School averts post winter break COVID-19 outbreak January 26, 2023 — by Andrew Lin During finals week in December, the silence in many classrooms was sometimes interrupted by coughing and sniffling. Against the school’s recommendation, many students had arrived at school sick. While many of these symptoms were caused by the flu or the common cold, COVID-19 cases also saw an increase from three to 12 cases that week. […] read more » Recent winter storms cause delays in baseball field renovations January 26, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Starting last June, workers began digging up the baseball field to begin the process of installing a new turf surface, adding landscaping and making other improvements such as bigger dugouts and bullpen areas. According to assistant principal Brian Thompson, the renovations were initially estimated to be completed by Dec. 30; however, the delayed delivery of […] read more » Winter Soundings issue to be published online in late January January 24, 2023 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang Chatter filled Soundings Art and Literary Magazine adviser Amy Keys’s classroom as the staff voted on submissions for publication on Jan. 12. A Peardeck slideshow containing artworks and their respective titles was projected on the whiteboard at the front of the classroom. Approximately 30 staff members voted “yes,” “no” or “abstain” for each submission. “We […] read more » Intense winter storms lead to school cancellations, power outages and other problems January 21, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Isabelle Wang The first week of second semester saw violent rain and wind from intense storms leave countless community members without power, teachers stranded at home and unable to commute to school, and both schools in the district closing due to a prolonged power outage. Over 66,000 PG&E customers in California were sporadically without power in the […] read more » Saratoga Library celebrates Lunar New Year by offering community activities January 21, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang The entrance of the Saratoga Library boomed with the beating of tanggu, a traditional Chinese drum, as children and parents crowded around two twirling lion dancers. Lion dancing was one of the various activities hosted by the Saratoga Library on Jan. 14 during its annual Lunar New Year event. Lunar New Year fell on Jan. […] read more » Green Committee asks for students’ help to make the school a greener place December 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Kathy Wang Last summer, recent graduate Cici Xu and a few parents founded the Green Committee after being frustrated by the lack of progress toward sustainability at the school. The committee is notably separate from the Green Team, a club that has existed for many years and works on making the school greener by volunteering, hosting group […] read more » Spirit week promotes holiday fervor December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer Spirit commissioners called the spirit week that concluded on Dec. 8 an overall success even though the first night rally was sparsely attended. The week began with Holiday Pajama Day on Monday. Students showed up to school wearing creative pajamas inspired by December themes. The winners for most unique outfits, unanimously decided by the spirit […] read more » Precalculus teacher joins school with 19 years of experience December 15, 2022 — by Parav Manney The math department welcomed Khan Criswell shortly after the need for a new Precalculus teacher came to the attention of the school earlier this semester. Criswell, who is in her 19th year of teaching, has background teaching math classes from Pre Algebra up to Precalculus. “It’s an opportunity I thought I wouldn’t get again, so […] read more » Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Recent winter storms cause delays in baseball field renovations January 26, 2023 — by Beverly Xu Starting last June, workers began digging up the baseball field to begin the process of installing a new turf surface, adding landscaping and making other improvements such as bigger dugouts and bullpen areas. According to assistant principal Brian Thompson, the renovations were initially estimated to be completed by Dec. 30; however, the delayed delivery of […] read more » Winter Soundings issue to be published online in late January January 24, 2023 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang Chatter filled Soundings Art and Literary Magazine adviser Amy Keys’s classroom as the staff voted on submissions for publication on Jan. 12. A Peardeck slideshow containing artworks and their respective titles was projected on the whiteboard at the front of the classroom. Approximately 30 staff members voted “yes,” “no” or “abstain” for each submission. “We […] read more » Intense winter storms lead to school cancellations, power outages and other problems January 21, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Isabelle Wang The first week of second semester saw violent rain and wind from intense storms leave countless community members without power, teachers stranded at home and unable to commute to school, and both schools in the district closing due to a prolonged power outage. Over 66,000 PG&E customers in California were sporadically without power in the […] read more » Saratoga Library celebrates Lunar New Year by offering community activities January 21, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang The entrance of the Saratoga Library boomed with the beating of tanggu, a traditional Chinese drum, as children and parents crowded around two twirling lion dancers. Lion dancing was one of the various activities hosted by the Saratoga Library on Jan. 14 during its annual Lunar New Year event. Lunar New Year fell on Jan. […] read more » Green Committee asks for students’ help to make the school a greener place December 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Kathy Wang Last summer, recent graduate Cici Xu and a few parents founded the Green Committee after being frustrated by the lack of progress toward sustainability at the school. The committee is notably separate from the Green Team, a club that has existed for many years and works on making the school greener by volunteering, hosting group […] read more » Spirit week promotes holiday fervor December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer Spirit commissioners called the spirit week that concluded on Dec. 8 an overall success even though the first night rally was sparsely attended. The week began with Holiday Pajama Day on Monday. Students showed up to school wearing creative pajamas inspired by December themes. The winners for most unique outfits, unanimously decided by the spirit […] read more » Precalculus teacher joins school with 19 years of experience December 15, 2022 — by Parav Manney The math department welcomed Khan Criswell shortly after the need for a new Precalculus teacher came to the attention of the school earlier this semester. Criswell, who is in her 19th year of teaching, has background teaching math classes from Pre Algebra up to Precalculus. “It’s an opportunity I thought I wouldn’t get again, so […] read more » Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Winter Soundings issue to be published online in late January January 24, 2023 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang Chatter filled Soundings Art and Literary Magazine adviser Amy Keys’s classroom as the staff voted on submissions for publication on Jan. 12. A Peardeck slideshow containing artworks and their respective titles was projected on the whiteboard at the front of the classroom. Approximately 30 staff members voted “yes,” “no” or “abstain” for each submission. “We […] read more » Intense winter storms lead to school cancellations, power outages and other problems January 21, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Isabelle Wang The first week of second semester saw violent rain and wind from intense storms leave countless community members without power, teachers stranded at home and unable to commute to school, and both schools in the district closing due to a prolonged power outage. Over 66,000 PG&E customers in California were sporadically without power in the […] read more » Saratoga Library celebrates Lunar New Year by offering community activities January 21, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang The entrance of the Saratoga Library boomed with the beating of tanggu, a traditional Chinese drum, as children and parents crowded around two twirling lion dancers. Lion dancing was one of the various activities hosted by the Saratoga Library on Jan. 14 during its annual Lunar New Year event. Lunar New Year fell on Jan. […] read more » Green Committee asks for students’ help to make the school a greener place December 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Kathy Wang Last summer, recent graduate Cici Xu and a few parents founded the Green Committee after being frustrated by the lack of progress toward sustainability at the school. The committee is notably separate from the Green Team, a club that has existed for many years and works on making the school greener by volunteering, hosting group […] read more » Spirit week promotes holiday fervor December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer Spirit commissioners called the spirit week that concluded on Dec. 8 an overall success even though the first night rally was sparsely attended. The week began with Holiday Pajama Day on Monday. Students showed up to school wearing creative pajamas inspired by December themes. The winners for most unique outfits, unanimously decided by the spirit […] read more » Precalculus teacher joins school with 19 years of experience December 15, 2022 — by Parav Manney The math department welcomed Khan Criswell shortly after the need for a new Precalculus teacher came to the attention of the school earlier this semester. Criswell, who is in her 19th year of teaching, has background teaching math classes from Pre Algebra up to Precalculus. “It’s an opportunity I thought I wouldn’t get again, so […] read more » Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Intense winter storms lead to school cancellations, power outages and other problems January 21, 2023 — by Saachi Jain and Isabelle Wang The first week of second semester saw violent rain and wind from intense storms leave countless community members without power, teachers stranded at home and unable to commute to school, and both schools in the district closing due to a prolonged power outage. Over 66,000 PG&E customers in California were sporadically without power in the […] read more » Saratoga Library celebrates Lunar New Year by offering community activities January 21, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang The entrance of the Saratoga Library boomed with the beating of tanggu, a traditional Chinese drum, as children and parents crowded around two twirling lion dancers. Lion dancing was one of the various activities hosted by the Saratoga Library on Jan. 14 during its annual Lunar New Year event. Lunar New Year fell on Jan. […] read more » Green Committee asks for students’ help to make the school a greener place December 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Kathy Wang Last summer, recent graduate Cici Xu and a few parents founded the Green Committee after being frustrated by the lack of progress toward sustainability at the school. The committee is notably separate from the Green Team, a club that has existed for many years and works on making the school greener by volunteering, hosting group […] read more » Spirit week promotes holiday fervor December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer Spirit commissioners called the spirit week that concluded on Dec. 8 an overall success even though the first night rally was sparsely attended. The week began with Holiday Pajama Day on Monday. Students showed up to school wearing creative pajamas inspired by December themes. The winners for most unique outfits, unanimously decided by the spirit […] read more » Precalculus teacher joins school with 19 years of experience December 15, 2022 — by Parav Manney The math department welcomed Khan Criswell shortly after the need for a new Precalculus teacher came to the attention of the school earlier this semester. Criswell, who is in her 19th year of teaching, has background teaching math classes from Pre Algebra up to Precalculus. “It’s an opportunity I thought I wouldn’t get again, so […] read more » Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Saratoga Library celebrates Lunar New Year by offering community activities January 21, 2023 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang The entrance of the Saratoga Library boomed with the beating of tanggu, a traditional Chinese drum, as children and parents crowded around two twirling lion dancers. Lion dancing was one of the various activities hosted by the Saratoga Library on Jan. 14 during its annual Lunar New Year event. Lunar New Year fell on Jan. […] read more » Green Committee asks for students’ help to make the school a greener place December 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Kathy Wang Last summer, recent graduate Cici Xu and a few parents founded the Green Committee after being frustrated by the lack of progress toward sustainability at the school. The committee is notably separate from the Green Team, a club that has existed for many years and works on making the school greener by volunteering, hosting group […] read more » Spirit week promotes holiday fervor December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer Spirit commissioners called the spirit week that concluded on Dec. 8 an overall success even though the first night rally was sparsely attended. The week began with Holiday Pajama Day on Monday. Students showed up to school wearing creative pajamas inspired by December themes. The winners for most unique outfits, unanimously decided by the spirit […] read more » Precalculus teacher joins school with 19 years of experience December 15, 2022 — by Parav Manney The math department welcomed Khan Criswell shortly after the need for a new Precalculus teacher came to the attention of the school earlier this semester. Criswell, who is in her 19th year of teaching, has background teaching math classes from Pre Algebra up to Precalculus. “It’s an opportunity I thought I wouldn’t get again, so […] read more » Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Green Committee asks for students’ help to make the school a greener place December 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Kathy Wang Last summer, recent graduate Cici Xu and a few parents founded the Green Committee after being frustrated by the lack of progress toward sustainability at the school. The committee is notably separate from the Green Team, a club that has existed for many years and works on making the school greener by volunteering, hosting group […] read more » Spirit week promotes holiday fervor December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer Spirit commissioners called the spirit week that concluded on Dec. 8 an overall success even though the first night rally was sparsely attended. The week began with Holiday Pajama Day on Monday. Students showed up to school wearing creative pajamas inspired by December themes. The winners for most unique outfits, unanimously decided by the spirit […] read more » Precalculus teacher joins school with 19 years of experience December 15, 2022 — by Parav Manney The math department welcomed Khan Criswell shortly after the need for a new Precalculus teacher came to the attention of the school earlier this semester. Criswell, who is in her 19th year of teaching, has background teaching math classes from Pre Algebra up to Precalculus. “It’s an opportunity I thought I wouldn’t get again, so […] read more » Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Spirit week promotes holiday fervor December 17, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer Spirit commissioners called the spirit week that concluded on Dec. 8 an overall success even though the first night rally was sparsely attended. The week began with Holiday Pajama Day on Monday. Students showed up to school wearing creative pajamas inspired by December themes. The winners for most unique outfits, unanimously decided by the spirit […] read more » Precalculus teacher joins school with 19 years of experience December 15, 2022 — by Parav Manney The math department welcomed Khan Criswell shortly after the need for a new Precalculus teacher came to the attention of the school earlier this semester. Criswell, who is in her 19th year of teaching, has background teaching math classes from Pre Algebra up to Precalculus. “It’s an opportunity I thought I wouldn’t get again, so […] read more » Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Precalculus teacher joins school with 19 years of experience December 15, 2022 — by Parav Manney The math department welcomed Khan Criswell shortly after the need for a new Precalculus teacher came to the attention of the school earlier this semester. Criswell, who is in her 19th year of teaching, has background teaching math classes from Pre Algebra up to Precalculus. “It’s an opportunity I thought I wouldn’t get again, so […] read more » Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Unbalanced class sizes result in challenges and some benefits December 15, 2022 — by Emma Fung Class sizes at the school are much more varied this year than previous years. While some are crowded with over 40 students, other classes function with as few as 13 students. Viewed from the perspective of students, bigger classes sometimes mean teachers can’t assign as much work. On the other hand, large classes also mean […] read more » Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast
Hunger at Home club combats food insecurity through food drives December 15, 2022 — by Natalie Chua The Hunger at Home club’s recent drive resulted in three filled bins of 350 donated foods, consisting of canned food, cup ramen, and other nonperishable items. From Nov. 16-21, the Hunger at Home club placed three gray bins in front of the music building, cafeteria and school entrance. “Our club really focuses on food insecurity […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2728293031...4050607080...nextlast