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 » Cafeteria staff member shares tumultuous journey from prospective Marine to working in education March 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai Cafeteria worker Marivel Escobedo exemplifies a unique kind of American Dream: someone who overcame childhood trauma and is now working in a school helping students achieve their dreams. Along with her husband Octavio, who works as the lead night custodian, Escobedo hopes to inspire a new generation of community leaders. Escobedo’s childhood was anything but […] read more » My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...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 » Cafeteria staff member shares tumultuous journey from prospective Marine to working in education March 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai Cafeteria worker Marivel Escobedo exemplifies a unique kind of American Dream: someone who overcame childhood trauma and is now working in a school helping students achieve their dreams. Along with her husband Octavio, who works as the lead night custodian, Escobedo hopes to inspire a new generation of community leaders. Escobedo’s childhood was anything but […] read more » My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...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 » Cafeteria staff member shares tumultuous journey from prospective Marine to working in education March 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai Cafeteria worker Marivel Escobedo exemplifies a unique kind of American Dream: someone who overcame childhood trauma and is now working in a school helping students achieve their dreams. Along with her husband Octavio, who works as the lead night custodian, Escobedo hopes to inspire a new generation of community leaders. Escobedo’s childhood was anything but […] read more » My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...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 » Cafeteria staff member shares tumultuous journey from prospective Marine to working in education March 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai Cafeteria worker Marivel Escobedo exemplifies a unique kind of American Dream: someone who overcame childhood trauma and is now working in a school helping students achieve their dreams. Along with her husband Octavio, who works as the lead night custodian, Escobedo hopes to inspire a new generation of community leaders. Escobedo’s childhood was anything but […] read more » My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...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 » Cafeteria staff member shares tumultuous journey from prospective Marine to working in education March 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai Cafeteria worker Marivel Escobedo exemplifies a unique kind of American Dream: someone who overcame childhood trauma and is now working in a school helping students achieve their dreams. Along with her husband Octavio, who works as the lead night custodian, Escobedo hopes to inspire a new generation of community leaders. Escobedo’s childhood was anything but […] read more » My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...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 » Cafeteria staff member shares tumultuous journey from prospective Marine to working in education March 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai Cafeteria worker Marivel Escobedo exemplifies a unique kind of American Dream: someone who overcame childhood trauma and is now working in a school helping students achieve their dreams. Along with her husband Octavio, who works as the lead night custodian, Escobedo hopes to inspire a new generation of community leaders. Escobedo’s childhood was anything but […] read more » My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...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 » Cafeteria staff member shares tumultuous journey from prospective Marine to working in education March 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai Cafeteria worker Marivel Escobedo exemplifies a unique kind of American Dream: someone who overcame childhood trauma and is now working in a school helping students achieve their dreams. Along with her husband Octavio, who works as the lead night custodian, Escobedo hopes to inspire a new generation of community leaders. Escobedo’s childhood was anything but […] read more » My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Cafeteria staff member shares tumultuous journey from prospective Marine to working in education March 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai Cafeteria worker Marivel Escobedo exemplifies a unique kind of American Dream: someone who overcame childhood trauma and is now working in a school helping students achieve their dreams. Along with her husband Octavio, who works as the lead night custodian, Escobedo hopes to inspire a new generation of community leaders. Escobedo’s childhood was anything but […] read more » My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
My comfort game: ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ March 7, 2024 — by Annie Liu In a cute cozy house made of dark logs, an inflatable blue bunny sits on the ground drinking a can of orange soda. This is Hopkins, my favorite Animal Crossing villager. I look at his little log bench, and he says, “That chair fits my butt perfectly.” That’s Hopkins’ life in a nutshell. Photo by […] read more » Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Racing with a controller March 7, 2024 — by Bill Huang During the pandemic, I often played racing games like “Asphalt 8” on my computer. Instead of doing the actual racing, though, I found myself admiring the scenery in the different maps and purposely driving slowly to look around. I realized I preferred an open map world where I could drive around in a relaxed manner […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast