Earth Day event makes new eco-friends May 6, 2009 — by Sophia Cooper A bright blue Tesla Roadster, worth $110,000, graced SHS with its presence on Wednesday, April 22, to participate in the third annual Alternative Energy and Fuel Faire (AEFF). Organized by the events commissioners junior Sophia Cooper, sophomore Amalie MacGowan, and freshman Mac Hyde and Ryan Evans, AEFF was an opportunity to raise awareness about going “green.” A variety of eco-friendly companies participated, including Tesla, to promote their products. read more » SHS band and orchestra continue to do well in the off-season April 29, 2009 — by Anna Shen After several California Music Educators Association (CMEA) evaluations, the Saratoga band and orchestra continue to receive outstanding feedback and maintain a position as having one of the best music departments in the Bay Area. The most recent CMEA evaluation was hosted by Saratoga High School (SHS) in the McAfee Center from March 27-29. Several high schools and middle schools participated in the event, including Redwood Middle School. read more » Choir receives outside inspiration April 27, 2009 — by James Jiang On March 24 and 25, the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir were visited by the Fresno Pacific University (FPU) Choir and a sextet group of a cappella singers from UC Berkeley called Noteworthy, respectively. read more » Amnesty searches for world peace with music April 27, 2009 — by Melody Zhang The Amnesty International club held a benefit concert on March 26 to raise money for “Women of Zimbabwe Arise,” an organization dedicated to helping Zimbabwean women gain courage and independence within their communities, and “Pennies for Peace,” which educates children in making positive impacts on a global scale. read more » Open houses assist seniors in making college decisions April 27, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara and Girish Swaminath As soon as college acceptances came out in March, many students started to notice an absence of seniors. Many missed class and spent spring break at colleges in order to make a final decision as to what college they would attend—a decision would forever impact their future. read more » Safe Rides program reinstated this year April 24, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee and Lyka Sethi After a year of planning, the leadership class will finally revive the Safe Ride program at Saratoga High on April 24. The program provides rides from student and parent volunteers for people who are in any unsafe situation. Originally Safe Ride was scheduled for April 4, but was delayed due to the Bombay in the Bay activity and a lack of volunteers. read more » Senior’s car spits fountain of water April 24, 2009 — by Kirstie Lee Senior Kiyoshi Harada was walking through the front parking lot when something caught his eye. “Why is that car peeing?” Harada thought. read more » What teachers do during collaboration April 23, 2009 — by Grishma Athavale and Nandini Ruparel Sophomore Taara Rangan came to school early one Wednesday morning recently. It was a cold morning, and she knew that English teacher Cathy Head often keeps her room open before school. Opening the door to the room, she saw about a dozen teachers sitting in a circle, all staring at her. Mumbling her apology, she quickly withdrew from the room. This teacher meeting was no accident. Every Wednesday morning, when the students get to come late to school, teachers attend a staff-collaboration, where they exchange ideas and work on making the school and classes better. read more » Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
SHS band and orchestra continue to do well in the off-season April 29, 2009 — by Anna Shen After several California Music Educators Association (CMEA) evaluations, the Saratoga band and orchestra continue to receive outstanding feedback and maintain a position as having one of the best music departments in the Bay Area. The most recent CMEA evaluation was hosted by Saratoga High School (SHS) in the McAfee Center from March 27-29. Several high schools and middle schools participated in the event, including Redwood Middle School. read more » Choir receives outside inspiration April 27, 2009 — by James Jiang On March 24 and 25, the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir were visited by the Fresno Pacific University (FPU) Choir and a sextet group of a cappella singers from UC Berkeley called Noteworthy, respectively. read more » Amnesty searches for world peace with music April 27, 2009 — by Melody Zhang The Amnesty International club held a benefit concert on March 26 to raise money for “Women of Zimbabwe Arise,” an organization dedicated to helping Zimbabwean women gain courage and independence within their communities, and “Pennies for Peace,” which educates children in making positive impacts on a global scale. read more » Open houses assist seniors in making college decisions April 27, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara and Girish Swaminath As soon as college acceptances came out in March, many students started to notice an absence of seniors. Many missed class and spent spring break at colleges in order to make a final decision as to what college they would attend—a decision would forever impact their future. read more » Safe Rides program reinstated this year April 24, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee and Lyka Sethi After a year of planning, the leadership class will finally revive the Safe Ride program at Saratoga High on April 24. The program provides rides from student and parent volunteers for people who are in any unsafe situation. Originally Safe Ride was scheduled for April 4, but was delayed due to the Bombay in the Bay activity and a lack of volunteers. read more » Senior’s car spits fountain of water April 24, 2009 — by Kirstie Lee Senior Kiyoshi Harada was walking through the front parking lot when something caught his eye. “Why is that car peeing?” Harada thought. read more » What teachers do during collaboration April 23, 2009 — by Grishma Athavale and Nandini Ruparel Sophomore Taara Rangan came to school early one Wednesday morning recently. It was a cold morning, and she knew that English teacher Cathy Head often keeps her room open before school. Opening the door to the room, she saw about a dozen teachers sitting in a circle, all staring at her. Mumbling her apology, she quickly withdrew from the room. This teacher meeting was no accident. Every Wednesday morning, when the students get to come late to school, teachers attend a staff-collaboration, where they exchange ideas and work on making the school and classes better. read more » Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
Choir receives outside inspiration April 27, 2009 — by James Jiang On March 24 and 25, the Chamber Singers and Concert Choir were visited by the Fresno Pacific University (FPU) Choir and a sextet group of a cappella singers from UC Berkeley called Noteworthy, respectively. read more » Amnesty searches for world peace with music April 27, 2009 — by Melody Zhang The Amnesty International club held a benefit concert on March 26 to raise money for “Women of Zimbabwe Arise,” an organization dedicated to helping Zimbabwean women gain courage and independence within their communities, and “Pennies for Peace,” which educates children in making positive impacts on a global scale. read more » Open houses assist seniors in making college decisions April 27, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara and Girish Swaminath As soon as college acceptances came out in March, many students started to notice an absence of seniors. Many missed class and spent spring break at colleges in order to make a final decision as to what college they would attend—a decision would forever impact their future. read more » Safe Rides program reinstated this year April 24, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee and Lyka Sethi After a year of planning, the leadership class will finally revive the Safe Ride program at Saratoga High on April 24. The program provides rides from student and parent volunteers for people who are in any unsafe situation. Originally Safe Ride was scheduled for April 4, but was delayed due to the Bombay in the Bay activity and a lack of volunteers. read more » Senior’s car spits fountain of water April 24, 2009 — by Kirstie Lee Senior Kiyoshi Harada was walking through the front parking lot when something caught his eye. “Why is that car peeing?” Harada thought. read more » What teachers do during collaboration April 23, 2009 — by Grishma Athavale and Nandini Ruparel Sophomore Taara Rangan came to school early one Wednesday morning recently. It was a cold morning, and she knew that English teacher Cathy Head often keeps her room open before school. Opening the door to the room, she saw about a dozen teachers sitting in a circle, all staring at her. Mumbling her apology, she quickly withdrew from the room. This teacher meeting was no accident. Every Wednesday morning, when the students get to come late to school, teachers attend a staff-collaboration, where they exchange ideas and work on making the school and classes better. read more » Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
Amnesty searches for world peace with music April 27, 2009 — by Melody Zhang The Amnesty International club held a benefit concert on March 26 to raise money for “Women of Zimbabwe Arise,” an organization dedicated to helping Zimbabwean women gain courage and independence within their communities, and “Pennies for Peace,” which educates children in making positive impacts on a global scale. read more » Open houses assist seniors in making college decisions April 27, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara and Girish Swaminath As soon as college acceptances came out in March, many students started to notice an absence of seniors. Many missed class and spent spring break at colleges in order to make a final decision as to what college they would attend—a decision would forever impact their future. read more » Safe Rides program reinstated this year April 24, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee and Lyka Sethi After a year of planning, the leadership class will finally revive the Safe Ride program at Saratoga High on April 24. The program provides rides from student and parent volunteers for people who are in any unsafe situation. Originally Safe Ride was scheduled for April 4, but was delayed due to the Bombay in the Bay activity and a lack of volunteers. read more » Senior’s car spits fountain of water April 24, 2009 — by Kirstie Lee Senior Kiyoshi Harada was walking through the front parking lot when something caught his eye. “Why is that car peeing?” Harada thought. read more » What teachers do during collaboration April 23, 2009 — by Grishma Athavale and Nandini Ruparel Sophomore Taara Rangan came to school early one Wednesday morning recently. It was a cold morning, and she knew that English teacher Cathy Head often keeps her room open before school. Opening the door to the room, she saw about a dozen teachers sitting in a circle, all staring at her. Mumbling her apology, she quickly withdrew from the room. This teacher meeting was no accident. Every Wednesday morning, when the students get to come late to school, teachers attend a staff-collaboration, where they exchange ideas and work on making the school and classes better. read more » Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
Open houses assist seniors in making college decisions April 27, 2009 — by Karthik Sreedhara and Girish Swaminath As soon as college acceptances came out in March, many students started to notice an absence of seniors. Many missed class and spent spring break at colleges in order to make a final decision as to what college they would attend—a decision would forever impact their future. read more » Safe Rides program reinstated this year April 24, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee and Lyka Sethi After a year of planning, the leadership class will finally revive the Safe Ride program at Saratoga High on April 24. The program provides rides from student and parent volunteers for people who are in any unsafe situation. Originally Safe Ride was scheduled for April 4, but was delayed due to the Bombay in the Bay activity and a lack of volunteers. read more » Senior’s car spits fountain of water April 24, 2009 — by Kirstie Lee Senior Kiyoshi Harada was walking through the front parking lot when something caught his eye. “Why is that car peeing?” Harada thought. read more » What teachers do during collaboration April 23, 2009 — by Grishma Athavale and Nandini Ruparel Sophomore Taara Rangan came to school early one Wednesday morning recently. It was a cold morning, and she knew that English teacher Cathy Head often keeps her room open before school. Opening the door to the room, she saw about a dozen teachers sitting in a circle, all staring at her. Mumbling her apology, she quickly withdrew from the room. This teacher meeting was no accident. Every Wednesday morning, when the students get to come late to school, teachers attend a staff-collaboration, where they exchange ideas and work on making the school and classes better. read more » Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
Safe Rides program reinstated this year April 24, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee and Lyka Sethi After a year of planning, the leadership class will finally revive the Safe Ride program at Saratoga High on April 24. The program provides rides from student and parent volunteers for people who are in any unsafe situation. Originally Safe Ride was scheduled for April 4, but was delayed due to the Bombay in the Bay activity and a lack of volunteers. read more » Senior’s car spits fountain of water April 24, 2009 — by Kirstie Lee Senior Kiyoshi Harada was walking through the front parking lot when something caught his eye. “Why is that car peeing?” Harada thought. read more » What teachers do during collaboration April 23, 2009 — by Grishma Athavale and Nandini Ruparel Sophomore Taara Rangan came to school early one Wednesday morning recently. It was a cold morning, and she knew that English teacher Cathy Head often keeps her room open before school. Opening the door to the room, she saw about a dozen teachers sitting in a circle, all staring at her. Mumbling her apology, she quickly withdrew from the room. This teacher meeting was no accident. Every Wednesday morning, when the students get to come late to school, teachers attend a staff-collaboration, where they exchange ideas and work on making the school and classes better. read more » Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
Senior’s car spits fountain of water April 24, 2009 — by Kirstie Lee Senior Kiyoshi Harada was walking through the front parking lot when something caught his eye. “Why is that car peeing?” Harada thought. read more » What teachers do during collaboration April 23, 2009 — by Grishma Athavale and Nandini Ruparel Sophomore Taara Rangan came to school early one Wednesday morning recently. It was a cold morning, and she knew that English teacher Cathy Head often keeps her room open before school. Opening the door to the room, she saw about a dozen teachers sitting in a circle, all staring at her. Mumbling her apology, she quickly withdrew from the room. This teacher meeting was no accident. Every Wednesday morning, when the students get to come late to school, teachers attend a staff-collaboration, where they exchange ideas and work on making the school and classes better. read more » Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
What teachers do during collaboration April 23, 2009 — by Grishma Athavale and Nandini Ruparel Sophomore Taara Rangan came to school early one Wednesday morning recently. It was a cold morning, and she knew that English teacher Cathy Head often keeps her room open before school. Opening the door to the room, she saw about a dozen teachers sitting in a circle, all staring at her. Mumbling her apology, she quickly withdrew from the room. This teacher meeting was no accident. Every Wednesday morning, when the students get to come late to school, teachers attend a staff-collaboration, where they exchange ideas and work on making the school and classes better. read more » Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
Children’s Shows entertain April 23, 2009 — by Sulmaan Hassan and Holden Sparacino The drama department made some serious changes last year when drama teacher and director Chris Mahle was hired two years ago. The student productions were replaced with a One Act Festival which enabled more students to try their hand in directing and producing a show. This year, Mahle decided to change things up again with the initiation of the Children’s Shows. read more » Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast
Teachers walk for breast cancer April 22, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Jenny Zhang For three years, statistics teacher Seema Patel has wanted to participate in the inspirational Susan G. Komen three-day Breast cancer walk, but because of the large time and monetary commitments involved, she put it off. This year, however, Patel had a different attitude entirely. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...364365366367368...380390...nextlast