ literary magazine resumes after two years February 4, 2022 — by Minsui Tang During a recent tutorial, English 11 Honors and Creative Writing teacher Amy Keys’ classroom was a hub of action. Throughout the 40-minute period, students on the editorial board of the school’s art and literary magazine, Soundings, were discussing upcoming deadlines, editing student submissions and finalizing artistic choices. Soundings has featured selected students’ submissions since 1986, […] read more » Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Seniors Vignav Ramesh and Anouk Yeh selected as Coca-Cola Scholars Regional Finalists February 4, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of 60,000+ applicants are selected for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation’s $20,000 academic scholarship. The organization has provided $78 million to 6,600 scholars over the past 34 years. This year, 250 of 65,000 applicants were chosen by the foundation to become Coca-Cola Scholars regional finalists. SHS fielded two […] read more » Aspiring teachers discuss the career’s importance February 4, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Last summer, senior Casey Gilligan worked as a teacher’s assistant for Saratoga Elementary kindergarten teacher Julie Kwok. One day, as she waited for the children to finish writing, she saw a boy struggling to write simple sentences on his paper. Gilligan was able to recognize his frustration. Rather than having him dread the task of […] read more » Alumna pursues passion for music through professional girl group February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Nidhi Mathihalli Class of 2016 alumna Nina Ann Nelson gazed out at the packed arena in Amway Center, in Orlando, Fla., in June 2019 as she belted into a microphone, surrounded by the four fellow members of her a cappella girl group, Citizen Queen. As they finished the last harmony of their rendition of Ariana Grande’s “No […] read more » ‘Soundings’ literary magazine resumes after two years February 4, 2022 — by Minsui Tang During a recent tutorial, English 11 Honors and Creative Writing teacher Amy Keys’ classroom was a hub of action. Throughout the 40-minute period, students on the editorial board of the school’s art and literary magazine, Soundings, were discussing upcoming deadlines, editing student submissions and finalizing artistic choices. Soundings has featured selected students’ submissions since 1986, […] read more » Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Aspiring teachers discuss the career’s importance February 4, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta Last summer, senior Casey Gilligan worked as a teacher’s assistant for Saratoga Elementary kindergarten teacher Julie Kwok. One day, as she waited for the children to finish writing, she saw a boy struggling to write simple sentences on his paper. Gilligan was able to recognize his frustration. Rather than having him dread the task of […] read more » Alumna pursues passion for music through professional girl group February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Nidhi Mathihalli Class of 2016 alumna Nina Ann Nelson gazed out at the packed arena in Amway Center, in Orlando, Fla., in June 2019 as she belted into a microphone, surrounded by the four fellow members of her a cappella girl group, Citizen Queen. As they finished the last harmony of their rendition of Ariana Grande’s “No […] read more » ‘Soundings’ literary magazine resumes after two years February 4, 2022 — by Minsui Tang During a recent tutorial, English 11 Honors and Creative Writing teacher Amy Keys’ classroom was a hub of action. Throughout the 40-minute period, students on the editorial board of the school’s art and literary magazine, Soundings, were discussing upcoming deadlines, editing student submissions and finalizing artistic choices. Soundings has featured selected students’ submissions since 1986, […] read more » Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Alumna pursues passion for music through professional girl group February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira and Nidhi Mathihalli Class of 2016 alumna Nina Ann Nelson gazed out at the packed arena in Amway Center, in Orlando, Fla., in June 2019 as she belted into a microphone, surrounded by the four fellow members of her a cappella girl group, Citizen Queen. As they finished the last harmony of their rendition of Ariana Grande’s “No […] read more » ‘Soundings’ literary magazine resumes after two years February 4, 2022 — by Minsui Tang During a recent tutorial, English 11 Honors and Creative Writing teacher Amy Keys’ classroom was a hub of action. Throughout the 40-minute period, students on the editorial board of the school’s art and literary magazine, Soundings, were discussing upcoming deadlines, editing student submissions and finalizing artistic choices. Soundings has featured selected students’ submissions since 1986, […] read more » Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
‘Soundings’ literary magazine resumes after two years February 4, 2022 — by Minsui Tang During a recent tutorial, English 11 Honors and Creative Writing teacher Amy Keys’ classroom was a hub of action. Throughout the 40-minute period, students on the editorial board of the school’s art and literary magazine, Soundings, were discussing upcoming deadlines, editing student submissions and finalizing artistic choices. Soundings has featured selected students’ submissions since 1986, […] read more » Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Cross-country captain reflects upon school educational experiences in India February 4, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan The first thing senior Amoli Vanavadiya did after immigrating to Saratoga from Bangalore, India, in the summer of 2018 was to join the school’s cross-country team. She had been interested in running since elementary school, and she found out about cross-country while researching possible extracurriculars here. Cross-country caught her attention because it was not available […] read more » Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Dutch transfer student experiences Saratoga education and school culture February 1, 2022 — by Tara Natarajan Last August, junior Willie Kuiper found herself in a difficult situation: Her family had just moved to Saratoga from the hometown of Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Kuiper was about to undertake the grueling task of assimilating into an American public high school as a junior. During her first month here, Kuiper noticed glaring differences […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast