Community employs several efforts to protect LGSUHSD’s educational quality May 5, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and Ruiyan Zhu To maintain Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District’s (LGSUHSD) high quality of education, staff and community members in recent weeks have been asking area residents to vote in favor of Measure A, which would renew and expand an expiring parcel tax and provide $2.5 million annually for the district. The Measure A mail-in ballot is […] read more » Summer volunteering in the Bay Area: a guide to seeking the opportunities May 4, 2024 — by Angela Tan In the 9.5 weeks of summer when you aren’t confined in a stuffy classroom, endless possibilities abound for how to spend your free time. Some students attend summer programs at universities to further their passion in a field, while others take a relaxing vacation to a distant country and some stay home to enjoy the […] read more » Juniors place second in state in TEAMS competition but withdraw from nationals May 4, 2024 — by Sunny Cao and Zack Zhang A dedicated and skilled group of four STEM-focused Saratoga students captured second place in the statewide TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Math and Science) competition this semester, but won’t take part in the national competition this summer because of schedule conflicts. The four students, Akshat Bora, Alan Cai, Hayden Fu and Benjamin Kuo, took part […] read more » Get a real college experience at no cost — take some summer community college classes May 4, 2024 — by Richard Fan From the last day of finals to the first day of school, there are exactly 64 days of summer vacation for students to relax and pursue extracurricular interests. For students looking to do something enriching over these 9 weeks, it’s smart to consider taking summer classes at local community colleges. West Valley College and De […] read more » Under the stage: Pit orchestra elevates drama performance May 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Eyes locked on one another, members of the pit orchestra opened with a fast-moving scale. Each musician paid attention to what went on above them, ready to adjust to any changes on stage. With the spring musical “Something Rotten” running from April 26 to May 4, the drama program has relied heavily on collaborating with […] read more » Math team places fourth in Stanford Tournament April 29, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko and Lawson Wang The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT), which takes place every year in April, is a team-based math competition for high school students. Only one team from Saratoga High attended SMT, placing fourth overall. SMT Online, also hosted by Stanford University, is open to high school students and younger and was hosted on April 14, one day […] read more » Photography Club holds first annual showcase April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Sophomore Navya Chawla, the outreach officer for the photography club, crouched over her computer, dragging designs and text boxes onto a blank Canva slide. The rest of the officers sat around the table in the library, voting for which photo in the travel category was the best. As they discussed the photos, Chawla edited the […] read more » French trip continues annual visit to France over spring break April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Over spring break from April 6-14, French teacher Elaine Haggerty brought a group of eight students and three parents to Paris and Brussels to explore the French language and culture. The annual trip first began in 2017, continued in 2018, but took a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only restarting in 2023. […] read more » Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Summer volunteering in the Bay Area: a guide to seeking the opportunities May 4, 2024 — by Angela Tan In the 9.5 weeks of summer when you aren’t confined in a stuffy classroom, endless possibilities abound for how to spend your free time. Some students attend summer programs at universities to further their passion in a field, while others take a relaxing vacation to a distant country and some stay home to enjoy the […] read more » Juniors place second in state in TEAMS competition but withdraw from nationals May 4, 2024 — by Sunny Cao and Zack Zhang A dedicated and skilled group of four STEM-focused Saratoga students captured second place in the statewide TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Math and Science) competition this semester, but won’t take part in the national competition this summer because of schedule conflicts. The four students, Akshat Bora, Alan Cai, Hayden Fu and Benjamin Kuo, took part […] read more » Get a real college experience at no cost — take some summer community college classes May 4, 2024 — by Richard Fan From the last day of finals to the first day of school, there are exactly 64 days of summer vacation for students to relax and pursue extracurricular interests. For students looking to do something enriching over these 9 weeks, it’s smart to consider taking summer classes at local community colleges. West Valley College and De […] read more » Under the stage: Pit orchestra elevates drama performance May 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Eyes locked on one another, members of the pit orchestra opened with a fast-moving scale. Each musician paid attention to what went on above them, ready to adjust to any changes on stage. With the spring musical “Something Rotten” running from April 26 to May 4, the drama program has relied heavily on collaborating with […] read more » Math team places fourth in Stanford Tournament April 29, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko and Lawson Wang The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT), which takes place every year in April, is a team-based math competition for high school students. Only one team from Saratoga High attended SMT, placing fourth overall. SMT Online, also hosted by Stanford University, is open to high school students and younger and was hosted on April 14, one day […] read more » Photography Club holds first annual showcase April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Sophomore Navya Chawla, the outreach officer for the photography club, crouched over her computer, dragging designs and text boxes onto a blank Canva slide. The rest of the officers sat around the table in the library, voting for which photo in the travel category was the best. As they discussed the photos, Chawla edited the […] read more » French trip continues annual visit to France over spring break April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Over spring break from April 6-14, French teacher Elaine Haggerty brought a group of eight students and three parents to Paris and Brussels to explore the French language and culture. The annual trip first began in 2017, continued in 2018, but took a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only restarting in 2023. […] read more » Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Juniors place second in state in TEAMS competition but withdraw from nationals May 4, 2024 — by Sunny Cao and Zack Zhang A dedicated and skilled group of four STEM-focused Saratoga students captured second place in the statewide TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Math and Science) competition this semester, but won’t take part in the national competition this summer because of schedule conflicts. The four students, Akshat Bora, Alan Cai, Hayden Fu and Benjamin Kuo, took part […] read more » Get a real college experience at no cost — take some summer community college classes May 4, 2024 — by Richard Fan From the last day of finals to the first day of school, there are exactly 64 days of summer vacation for students to relax and pursue extracurricular interests. For students looking to do something enriching over these 9 weeks, it’s smart to consider taking summer classes at local community colleges. West Valley College and De […] read more » Under the stage: Pit orchestra elevates drama performance May 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Eyes locked on one another, members of the pit orchestra opened with a fast-moving scale. Each musician paid attention to what went on above them, ready to adjust to any changes on stage. With the spring musical “Something Rotten” running from April 26 to May 4, the drama program has relied heavily on collaborating with […] read more » Math team places fourth in Stanford Tournament April 29, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko and Lawson Wang The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT), which takes place every year in April, is a team-based math competition for high school students. Only one team from Saratoga High attended SMT, placing fourth overall. SMT Online, also hosted by Stanford University, is open to high school students and younger and was hosted on April 14, one day […] read more » Photography Club holds first annual showcase April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Sophomore Navya Chawla, the outreach officer for the photography club, crouched over her computer, dragging designs and text boxes onto a blank Canva slide. The rest of the officers sat around the table in the library, voting for which photo in the travel category was the best. As they discussed the photos, Chawla edited the […] read more » French trip continues annual visit to France over spring break April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Over spring break from April 6-14, French teacher Elaine Haggerty brought a group of eight students and three parents to Paris and Brussels to explore the French language and culture. The annual trip first began in 2017, continued in 2018, but took a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only restarting in 2023. […] read more » Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Get a real college experience at no cost — take some summer community college classes May 4, 2024 — by Richard Fan From the last day of finals to the first day of school, there are exactly 64 days of summer vacation for students to relax and pursue extracurricular interests. For students looking to do something enriching over these 9 weeks, it’s smart to consider taking summer classes at local community colleges. West Valley College and De […] read more » Under the stage: Pit orchestra elevates drama performance May 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Eyes locked on one another, members of the pit orchestra opened with a fast-moving scale. Each musician paid attention to what went on above them, ready to adjust to any changes on stage. With the spring musical “Something Rotten” running from April 26 to May 4, the drama program has relied heavily on collaborating with […] read more » Math team places fourth in Stanford Tournament April 29, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko and Lawson Wang The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT), which takes place every year in April, is a team-based math competition for high school students. Only one team from Saratoga High attended SMT, placing fourth overall. SMT Online, also hosted by Stanford University, is open to high school students and younger and was hosted on April 14, one day […] read more » Photography Club holds first annual showcase April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Sophomore Navya Chawla, the outreach officer for the photography club, crouched over her computer, dragging designs and text boxes onto a blank Canva slide. The rest of the officers sat around the table in the library, voting for which photo in the travel category was the best. As they discussed the photos, Chawla edited the […] read more » French trip continues annual visit to France over spring break April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Over spring break from April 6-14, French teacher Elaine Haggerty brought a group of eight students and three parents to Paris and Brussels to explore the French language and culture. The annual trip first began in 2017, continued in 2018, but took a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only restarting in 2023. […] read more » Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Under the stage: Pit orchestra elevates drama performance May 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Eyes locked on one another, members of the pit orchestra opened with a fast-moving scale. Each musician paid attention to what went on above them, ready to adjust to any changes on stage. With the spring musical “Something Rotten” running from April 26 to May 4, the drama program has relied heavily on collaborating with […] read more » Math team places fourth in Stanford Tournament April 29, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko and Lawson Wang The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT), which takes place every year in April, is a team-based math competition for high school students. Only one team from Saratoga High attended SMT, placing fourth overall. SMT Online, also hosted by Stanford University, is open to high school students and younger and was hosted on April 14, one day […] read more » Photography Club holds first annual showcase April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Sophomore Navya Chawla, the outreach officer for the photography club, crouched over her computer, dragging designs and text boxes onto a blank Canva slide. The rest of the officers sat around the table in the library, voting for which photo in the travel category was the best. As they discussed the photos, Chawla edited the […] read more » French trip continues annual visit to France over spring break April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Over spring break from April 6-14, French teacher Elaine Haggerty brought a group of eight students and three parents to Paris and Brussels to explore the French language and culture. The annual trip first began in 2017, continued in 2018, but took a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only restarting in 2023. […] read more » Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Math team places fourth in Stanford Tournament April 29, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko and Lawson Wang The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT), which takes place every year in April, is a team-based math competition for high school students. Only one team from Saratoga High attended SMT, placing fourth overall. SMT Online, also hosted by Stanford University, is open to high school students and younger and was hosted on April 14, one day […] read more » Photography Club holds first annual showcase April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Sophomore Navya Chawla, the outreach officer for the photography club, crouched over her computer, dragging designs and text boxes onto a blank Canva slide. The rest of the officers sat around the table in the library, voting for which photo in the travel category was the best. As they discussed the photos, Chawla edited the […] read more » French trip continues annual visit to France over spring break April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Over spring break from April 6-14, French teacher Elaine Haggerty brought a group of eight students and three parents to Paris and Brussels to explore the French language and culture. The annual trip first began in 2017, continued in 2018, but took a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only restarting in 2023. […] read more » Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Photography Club holds first annual showcase April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Sophomore Navya Chawla, the outreach officer for the photography club, crouched over her computer, dragging designs and text boxes onto a blank Canva slide. The rest of the officers sat around the table in the library, voting for which photo in the travel category was the best. As they discussed the photos, Chawla edited the […] read more » French trip continues annual visit to France over spring break April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Over spring break from April 6-14, French teacher Elaine Haggerty brought a group of eight students and three parents to Paris and Brussels to explore the French language and culture. The annual trip first began in 2017, continued in 2018, but took a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only restarting in 2023. […] read more » Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
French trip continues annual visit to France over spring break April 29, 2024 — by Annika Gho Over spring break from April 6-14, French teacher Elaine Haggerty brought a group of eight students and three parents to Paris and Brussels to explore the French language and culture. The annual trip first began in 2017, continued in 2018, but took a five year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only restarting in 2023. […] read more » Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast