‘Let’s Start Here’: a psychedelic time machine back to the ‘70s March 1, 2023 — by Andrew Lin Lil Yachty, a member of the XXL 2016 freshman class (the annual listing of up-and-coming rap artists by XXL magazine), is a major player in the trap scene. His signature mumble rapping style, in which less emphasis is placed on lyrical content in favor of an overall mood, has garnered both appreciation and derision. However, […] read more » Finding harmony in SHS through feng shui March 1, 2023 — by Lynn Dai Saratoga High is not typically known for its beautiful architecture; some may find irony in the fact that the school was purportedly designed by an architect who also designed prisons. Even so, the placement of structures in and around the school makes it particularly auspicious and well-designed according to the theory of feng shui. Feng […] read more » Here’s some electives advice from a junior who’s taken a bunch of them February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Lin Call me an SHS electives connoisseur. I have taken a bunch of them in my three years here, from journalism to Chinese to engineering and even art. What follows are some of the lessons I’ve learned and advice I have for younger students. Engineering I took two years of engineering (Intro to Engineering and […] read more » ‘Avatar: The Way of the Water’ worth seeing despite lack-luster plot February 17, 2023 — by Eric Shi and Parav Manney ”Avatar: The Way of the Water” hit theaters on Dec. 16, drawing tens of millions of viewers worldwide and setting records. As the long awaited sequel to director James Cameron’s 2009 “Avatar,” one of the highest-grossing movies of all time due to its use of CGI to assist in worldbuilding and visuals, “Avatar: The Way […] read more » ‘Puss in Boots’: the underdog story of a Dreamworks’ masterpiece February 16, 2023 — by George Huang As throngs of fans rushed to the packed theaters to watch “Avatar 2” in December, some weren’t able to secure seats. Forced to pick an alternative, many went to “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” the sequel a spinoff of the original Shrek franchise. Many viewers of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” perhaps assumed […] read more » Despite more strenuous training, Class of ‘22 alumnus enjoys collegiate cross country February 16, 2023 — by George Hu During the four years that Class of ‘22 alumnus Harrison Dance ran cross country and track and field here, he set a school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:12.09 and achieved an impressive 9:15.20 in the 3200 meters. In cross country, he attained a personal record of 15:28 in his senior […] read more » The inner workings of Journalism: deadline night February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Atrey Desai Here is a not-so-familiar scene for most: 35 people sit in an abnormally large room with an absurd number of expensive iMacs lined up against the wall, half the people less than a foot away from their laptop screen, with the rest yelling at each other in a “constructive” manner. For the journalism students here, […] read more » Best Buddies club hopes to bring change to school February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Beverly Xu On Oct. 31, the recently revived Best Buddies club assisted the special education team to organize and participate in a Halloween Party for the special education students in the school. The club, brought back to campus by junior Nishant Nair, is a chapter of the international nonprofit Best Buddies. Its mission is working to integrate […] read more » Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
Finding harmony in SHS through feng shui March 1, 2023 — by Lynn Dai Saratoga High is not typically known for its beautiful architecture; some may find irony in the fact that the school was purportedly designed by an architect who also designed prisons. Even so, the placement of structures in and around the school makes it particularly auspicious and well-designed according to the theory of feng shui. Feng […] read more » Here’s some electives advice from a junior who’s taken a bunch of them February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Lin Call me an SHS electives connoisseur. I have taken a bunch of them in my three years here, from journalism to Chinese to engineering and even art. What follows are some of the lessons I’ve learned and advice I have for younger students. Engineering I took two years of engineering (Intro to Engineering and […] read more » ‘Avatar: The Way of the Water’ worth seeing despite lack-luster plot February 17, 2023 — by Eric Shi and Parav Manney ”Avatar: The Way of the Water” hit theaters on Dec. 16, drawing tens of millions of viewers worldwide and setting records. As the long awaited sequel to director James Cameron’s 2009 “Avatar,” one of the highest-grossing movies of all time due to its use of CGI to assist in worldbuilding and visuals, “Avatar: The Way […] read more » ‘Puss in Boots’: the underdog story of a Dreamworks’ masterpiece February 16, 2023 — by George Huang As throngs of fans rushed to the packed theaters to watch “Avatar 2” in December, some weren’t able to secure seats. Forced to pick an alternative, many went to “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” the sequel a spinoff of the original Shrek franchise. Many viewers of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” perhaps assumed […] read more » Despite more strenuous training, Class of ‘22 alumnus enjoys collegiate cross country February 16, 2023 — by George Hu During the four years that Class of ‘22 alumnus Harrison Dance ran cross country and track and field here, he set a school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:12.09 and achieved an impressive 9:15.20 in the 3200 meters. In cross country, he attained a personal record of 15:28 in his senior […] read more » The inner workings of Journalism: deadline night February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Atrey Desai Here is a not-so-familiar scene for most: 35 people sit in an abnormally large room with an absurd number of expensive iMacs lined up against the wall, half the people less than a foot away from their laptop screen, with the rest yelling at each other in a “constructive” manner. For the journalism students here, […] read more » Best Buddies club hopes to bring change to school February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Beverly Xu On Oct. 31, the recently revived Best Buddies club assisted the special education team to organize and participate in a Halloween Party for the special education students in the school. The club, brought back to campus by junior Nishant Nair, is a chapter of the international nonprofit Best Buddies. Its mission is working to integrate […] read more » Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
Here’s some electives advice from a junior who’s taken a bunch of them February 27, 2023 — by Victoria Lin Call me an SHS electives connoisseur. I have taken a bunch of them in my three years here, from journalism to Chinese to engineering and even art. What follows are some of the lessons I’ve learned and advice I have for younger students. Engineering I took two years of engineering (Intro to Engineering and […] read more » ‘Avatar: The Way of the Water’ worth seeing despite lack-luster plot February 17, 2023 — by Eric Shi and Parav Manney ”Avatar: The Way of the Water” hit theaters on Dec. 16, drawing tens of millions of viewers worldwide and setting records. As the long awaited sequel to director James Cameron’s 2009 “Avatar,” one of the highest-grossing movies of all time due to its use of CGI to assist in worldbuilding and visuals, “Avatar: The Way […] read more » ‘Puss in Boots’: the underdog story of a Dreamworks’ masterpiece February 16, 2023 — by George Huang As throngs of fans rushed to the packed theaters to watch “Avatar 2” in December, some weren’t able to secure seats. Forced to pick an alternative, many went to “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” the sequel a spinoff of the original Shrek franchise. Many viewers of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” perhaps assumed […] read more » Despite more strenuous training, Class of ‘22 alumnus enjoys collegiate cross country February 16, 2023 — by George Hu During the four years that Class of ‘22 alumnus Harrison Dance ran cross country and track and field here, he set a school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:12.09 and achieved an impressive 9:15.20 in the 3200 meters. In cross country, he attained a personal record of 15:28 in his senior […] read more » The inner workings of Journalism: deadline night February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Atrey Desai Here is a not-so-familiar scene for most: 35 people sit in an abnormally large room with an absurd number of expensive iMacs lined up against the wall, half the people less than a foot away from their laptop screen, with the rest yelling at each other in a “constructive” manner. For the journalism students here, […] read more » Best Buddies club hopes to bring change to school February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Beverly Xu On Oct. 31, the recently revived Best Buddies club assisted the special education team to organize and participate in a Halloween Party for the special education students in the school. The club, brought back to campus by junior Nishant Nair, is a chapter of the international nonprofit Best Buddies. Its mission is working to integrate […] read more » Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
‘Avatar: The Way of the Water’ worth seeing despite lack-luster plot February 17, 2023 — by Eric Shi and Parav Manney ”Avatar: The Way of the Water” hit theaters on Dec. 16, drawing tens of millions of viewers worldwide and setting records. As the long awaited sequel to director James Cameron’s 2009 “Avatar,” one of the highest-grossing movies of all time due to its use of CGI to assist in worldbuilding and visuals, “Avatar: The Way […] read more » ‘Puss in Boots’: the underdog story of a Dreamworks’ masterpiece February 16, 2023 — by George Huang As throngs of fans rushed to the packed theaters to watch “Avatar 2” in December, some weren’t able to secure seats. Forced to pick an alternative, many went to “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” the sequel a spinoff of the original Shrek franchise. Many viewers of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” perhaps assumed […] read more » Despite more strenuous training, Class of ‘22 alumnus enjoys collegiate cross country February 16, 2023 — by George Hu During the four years that Class of ‘22 alumnus Harrison Dance ran cross country and track and field here, he set a school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:12.09 and achieved an impressive 9:15.20 in the 3200 meters. In cross country, he attained a personal record of 15:28 in his senior […] read more » The inner workings of Journalism: deadline night February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Atrey Desai Here is a not-so-familiar scene for most: 35 people sit in an abnormally large room with an absurd number of expensive iMacs lined up against the wall, half the people less than a foot away from their laptop screen, with the rest yelling at each other in a “constructive” manner. For the journalism students here, […] read more » Best Buddies club hopes to bring change to school February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Beverly Xu On Oct. 31, the recently revived Best Buddies club assisted the special education team to organize and participate in a Halloween Party for the special education students in the school. The club, brought back to campus by junior Nishant Nair, is a chapter of the international nonprofit Best Buddies. Its mission is working to integrate […] read more » Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
‘Puss in Boots’: the underdog story of a Dreamworks’ masterpiece February 16, 2023 — by George Huang As throngs of fans rushed to the packed theaters to watch “Avatar 2” in December, some weren’t able to secure seats. Forced to pick an alternative, many went to “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” the sequel a spinoff of the original Shrek franchise. Many viewers of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” perhaps assumed […] read more » Despite more strenuous training, Class of ‘22 alumnus enjoys collegiate cross country February 16, 2023 — by George Hu During the four years that Class of ‘22 alumnus Harrison Dance ran cross country and track and field here, he set a school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:12.09 and achieved an impressive 9:15.20 in the 3200 meters. In cross country, he attained a personal record of 15:28 in his senior […] read more » The inner workings of Journalism: deadline night February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Atrey Desai Here is a not-so-familiar scene for most: 35 people sit in an abnormally large room with an absurd number of expensive iMacs lined up against the wall, half the people less than a foot away from their laptop screen, with the rest yelling at each other in a “constructive” manner. For the journalism students here, […] read more » Best Buddies club hopes to bring change to school February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Beverly Xu On Oct. 31, the recently revived Best Buddies club assisted the special education team to organize and participate in a Halloween Party for the special education students in the school. The club, brought back to campus by junior Nishant Nair, is a chapter of the international nonprofit Best Buddies. Its mission is working to integrate […] read more » Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
Despite more strenuous training, Class of ‘22 alumnus enjoys collegiate cross country February 16, 2023 — by George Hu During the four years that Class of ‘22 alumnus Harrison Dance ran cross country and track and field here, he set a school record in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:12.09 and achieved an impressive 9:15.20 in the 3200 meters. In cross country, he attained a personal record of 15:28 in his senior […] read more » The inner workings of Journalism: deadline night February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Atrey Desai Here is a not-so-familiar scene for most: 35 people sit in an abnormally large room with an absurd number of expensive iMacs lined up against the wall, half the people less than a foot away from their laptop screen, with the rest yelling at each other in a “constructive” manner. For the journalism students here, […] read more » Best Buddies club hopes to bring change to school February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Beverly Xu On Oct. 31, the recently revived Best Buddies club assisted the special education team to organize and participate in a Halloween Party for the special education students in the school. The club, brought back to campus by junior Nishant Nair, is a chapter of the international nonprofit Best Buddies. Its mission is working to integrate […] read more » Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
The inner workings of Journalism: deadline night February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Atrey Desai Here is a not-so-familiar scene for most: 35 people sit in an abnormally large room with an absurd number of expensive iMacs lined up against the wall, half the people less than a foot away from their laptop screen, with the rest yelling at each other in a “constructive” manner. For the journalism students here, […] read more » Best Buddies club hopes to bring change to school February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Beverly Xu On Oct. 31, the recently revived Best Buddies club assisted the special education team to organize and participate in a Halloween Party for the special education students in the school. The club, brought back to campus by junior Nishant Nair, is a chapter of the international nonprofit Best Buddies. Its mission is working to integrate […] read more » Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
Best Buddies club hopes to bring change to school February 15, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra and Beverly Xu On Oct. 31, the recently revived Best Buddies club assisted the special education team to organize and participate in a Halloween Party for the special education students in the school. The club, brought back to campus by junior Nishant Nair, is a chapter of the international nonprofit Best Buddies. Its mission is working to integrate […] read more » Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
Student directors create productions exploring themes of life and death February 15, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Parav Manney After an angel crashed through the roof of Toby’s house and fell unconscious in his kitchen, Toby rushed in with his family to inspect the clumsy bearer of news that could possibly change his life forever. But the seemingly authentic antics that then followed between Toby and his relatives were an act; the kitchen was […] read more » App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast
App users download personalities off the internet February 13, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Ariel Zhou “Only in Ohio.” “It’s givvvvinggggg…” “BFFR.” TikTok has undoubtedly influenced the lives of many people, especially teens. You are very likely to encounter classmates whose sense of humor, vocabulary, and pop culture references are completely derived from social media. It is a peculiar phenomenon to observe in people: Since everything that’s supposed to be indicative […] read more » firstprevious...45678...2030405060...nextlast