Policy change eliminates food trucks during school-day events like Turkey Trot December 7, 2023 — by Derek Liang and Eric Shi Food trucks, a staple of the school’s annual Turkey Trot event, were missing from this year’s event on Nov. 21 following a recent policy change that bans the sale of food other than that from the cafeteria on campus during lunch unless the food is given out for free. As a result of this policy, […] read more » AP Music Theory offers opportunities to explore compositional techniques December 7, 2023 — by Amy Luo AP Music Theory, a course usually offered every other year, focuses on music fundamentals such as melody, texture, rhythm, pitch and key signatures. According to AP Music Theory teacher Beth Nitzan, the class aims to give students a compositional understanding of music and thus guide them to become better musicians. “The class is all about […] read more » Wellness Center reopens under new coordinator December 7, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu With over 20 years of experience in education, new Wellness Center coordinator Thea Widmer hopes to build and maintain a safe and supportive environment within the Wellness Center. After the Wellness Center reduced services for 6 weeks starting from Oct. 4 — when the previous coordinator, Grace Conley, switched positions to the school testing center […] read more » District safety initiatives bring new AED machines and Narcan kits to campus December 7, 2023 — by Derek Liang The district has recently made significant upgrades to school safety equipment, including the installation of six new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on the Saratoga High campus, bringing the campus total to 13. In addition, first aid cabinets around the school have been stocked with Narcan kits for opioid overdose cases, along with “stop the bleed” […] read more » Science Bowl, seeking a repeat of recent successes, adjusts to loss of graduated seniors December 5, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad and Emily Wu Sophomore Warren Chee stared intently at his whiteboard while racing to figure out a solution for a chemistry problem. With two seconds to spare on the clock, he slammed the buzzer and blurted, “144.” To Chee’s surprise, it was the correct answer. Although it was only a practice question during a Science Bowl meeting, the […] read more » LGSUHSD scores highly in CAASPP testing December 4, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Results released this fall show the school’s students continuing to perform at or near the top of the state in mathematics and English on a benchmark state test. On Oct. 18, the district released school-specific data regarding the Class of `24’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Test, taken in […] read more » National tournament experience sets up speech competitors to reach new heights December 4, 2023 — by Andrew Lin Nearly 140,000 students across the country are National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) members, but only 4% of them qualify for nationals, which were held in Phoenix, Arizona from June 11 to 16. To qualify, competitors must place in the top 3 spots in the yearly district tournament, which juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri […] read more » Music Boosters cookie dough fundraiser raises $10k+ December 3, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu The Saratoga Music Booster’s (SMB) annual Cookie Dough fundraiser raised $12,052 via the sale of 1,250 items. The funds raised will be directed toward the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Saratoga Unified School District music programs. The fundraiser ran from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30; students in the music program were tasked with selling a […] read more » Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
AP Music Theory offers opportunities to explore compositional techniques December 7, 2023 — by Amy Luo AP Music Theory, a course usually offered every other year, focuses on music fundamentals such as melody, texture, rhythm, pitch and key signatures. According to AP Music Theory teacher Beth Nitzan, the class aims to give students a compositional understanding of music and thus guide them to become better musicians. “The class is all about […] read more » Wellness Center reopens under new coordinator December 7, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu With over 20 years of experience in education, new Wellness Center coordinator Thea Widmer hopes to build and maintain a safe and supportive environment within the Wellness Center. After the Wellness Center reduced services for 6 weeks starting from Oct. 4 — when the previous coordinator, Grace Conley, switched positions to the school testing center […] read more » District safety initiatives bring new AED machines and Narcan kits to campus December 7, 2023 — by Derek Liang The district has recently made significant upgrades to school safety equipment, including the installation of six new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on the Saratoga High campus, bringing the campus total to 13. In addition, first aid cabinets around the school have been stocked with Narcan kits for opioid overdose cases, along with “stop the bleed” […] read more » Science Bowl, seeking a repeat of recent successes, adjusts to loss of graduated seniors December 5, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad and Emily Wu Sophomore Warren Chee stared intently at his whiteboard while racing to figure out a solution for a chemistry problem. With two seconds to spare on the clock, he slammed the buzzer and blurted, “144.” To Chee’s surprise, it was the correct answer. Although it was only a practice question during a Science Bowl meeting, the […] read more » LGSUHSD scores highly in CAASPP testing December 4, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Results released this fall show the school’s students continuing to perform at or near the top of the state in mathematics and English on a benchmark state test. On Oct. 18, the district released school-specific data regarding the Class of `24’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Test, taken in […] read more » National tournament experience sets up speech competitors to reach new heights December 4, 2023 — by Andrew Lin Nearly 140,000 students across the country are National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) members, but only 4% of them qualify for nationals, which were held in Phoenix, Arizona from June 11 to 16. To qualify, competitors must place in the top 3 spots in the yearly district tournament, which juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri […] read more » Music Boosters cookie dough fundraiser raises $10k+ December 3, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu The Saratoga Music Booster’s (SMB) annual Cookie Dough fundraiser raised $12,052 via the sale of 1,250 items. The funds raised will be directed toward the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Saratoga Unified School District music programs. The fundraiser ran from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30; students in the music program were tasked with selling a […] read more » Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Wellness Center reopens under new coordinator December 7, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu With over 20 years of experience in education, new Wellness Center coordinator Thea Widmer hopes to build and maintain a safe and supportive environment within the Wellness Center. After the Wellness Center reduced services for 6 weeks starting from Oct. 4 — when the previous coordinator, Grace Conley, switched positions to the school testing center […] read more » District safety initiatives bring new AED machines and Narcan kits to campus December 7, 2023 — by Derek Liang The district has recently made significant upgrades to school safety equipment, including the installation of six new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on the Saratoga High campus, bringing the campus total to 13. In addition, first aid cabinets around the school have been stocked with Narcan kits for opioid overdose cases, along with “stop the bleed” […] read more » Science Bowl, seeking a repeat of recent successes, adjusts to loss of graduated seniors December 5, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad and Emily Wu Sophomore Warren Chee stared intently at his whiteboard while racing to figure out a solution for a chemistry problem. With two seconds to spare on the clock, he slammed the buzzer and blurted, “144.” To Chee’s surprise, it was the correct answer. Although it was only a practice question during a Science Bowl meeting, the […] read more » LGSUHSD scores highly in CAASPP testing December 4, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Results released this fall show the school’s students continuing to perform at or near the top of the state in mathematics and English on a benchmark state test. On Oct. 18, the district released school-specific data regarding the Class of `24’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Test, taken in […] read more » National tournament experience sets up speech competitors to reach new heights December 4, 2023 — by Andrew Lin Nearly 140,000 students across the country are National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) members, but only 4% of them qualify for nationals, which were held in Phoenix, Arizona from June 11 to 16. To qualify, competitors must place in the top 3 spots in the yearly district tournament, which juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri […] read more » Music Boosters cookie dough fundraiser raises $10k+ December 3, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu The Saratoga Music Booster’s (SMB) annual Cookie Dough fundraiser raised $12,052 via the sale of 1,250 items. The funds raised will be directed toward the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Saratoga Unified School District music programs. The fundraiser ran from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30; students in the music program were tasked with selling a […] read more » Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
District safety initiatives bring new AED machines and Narcan kits to campus December 7, 2023 — by Derek Liang The district has recently made significant upgrades to school safety equipment, including the installation of six new automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on the Saratoga High campus, bringing the campus total to 13. In addition, first aid cabinets around the school have been stocked with Narcan kits for opioid overdose cases, along with “stop the bleed” […] read more » Science Bowl, seeking a repeat of recent successes, adjusts to loss of graduated seniors December 5, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad and Emily Wu Sophomore Warren Chee stared intently at his whiteboard while racing to figure out a solution for a chemistry problem. With two seconds to spare on the clock, he slammed the buzzer and blurted, “144.” To Chee’s surprise, it was the correct answer. Although it was only a practice question during a Science Bowl meeting, the […] read more » LGSUHSD scores highly in CAASPP testing December 4, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Results released this fall show the school’s students continuing to perform at or near the top of the state in mathematics and English on a benchmark state test. On Oct. 18, the district released school-specific data regarding the Class of `24’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Test, taken in […] read more » National tournament experience sets up speech competitors to reach new heights December 4, 2023 — by Andrew Lin Nearly 140,000 students across the country are National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) members, but only 4% of them qualify for nationals, which were held in Phoenix, Arizona from June 11 to 16. To qualify, competitors must place in the top 3 spots in the yearly district tournament, which juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri […] read more » Music Boosters cookie dough fundraiser raises $10k+ December 3, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu The Saratoga Music Booster’s (SMB) annual Cookie Dough fundraiser raised $12,052 via the sale of 1,250 items. The funds raised will be directed toward the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Saratoga Unified School District music programs. The fundraiser ran from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30; students in the music program were tasked with selling a […] read more » Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Science Bowl, seeking a repeat of recent successes, adjusts to loss of graduated seniors December 5, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad and Emily Wu Sophomore Warren Chee stared intently at his whiteboard while racing to figure out a solution for a chemistry problem. With two seconds to spare on the clock, he slammed the buzzer and blurted, “144.” To Chee’s surprise, it was the correct answer. Although it was only a practice question during a Science Bowl meeting, the […] read more » LGSUHSD scores highly in CAASPP testing December 4, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Results released this fall show the school’s students continuing to perform at or near the top of the state in mathematics and English on a benchmark state test. On Oct. 18, the district released school-specific data regarding the Class of `24’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Test, taken in […] read more » National tournament experience sets up speech competitors to reach new heights December 4, 2023 — by Andrew Lin Nearly 140,000 students across the country are National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) members, but only 4% of them qualify for nationals, which were held in Phoenix, Arizona from June 11 to 16. To qualify, competitors must place in the top 3 spots in the yearly district tournament, which juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri […] read more » Music Boosters cookie dough fundraiser raises $10k+ December 3, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu The Saratoga Music Booster’s (SMB) annual Cookie Dough fundraiser raised $12,052 via the sale of 1,250 items. The funds raised will be directed toward the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Saratoga Unified School District music programs. The fundraiser ran from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30; students in the music program were tasked with selling a […] read more » Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
LGSUHSD scores highly in CAASPP testing December 4, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Results released this fall show the school’s students continuing to perform at or near the top of the state in mathematics and English on a benchmark state test. On Oct. 18, the district released school-specific data regarding the Class of `24’s performance on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Test, taken in […] read more » National tournament experience sets up speech competitors to reach new heights December 4, 2023 — by Andrew Lin Nearly 140,000 students across the country are National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) members, but only 4% of them qualify for nationals, which were held in Phoenix, Arizona from June 11 to 16. To qualify, competitors must place in the top 3 spots in the yearly district tournament, which juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri […] read more » Music Boosters cookie dough fundraiser raises $10k+ December 3, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu The Saratoga Music Booster’s (SMB) annual Cookie Dough fundraiser raised $12,052 via the sale of 1,250 items. The funds raised will be directed toward the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Saratoga Unified School District music programs. The fundraiser ran from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30; students in the music program were tasked with selling a […] read more » Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
National tournament experience sets up speech competitors to reach new heights December 4, 2023 — by Andrew Lin Nearly 140,000 students across the country are National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA) members, but only 4% of them qualify for nationals, which were held in Phoenix, Arizona from June 11 to 16. To qualify, competitors must place in the top 3 spots in the yearly district tournament, which juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri […] read more » Music Boosters cookie dough fundraiser raises $10k+ December 3, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu The Saratoga Music Booster’s (SMB) annual Cookie Dough fundraiser raised $12,052 via the sale of 1,250 items. The funds raised will be directed toward the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Saratoga Unified School District music programs. The fundraiser ran from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30; students in the music program were tasked with selling a […] read more » Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Music Boosters cookie dough fundraiser raises $10k+ December 3, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu The Saratoga Music Booster’s (SMB) annual Cookie Dough fundraiser raised $12,052 via the sale of 1,250 items. The funds raised will be directed toward the Saratoga High, Redwood Middle and Saratoga Unified School District music programs. The fundraiser ran from Sept. 18 to Oct. 30; students in the music program were tasked with selling a […] read more » Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Students discover environmental solutions at Taiwan climate conference December 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu As senior Eric Norris and his team stepped up the stairs of the stage in front of hundreds of students and teachers on Oct. 24, a wave of adrenaline hit him. He was nervous, but at the same time excited to present the progress of developments his team has made on their project for the […] read more » Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Long-term substitute AP Computer Science teacher hired December 3, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Emily Wu The district recently hired Siddhartha Punj as a long-term substitute on Nov. 8 to fill in for AP Computer Science A teacher Thomas Wang’s 12-week paternity leave absence. Punj started teaching all four periods of AP Computer Science A on Nov. 13 and will continue to do so until Wang’s expected return in February. Following […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast