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 » Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...3040506070...nextlast
Atmospheric river brings heavy winds, fallen trees and destruction to campus facilities March 14, 2023 — by Christina Chang 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. […] read more » LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...3040506070...nextlast
LEO Club and Hunger at Home Club lead participation in inter-school competition hosted by Martha’s Kitchen March 12, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta 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 […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...3040506070...nextlast