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Two current members of the district’s school board — Cynthia Chang and Peter Hertan, who have served for 24 and four years, respectively — will not be running for reelection this November. Incumbent David Guidry is running for reelection.  “Chang really has a love for the community,” board president Katherine Tseng said. “She has the […]

During halftime at the Homecoming football game against Mills High on Sept. 23, the school inaugurated this year’s homecoming royalty. The court included freshmen AJ Bawa, Jena Lew and Katherine Zeng; sophomores Alan Cai and Naahur Saajwan; juniors Abhinav Kiran and Nikhil Mathihalli; and seniors Julian Berkowitz-Sklar, Jeremiah Chung, Shafin Haque, Allison Tan, Taylor Wilson […]

MOSAIC, short for “making our school an inclusive community,” has replaced last year’s advisory sessions for the  2022-23 school year both at Saratoga and Los Gatos High, making it a district wide effort. Advisory included lessons on topics such as bullying, mental health and consent.  MOSAIC occurs less regularly than the advisory units that began […]

The freshmen were up first for the student Homecoming quad day performances on Sept. 20, following the teacher performance the day before. The bleachers in the quad were packed full as hundreds watched in anticipation.  The freshmen theme this year was the “Powerpuff Girls.” As such, they incorporated elements like costumes resembling the characters and […]

The iconic beat of late artist Pop Smoke’s “Get Back” thundered throughout the quad at the junior’s Homecoming quad day performance on Sept. 22. Cheers erupted from the crowd as juniors Avik Belenje, Pearson Chung and Raghav Rajan performed the popular “Get Sturdy” dance to the panel of judges. Eager to avenge their last-place finish […]

On the first day of school, hundreds of students stormed out of their third period class as the lunch bell rang, tussling in line for free lunch. Within minutes, the lunch line extended all the way from the cafeteria to the student center. “I waited 20 minutes for the lunch line to die down before […]

Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […]

In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year.  The district believes the policy, first […]

The senior class received a record 123 sign-ups for quad day this year, a 61% increase from the previous year. The increase in participation marks a return to a more normal school experience for a class that spent its sophomore year largely online because of the pandemic. “I wanted to contribute back to our class […]