School proceeds with minor renovations May 28, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan Aside from larger projects such as the MAP building and the impending “The Court of Dreams,” SHS has enacted several minor renovations around campus. read more » Art show bonds sister schools May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel When junior Madeline Rothenberg arrived at the Los Gatos and Saratoga High School Art Show on May 17 with her mom, she was surprised by the congratulations people gave her. She had arrived a little bit late and had missed the awards ceremony. Soon enough, however, she found out that she had won first place in the ceramics division of the art show. “I was really surprised, because I didn’t even know that I was a competitor,” Rothenberg said. She won the award for a blue and rainbow-colored sculpture. read more » School district weathers state budget crisis May 28, 2009 — by Jenny Zhang As many schools across the state prepare to let teachers go and cut programs next year, SHS students will have much the same school experience as they had this year. Though bracing for additional cuts this summer, the Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) put together a balanced budget for next year that eliminates no staff and keeps classes roughly the same size as this year. read more » Former SHS teacher accepts assistant principal position at Fremont High May 28, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara Former English 9 and 11H teacher Karen Van Putten originally planned to return to the English Department this fall after working to help new teachers in the district for two years. However, she recently accepted a job as assistant principal at Fremont High School. read more » Yearbook distribution delayed due to publishing messup May 27, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The distribution of Saratoga High’s award-winning yearbook, The Talisman, was delayed past its scheduled release date of May 27 due to a major error on the part of the printer, Walsworth Publishing Company. read more » English teacher has new Friend May 26, 2009 — by Karen Lyu English teacher Jason Friend and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a new member into their family on May 2. The baby boy, named Samuel Aaron weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce, is named after Friend’s grandfather. read more » Retiring teachers to be missed May 26, 2009 — by Mira Chaykin and Rebecca Nguyen At the end of this school year, students will not only have to say goodbye to the seniors but also to retiring English teacher Paul Page and math teacher Larry Bingham. Both have decided to leave SHS in pursuit of relaxation and other passions. read more » Saratoga Oscars cancelled once again May 26, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung For the second year in a row, the Saratoga Oscars has been canceled because of a lack of entries. read more » Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
Art show bonds sister schools May 28, 2009 — by Nandini Ruparel When junior Madeline Rothenberg arrived at the Los Gatos and Saratoga High School Art Show on May 17 with her mom, she was surprised by the congratulations people gave her. She had arrived a little bit late and had missed the awards ceremony. Soon enough, however, she found out that she had won first place in the ceramics division of the art show. “I was really surprised, because I didn’t even know that I was a competitor,” Rothenberg said. She won the award for a blue and rainbow-colored sculpture. read more » School district weathers state budget crisis May 28, 2009 — by Jenny Zhang As many schools across the state prepare to let teachers go and cut programs next year, SHS students will have much the same school experience as they had this year. Though bracing for additional cuts this summer, the Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) put together a balanced budget for next year that eliminates no staff and keeps classes roughly the same size as this year. read more » Former SHS teacher accepts assistant principal position at Fremont High May 28, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara Former English 9 and 11H teacher Karen Van Putten originally planned to return to the English Department this fall after working to help new teachers in the district for two years. However, she recently accepted a job as assistant principal at Fremont High School. read more » Yearbook distribution delayed due to publishing messup May 27, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The distribution of Saratoga High’s award-winning yearbook, The Talisman, was delayed past its scheduled release date of May 27 due to a major error on the part of the printer, Walsworth Publishing Company. read more » English teacher has new Friend May 26, 2009 — by Karen Lyu English teacher Jason Friend and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a new member into their family on May 2. The baby boy, named Samuel Aaron weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce, is named after Friend’s grandfather. read more » Retiring teachers to be missed May 26, 2009 — by Mira Chaykin and Rebecca Nguyen At the end of this school year, students will not only have to say goodbye to the seniors but also to retiring English teacher Paul Page and math teacher Larry Bingham. Both have decided to leave SHS in pursuit of relaxation and other passions. read more » Saratoga Oscars cancelled once again May 26, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung For the second year in a row, the Saratoga Oscars has been canceled because of a lack of entries. read more » Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
School district weathers state budget crisis May 28, 2009 — by Jenny Zhang As many schools across the state prepare to let teachers go and cut programs next year, SHS students will have much the same school experience as they had this year. Though bracing for additional cuts this summer, the Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) put together a balanced budget for next year that eliminates no staff and keeps classes roughly the same size as this year. read more » Former SHS teacher accepts assistant principal position at Fremont High May 28, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara Former English 9 and 11H teacher Karen Van Putten originally planned to return to the English Department this fall after working to help new teachers in the district for two years. However, she recently accepted a job as assistant principal at Fremont High School. read more » Yearbook distribution delayed due to publishing messup May 27, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The distribution of Saratoga High’s award-winning yearbook, The Talisman, was delayed past its scheduled release date of May 27 due to a major error on the part of the printer, Walsworth Publishing Company. read more » English teacher has new Friend May 26, 2009 — by Karen Lyu English teacher Jason Friend and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a new member into their family on May 2. The baby boy, named Samuel Aaron weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce, is named after Friend’s grandfather. read more » Retiring teachers to be missed May 26, 2009 — by Mira Chaykin and Rebecca Nguyen At the end of this school year, students will not only have to say goodbye to the seniors but also to retiring English teacher Paul Page and math teacher Larry Bingham. Both have decided to leave SHS in pursuit of relaxation and other passions. read more » Saratoga Oscars cancelled once again May 26, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung For the second year in a row, the Saratoga Oscars has been canceled because of a lack of entries. read more » Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
Former SHS teacher accepts assistant principal position at Fremont High May 28, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara Former English 9 and 11H teacher Karen Van Putten originally planned to return to the English Department this fall after working to help new teachers in the district for two years. However, she recently accepted a job as assistant principal at Fremont High School. read more » Yearbook distribution delayed due to publishing messup May 27, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The distribution of Saratoga High’s award-winning yearbook, The Talisman, was delayed past its scheduled release date of May 27 due to a major error on the part of the printer, Walsworth Publishing Company. read more » English teacher has new Friend May 26, 2009 — by Karen Lyu English teacher Jason Friend and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a new member into their family on May 2. The baby boy, named Samuel Aaron weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce, is named after Friend’s grandfather. read more » Retiring teachers to be missed May 26, 2009 — by Mira Chaykin and Rebecca Nguyen At the end of this school year, students will not only have to say goodbye to the seniors but also to retiring English teacher Paul Page and math teacher Larry Bingham. Both have decided to leave SHS in pursuit of relaxation and other passions. read more » Saratoga Oscars cancelled once again May 26, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung For the second year in a row, the Saratoga Oscars has been canceled because of a lack of entries. read more » Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
Yearbook distribution delayed due to publishing messup May 27, 2009 — by Girish Swaminath The distribution of Saratoga High’s award-winning yearbook, The Talisman, was delayed past its scheduled release date of May 27 due to a major error on the part of the printer, Walsworth Publishing Company. read more » English teacher has new Friend May 26, 2009 — by Karen Lyu English teacher Jason Friend and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a new member into their family on May 2. The baby boy, named Samuel Aaron weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce, is named after Friend’s grandfather. read more » Retiring teachers to be missed May 26, 2009 — by Mira Chaykin and Rebecca Nguyen At the end of this school year, students will not only have to say goodbye to the seniors but also to retiring English teacher Paul Page and math teacher Larry Bingham. Both have decided to leave SHS in pursuit of relaxation and other passions. read more » Saratoga Oscars cancelled once again May 26, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung For the second year in a row, the Saratoga Oscars has been canceled because of a lack of entries. read more » Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
English teacher has new Friend May 26, 2009 — by Karen Lyu English teacher Jason Friend and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a new member into their family on May 2. The baby boy, named Samuel Aaron weighed 7 pounds and 1 ounce, is named after Friend’s grandfather. read more » Retiring teachers to be missed May 26, 2009 — by Mira Chaykin and Rebecca Nguyen At the end of this school year, students will not only have to say goodbye to the seniors but also to retiring English teacher Paul Page and math teacher Larry Bingham. Both have decided to leave SHS in pursuit of relaxation and other passions. read more » Saratoga Oscars cancelled once again May 26, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung For the second year in a row, the Saratoga Oscars has been canceled because of a lack of entries. read more » Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
Retiring teachers to be missed May 26, 2009 — by Mira Chaykin and Rebecca Nguyen At the end of this school year, students will not only have to say goodbye to the seniors but also to retiring English teacher Paul Page and math teacher Larry Bingham. Both have decided to leave SHS in pursuit of relaxation and other passions. read more » Saratoga Oscars cancelled once again May 26, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung For the second year in a row, the Saratoga Oscars has been canceled because of a lack of entries. read more » Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
Saratoga Oscars cancelled once again May 26, 2009 — by Tiffany Tung For the second year in a row, the Saratoga Oscars has been canceled because of a lack of entries. read more » Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
Huang wins prestigious poetry award May 26, 2009 — by Lauren Kuan and Pia Mishra Like many students in high school, current senior Jason Huang experienced confusion in deciding which classes to select in high school. After completing English 9, Huang was encouraged to continue writing by poetry teacher Judith Sutton and moved on to take Poetry 1 his sophomore year. Huang, however, never could have imagined how much he could achieve in poetry, winning one of the most prestigious poetry prizes in the nation this year. read more » Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast
Thank goodness it’s Thursday May 26, 2009 — by Tim Rollinson Sophomores Aditya Dev and Chris Chung like to stand out. That is why it surprised no one when the two of them, along with a group of friends, showed up to school on April 23 in board shorts, visors, sandals and pooka shell necklaces. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...361362363364365...370380390...nextlast