AP Environmental Science class goes to Año Nuevo for annual field trip March 26, 2023 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Arnav Swamy AP and regular Environmental Science students made their way to Año Nuevo in school buses on the drizzling morning of March 6. At the state park, the 72 students were split into four groups to tour the park and observe the dozens of elephant seals that make the area their home. Teacher Kristen Thomson takes […] read more » Local Synopsys Science Fair returns fully in person, 11 students win awards and four qualify for state fair March 26, 2023 — by Lynn Dai and Saachi Jain Within the large blue dome tent at San Jose’s South Hall, hundreds of students around the Bay gathered to present their projects for the Synopsys Science Fair. Four-feet tall posters stretched along the hall’s perimeter, each placed next to each other with less than a foot between them. For the first time since the pandemic […] read more » Students achieve success in STEM contests, qualifying for Olympiad rounds March 24, 2023 — by Victoria Hu Like past years, dozens of students participated in STEM contests hosted by the school’s clubs, with some qualifying for prestigious Olympiad rounds. The school’s math club hosted the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 10/12) in mid-November; qualifiers then took the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) on Feb. 7. Science club also hosted the preliminary USA Biology […] read more » Upperclassmen apply engineering skills to passion projects of their own choosing March 24, 2023 — by Victoria Hu Quiet chatter and the hum of machinery filled the Engineering Lab as the 21 upperclassmen in the Engineering Design and Development class, taught by Audrey Warmuth, worked on their projects during 4th period on a recent day. Students made use of the room’s resources — VEX and Arduino parts, electronics and more — to create […] read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...3040506070...nextlast
Local Synopsys Science Fair returns fully in person, 11 students win awards and four qualify for state fair March 26, 2023 — by Lynn Dai and Saachi Jain Within the large blue dome tent at San Jose’s South Hall, hundreds of students around the Bay gathered to present their projects for the Synopsys Science Fair. Four-feet tall posters stretched along the hall’s perimeter, each placed next to each other with less than a foot between them. For the first time since the pandemic […] read more » Students achieve success in STEM contests, qualifying for Olympiad rounds March 24, 2023 — by Victoria Hu Like past years, dozens of students participated in STEM contests hosted by the school’s clubs, with some qualifying for prestigious Olympiad rounds. The school’s math club hosted the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 10/12) in mid-November; qualifiers then took the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) on Feb. 7. Science club also hosted the preliminary USA Biology […] read more » Upperclassmen apply engineering skills to passion projects of their own choosing March 24, 2023 — by Victoria Hu Quiet chatter and the hum of machinery filled the Engineering Lab as the 21 upperclassmen in the Engineering Design and Development class, taught by Audrey Warmuth, worked on their projects during 4th period on a recent day. Students made use of the room’s resources — VEX and Arduino parts, electronics and more — to create […] read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...3040506070...nextlast
Students achieve success in STEM contests, qualifying for Olympiad rounds March 24, 2023 — by Victoria Hu Like past years, dozens of students participated in STEM contests hosted by the school’s clubs, with some qualifying for prestigious Olympiad rounds. The school’s math club hosted the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 10/12) in mid-November; qualifiers then took the American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME) on Feb. 7. Science club also hosted the preliminary USA Biology […] read more » Upperclassmen apply engineering skills to passion projects of their own choosing March 24, 2023 — by Victoria Hu Quiet chatter and the hum of machinery filled the Engineering Lab as the 21 upperclassmen in the Engineering Design and Development class, taught by Audrey Warmuth, worked on their projects during 4th period on a recent day. Students made use of the room’s resources — VEX and Arduino parts, electronics and more — to create […] read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...3040506070...nextlast
Upperclassmen apply engineering skills to passion projects of their own choosing March 24, 2023 — by Victoria Hu Quiet chatter and the hum of machinery filled the Engineering Lab as the 21 upperclassmen in the Engineering Design and Development class, taught by Audrey Warmuth, worked on their projects during 4th period on a recent day. Students made use of the room’s resources — VEX and Arduino parts, electronics and more — to create […] read more » 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 » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...3040506070...nextlast
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 » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...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 » 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 » 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 » 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 » firstprevious...1020...2324252627...3040506070...nextlast