Online elections seek to save time, paper September 28, 2010 — by Will Edman Student elections have been moved online this school year by the elections commission in an attempt to save class time and be more environmentally friendly. The move was masterminded by the elections commission and executed by co-head commissioner Kevin Mu, who designed a program and website himself, hoping to make voting simple and fast. read more » Red pride, green thinking: New smart meters provide clear data on energy usage at SHS September 27, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Returning students may have noticed a number of changes to the campus that were made over the summer, including the construction of the MAP building and the general campus beautification that was appreciated by many. However, one of the more subtle but equally important changes has gone virtually unnoticed. Over the summer, new smart meters were installed on the two main electrical hubs of the school. read more » Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers September 22, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock When French teacher Laura Lizundia explains class assignments this year, she has a challenge she has not had before: trying to give work to kids in two levels in the same class. The reality of a tight district budget and fewer students reaching the most advanced level of the language has led not only to larger class sizes but also more combined world language classes. read more » Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Red pride, green thinking: New smart meters provide clear data on energy usage at SHS September 27, 2010 — by Anshu Siripurapu Returning students may have noticed a number of changes to the campus that were made over the summer, including the construction of the MAP building and the general campus beautification that was appreciated by many. However, one of the more subtle but equally important changes has gone virtually unnoticed. Over the summer, new smart meters were installed on the two main electrical hubs of the school. read more » Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers September 22, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock When French teacher Laura Lizundia explains class assignments this year, she has a challenge she has not had before: trying to give work to kids in two levels in the same class. The reality of a tight district budget and fewer students reaching the most advanced level of the language has led not only to larger class sizes but also more combined world language classes. read more » Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Successful Club Day kicks off school year September 24, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani For many students, club day is often an exciting mark as the resumption of the school year, but for freshman, it is a whirlwind of action inviting them to the realms of high school. “I am so glad that we have a club day event,” said freshman Nikhil Goel. “I knew I wanted to join a couple clubs in high school but wasn’t sure how to go about it. Club day was the perfect way for me to see what each club offered and to help me pick which ones I would be interested in.” read more » Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers September 22, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock When French teacher Laura Lizundia explains class assignments this year, she has a challenge she has not had before: trying to give work to kids in two levels in the same class. The reality of a tight district budget and fewer students reaching the most advanced level of the language has led not only to larger class sizes but also more combined world language classes. read more » Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Chess team works to rebuild to defend state title September 24, 2010 — by Priyanka Nookala and Michelle Shu Although it is still the beginning of the year, the chess team is already preparing to defend its sixth straight state championship title next May, and since one of the top two players, Charles Sun, graduated last June, the team has realized the need to work even harder. “The team overall has to improve, although it’s really an individual effort to increase your own skill,” said club president Evan Ye. “Hopefully, chess club helps to inspire people including me and a lot of other team members to practice more chess.” read more » Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers September 22, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock When French teacher Laura Lizundia explains class assignments this year, she has a challenge she has not had before: trying to give work to kids in two levels in the same class. The reality of a tight district budget and fewer students reaching the most advanced level of the language has led not only to larger class sizes but also more combined world language classes. read more » Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Speech and debate prepping for new season September 23, 2010 — by Vijay Menon and Abhishek Venkataramana For the past several years, the speech and debate team has struggled to establish itself with a solid coaching foundation. As the team prepares for another year of competition, English teacher and head coach Erick Rector hopes that permanent new coaching additions can take the squad to the next level. The club will have the added advantage of having several newly hired coaches to assist the team. read more » String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers September 22, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock When French teacher Laura Lizundia explains class assignments this year, she has a challenge she has not had before: trying to give work to kids in two levels in the same class. The reality of a tight district budget and fewer students reaching the most advanced level of the language has led not only to larger class sizes but also more combined world language classes. read more » Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
String of burglaries on campus ends in arrest September 23, 2010 — by Mac Hyde and Synthia Ling Disappearances of items, an elusive criminal and a high-tech police scheme—Saratoga High School, located in a sleepy suburb known for its low crime rate, hardly seems like the place for all these things to occur. But while students relaxed over summer break, police and administrators worked to track down a thief. read more » Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers September 22, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock When French teacher Laura Lizundia explains class assignments this year, she has a challenge she has not had before: trying to give work to kids in two levels in the same class. The reality of a tight district budget and fewer students reaching the most advanced level of the language has led not only to larger class sizes but also more combined world language classes. read more » Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Music department prepares for a good year September 23, 2010 — by Vivien Lu and Kyumin Shim Marching Band The theme for this year's field show is "Thought Crime," and it will be under the leadership of senior drum majors Chris Chung, David Mandell and Jason Shiuan. "The theme is very different because it's pretty percussive," music director Michael Boitz said. "The music is more angry and futuristic than lyrically stylistic, how it generally is." read more » Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers September 22, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock When French teacher Laura Lizundia explains class assignments this year, she has a challenge she has not had before: trying to give work to kids in two levels in the same class. The reality of a tight district budget and fewer students reaching the most advanced level of the language has led not only to larger class sizes but also more combined world language classes. read more » Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers September 22, 2010 — by Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock When French teacher Laura Lizundia explains class assignments this year, she has a challenge she has not had before: trying to give work to kids in two levels in the same class. The reality of a tight district budget and fewer students reaching the most advanced level of the language has led not only to larger class sizes but also more combined world language classes. read more » Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
Cafeteria adds faster lines, new items September 22, 2010 — by Ashley Tang Every year, the school experiences many changes as the year opens: new classes, new buildings and new faces. This year, the cafeteria joined the list of changes by reorganizing and adding to its selections. The main change students notice is that lunch lines are now separated into five categories: salads, fast takes, creations, pizza and grill. Cafeteria staff believe the lunch process is now more efficient and hope to attract more students to stay on campus. read more » In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast
In fragile economy, students choose public over private September 22, 2010 — by Deborah Soung His first class was P.E., and the shy freshman stood awkwardly alone off to the side in the weight room. As a Harker student who transferred to Saratoga High last year, Benjamin Yang could not recognize a single face during the entire morning of his first day of freshman year. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...337338339340341...350360370380390...nextlast