Behind the scenes: hiring processes for superintendent, district staff October 14, 2022 — by Lynn Dai and Jonny Luo The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) welcomed Bill Sanderson as its new district superintendent on July 5 after an extensive search process conducted by Hazard, Young and Attea (HYA) search consultants Diane Siri and Carolyn McKennan. The process, which sourced applicants from all across the country, involved a detailed collaboration between HYA and […] read more » Two board members opt against running for re-election; 5 candidates vie for 3 open seats October 4, 2022 — by Lynn Dai and Jonny Luo Two current members of the district’s school board — Cynthia Chang and Peter Hertan, who have served for 24 and four years, respectively — will not be running for reelection this November. Incumbent David Guidry is running for reelection. “Chang really has a love for the community,” board president Katherine Tseng said. “She has the […] read more » Expanded Homecoming court celebrated at football game October 1, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer and Shaan Sridhar During halftime at the Homecoming football game against Mills High on Sept. 23, the school inaugurated this year’s homecoming royalty. The court included freshmen AJ Bawa, Jena Lew and Katherine Zeng; sophomores Alan Cai and Naahur Saajwan; juniors Abhinav Kiran and Nikhil Mathihalli; and seniors Julian Berkowitz-Sklar, Jeremiah Chung, Shafin Haque, Allison Tan, Taylor Wilson […] read more » Once monthly MOSAIC classes attempt to create community, tackle vital issues September 30, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Isabelle Wang MOSAIC, short for “making our school an inclusive community,” has replaced last year’s advisory sessions for the 2022-23 school year both at Saratoga and Los Gatos High, making it a district wide effort. Advisory included lessons on topics such as bullying, mental health and consent. MOSAIC occurs less regularly than the advisory units that began […] read more » Freshmen power up with exciting quad day performance September 30, 2022 — by Eric Shi The freshmen were up first for the student Homecoming quad day performances on Sept. 20, following the teacher performance the day before. The bleachers in the quad were packed full as hundreds watched in anticipation. The freshmen theme this year was the “Powerpuff Girls.” As such, they incorporated elements like costumes resembling the characters and […] read more » Homecoming: Juniors awe the crowd with ingenious stunts and solos September 30, 2022 — by Daniel Wu The iconic beat of late artist Pop Smoke’s “Get Back” thundered throughout the quad at the junior’s Homecoming quad day performance on Sept. 22. Cheers erupted from the crowd as juniors Avik Belenje, Pearson Chung and Raghav Rajan performed the popular “Get Sturdy” dance to the panel of judges. Eager to avenge their last-place finish […] read more » School joins National School Lunch Program September 29, 2022 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin On the first day of school, hundreds of students stormed out of their third period class as the lunch bell rang, tussling in line for free lunch. Within minutes, the lunch line extended all the way from the cafeteria to the student center. “I waited 20 minutes for the lunch line to die down before […] read more » Homecoming: Sophomores surprise audience with a rap September 29, 2022 — by Kathy Wang The crowd cheered on Sept. 21 during lunch as the sophomores ended their Homecoming quad day skit with a group dance using a mashup of songs: “Yeah” by Usher, “Nice for What” by Drake and the “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, Bennett and Goonrock. The sophomore theme was Power Rangers, and their skit revolved around […] read more » College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
Two board members opt against running for re-election; 5 candidates vie for 3 open seats October 4, 2022 — by Lynn Dai and Jonny Luo Two current members of the district’s school board — Cynthia Chang and Peter Hertan, who have served for 24 and four years, respectively — will not be running for reelection this November. Incumbent David Guidry is running for reelection. “Chang really has a love for the community,” board president Katherine Tseng said. “She has the […] read more » Expanded Homecoming court celebrated at football game October 1, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer and Shaan Sridhar During halftime at the Homecoming football game against Mills High on Sept. 23, the school inaugurated this year’s homecoming royalty. The court included freshmen AJ Bawa, Jena Lew and Katherine Zeng; sophomores Alan Cai and Naahur Saajwan; juniors Abhinav Kiran and Nikhil Mathihalli; and seniors Julian Berkowitz-Sklar, Jeremiah Chung, Shafin Haque, Allison Tan, Taylor Wilson […] read more » Once monthly MOSAIC classes attempt to create community, tackle vital issues September 30, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Isabelle Wang MOSAIC, short for “making our school an inclusive community,” has replaced last year’s advisory sessions for the 2022-23 school year both at Saratoga and Los Gatos High, making it a district wide effort. Advisory included lessons on topics such as bullying, mental health and consent. MOSAIC occurs less regularly than the advisory units that began […] read more » Freshmen power up with exciting quad day performance September 30, 2022 — by Eric Shi The freshmen were up first for the student Homecoming quad day performances on Sept. 20, following the teacher performance the day before. The bleachers in the quad were packed full as hundreds watched in anticipation. The freshmen theme this year was the “Powerpuff Girls.” As such, they incorporated elements like costumes resembling the characters and […] read more » Homecoming: Juniors awe the crowd with ingenious stunts and solos September 30, 2022 — by Daniel Wu The iconic beat of late artist Pop Smoke’s “Get Back” thundered throughout the quad at the junior’s Homecoming quad day performance on Sept. 22. Cheers erupted from the crowd as juniors Avik Belenje, Pearson Chung and Raghav Rajan performed the popular “Get Sturdy” dance to the panel of judges. Eager to avenge their last-place finish […] read more » School joins National School Lunch Program September 29, 2022 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin On the first day of school, hundreds of students stormed out of their third period class as the lunch bell rang, tussling in line for free lunch. Within minutes, the lunch line extended all the way from the cafeteria to the student center. “I waited 20 minutes for the lunch line to die down before […] read more » Homecoming: Sophomores surprise audience with a rap September 29, 2022 — by Kathy Wang The crowd cheered on Sept. 21 during lunch as the sophomores ended their Homecoming quad day skit with a group dance using a mashup of songs: “Yeah” by Usher, “Nice for What” by Drake and the “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, Bennett and Goonrock. The sophomore theme was Power Rangers, and their skit revolved around […] read more » College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
Expanded Homecoming court celebrated at football game October 1, 2022 — by Anirudh Iyer and Shaan Sridhar During halftime at the Homecoming football game against Mills High on Sept. 23, the school inaugurated this year’s homecoming royalty. The court included freshmen AJ Bawa, Jena Lew and Katherine Zeng; sophomores Alan Cai and Naahur Saajwan; juniors Abhinav Kiran and Nikhil Mathihalli; and seniors Julian Berkowitz-Sklar, Jeremiah Chung, Shafin Haque, Allison Tan, Taylor Wilson […] read more » Once monthly MOSAIC classes attempt to create community, tackle vital issues September 30, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Isabelle Wang MOSAIC, short for “making our school an inclusive community,” has replaced last year’s advisory sessions for the 2022-23 school year both at Saratoga and Los Gatos High, making it a district wide effort. Advisory included lessons on topics such as bullying, mental health and consent. MOSAIC occurs less regularly than the advisory units that began […] read more » Freshmen power up with exciting quad day performance September 30, 2022 — by Eric Shi The freshmen were up first for the student Homecoming quad day performances on Sept. 20, following the teacher performance the day before. The bleachers in the quad were packed full as hundreds watched in anticipation. The freshmen theme this year was the “Powerpuff Girls.” As such, they incorporated elements like costumes resembling the characters and […] read more » Homecoming: Juniors awe the crowd with ingenious stunts and solos September 30, 2022 — by Daniel Wu The iconic beat of late artist Pop Smoke’s “Get Back” thundered throughout the quad at the junior’s Homecoming quad day performance on Sept. 22. Cheers erupted from the crowd as juniors Avik Belenje, Pearson Chung and Raghav Rajan performed the popular “Get Sturdy” dance to the panel of judges. Eager to avenge their last-place finish […] read more » School joins National School Lunch Program September 29, 2022 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin On the first day of school, hundreds of students stormed out of their third period class as the lunch bell rang, tussling in line for free lunch. Within minutes, the lunch line extended all the way from the cafeteria to the student center. “I waited 20 minutes for the lunch line to die down before […] read more » Homecoming: Sophomores surprise audience with a rap September 29, 2022 — by Kathy Wang The crowd cheered on Sept. 21 during lunch as the sophomores ended their Homecoming quad day skit with a group dance using a mashup of songs: “Yeah” by Usher, “Nice for What” by Drake and the “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, Bennett and Goonrock. The sophomore theme was Power Rangers, and their skit revolved around […] read more » College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
Once monthly MOSAIC classes attempt to create community, tackle vital issues September 30, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Isabelle Wang MOSAIC, short for “making our school an inclusive community,” has replaced last year’s advisory sessions for the 2022-23 school year both at Saratoga and Los Gatos High, making it a district wide effort. Advisory included lessons on topics such as bullying, mental health and consent. MOSAIC occurs less regularly than the advisory units that began […] read more » Freshmen power up with exciting quad day performance September 30, 2022 — by Eric Shi The freshmen were up first for the student Homecoming quad day performances on Sept. 20, following the teacher performance the day before. The bleachers in the quad were packed full as hundreds watched in anticipation. The freshmen theme this year was the “Powerpuff Girls.” As such, they incorporated elements like costumes resembling the characters and […] read more » Homecoming: Juniors awe the crowd with ingenious stunts and solos September 30, 2022 — by Daniel Wu The iconic beat of late artist Pop Smoke’s “Get Back” thundered throughout the quad at the junior’s Homecoming quad day performance on Sept. 22. Cheers erupted from the crowd as juniors Avik Belenje, Pearson Chung and Raghav Rajan performed the popular “Get Sturdy” dance to the panel of judges. Eager to avenge their last-place finish […] read more » School joins National School Lunch Program September 29, 2022 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin On the first day of school, hundreds of students stormed out of their third period class as the lunch bell rang, tussling in line for free lunch. Within minutes, the lunch line extended all the way from the cafeteria to the student center. “I waited 20 minutes for the lunch line to die down before […] read more » Homecoming: Sophomores surprise audience with a rap September 29, 2022 — by Kathy Wang The crowd cheered on Sept. 21 during lunch as the sophomores ended their Homecoming quad day skit with a group dance using a mashup of songs: “Yeah” by Usher, “Nice for What” by Drake and the “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, Bennett and Goonrock. The sophomore theme was Power Rangers, and their skit revolved around […] read more » College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
Freshmen power up with exciting quad day performance September 30, 2022 — by Eric Shi The freshmen were up first for the student Homecoming quad day performances on Sept. 20, following the teacher performance the day before. The bleachers in the quad were packed full as hundreds watched in anticipation. The freshmen theme this year was the “Powerpuff Girls.” As such, they incorporated elements like costumes resembling the characters and […] read more » Homecoming: Juniors awe the crowd with ingenious stunts and solos September 30, 2022 — by Daniel Wu The iconic beat of late artist Pop Smoke’s “Get Back” thundered throughout the quad at the junior’s Homecoming quad day performance on Sept. 22. Cheers erupted from the crowd as juniors Avik Belenje, Pearson Chung and Raghav Rajan performed the popular “Get Sturdy” dance to the panel of judges. Eager to avenge their last-place finish […] read more » School joins National School Lunch Program September 29, 2022 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin On the first day of school, hundreds of students stormed out of their third period class as the lunch bell rang, tussling in line for free lunch. Within minutes, the lunch line extended all the way from the cafeteria to the student center. “I waited 20 minutes for the lunch line to die down before […] read more » Homecoming: Sophomores surprise audience with a rap September 29, 2022 — by Kathy Wang The crowd cheered on Sept. 21 during lunch as the sophomores ended their Homecoming quad day skit with a group dance using a mashup of songs: “Yeah” by Usher, “Nice for What” by Drake and the “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, Bennett and Goonrock. The sophomore theme was Power Rangers, and their skit revolved around […] read more » College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
Homecoming: Juniors awe the crowd with ingenious stunts and solos September 30, 2022 — by Daniel Wu The iconic beat of late artist Pop Smoke’s “Get Back” thundered throughout the quad at the junior’s Homecoming quad day performance on Sept. 22. Cheers erupted from the crowd as juniors Avik Belenje, Pearson Chung and Raghav Rajan performed the popular “Get Sturdy” dance to the panel of judges. Eager to avenge their last-place finish […] read more » School joins National School Lunch Program September 29, 2022 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin On the first day of school, hundreds of students stormed out of their third period class as the lunch bell rang, tussling in line for free lunch. Within minutes, the lunch line extended all the way from the cafeteria to the student center. “I waited 20 minutes for the lunch line to die down before […] read more » Homecoming: Sophomores surprise audience with a rap September 29, 2022 — by Kathy Wang The crowd cheered on Sept. 21 during lunch as the sophomores ended their Homecoming quad day skit with a group dance using a mashup of songs: “Yeah” by Usher, “Nice for What” by Drake and the “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, Bennett and Goonrock. The sophomore theme was Power Rangers, and their skit revolved around […] read more » College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
School joins National School Lunch Program September 29, 2022 — by Sam Bai and Victoria Lin On the first day of school, hundreds of students stormed out of their third period class as the lunch bell rang, tussling in line for free lunch. Within minutes, the lunch line extended all the way from the cafeteria to the student center. “I waited 20 minutes for the lunch line to die down before […] read more » Homecoming: Sophomores surprise audience with a rap September 29, 2022 — by Kathy Wang The crowd cheered on Sept. 21 during lunch as the sophomores ended their Homecoming quad day skit with a group dance using a mashup of songs: “Yeah” by Usher, “Nice for What” by Drake and the “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, Bennett and Goonrock. The sophomore theme was Power Rangers, and their skit revolved around […] read more » College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
Homecoming: Sophomores surprise audience with a rap September 29, 2022 — by Kathy Wang The crowd cheered on Sept. 21 during lunch as the sophomores ended their Homecoming quad day skit with a group dance using a mashup of songs: “Yeah” by Usher, “Nice for What” by Drake and the “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO, Bennett and Goonrock. The sophomore theme was Power Rangers, and their skit revolved around […] read more » College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
College specialist creates warm, encouraging space for students during college visits September 25, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang and Zack Zhang Dozens of students crowded into the College and Career Center (CCC) in late September to attend a Boston University college visit organized by college and career specialist Brad Ward, who had adapted the formerly staff lounge into a warm space for college advice and career planning. Plastered around the walls of the building were a […] read more » New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast
New district bring your own device policy elicits mixed reactions September 25, 2022 — by Atrey Desai In a Friday newsletter sent out by principal Greg Louie late last spring, the district publicized a new Bring Your Own Device policy, requiring students to either bring a personal device to school daily, or check out a chromebook from the district at the beginning of each school year. The district believes the policy, first […] read more » firstprevious...1020...3233343536...4050607080...nextlast