Most people grow up slowly, experiencing life in small doses: making mistakes and then making them again, until they finally learn. Sophomore Katya Simpson didn’t get that luxury.
It happened quickly. One week last fall Simpson was a regular student. The next she underwent a surgery to remove a life-threatening brain tumor that changed her life forever.
Band students were sad to say good-bye to beloved former band teacher John Zarco when he announced his departure to pursue his PhD. last year; however, new music teacher Duane Otani hopes to find a place in their hearts.
“Teaching at Saratoga seemed like a good opportunity for me,” said Otani. “I love working here and everything about the school. The students are great and I know we can have a successful year.”
How many times do you wish for a different type of learning in your class? Many students absolutely despise simulations, while others are enthusiastic and dress up for them like it's Halloween. Similarly, while diagrams may help one student learn, lectures appeal to another. Teachers often try to account for these learning styles in their lessons. And, contrary to popular belief, many teachers were students once themselves and reflect their own distinctive learning styles through the way they teach. English department head Jason Friend is one such teacher.
All the students enrolled in the Media Arts Program (MAP) traveled to the Fort Miley Ropes Course in San Francisco on Sept. 18. The purpose of the ropes course field trip was to encourage to students to work together, overcome personal challenges and achieve their goals, such as building trust and team-bonding.
“We were asked to do things like walking across a tightrope, boosting someone over a wall, walking across a log suspended high in the air, or zip lining,” said sophomore Antara Rao. Rao also said she felt the field trip was successful in encouraging teamwork between classmates.
When students, or anyone else, for that matter, need a good laugh or crave a romantic moment, but simply don't have the time to watch a full two-hour movie, YouTube is a perfect remedy.
When the hit television show "Glee" debuted on FOX last summer, senior Natalie Tkalcevic got an idea: Why not start the school's own Glee Club?
The math club has created an outreach program into Redwood Middle School this year, removing the need for Redwood to hire extracurricular math coaches. Students from the high school now run the entire middle school extracurricular math program, with the help of parent volunteers.
Every year, millions of people set goals to lose weight and lead a healthier lifestyle. Myths about certain foods and exercise methods, however, are often detrimental to those goals.
According to AceFitness.org , one wrong myth among teens is that “I can eat anything and as much as I want just as long as I exercise afterward.” But after eating thousands of calories and exercising, people may find that an average workout only burns about 300-500 calories. Furthermore, exercise may increase appetite, leading to eating more after a workout.
Grueling hours of rehearsal will finally pay off this weekend as the drama department showcases its fall play “On the Razzle” in the McAfee Center. Thursday night’s opening was the first of four continuing with evening shows this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and a Sunday matinée performance at 2 p.m.