Junior and senior selected to tour with National Youth Orchestra over summer March 23, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Divya Vadlakonda Being accepted into the National Youth Orchestra of the U.S. (NYO-USA) is a goal many aspiring young musicians pursue every year, with only about 100 making the cut. That’s why when junior violist Tejas Tirthapura found out he had been accepted in early February, he was filled with disbelief. “When results came out, I found […] read more » ASB officers for 2023-24 school year announced March 20, 2023 — by Victoria Lin and Zack Zhang Voting for the 2023-24 ASB officers opened on March 9 and closed on March 10. All freshmen, sophomores and juniors were able to vote through the election link sent to their school emails. The winning candidates were announced on March 14: Junior Taylor Chu will be the next ASB president, junior Emily Ta will be […] read more » Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: 47 students recognized in 2023 competition March 20, 2023 — by Sam Bai Many students enter the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition — dubbed “the nation’s longest-standing, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens” — every year. Of the thousands of students across the Bay Area who entered the competition this year, 11 Saratoga High students received regional writing awards and 41 received regional art awards. Those […] read more » With four new coaches, Winter Guard sees improvement March 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang A wave of orange and blue flags flashed across the Arcadia High School auditorium as a team of 24 students — one half dressed in an ombre blue Winter Guard uniform representing the moon, and the other half dressed in an orange uniform representing the sun — performed their show “Eclipsed” on March 11, their […] read more » Veteran robotics team qualifies to Worlds after regional tournament March 17, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Martin Xu After months of preparation, two of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC Northern California Regional Championship over the weekend of March 4 at Kathleen MacDonalds High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, […] read more » School seeks new assistant principal for next year March 16, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang Editor’s Note: As of March 27, the job description has been updated from the previous full-time 1.0 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) to 0.6 FTE. A job listing for a full-time assistant principal position at the school was posted on EdJoin, the nation’s No. 1 education job board, on March 1. According to Los Gatos Saratoga Union […] read more » A COVID-era landmark: At-school Inspire testing ends March 15, 2023 — by Jonny Luo The end of California’s State of Emergency and decreased usage led Inspire Diagnostics to end their PCR testing service on Feb. 28 due to low revenue. The school will still provide free take-home tests. District Nurse Lisa Tripp attributed the drop in test numbers to the convenience and accessibility of free, at-home COVID-19 tests provided […] read more » Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension March 15, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu As a demonstration for The Falcon, junior Grant Hough recently typed the sentence into a computer: “Our bald forefathers told the Eskimos to enjoy the Christmas season.” A few seconds later, a miniature blue icon in the corner of his screen turned red, alerting him about the nuance errors in his sentence and offering him […] read more » Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
ASB officers for 2023-24 school year announced March 20, 2023 — by Victoria Lin and Zack Zhang Voting for the 2023-24 ASB officers opened on March 9 and closed on March 10. All freshmen, sophomores and juniors were able to vote through the election link sent to their school emails. The winning candidates were announced on March 14: Junior Taylor Chu will be the next ASB president, junior Emily Ta will be […] read more » Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: 47 students recognized in 2023 competition March 20, 2023 — by Sam Bai Many students enter the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition — dubbed “the nation’s longest-standing, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens” — every year. Of the thousands of students across the Bay Area who entered the competition this year, 11 Saratoga High students received regional writing awards and 41 received regional art awards. Those […] read more » With four new coaches, Winter Guard sees improvement March 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang A wave of orange and blue flags flashed across the Arcadia High School auditorium as a team of 24 students — one half dressed in an ombre blue Winter Guard uniform representing the moon, and the other half dressed in an orange uniform representing the sun — performed their show “Eclipsed” on March 11, their […] read more » Veteran robotics team qualifies to Worlds after regional tournament March 17, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Martin Xu After months of preparation, two of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC Northern California Regional Championship over the weekend of March 4 at Kathleen MacDonalds High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, […] read more » School seeks new assistant principal for next year March 16, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang Editor’s Note: As of March 27, the job description has been updated from the previous full-time 1.0 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) to 0.6 FTE. A job listing for a full-time assistant principal position at the school was posted on EdJoin, the nation’s No. 1 education job board, on March 1. According to Los Gatos Saratoga Union […] read more » A COVID-era landmark: At-school Inspire testing ends March 15, 2023 — by Jonny Luo The end of California’s State of Emergency and decreased usage led Inspire Diagnostics to end their PCR testing service on Feb. 28 due to low revenue. The school will still provide free take-home tests. District Nurse Lisa Tripp attributed the drop in test numbers to the convenience and accessibility of free, at-home COVID-19 tests provided […] read more » Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension March 15, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu As a demonstration for The Falcon, junior Grant Hough recently typed the sentence into a computer: “Our bald forefathers told the Eskimos to enjoy the Christmas season.” A few seconds later, a miniature blue icon in the corner of his screen turned red, alerting him about the nuance errors in his sentence and offering him […] read more » Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: 47 students recognized in 2023 competition March 20, 2023 — by Sam Bai Many students enter the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition — dubbed “the nation’s longest-standing, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens” — every year. Of the thousands of students across the Bay Area who entered the competition this year, 11 Saratoga High students received regional writing awards and 41 received regional art awards. Those […] read more » With four new coaches, Winter Guard sees improvement March 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang A wave of orange and blue flags flashed across the Arcadia High School auditorium as a team of 24 students — one half dressed in an ombre blue Winter Guard uniform representing the moon, and the other half dressed in an orange uniform representing the sun — performed their show “Eclipsed” on March 11, their […] read more » Veteran robotics team qualifies to Worlds after regional tournament March 17, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Martin Xu After months of preparation, two of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC Northern California Regional Championship over the weekend of March 4 at Kathleen MacDonalds High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, […] read more » School seeks new assistant principal for next year March 16, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang Editor’s Note: As of March 27, the job description has been updated from the previous full-time 1.0 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) to 0.6 FTE. A job listing for a full-time assistant principal position at the school was posted on EdJoin, the nation’s No. 1 education job board, on March 1. According to Los Gatos Saratoga Union […] read more » A COVID-era landmark: At-school Inspire testing ends March 15, 2023 — by Jonny Luo The end of California’s State of Emergency and decreased usage led Inspire Diagnostics to end their PCR testing service on Feb. 28 due to low revenue. The school will still provide free take-home tests. District Nurse Lisa Tripp attributed the drop in test numbers to the convenience and accessibility of free, at-home COVID-19 tests provided […] read more » Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension March 15, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu As a demonstration for The Falcon, junior Grant Hough recently typed the sentence into a computer: “Our bald forefathers told the Eskimos to enjoy the Christmas season.” A few seconds later, a miniature blue icon in the corner of his screen turned red, alerting him about the nuance errors in his sentence and offering him […] read more » Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
With four new coaches, Winter Guard sees improvement March 17, 2023 — by Kathy Wang A wave of orange and blue flags flashed across the Arcadia High School auditorium as a team of 24 students — one half dressed in an ombre blue Winter Guard uniform representing the moon, and the other half dressed in an orange uniform representing the sun — performed their show “Eclipsed” on March 11, their […] read more » Veteran robotics team qualifies to Worlds after regional tournament March 17, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Martin Xu After months of preparation, two of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC Northern California Regional Championship over the weekend of March 4 at Kathleen MacDonalds High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, […] read more » School seeks new assistant principal for next year March 16, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang Editor’s Note: As of March 27, the job description has been updated from the previous full-time 1.0 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) to 0.6 FTE. A job listing for a full-time assistant principal position at the school was posted on EdJoin, the nation’s No. 1 education job board, on March 1. According to Los Gatos Saratoga Union […] read more » A COVID-era landmark: At-school Inspire testing ends March 15, 2023 — by Jonny Luo The end of California’s State of Emergency and decreased usage led Inspire Diagnostics to end their PCR testing service on Feb. 28 due to low revenue. The school will still provide free take-home tests. District Nurse Lisa Tripp attributed the drop in test numbers to the convenience and accessibility of free, at-home COVID-19 tests provided […] read more » Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension March 15, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu As a demonstration for The Falcon, junior Grant Hough recently typed the sentence into a computer: “Our bald forefathers told the Eskimos to enjoy the Christmas season.” A few seconds later, a miniature blue icon in the corner of his screen turned red, alerting him about the nuance errors in his sentence and offering him […] read more » Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Veteran robotics team qualifies to Worlds after regional tournament March 17, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Martin Xu After months of preparation, two of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC Northern California Regional Championship over the weekend of March 4 at Kathleen MacDonalds High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, […] read more » School seeks new assistant principal for next year March 16, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang Editor’s Note: As of March 27, the job description has been updated from the previous full-time 1.0 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) to 0.6 FTE. A job listing for a full-time assistant principal position at the school was posted on EdJoin, the nation’s No. 1 education job board, on March 1. According to Los Gatos Saratoga Union […] read more » A COVID-era landmark: At-school Inspire testing ends March 15, 2023 — by Jonny Luo The end of California’s State of Emergency and decreased usage led Inspire Diagnostics to end their PCR testing service on Feb. 28 due to low revenue. The school will still provide free take-home tests. District Nurse Lisa Tripp attributed the drop in test numbers to the convenience and accessibility of free, at-home COVID-19 tests provided […] read more » Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension March 15, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu As a demonstration for The Falcon, junior Grant Hough recently typed the sentence into a computer: “Our bald forefathers told the Eskimos to enjoy the Christmas season.” A few seconds later, a miniature blue icon in the corner of his screen turned red, alerting him about the nuance errors in his sentence and offering him […] read more » Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
School seeks new assistant principal for next year March 16, 2023 — by Christina Chang and Carolyn Wang Editor’s Note: As of March 27, the job description has been updated from the previous full-time 1.0 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) to 0.6 FTE. A job listing for a full-time assistant principal position at the school was posted on EdJoin, the nation’s No. 1 education job board, on March 1. According to Los Gatos Saratoga Union […] read more » A COVID-era landmark: At-school Inspire testing ends March 15, 2023 — by Jonny Luo The end of California’s State of Emergency and decreased usage led Inspire Diagnostics to end their PCR testing service on Feb. 28 due to low revenue. The school will still provide free take-home tests. District Nurse Lisa Tripp attributed the drop in test numbers to the convenience and accessibility of free, at-home COVID-19 tests provided […] read more » Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension March 15, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu As a demonstration for The Falcon, junior Grant Hough recently typed the sentence into a computer: “Our bald forefathers told the Eskimos to enjoy the Christmas season.” A few seconds later, a miniature blue icon in the corner of his screen turned red, alerting him about the nuance errors in his sentence and offering him […] read more » Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
A COVID-era landmark: At-school Inspire testing ends March 15, 2023 — by Jonny Luo The end of California’s State of Emergency and decreased usage led Inspire Diagnostics to end their PCR testing service on Feb. 28 due to low revenue. The school will still provide free take-home tests. District Nurse Lisa Tripp attributed the drop in test numbers to the convenience and accessibility of free, at-home COVID-19 tests provided […] read more » Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension March 15, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu As a demonstration for The Falcon, junior Grant Hough recently typed the sentence into a computer: “Our bald forefathers told the Eskimos to enjoy the Christmas season.” A few seconds later, a miniature blue icon in the corner of his screen turned red, alerting him about the nuance errors in his sentence and offering him […] read more » Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension March 15, 2023 — by Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu As a demonstration for The Falcon, junior Grant Hough recently typed the sentence into a computer: “Our bald forefathers told the Eskimos to enjoy the Christmas season.” A few seconds later, a miniature blue icon in the corner of his screen turned red, alerting him about the nuance errors in his sentence and offering him […] read more » Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing March 15, 2023 — by Eric Shi Junior Sanjoli Gupta remembers seeing the prompt for this year’s NCTE annual National Teachers Council for English (NCTE) writing competition and being intrigued at the idea of writing for a prestigious national writing competition. A few weeks later on Feb. 5, she learned she was one of two juniors whose pieces were chosen to be […] read more » Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Clubs build connections with middle school counterparts March 15, 2023 — by Sam Bai and Jonny Luo 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 […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast