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As clubs and extracurriculars become increasingly popular, high school students have begun outreach to middle schoolers to encourage younger students to build both their skills and passions.  MSET Cuttlefish mentors middle-school counterparts  Starting last September, members of Saratoga’s MSET Cuttlefish robotics team began weekly outreach sessions with their middle school FTC equivalents, providing feedback on […]

Saratoga was drenched in heavy rain Tuesday, March 14, as California saw yet another powerful atmospheric river — a type of storm “named for their long, narrow shape and the prodigious amount of water they carry,” according to the New York Times. This follows a previous atmospheric river that loomed over the state last week. […]

The school’s LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club will lead participation in the first “Food Fight” competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen — a nonprofit soup kitchen that works to alleviate food insecurity — during the month of April. The goal is to promote awareness and encourage volunteers to combat food insecurity.  After LEO Club […]

Over the summer, senior Lisa Fung attended UC Santa Barbara’s Research Mentorship Program (RMP). After spending 6 weeks immersed in research in mathematical optimization — with breaks for activities such as playing basketball, snorkeling and surfing — she discovered a new method for using data to model human movement during natural disaster evacuation. Her project, […]

For the first time since the start of the pandemic, rising 9th graders and their parents got the opportunity to learn more about the school’s electives in person at Electives Night on Jan. 30. The event had a turnout of nearly 600 rising 9th graders and their family members, 30 staff members and 300 current […]

The encaptivating voices of senior Anastasia Ramirez and sophomore Diya Iyer filled the air as they sang “Somethings Are Meant To Be” from the movie “Little Women.” Numerous quartets, small ensembles and singing trios proceeded to charm the audience during the concert hosted by Music and Good in Concert (MAGIC), a nonprofit organization run by […]

After the Media Arts Program’s annual trip to Los Angeles was canceled  the last three years due to COVID-19 restrictions, roughly 60 juniors will finally board buses in mid-March to head south and learn about the entertainment and media industries first hand. The group will leave early on March 9 and return by Sunday evening […]

At a typical Model UN conference, dozens of students wearing formal attire set up stands to debate public policy and propose solutions for ongoing international issues like refugee crises, waste management and women’s rights. Some shout, trying to garner attention for the country they represent, while others take notes and plan out which nations they […]

Mock Trial concluded its competition season in early February. Competitions occurred remotely over Zoom for the third consecutive year since the start of the pandemic. Twenty teams competed in the Santa Clara County tournament this year.  This year’s case centered on the accused robbery of a Shakespearean signet ring and alleged battery. With the argument […]

Each year, the New York Times hosts a 100-word personal narrative contest for high school students across the world to tell a miniature memoir about a meaningful moment in their lives. Out of the 12,000 entries, senior Adam Xu’s personal narrative was one of 13 winning pieces selected as winners by the judges.  “There were […]