Mock Trial competes in Santa Clara competition February 12, 2009 — by Abhishek Venkataramana and Saniha Shankar All dressed and ready to go, the Mock Trial team met up in front of the Santa Clara Superior Court Office in Downtown San Jose on Feb. 5 to compete in the annual Santa Clara County Mock Trial Competition. read more » Speech and debate competes at Stanford February 12, 2009 — by Abhishek Venkataramana and Saniha Shankar As the speech and debate season comes to a close with only two tournaments left before the State Qualifying Tournament in early March, the team competed at the prestigious Stanford University Tournament on Feb. 6-9, squared off with hundreds of the nation’s best debaters and speakers. read more » Rodriguex uses innovative approaches to teach Spanish February 12, 2009 — by Tiffany Tseng and Theresa Yeh Chattering in Spanish, teacher Arnaldo Rodriguex and a few students gather on Friday after school for their weekly “café socials." Rodriguex has taught the language the district for the past 35 years and has been having “café socials” with his students for as long as he can remember. These occur almost every Friday after school and are usually hold at Peet’s Coffee Shop on Saratoga-Sunnyvale. During the socials, students practice talk with each other in Spanish outside of the typical class setting. read more » School district reports stimulate Aeries modifications February 11, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee All students who have experienced the eagerness and anxiety associated with checking their grades are familiar with the Aeries interface. These students may also have noticed that Aeries has been evolving slowly—right under their noses. Most of these modifications were undetected by students because they were either visible only to teachers or trivial. The most significant change for students has been the addition of a grade book tab. read more » Harter finds inspiration through religion February 11, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram You may be someone who goes to church every Sunday morning, stays there for a little while and perhaps sings along with everyone else in your pew. You’ll listen to the pastor speak about what the Bible says and, more importantly, what it means. You’ll watch the choir sing praises in a familiar tune. And you just might bump into a girl sitting next to you who seems deeply involved in what the pastor is saying. She is smiling and seems at utter peace with the world. You wonder, who is this girl? read more » ASB to launch website February 11, 2009 — by Guy Quanrud and Karthik Annaamalai Some time in this month, the ASB will launch its first website. Created by senior ASB officers Felix Chu, Corey Rateu, T.T. Tu and Ketaki Shriram, the website hopes to be student friendly, providing users with as much current information as it can. “I think that the website is pushing us forward and getting us closer to the school,” said Tu. “The website is an accomplishment for the ASB and it’s a big leap.” read more » Saratogans celebrate Chinese New Year February 11, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Anna Shen Characterized by deafening firecrackers, hong baos (red envelopes) stuffed with money, delicious food and the color red everywhere, Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture, symbolizing a fresh start and a new beginning to one’s life. read more » Library aims to update offerings February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Shannon Galvin With a recent $5,000 grant from the School Site Council, librarian Kevin Heyman is determined to bring the school into the 21st century. The library is introducing two new online databases called OPAC and a bibliography generator as part of its mission to improve its resources. The new databases have been used by many other high schools for about 10 years. Students can also use these systems to familiarize themselves with other databases in preparation for research at the college level. read more » NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Speech and debate competes at Stanford February 12, 2009 — by Abhishek Venkataramana and Saniha Shankar As the speech and debate season comes to a close with only two tournaments left before the State Qualifying Tournament in early March, the team competed at the prestigious Stanford University Tournament on Feb. 6-9, squared off with hundreds of the nation’s best debaters and speakers. read more » Rodriguex uses innovative approaches to teach Spanish February 12, 2009 — by Tiffany Tseng and Theresa Yeh Chattering in Spanish, teacher Arnaldo Rodriguex and a few students gather on Friday after school for their weekly “café socials." Rodriguex has taught the language the district for the past 35 years and has been having “café socials” with his students for as long as he can remember. These occur almost every Friday after school and are usually hold at Peet’s Coffee Shop on Saratoga-Sunnyvale. During the socials, students practice talk with each other in Spanish outside of the typical class setting. read more » School district reports stimulate Aeries modifications February 11, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee All students who have experienced the eagerness and anxiety associated with checking their grades are familiar with the Aeries interface. These students may also have noticed that Aeries has been evolving slowly—right under their noses. Most of these modifications were undetected by students because they were either visible only to teachers or trivial. The most significant change for students has been the addition of a grade book tab. read more » Harter finds inspiration through religion February 11, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram You may be someone who goes to church every Sunday morning, stays there for a little while and perhaps sings along with everyone else in your pew. You’ll listen to the pastor speak about what the Bible says and, more importantly, what it means. You’ll watch the choir sing praises in a familiar tune. And you just might bump into a girl sitting next to you who seems deeply involved in what the pastor is saying. She is smiling and seems at utter peace with the world. You wonder, who is this girl? read more » ASB to launch website February 11, 2009 — by Guy Quanrud and Karthik Annaamalai Some time in this month, the ASB will launch its first website. Created by senior ASB officers Felix Chu, Corey Rateu, T.T. Tu and Ketaki Shriram, the website hopes to be student friendly, providing users with as much current information as it can. “I think that the website is pushing us forward and getting us closer to the school,” said Tu. “The website is an accomplishment for the ASB and it’s a big leap.” read more » Saratogans celebrate Chinese New Year February 11, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Anna Shen Characterized by deafening firecrackers, hong baos (red envelopes) stuffed with money, delicious food and the color red everywhere, Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture, symbolizing a fresh start and a new beginning to one’s life. read more » Library aims to update offerings February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Shannon Galvin With a recent $5,000 grant from the School Site Council, librarian Kevin Heyman is determined to bring the school into the 21st century. The library is introducing two new online databases called OPAC and a bibliography generator as part of its mission to improve its resources. The new databases have been used by many other high schools for about 10 years. Students can also use these systems to familiarize themselves with other databases in preparation for research at the college level. read more » NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Rodriguex uses innovative approaches to teach Spanish February 12, 2009 — by Tiffany Tseng and Theresa Yeh Chattering in Spanish, teacher Arnaldo Rodriguex and a few students gather on Friday after school for their weekly “café socials." Rodriguex has taught the language the district for the past 35 years and has been having “café socials” with his students for as long as he can remember. These occur almost every Friday after school and are usually hold at Peet’s Coffee Shop on Saratoga-Sunnyvale. During the socials, students practice talk with each other in Spanish outside of the typical class setting. read more » School district reports stimulate Aeries modifications February 11, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee All students who have experienced the eagerness and anxiety associated with checking their grades are familiar with the Aeries interface. These students may also have noticed that Aeries has been evolving slowly—right under their noses. Most of these modifications were undetected by students because they were either visible only to teachers or trivial. The most significant change for students has been the addition of a grade book tab. read more » Harter finds inspiration through religion February 11, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram You may be someone who goes to church every Sunday morning, stays there for a little while and perhaps sings along with everyone else in your pew. You’ll listen to the pastor speak about what the Bible says and, more importantly, what it means. You’ll watch the choir sing praises in a familiar tune. And you just might bump into a girl sitting next to you who seems deeply involved in what the pastor is saying. She is smiling and seems at utter peace with the world. You wonder, who is this girl? read more » ASB to launch website February 11, 2009 — by Guy Quanrud and Karthik Annaamalai Some time in this month, the ASB will launch its first website. Created by senior ASB officers Felix Chu, Corey Rateu, T.T. Tu and Ketaki Shriram, the website hopes to be student friendly, providing users with as much current information as it can. “I think that the website is pushing us forward and getting us closer to the school,” said Tu. “The website is an accomplishment for the ASB and it’s a big leap.” read more » Saratogans celebrate Chinese New Year February 11, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Anna Shen Characterized by deafening firecrackers, hong baos (red envelopes) stuffed with money, delicious food and the color red everywhere, Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture, symbolizing a fresh start and a new beginning to one’s life. read more » Library aims to update offerings February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Shannon Galvin With a recent $5,000 grant from the School Site Council, librarian Kevin Heyman is determined to bring the school into the 21st century. The library is introducing two new online databases called OPAC and a bibliography generator as part of its mission to improve its resources. The new databases have been used by many other high schools for about 10 years. Students can also use these systems to familiarize themselves with other databases in preparation for research at the college level. read more » NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
School district reports stimulate Aeries modifications February 11, 2009 — by Elizabeth Lee All students who have experienced the eagerness and anxiety associated with checking their grades are familiar with the Aeries interface. These students may also have noticed that Aeries has been evolving slowly—right under their noses. Most of these modifications were undetected by students because they were either visible only to teachers or trivial. The most significant change for students has been the addition of a grade book tab. read more » Harter finds inspiration through religion February 11, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram You may be someone who goes to church every Sunday morning, stays there for a little while and perhaps sings along with everyone else in your pew. You’ll listen to the pastor speak about what the Bible says and, more importantly, what it means. You’ll watch the choir sing praises in a familiar tune. And you just might bump into a girl sitting next to you who seems deeply involved in what the pastor is saying. She is smiling and seems at utter peace with the world. You wonder, who is this girl? read more » ASB to launch website February 11, 2009 — by Guy Quanrud and Karthik Annaamalai Some time in this month, the ASB will launch its first website. Created by senior ASB officers Felix Chu, Corey Rateu, T.T. Tu and Ketaki Shriram, the website hopes to be student friendly, providing users with as much current information as it can. “I think that the website is pushing us forward and getting us closer to the school,” said Tu. “The website is an accomplishment for the ASB and it’s a big leap.” read more » Saratogans celebrate Chinese New Year February 11, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Anna Shen Characterized by deafening firecrackers, hong baos (red envelopes) stuffed with money, delicious food and the color red everywhere, Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture, symbolizing a fresh start and a new beginning to one’s life. read more » Library aims to update offerings February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Shannon Galvin With a recent $5,000 grant from the School Site Council, librarian Kevin Heyman is determined to bring the school into the 21st century. The library is introducing two new online databases called OPAC and a bibliography generator as part of its mission to improve its resources. The new databases have been used by many other high schools for about 10 years. Students can also use these systems to familiarize themselves with other databases in preparation for research at the college level. read more » NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Harter finds inspiration through religion February 11, 2009 — by Uttara Sivaram You may be someone who goes to church every Sunday morning, stays there for a little while and perhaps sings along with everyone else in your pew. You’ll listen to the pastor speak about what the Bible says and, more importantly, what it means. You’ll watch the choir sing praises in a familiar tune. And you just might bump into a girl sitting next to you who seems deeply involved in what the pastor is saying. She is smiling and seems at utter peace with the world. You wonder, who is this girl? read more » ASB to launch website February 11, 2009 — by Guy Quanrud and Karthik Annaamalai Some time in this month, the ASB will launch its first website. Created by senior ASB officers Felix Chu, Corey Rateu, T.T. Tu and Ketaki Shriram, the website hopes to be student friendly, providing users with as much current information as it can. “I think that the website is pushing us forward and getting us closer to the school,” said Tu. “The website is an accomplishment for the ASB and it’s a big leap.” read more » Saratogans celebrate Chinese New Year February 11, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Anna Shen Characterized by deafening firecrackers, hong baos (red envelopes) stuffed with money, delicious food and the color red everywhere, Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture, symbolizing a fresh start and a new beginning to one’s life. read more » Library aims to update offerings February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Shannon Galvin With a recent $5,000 grant from the School Site Council, librarian Kevin Heyman is determined to bring the school into the 21st century. The library is introducing two new online databases called OPAC and a bibliography generator as part of its mission to improve its resources. The new databases have been used by many other high schools for about 10 years. Students can also use these systems to familiarize themselves with other databases in preparation for research at the college level. read more » NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
ASB to launch website February 11, 2009 — by Guy Quanrud and Karthik Annaamalai Some time in this month, the ASB will launch its first website. Created by senior ASB officers Felix Chu, Corey Rateu, T.T. Tu and Ketaki Shriram, the website hopes to be student friendly, providing users with as much current information as it can. “I think that the website is pushing us forward and getting us closer to the school,” said Tu. “The website is an accomplishment for the ASB and it’s a big leap.” read more » Saratogans celebrate Chinese New Year February 11, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Anna Shen Characterized by deafening firecrackers, hong baos (red envelopes) stuffed with money, delicious food and the color red everywhere, Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture, symbolizing a fresh start and a new beginning to one’s life. read more » Library aims to update offerings February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Shannon Galvin With a recent $5,000 grant from the School Site Council, librarian Kevin Heyman is determined to bring the school into the 21st century. The library is introducing two new online databases called OPAC and a bibliography generator as part of its mission to improve its resources. The new databases have been used by many other high schools for about 10 years. Students can also use these systems to familiarize themselves with other databases in preparation for research at the college level. read more » NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Saratogans celebrate Chinese New Year February 11, 2009 — by Kevin Mu and Anna Shen Characterized by deafening firecrackers, hong baos (red envelopes) stuffed with money, delicious food and the color red everywhere, Chinese New Year, also called the Spring Festival, is the most important holiday in Chinese culture, symbolizing a fresh start and a new beginning to one’s life. read more » Library aims to update offerings February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Shannon Galvin With a recent $5,000 grant from the School Site Council, librarian Kevin Heyman is determined to bring the school into the 21st century. The library is introducing two new online databases called OPAC and a bibliography generator as part of its mission to improve its resources. The new databases have been used by many other high schools for about 10 years. Students can also use these systems to familiarize themselves with other databases in preparation for research at the college level. read more » NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
Library aims to update offerings February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma and Shannon Galvin With a recent $5,000 grant from the School Site Council, librarian Kevin Heyman is determined to bring the school into the 21st century. The library is introducing two new online databases called OPAC and a bibliography generator as part of its mission to improve its resources. The new databases have been used by many other high schools for about 10 years. Students can also use these systems to familiarize themselves with other databases in preparation for research at the college level. read more » NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
NCL presents graduating class February 11, 2009 — by Apeksha Sharma Every year, the National Charity League (NCL) a mother-daughter organization, holds a special event that honors the seniors who have spent as many as six years donating dozens of hours to a variety of organizations. This year, the event will be held March 14 and take place at the Double Tree Hotel in San Jose. The theme of the gathering is “Unwritten,” a song by Natasha Bedingfield. It is meant to reflect the girls’ feelings that even though this event is the culmination of their years in NCL, they are standing on the brink of their future as adults. read more » SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast
SHS students make it to SiDocFest semi-finals February 11, 2009 — by Rebecca Nguyen Many students have entered. Only one can be chosen. Out of 100 students across the Bay Area who entered the second Annual Social Issues Documentary Film Contest (SI DocFest) hosted in San Jose. Two SHS films have qualified to be in the top 10, one group ranked 12th and one group received an honorable mention. For this contest, Students were to create eight- to 10- minute documentaries highlighting local non-profit organizations focused on working with social issues. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...369370371372373...380390...nextlast