Safety concerns necessitate summer renovations for track surface and football field turf May 27, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Due to safety concerns expressed by the administration and athletic director Rick Ellis, the school board has OK’d a summer project to renovate the school’s track and Benny Pierce field. As a result, the track and field area will be closed from June 12 until Aug. 17, the first day of the 2023-24 school year. […] read more » As school year concludes, ChatGPT cheating contention simmers to a boil May 27, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Kathy Wang From May 5-12, 53 AP U.S. History (APUSH) students came under suspicion for using ChatGPT to complete a collection of four review assignments. Following an investigation by the administration, 25 students were found to have not cheated while the remaining 28 received zeroes and referrals. Although the APUSH incident received the most publicity, it is […] read more » Five electives won’t run in ‘23-’24, while six added due to changing enrollment patterns May 27, 2023 — by George Hu Five elective courses in this year’s schedule won’t run next year while six others have been added to the course list for the 2023-24 school year. Courses generally didn’t run if they received fewer than 20 sign-ups, school officials said. The classes that won’t run are Introduction to Digital Animation, Creative Writing, Creative Writing 2 […] read more » Teachers raise concerns over district’s move to enforce longer school time hours May 27, 2023 — by Nicole Lee and Zack Zhang During the public comment section of a board meeting on May 9, 13 teachers raised questions about an apparent attempt by district leadership to require teachers to be on campus for longer hours each work day and also sign in and sign out if they have to leave early. The teachers said this change would […] read more » At long last, a decision: Seniors show off post-grad plans on May 1 Commit Day May 27, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Aiden Ye Over 80 members of the senior class mingled at the quad steps during lunch on May 1, traditionally recognized as “Commit Day,” the day when most college decisions are due and students commit to one for the next four years. Across the quad steps, groups of friends gathered in clumps, taking photos and celebrating one […] read more » Class of ‘23 valedictorian and salutatorian announced May 25, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen The school recently determined Lisa Fung will be honored as this year’s valedictorian and Anushka Sankaran is the salutatorian. They received these honors because they have the highest weighted academic GPAs among the senior class. When Fung received a letter from principal Greg Louie informing her about the honor, she said she was pleasantly surprised. […] read more » Students compete at California Science & Engineering Fair but fail to advance to further competition May 25, 2023 — by Isabelle Wang After the annual Synopsys Fair on March 9, Saratoga High juniors Lynn Dai, Sanjoli Gupta and Zeyneb Kaya and senior Nidhi Mathihalli qualified for the 72nd annual California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) on April 11, hosted by the California Science Center. The following competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), was from May […] read more » Panel describes what it’s like to be Black in Saratoga May 25, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Over 100 students and staff members gathered in the library on April 26 to listen to a panel discussion about the implicit and explicit racism experienced by Saratoga’s small African American community. Students sat in rows facing the panelists, who discussed topics from institutional racism to microaggressions they experienced within and outside of the Saratoga […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
As school year concludes, ChatGPT cheating contention simmers to a boil May 27, 2023 — by Andrew Lin and Kathy Wang From May 5-12, 53 AP U.S. History (APUSH) students came under suspicion for using ChatGPT to complete a collection of four review assignments. Following an investigation by the administration, 25 students were found to have not cheated while the remaining 28 received zeroes and referrals. Although the APUSH incident received the most publicity, it is […] read more » Five electives won’t run in ‘23-’24, while six added due to changing enrollment patterns May 27, 2023 — by George Hu Five elective courses in this year’s schedule won’t run next year while six others have been added to the course list for the 2023-24 school year. Courses generally didn’t run if they received fewer than 20 sign-ups, school officials said. The classes that won’t run are Introduction to Digital Animation, Creative Writing, Creative Writing 2 […] read more » Teachers raise concerns over district’s move to enforce longer school time hours May 27, 2023 — by Nicole Lee and Zack Zhang During the public comment section of a board meeting on May 9, 13 teachers raised questions about an apparent attempt by district leadership to require teachers to be on campus for longer hours each work day and also sign in and sign out if they have to leave early. The teachers said this change would […] read more » At long last, a decision: Seniors show off post-grad plans on May 1 Commit Day May 27, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Aiden Ye Over 80 members of the senior class mingled at the quad steps during lunch on May 1, traditionally recognized as “Commit Day,” the day when most college decisions are due and students commit to one for the next four years. Across the quad steps, groups of friends gathered in clumps, taking photos and celebrating one […] read more » Class of ‘23 valedictorian and salutatorian announced May 25, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen The school recently determined Lisa Fung will be honored as this year’s valedictorian and Anushka Sankaran is the salutatorian. They received these honors because they have the highest weighted academic GPAs among the senior class. When Fung received a letter from principal Greg Louie informing her about the honor, she said she was pleasantly surprised. […] read more » Students compete at California Science & Engineering Fair but fail to advance to further competition May 25, 2023 — by Isabelle Wang After the annual Synopsys Fair on March 9, Saratoga High juniors Lynn Dai, Sanjoli Gupta and Zeyneb Kaya and senior Nidhi Mathihalli qualified for the 72nd annual California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) on April 11, hosted by the California Science Center. The following competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), was from May […] read more » Panel describes what it’s like to be Black in Saratoga May 25, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Over 100 students and staff members gathered in the library on April 26 to listen to a panel discussion about the implicit and explicit racism experienced by Saratoga’s small African American community. Students sat in rows facing the panelists, who discussed topics from institutional racism to microaggressions they experienced within and outside of the Saratoga […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Five electives won’t run in ‘23-’24, while six added due to changing enrollment patterns May 27, 2023 — by George Hu Five elective courses in this year’s schedule won’t run next year while six others have been added to the course list for the 2023-24 school year. Courses generally didn’t run if they received fewer than 20 sign-ups, school officials said. The classes that won’t run are Introduction to Digital Animation, Creative Writing, Creative Writing 2 […] read more » Teachers raise concerns over district’s move to enforce longer school time hours May 27, 2023 — by Nicole Lee and Zack Zhang During the public comment section of a board meeting on May 9, 13 teachers raised questions about an apparent attempt by district leadership to require teachers to be on campus for longer hours each work day and also sign in and sign out if they have to leave early. The teachers said this change would […] read more » At long last, a decision: Seniors show off post-grad plans on May 1 Commit Day May 27, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Aiden Ye Over 80 members of the senior class mingled at the quad steps during lunch on May 1, traditionally recognized as “Commit Day,” the day when most college decisions are due and students commit to one for the next four years. Across the quad steps, groups of friends gathered in clumps, taking photos and celebrating one […] read more » Class of ‘23 valedictorian and salutatorian announced May 25, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen The school recently determined Lisa Fung will be honored as this year’s valedictorian and Anushka Sankaran is the salutatorian. They received these honors because they have the highest weighted academic GPAs among the senior class. When Fung received a letter from principal Greg Louie informing her about the honor, she said she was pleasantly surprised. […] read more » Students compete at California Science & Engineering Fair but fail to advance to further competition May 25, 2023 — by Isabelle Wang After the annual Synopsys Fair on March 9, Saratoga High juniors Lynn Dai, Sanjoli Gupta and Zeyneb Kaya and senior Nidhi Mathihalli qualified for the 72nd annual California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) on April 11, hosted by the California Science Center. The following competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), was from May […] read more » Panel describes what it’s like to be Black in Saratoga May 25, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Over 100 students and staff members gathered in the library on April 26 to listen to a panel discussion about the implicit and explicit racism experienced by Saratoga’s small African American community. Students sat in rows facing the panelists, who discussed topics from institutional racism to microaggressions they experienced within and outside of the Saratoga […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Teachers raise concerns over district’s move to enforce longer school time hours May 27, 2023 — by Nicole Lee and Zack Zhang During the public comment section of a board meeting on May 9, 13 teachers raised questions about an apparent attempt by district leadership to require teachers to be on campus for longer hours each work day and also sign in and sign out if they have to leave early. The teachers said this change would […] read more » At long last, a decision: Seniors show off post-grad plans on May 1 Commit Day May 27, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Aiden Ye Over 80 members of the senior class mingled at the quad steps during lunch on May 1, traditionally recognized as “Commit Day,” the day when most college decisions are due and students commit to one for the next four years. Across the quad steps, groups of friends gathered in clumps, taking photos and celebrating one […] read more » Class of ‘23 valedictorian and salutatorian announced May 25, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen The school recently determined Lisa Fung will be honored as this year’s valedictorian and Anushka Sankaran is the salutatorian. They received these honors because they have the highest weighted academic GPAs among the senior class. When Fung received a letter from principal Greg Louie informing her about the honor, she said she was pleasantly surprised. […] read more » Students compete at California Science & Engineering Fair but fail to advance to further competition May 25, 2023 — by Isabelle Wang After the annual Synopsys Fair on March 9, Saratoga High juniors Lynn Dai, Sanjoli Gupta and Zeyneb Kaya and senior Nidhi Mathihalli qualified for the 72nd annual California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) on April 11, hosted by the California Science Center. The following competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), was from May […] read more » Panel describes what it’s like to be Black in Saratoga May 25, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Over 100 students and staff members gathered in the library on April 26 to listen to a panel discussion about the implicit and explicit racism experienced by Saratoga’s small African American community. Students sat in rows facing the panelists, who discussed topics from institutional racism to microaggressions they experienced within and outside of the Saratoga […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
At long last, a decision: Seniors show off post-grad plans on May 1 Commit Day May 27, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Aiden Ye Over 80 members of the senior class mingled at the quad steps during lunch on May 1, traditionally recognized as “Commit Day,” the day when most college decisions are due and students commit to one for the next four years. Across the quad steps, groups of friends gathered in clumps, taking photos and celebrating one […] read more » Class of ‘23 valedictorian and salutatorian announced May 25, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen The school recently determined Lisa Fung will be honored as this year’s valedictorian and Anushka Sankaran is the salutatorian. They received these honors because they have the highest weighted academic GPAs among the senior class. When Fung received a letter from principal Greg Louie informing her about the honor, she said she was pleasantly surprised. […] read more » Students compete at California Science & Engineering Fair but fail to advance to further competition May 25, 2023 — by Isabelle Wang After the annual Synopsys Fair on March 9, Saratoga High juniors Lynn Dai, Sanjoli Gupta and Zeyneb Kaya and senior Nidhi Mathihalli qualified for the 72nd annual California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) on April 11, hosted by the California Science Center. The following competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), was from May […] read more » Panel describes what it’s like to be Black in Saratoga May 25, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Over 100 students and staff members gathered in the library on April 26 to listen to a panel discussion about the implicit and explicit racism experienced by Saratoga’s small African American community. Students sat in rows facing the panelists, who discussed topics from institutional racism to microaggressions they experienced within and outside of the Saratoga […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Class of ‘23 valedictorian and salutatorian announced May 25, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen The school recently determined Lisa Fung will be honored as this year’s valedictorian and Anushka Sankaran is the salutatorian. They received these honors because they have the highest weighted academic GPAs among the senior class. When Fung received a letter from principal Greg Louie informing her about the honor, she said she was pleasantly surprised. […] read more » Students compete at California Science & Engineering Fair but fail to advance to further competition May 25, 2023 — by Isabelle Wang After the annual Synopsys Fair on March 9, Saratoga High juniors Lynn Dai, Sanjoli Gupta and Zeyneb Kaya and senior Nidhi Mathihalli qualified for the 72nd annual California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) on April 11, hosted by the California Science Center. The following competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), was from May […] read more » Panel describes what it’s like to be Black in Saratoga May 25, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Over 100 students and staff members gathered in the library on April 26 to listen to a panel discussion about the implicit and explicit racism experienced by Saratoga’s small African American community. Students sat in rows facing the panelists, who discussed topics from institutional racism to microaggressions they experienced within and outside of the Saratoga […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Students compete at California Science & Engineering Fair but fail to advance to further competition May 25, 2023 — by Isabelle Wang After the annual Synopsys Fair on March 9, Saratoga High juniors Lynn Dai, Sanjoli Gupta and Zeyneb Kaya and senior Nidhi Mathihalli qualified for the 72nd annual California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) on April 11, hosted by the California Science Center. The following competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), was from May […] read more » Panel describes what it’s like to be Black in Saratoga May 25, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Over 100 students and staff members gathered in the library on April 26 to listen to a panel discussion about the implicit and explicit racism experienced by Saratoga’s small African American community. Students sat in rows facing the panelists, who discussed topics from institutional racism to microaggressions they experienced within and outside of the Saratoga […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Panel describes what it’s like to be Black in Saratoga May 25, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Over 100 students and staff members gathered in the library on April 26 to listen to a panel discussion about the implicit and explicit racism experienced by Saratoga’s small African American community. Students sat in rows facing the panelists, who discussed topics from institutional racism to microaggressions they experienced within and outside of the Saratoga […] read more » AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
AP 2D and 3D Art and Design to be offered next year May 24, 2023 — by Divya Vadlakonda When one of art teacher Joel Tarbox’s AP Drawing students expressed interest in creating an AP 2D Art and Design portfolio, Tarbox was unable to oblige the request because the course was not offered here this year. While unsuccessful in the short term, the request spurred Tarbox to add AP 2D Art and Design and […] read more » Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Actors in ‘Mamma Mia’ overcome challenges of having 2 casts May 24, 2023 — by Kavya Patel The lighthearted movie musical “Mamma Mia!” was originally released in theaters in 2008 and starred Meryl Streep as Donna, the single mother of bride-to-be Sophie, played by Amanda Seyfried. In the musical, Sophie invites three past lovers of Donna to her wedding in Greece, hoping to discover which one is her father. The plot follows […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast