Tech room remodeled to have a more suitable working environment November 5, 2009 — by Vivian LeTran The tech room is finally being remodeled after being an inconvenient working area for about seven years, said IT manager Julie Grenier. The administration had been hoping to remodel the room for about two years, but it wasn’t until this year that work finally began. The remodeling began in September and construction finished the week of Oct. 20. The room was completed the following week after finishing touches were added to the room, including a coat of wax on the floor tiles. read more » Jean drive to benefit homeless November 5, 2009 — by Sarah Hull Freshman Christine Lei is hoping students will donate their old jeans and other clothing to help the homeless. She has set up a bin in the main office and at football games and will accept donations through the month of December. The effort, called the Jean Drive, will go an assortment of organizations benefiting the homeless, though most of the donations will go to the West Valley Community Center, she said. read more » Roundup and review: Lack of an extension cord makes things tough for sophomore quad dance November 5, 2009 — by David Eng and Karen Lyu A slight wave of disappointment struck the quad as sophomores exited the stage of their quad day performance on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The problems began before the act even started, stemming from a late start. Hundreds of students quickly arranged themselves in the familiar semi-circle huddle formation at the start of lunch period. However, nothing actually happened until nearly 15 minutes after the bell. read more » ‘On the Razzle’ draws in audience despite difficulties November 4, 2009 — by Christine Bancroft and Mary Mykhaylova The drama department successfully showcased fall play "On the Razzle" during the weekend of Oct. 22-25 at the McAfee Center, despite difficulties such as illness, issues with scene changes and cues and a smaller audience turnout than had been seen in the past. "There were a lot of bugs going around during rehearsal," said sophomore Natalie Berg, who played a Scottish woman. "Everyone was in really close contact. It was hard not to get sick." The play, by British playwright Tom Stoppard, was directed by drama teacher Chris Mahle. read more » Newly formed cracks cannot curb tennis players’ enthusiasm for resurfaced courts November 4, 2009 — by Parul Singh and Jason Wu Although the school recently invested money into resurfacing the tennis courts, small cracks have already formed. Although the cracks raise questions about the long-term durability of the tennis courts, the main purpose of the renovations was to make the courts "playable" again, assistant principal Joe Bosco said. "We did a $24,000 emergency safety repair in anticipation of a full-scale renovation. The courts are now safe and that was our first priority, " said Bosco. read more » Safe Rides provides safe rides for second year November 2, 2009 — by Amanda Yi The school has decided to run Safe Rides for the second year in a row. Starting Nov. 14, the Safe Rides committee, consisting of about 20 juniors and seniors, will meet at St. Andrews Church every second and fourth Friday and Saturday of the month from 10 p.m.-2a.m, answer phones and give rides to students who need them. read more » Mock trial team selected October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana Twenty hopeful students nervously sat in history teacher Margarita Morrelle's room on Oct. 13 waiting to be called in by mock trial head coach Dr. Hugh Roberts to try out for roles on this year's team. For tryouts, each student had to act out the role of a prosecution attorney, defense attorney and witness based on an evidence packet that had been given out earlier. Roberts posted the team's line-up Oct. 16, and the 17 members went straight to work the next Tuesday. read more » 50 years of Saratoga High: Homecoming wasn’t always a spirited spirit week October 30, 2009 — by Mac Hyde and Christine Bancroft Saratoga, 1977. Previous Homecomings had been lackluster and unenthusiastic. There was a Thanksgiving football game, but none of the decorations, quad dances and other festivities that came to be associated with the event. read more » Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
Jean drive to benefit homeless November 5, 2009 — by Sarah Hull Freshman Christine Lei is hoping students will donate their old jeans and other clothing to help the homeless. She has set up a bin in the main office and at football games and will accept donations through the month of December. The effort, called the Jean Drive, will go an assortment of organizations benefiting the homeless, though most of the donations will go to the West Valley Community Center, she said. read more » Roundup and review: Lack of an extension cord makes things tough for sophomore quad dance November 5, 2009 — by David Eng and Karen Lyu A slight wave of disappointment struck the quad as sophomores exited the stage of their quad day performance on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The problems began before the act even started, stemming from a late start. Hundreds of students quickly arranged themselves in the familiar semi-circle huddle formation at the start of lunch period. However, nothing actually happened until nearly 15 minutes after the bell. read more » ‘On the Razzle’ draws in audience despite difficulties November 4, 2009 — by Christine Bancroft and Mary Mykhaylova The drama department successfully showcased fall play "On the Razzle" during the weekend of Oct. 22-25 at the McAfee Center, despite difficulties such as illness, issues with scene changes and cues and a smaller audience turnout than had been seen in the past. "There were a lot of bugs going around during rehearsal," said sophomore Natalie Berg, who played a Scottish woman. "Everyone was in really close contact. It was hard not to get sick." The play, by British playwright Tom Stoppard, was directed by drama teacher Chris Mahle. read more » Newly formed cracks cannot curb tennis players’ enthusiasm for resurfaced courts November 4, 2009 — by Parul Singh and Jason Wu Although the school recently invested money into resurfacing the tennis courts, small cracks have already formed. Although the cracks raise questions about the long-term durability of the tennis courts, the main purpose of the renovations was to make the courts "playable" again, assistant principal Joe Bosco said. "We did a $24,000 emergency safety repair in anticipation of a full-scale renovation. The courts are now safe and that was our first priority, " said Bosco. read more » Safe Rides provides safe rides for second year November 2, 2009 — by Amanda Yi The school has decided to run Safe Rides for the second year in a row. Starting Nov. 14, the Safe Rides committee, consisting of about 20 juniors and seniors, will meet at St. Andrews Church every second and fourth Friday and Saturday of the month from 10 p.m.-2a.m, answer phones and give rides to students who need them. read more » Mock trial team selected October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana Twenty hopeful students nervously sat in history teacher Margarita Morrelle's room on Oct. 13 waiting to be called in by mock trial head coach Dr. Hugh Roberts to try out for roles on this year's team. For tryouts, each student had to act out the role of a prosecution attorney, defense attorney and witness based on an evidence packet that had been given out earlier. Roberts posted the team's line-up Oct. 16, and the 17 members went straight to work the next Tuesday. read more » 50 years of Saratoga High: Homecoming wasn’t always a spirited spirit week October 30, 2009 — by Mac Hyde and Christine Bancroft Saratoga, 1977. Previous Homecomings had been lackluster and unenthusiastic. There was a Thanksgiving football game, but none of the decorations, quad dances and other festivities that came to be associated with the event. read more » Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
Roundup and review: Lack of an extension cord makes things tough for sophomore quad dance November 5, 2009 — by David Eng and Karen Lyu A slight wave of disappointment struck the quad as sophomores exited the stage of their quad day performance on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The problems began before the act even started, stemming from a late start. Hundreds of students quickly arranged themselves in the familiar semi-circle huddle formation at the start of lunch period. However, nothing actually happened until nearly 15 minutes after the bell. read more » ‘On the Razzle’ draws in audience despite difficulties November 4, 2009 — by Christine Bancroft and Mary Mykhaylova The drama department successfully showcased fall play "On the Razzle" during the weekend of Oct. 22-25 at the McAfee Center, despite difficulties such as illness, issues with scene changes and cues and a smaller audience turnout than had been seen in the past. "There were a lot of bugs going around during rehearsal," said sophomore Natalie Berg, who played a Scottish woman. "Everyone was in really close contact. It was hard not to get sick." The play, by British playwright Tom Stoppard, was directed by drama teacher Chris Mahle. read more » Newly formed cracks cannot curb tennis players’ enthusiasm for resurfaced courts November 4, 2009 — by Parul Singh and Jason Wu Although the school recently invested money into resurfacing the tennis courts, small cracks have already formed. Although the cracks raise questions about the long-term durability of the tennis courts, the main purpose of the renovations was to make the courts "playable" again, assistant principal Joe Bosco said. "We did a $24,000 emergency safety repair in anticipation of a full-scale renovation. The courts are now safe and that was our first priority, " said Bosco. read more » Safe Rides provides safe rides for second year November 2, 2009 — by Amanda Yi The school has decided to run Safe Rides for the second year in a row. Starting Nov. 14, the Safe Rides committee, consisting of about 20 juniors and seniors, will meet at St. Andrews Church every second and fourth Friday and Saturday of the month from 10 p.m.-2a.m, answer phones and give rides to students who need them. read more » Mock trial team selected October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana Twenty hopeful students nervously sat in history teacher Margarita Morrelle's room on Oct. 13 waiting to be called in by mock trial head coach Dr. Hugh Roberts to try out for roles on this year's team. For tryouts, each student had to act out the role of a prosecution attorney, defense attorney and witness based on an evidence packet that had been given out earlier. Roberts posted the team's line-up Oct. 16, and the 17 members went straight to work the next Tuesday. read more » 50 years of Saratoga High: Homecoming wasn’t always a spirited spirit week October 30, 2009 — by Mac Hyde and Christine Bancroft Saratoga, 1977. Previous Homecomings had been lackluster and unenthusiastic. There was a Thanksgiving football game, but none of the decorations, quad dances and other festivities that came to be associated with the event. read more » Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
‘On the Razzle’ draws in audience despite difficulties November 4, 2009 — by Christine Bancroft and Mary Mykhaylova The drama department successfully showcased fall play "On the Razzle" during the weekend of Oct. 22-25 at the McAfee Center, despite difficulties such as illness, issues with scene changes and cues and a smaller audience turnout than had been seen in the past. "There were a lot of bugs going around during rehearsal," said sophomore Natalie Berg, who played a Scottish woman. "Everyone was in really close contact. It was hard not to get sick." The play, by British playwright Tom Stoppard, was directed by drama teacher Chris Mahle. read more » Newly formed cracks cannot curb tennis players’ enthusiasm for resurfaced courts November 4, 2009 — by Parul Singh and Jason Wu Although the school recently invested money into resurfacing the tennis courts, small cracks have already formed. Although the cracks raise questions about the long-term durability of the tennis courts, the main purpose of the renovations was to make the courts "playable" again, assistant principal Joe Bosco said. "We did a $24,000 emergency safety repair in anticipation of a full-scale renovation. The courts are now safe and that was our first priority, " said Bosco. read more » Safe Rides provides safe rides for second year November 2, 2009 — by Amanda Yi The school has decided to run Safe Rides for the second year in a row. Starting Nov. 14, the Safe Rides committee, consisting of about 20 juniors and seniors, will meet at St. Andrews Church every second and fourth Friday and Saturday of the month from 10 p.m.-2a.m, answer phones and give rides to students who need them. read more » Mock trial team selected October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana Twenty hopeful students nervously sat in history teacher Margarita Morrelle's room on Oct. 13 waiting to be called in by mock trial head coach Dr. Hugh Roberts to try out for roles on this year's team. For tryouts, each student had to act out the role of a prosecution attorney, defense attorney and witness based on an evidence packet that had been given out earlier. Roberts posted the team's line-up Oct. 16, and the 17 members went straight to work the next Tuesday. read more » 50 years of Saratoga High: Homecoming wasn’t always a spirited spirit week October 30, 2009 — by Mac Hyde and Christine Bancroft Saratoga, 1977. Previous Homecomings had been lackluster and unenthusiastic. There was a Thanksgiving football game, but none of the decorations, quad dances and other festivities that came to be associated with the event. read more » Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
Newly formed cracks cannot curb tennis players’ enthusiasm for resurfaced courts November 4, 2009 — by Parul Singh and Jason Wu Although the school recently invested money into resurfacing the tennis courts, small cracks have already formed. Although the cracks raise questions about the long-term durability of the tennis courts, the main purpose of the renovations was to make the courts "playable" again, assistant principal Joe Bosco said. "We did a $24,000 emergency safety repair in anticipation of a full-scale renovation. The courts are now safe and that was our first priority, " said Bosco. read more » Safe Rides provides safe rides for second year November 2, 2009 — by Amanda Yi The school has decided to run Safe Rides for the second year in a row. Starting Nov. 14, the Safe Rides committee, consisting of about 20 juniors and seniors, will meet at St. Andrews Church every second and fourth Friday and Saturday of the month from 10 p.m.-2a.m, answer phones and give rides to students who need them. read more » Mock trial team selected October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana Twenty hopeful students nervously sat in history teacher Margarita Morrelle's room on Oct. 13 waiting to be called in by mock trial head coach Dr. Hugh Roberts to try out for roles on this year's team. For tryouts, each student had to act out the role of a prosecution attorney, defense attorney and witness based on an evidence packet that had been given out earlier. Roberts posted the team's line-up Oct. 16, and the 17 members went straight to work the next Tuesday. read more » 50 years of Saratoga High: Homecoming wasn’t always a spirited spirit week October 30, 2009 — by Mac Hyde and Christine Bancroft Saratoga, 1977. Previous Homecomings had been lackluster and unenthusiastic. There was a Thanksgiving football game, but none of the decorations, quad dances and other festivities that came to be associated with the event. read more » Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
Safe Rides provides safe rides for second year November 2, 2009 — by Amanda Yi The school has decided to run Safe Rides for the second year in a row. Starting Nov. 14, the Safe Rides committee, consisting of about 20 juniors and seniors, will meet at St. Andrews Church every second and fourth Friday and Saturday of the month from 10 p.m.-2a.m, answer phones and give rides to students who need them. read more » Mock trial team selected October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana Twenty hopeful students nervously sat in history teacher Margarita Morrelle's room on Oct. 13 waiting to be called in by mock trial head coach Dr. Hugh Roberts to try out for roles on this year's team. For tryouts, each student had to act out the role of a prosecution attorney, defense attorney and witness based on an evidence packet that had been given out earlier. Roberts posted the team's line-up Oct. 16, and the 17 members went straight to work the next Tuesday. read more » 50 years of Saratoga High: Homecoming wasn’t always a spirited spirit week October 30, 2009 — by Mac Hyde and Christine Bancroft Saratoga, 1977. Previous Homecomings had been lackluster and unenthusiastic. There was a Thanksgiving football game, but none of the decorations, quad dances and other festivities that came to be associated with the event. read more » Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
Mock trial team selected October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhi Venkataramana Twenty hopeful students nervously sat in history teacher Margarita Morrelle's room on Oct. 13 waiting to be called in by mock trial head coach Dr. Hugh Roberts to try out for roles on this year's team. For tryouts, each student had to act out the role of a prosecution attorney, defense attorney and witness based on an evidence packet that had been given out earlier. Roberts posted the team's line-up Oct. 16, and the 17 members went straight to work the next Tuesday. read more » 50 years of Saratoga High: Homecoming wasn’t always a spirited spirit week October 30, 2009 — by Mac Hyde and Christine Bancroft Saratoga, 1977. Previous Homecomings had been lackluster and unenthusiastic. There was a Thanksgiving football game, but none of the decorations, quad dances and other festivities that came to be associated with the event. read more » Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
50 years of Saratoga High: Homecoming wasn’t always a spirited spirit week October 30, 2009 — by Mac Hyde and Christine Bancroft Saratoga, 1977. Previous Homecomings had been lackluster and unenthusiastic. There was a Thanksgiving football game, but none of the decorations, quad dances and other festivities that came to be associated with the event. read more » Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
Speech and debate: Novice tournament yields promising results October 30, 2009 — by Saniha Shankar and Abhishek Venkataramana After a month of practicing, the speech and debate team officially started the season by competing at the first league tournaments of the year. The team competed at the Novice Individual Events Tournament hosted at Los Gatos on Oct. 24 and the Fall Student-Congress tournament hosted at San Lorenzo High School on Oct. 27. At the San Lorenzo Student-Congress Tournament, co-captain Keerti Shukla placed second place. read more » Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast
Music department preps for big events October 30, 2009 — by Kyumin Shim A busy schedule is ahead for all the members of the music department. The marching band, choir and orchestra are all refining their skills in preparation for upcoming events. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...356357358359360...370380390...nextlast