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Throughout her high school years at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma, California, athletic trainer Caitlin Steiding recalls spraining her ankle often during her soccer games. Since she was never able to find a comfortable brace, she learned how to tape her own ankle and would often tape her teammates’ ankles as well. She never […]

After sophomore Amy Pan watched “Passport to Opportunity” — a documentary depicting the rampant educational crisis in Uganda, Africa — she considered the stark privilege present in her life, never having to worry about her own education and sought out a way to help. “A lot of the time, these families live on less than […]

The last time the heavily ‘80’s-influenced, British pop-rock band The 1975 put out an album was in 2020 — and things got messy.  Led by charismatic frontman Matty Healy and rounded out by producer and drummer George Daniel, bassist Ross MacDonald and guitarist Adam Hahn, the 1975 released its fourth album “Notes on a Conditional […]

Editor’s note: Kaylen and Rylie are pseudonyms used to protect the identity of the students interviewed for this story.    Until seventh grade, senior Kaylen pictured mental health as daily panic attacks, suicide attempts and hospitalizations. Despite suffering from these mental health issues, she avoided therapy due to her own stigma of the topic.  “It […]

In the almost year-long war between Russia and Ukraine, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s generals and soldiers have shown almost no regard for human rights or basic decency. A case in point involves Yuriy Kerpatenko, 46, who was widely considered one of the most respected musicians in Ukraine. He was murdered by Russian soldiers on Oct. […]

From spending their money on boba and video games to concert tickets and makeup products, students between generations have a variety of spending habits. Spending habits vary wildly based on income sources as well; there is a stark difference between the habits of teens who receive monthly allowances versus those who earn money from a […]

For the past year, the date of August 6 has constantly been prodding sophomore Anika Ramakrishnan’s mind. She thinks about the date day and night. On that significant day, Ramakrishnan, dressed in a carefully picked and tailored costume, along with Indian jewelry and meticulously done hair and makeup, will take the stage at the Cubberley […]

I’m no sports fan. If you ask me which team I support in the Olympics, I don’t usually have an opinion, dissociated by my lack of knowledge and the added complication of being a Chinese-American immigrant. However, there is one team I fiercely rally behind — and that is the China women’s national volleyball team. […]

While teachers are often kept busy with endless grading and lesson planning for their classes, more teachers are juggling teaching at both Saratoga and Los Gatos this year. On campus, Ben Brotzman, Kristen Cunningham, Yumiko Munieshi and Sara Tseng all alternate between working on both campuses.  Tseng, who has been teaching at SHS since 2007, […]