A happy place for all: Elderly find community at the Saratoga Senior Center September 24, 2023 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang On a visit to the Saratoga Area Senior Center Council (SASCC), you may stumble upon a crowd of elderly people in their 70s and 80s waltzing to vibrant Chinese music. The sun shines in through the curtains and fills the room with warmth and radiance. The karaoke verses flow on a TV screen and content […] read more » Juniors achieve impressive Quad Day performance despite rehearsal attendance challenges September 24, 2023 — by Skyler Mao As the music crescendoed to a beat drop during their quad day performance on Sept. 21, junior performers Steven Ning, Caleb Yu, and Dylan Wilson leapt into the air, each hurdling over three of their fellow performers beneath them as part of a stunt dance. This carefully choreographed scene was just one in a series […] read more » Seniors stick together and win Homecoming September 24, 2023 — by Victoria Lin Hundreds of students, staff members and parents erupted in cheers during the seniors’ quad day performance on Sept. 22 as Michelle Wan and Erika Anderson led the all girls’ dance group as they moved to the beat of Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red.” It was just one example of the stunning choreography onlookers admired […] read more » Speech and debate team dives into upcoming season with juniors at the helm September 24, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Under the leadership of co-presidents Ashish Goswami and Timothy Leung — both juniors — and new speech coach Jenny Cook, the school’s speech and debate team is looking to pursue ambitious fundraising and competition plans in hopes of winning national tournaments. Over the summer, the team’s debate coach, Steve Clemmons, conducted rounds of interviews with […] read more » Concert ‘MAGIC’ raises $30,000 for Maui fire victims and children in India September 24, 2023 — by Jessica Li and Kavya Patel Music and Good in Concert (MAGIC), a non-profit organization founded by senior Vidur Sanghi, held its second school concert in the McAfee Center on Aug. 27. The event was held to raise scholarship funds for youth impacted by the devastating wildfires in Maui. With the help of sponsors and donors including Nippon Telegraph and Telephone […] read more » Royalty honored at halftime of Homecoming game along with fall teams September 24, 2023 — by Nikhil Mathihalli The stands were packed with a “White-Out” theme as students cheered on the Falcons during the Homecoming football game against Cupertino on Sept. 22 (a game they lost 34-13). During halftime, the Homecoming royalty was announced. Homecoming court voting opened on Sept. 6, and two students from each of the freshman, sophomore and junior class […] read more » Faculty’s quad day on Sept. 18 exceeds expectations despite short practice time September 23, 2023 — by Aiden Ye The faculty kicked off Homecoming week on Sept. 18 with a “Finding Nemo”-themed quad day. More than 30 staff members participated in the finale, and their excitement and passion shone through their wacky dances and plentiful props. English teacher Marcos Cortez appeared in a turtle suit, while others donned starfish headpieces. The performance featured four […] read more » From kinesiology to political science, new social studies teacher enriches classroom with life experiences September 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang While juniors walked into their AP U.S. History class in Room 701 recently, new social studies and MAP 10 teacher Toby Remmers handed out little paper slips with images of either an agricultural or mineral item on them. The day’s topic was the Columbian Exchange, and Remmers set up stations around the room for them […] read more » Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Juniors achieve impressive Quad Day performance despite rehearsal attendance challenges September 24, 2023 — by Skyler Mao As the music crescendoed to a beat drop during their quad day performance on Sept. 21, junior performers Steven Ning, Caleb Yu, and Dylan Wilson leapt into the air, each hurdling over three of their fellow performers beneath them as part of a stunt dance. This carefully choreographed scene was just one in a series […] read more » Seniors stick together and win Homecoming September 24, 2023 — by Victoria Lin Hundreds of students, staff members and parents erupted in cheers during the seniors’ quad day performance on Sept. 22 as Michelle Wan and Erika Anderson led the all girls’ dance group as they moved to the beat of Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red.” It was just one example of the stunning choreography onlookers admired […] read more » Speech and debate team dives into upcoming season with juniors at the helm September 24, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Under the leadership of co-presidents Ashish Goswami and Timothy Leung — both juniors — and new speech coach Jenny Cook, the school’s speech and debate team is looking to pursue ambitious fundraising and competition plans in hopes of winning national tournaments. Over the summer, the team’s debate coach, Steve Clemmons, conducted rounds of interviews with […] read more » Concert ‘MAGIC’ raises $30,000 for Maui fire victims and children in India September 24, 2023 — by Jessica Li and Kavya Patel Music and Good in Concert (MAGIC), a non-profit organization founded by senior Vidur Sanghi, held its second school concert in the McAfee Center on Aug. 27. The event was held to raise scholarship funds for youth impacted by the devastating wildfires in Maui. With the help of sponsors and donors including Nippon Telegraph and Telephone […] read more » Royalty honored at halftime of Homecoming game along with fall teams September 24, 2023 — by Nikhil Mathihalli The stands were packed with a “White-Out” theme as students cheered on the Falcons during the Homecoming football game against Cupertino on Sept. 22 (a game they lost 34-13). During halftime, the Homecoming royalty was announced. Homecoming court voting opened on Sept. 6, and two students from each of the freshman, sophomore and junior class […] read more » Faculty’s quad day on Sept. 18 exceeds expectations despite short practice time September 23, 2023 — by Aiden Ye The faculty kicked off Homecoming week on Sept. 18 with a “Finding Nemo”-themed quad day. More than 30 staff members participated in the finale, and their excitement and passion shone through their wacky dances and plentiful props. English teacher Marcos Cortez appeared in a turtle suit, while others donned starfish headpieces. The performance featured four […] read more » From kinesiology to political science, new social studies teacher enriches classroom with life experiences September 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang While juniors walked into their AP U.S. History class in Room 701 recently, new social studies and MAP 10 teacher Toby Remmers handed out little paper slips with images of either an agricultural or mineral item on them. The day’s topic was the Columbian Exchange, and Remmers set up stations around the room for them […] read more » Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Seniors stick together and win Homecoming September 24, 2023 — by Victoria Lin Hundreds of students, staff members and parents erupted in cheers during the seniors’ quad day performance on Sept. 22 as Michelle Wan and Erika Anderson led the all girls’ dance group as they moved to the beat of Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red.” It was just one example of the stunning choreography onlookers admired […] read more » Speech and debate team dives into upcoming season with juniors at the helm September 24, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Under the leadership of co-presidents Ashish Goswami and Timothy Leung — both juniors — and new speech coach Jenny Cook, the school’s speech and debate team is looking to pursue ambitious fundraising and competition plans in hopes of winning national tournaments. Over the summer, the team’s debate coach, Steve Clemmons, conducted rounds of interviews with […] read more » Concert ‘MAGIC’ raises $30,000 for Maui fire victims and children in India September 24, 2023 — by Jessica Li and Kavya Patel Music and Good in Concert (MAGIC), a non-profit organization founded by senior Vidur Sanghi, held its second school concert in the McAfee Center on Aug. 27. The event was held to raise scholarship funds for youth impacted by the devastating wildfires in Maui. With the help of sponsors and donors including Nippon Telegraph and Telephone […] read more » Royalty honored at halftime of Homecoming game along with fall teams September 24, 2023 — by Nikhil Mathihalli The stands were packed with a “White-Out” theme as students cheered on the Falcons during the Homecoming football game against Cupertino on Sept. 22 (a game they lost 34-13). During halftime, the Homecoming royalty was announced. Homecoming court voting opened on Sept. 6, and two students from each of the freshman, sophomore and junior class […] read more » Faculty’s quad day on Sept. 18 exceeds expectations despite short practice time September 23, 2023 — by Aiden Ye The faculty kicked off Homecoming week on Sept. 18 with a “Finding Nemo”-themed quad day. More than 30 staff members participated in the finale, and their excitement and passion shone through their wacky dances and plentiful props. English teacher Marcos Cortez appeared in a turtle suit, while others donned starfish headpieces. The performance featured four […] read more » From kinesiology to political science, new social studies teacher enriches classroom with life experiences September 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang While juniors walked into their AP U.S. History class in Room 701 recently, new social studies and MAP 10 teacher Toby Remmers handed out little paper slips with images of either an agricultural or mineral item on them. The day’s topic was the Columbian Exchange, and Remmers set up stations around the room for them […] read more » Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Speech and debate team dives into upcoming season with juniors at the helm September 24, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Under the leadership of co-presidents Ashish Goswami and Timothy Leung — both juniors — and new speech coach Jenny Cook, the school’s speech and debate team is looking to pursue ambitious fundraising and competition plans in hopes of winning national tournaments. Over the summer, the team’s debate coach, Steve Clemmons, conducted rounds of interviews with […] read more » Concert ‘MAGIC’ raises $30,000 for Maui fire victims and children in India September 24, 2023 — by Jessica Li and Kavya Patel Music and Good in Concert (MAGIC), a non-profit organization founded by senior Vidur Sanghi, held its second school concert in the McAfee Center on Aug. 27. The event was held to raise scholarship funds for youth impacted by the devastating wildfires in Maui. With the help of sponsors and donors including Nippon Telegraph and Telephone […] read more » Royalty honored at halftime of Homecoming game along with fall teams September 24, 2023 — by Nikhil Mathihalli The stands were packed with a “White-Out” theme as students cheered on the Falcons during the Homecoming football game against Cupertino on Sept. 22 (a game they lost 34-13). During halftime, the Homecoming royalty was announced. Homecoming court voting opened on Sept. 6, and two students from each of the freshman, sophomore and junior class […] read more » Faculty’s quad day on Sept. 18 exceeds expectations despite short practice time September 23, 2023 — by Aiden Ye The faculty kicked off Homecoming week on Sept. 18 with a “Finding Nemo”-themed quad day. More than 30 staff members participated in the finale, and their excitement and passion shone through their wacky dances and plentiful props. English teacher Marcos Cortez appeared in a turtle suit, while others donned starfish headpieces. The performance featured four […] read more » From kinesiology to political science, new social studies teacher enriches classroom with life experiences September 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang While juniors walked into their AP U.S. History class in Room 701 recently, new social studies and MAP 10 teacher Toby Remmers handed out little paper slips with images of either an agricultural or mineral item on them. The day’s topic was the Columbian Exchange, and Remmers set up stations around the room for them […] read more » Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Concert ‘MAGIC’ raises $30,000 for Maui fire victims and children in India September 24, 2023 — by Jessica Li and Kavya Patel Music and Good in Concert (MAGIC), a non-profit organization founded by senior Vidur Sanghi, held its second school concert in the McAfee Center on Aug. 27. The event was held to raise scholarship funds for youth impacted by the devastating wildfires in Maui. With the help of sponsors and donors including Nippon Telegraph and Telephone […] read more » Royalty honored at halftime of Homecoming game along with fall teams September 24, 2023 — by Nikhil Mathihalli The stands were packed with a “White-Out” theme as students cheered on the Falcons during the Homecoming football game against Cupertino on Sept. 22 (a game they lost 34-13). During halftime, the Homecoming royalty was announced. Homecoming court voting opened on Sept. 6, and two students from each of the freshman, sophomore and junior class […] read more » Faculty’s quad day on Sept. 18 exceeds expectations despite short practice time September 23, 2023 — by Aiden Ye The faculty kicked off Homecoming week on Sept. 18 with a “Finding Nemo”-themed quad day. More than 30 staff members participated in the finale, and their excitement and passion shone through their wacky dances and plentiful props. English teacher Marcos Cortez appeared in a turtle suit, while others donned starfish headpieces. The performance featured four […] read more » From kinesiology to political science, new social studies teacher enriches classroom with life experiences September 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang While juniors walked into their AP U.S. History class in Room 701 recently, new social studies and MAP 10 teacher Toby Remmers handed out little paper slips with images of either an agricultural or mineral item on them. The day’s topic was the Columbian Exchange, and Remmers set up stations around the room for them […] read more » Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Royalty honored at halftime of Homecoming game along with fall teams September 24, 2023 — by Nikhil Mathihalli The stands were packed with a “White-Out” theme as students cheered on the Falcons during the Homecoming football game against Cupertino on Sept. 22 (a game they lost 34-13). During halftime, the Homecoming royalty was announced. Homecoming court voting opened on Sept. 6, and two students from each of the freshman, sophomore and junior class […] read more » Faculty’s quad day on Sept. 18 exceeds expectations despite short practice time September 23, 2023 — by Aiden Ye The faculty kicked off Homecoming week on Sept. 18 with a “Finding Nemo”-themed quad day. More than 30 staff members participated in the finale, and their excitement and passion shone through their wacky dances and plentiful props. English teacher Marcos Cortez appeared in a turtle suit, while others donned starfish headpieces. The performance featured four […] read more » From kinesiology to political science, new social studies teacher enriches classroom with life experiences September 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang While juniors walked into their AP U.S. History class in Room 701 recently, new social studies and MAP 10 teacher Toby Remmers handed out little paper slips with images of either an agricultural or mineral item on them. The day’s topic was the Columbian Exchange, and Remmers set up stations around the room for them […] read more » Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Faculty’s quad day on Sept. 18 exceeds expectations despite short practice time September 23, 2023 — by Aiden Ye The faculty kicked off Homecoming week on Sept. 18 with a “Finding Nemo”-themed quad day. More than 30 staff members participated in the finale, and their excitement and passion shone through their wacky dances and plentiful props. English teacher Marcos Cortez appeared in a turtle suit, while others donned starfish headpieces. The performance featured four […] read more » From kinesiology to political science, new social studies teacher enriches classroom with life experiences September 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang While juniors walked into their AP U.S. History class in Room 701 recently, new social studies and MAP 10 teacher Toby Remmers handed out little paper slips with images of either an agricultural or mineral item on them. The day’s topic was the Columbian Exchange, and Remmers set up stations around the room for them […] read more » Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
From kinesiology to political science, new social studies teacher enriches classroom with life experiences September 22, 2023 — by Zack Zhang While juniors walked into their AP U.S. History class in Room 701 recently, new social studies and MAP 10 teacher Toby Remmers handed out little paper slips with images of either an agricultural or mineral item on them. The day’s topic was the Columbian Exchange, and Remmers set up stations around the room for them […] read more » Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
Freshmen make strides during quad day performance September 21, 2023 — by Alan Cai In a Quad Day performance themed after the Disney movie “Inside Out” on Sept. 19, the Class of 2027 displayed a series of intricately choreographed dances while dealing with technical challenges revolving around a dysfunctional microphone system and flawed sound and their status as the “newbies” of the school. The freshmen Quad Day dances featured […] read more » 33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast
33 in the Class of 2024 announced as National Merit Semifinalists September 20, 2023 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang Last fall, 1.6 million juniors took the PSAT. Among those who scored highly enough to earn the honor of being National Merit semifinalists were 33 SHS seniors. To qualify as a National Merit semifinalist, a student’s junior year PSAT score must place in the 99th percentile in the state and the top 1.25% in the […] read more » firstprevious...10...1516171819...3040506070...nextlast