School takes a step toward a greener campus September 23, 2022 — by William Norwood and Maggie Zeng As carbon emissions have continued to rise and environmental damage worsen, some students are attempting to bring the campus’s reputation for sustainability on par with its academic excellence. After trying to work on these goals through the ASB club Green Team and feeling the school did not achieve enough of its goals, Class of 2022 […] read more » Vanry retires after 12 years at school, Tarbox now teaching visual arts September 23, 2022 — by Lynn Dai After visual arts teacher Diana Vanry — who taught Arts 1, 2, 3, 4 Honors and AP Drawing, as well as Ceramics 1, 2 and 3 — retired at the end of the 2021-22 school year, Media Arts Program teacher Joel Tarbox has taken over all the art courses while continuing to teach AP Art […] read more » Parents return to campus after two years of online Back to School Nights September 22, 2022 — by Saachi Jain Parents gathered in the quad awaiting remarks from principal Greg Louie to kick off Back to School Night on the evening of Sept. 7. This year marked the first time the event was held in person since 2020. At 5:45 p.m, many parents packed into the MAP Annex, attending an orientation for students in the […] read more » New bell schedule met with approval from students and staff September 22, 2022 — by Daniel Wu Senior Harrison Hwang calmly strolled out of class on a recent day. With a rigorous course load stacked full of AP classes, most would assume Harrison had a mountain of work awaiting him at home. However, Hwang said he had already completed his homework for the day at least in part thanks to the reintroduction […] read more » New Ceramics and Media Arts teacher pursues love of teaching following queer civil rights protections September 22, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Ceramics and Media Arts teacher Theresa Muñoz — who identifies by no pronouns — first made art as a baby, when Muñoz’s dad put wet paint on a table and let Muñoz play with it. Rather than telling Muñoz how to do it and what was wrong or right, Muñoz’s parents gave Muñoz the freedom […] read more » Brotzman takes on joint-campus course with theater tech September 22, 2022 — by Christopher Chen Every Blue Day after 4th period, stage tech teacher Benjamin Brotzman uses a school van to drive eight students to Los Gatos High for a combined theater tech class. The stage tech class was combined this year due to low enrollment in Saratoga High’s theater tech course and high enrollment in Los Gatos’s. The Saratoga […] read more » New health clerk and supervisor aims to be positive presence on campus September 22, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and George Hu Tammy Paris began working part-time last year as a health clerk at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High. Over the summer, Parris was hired for a full time position as the new school health clerk and campus supervisor at SHS. Previously, Parris had jobs in the health-care industry for over a decade. Her new position […] read more » Former athletic trainer Liz Alves returns to campus as P.E. teacher September 21, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Divya Vadlakonda Red- and orange-colored balloons bounced on heads as choruses of laughter from the students taking teacher Liz Gilmore Alves’s Intermediate P.E. class echoed throughout the large gym on the first day of school. While it was a big day for her students, it was also a big one for Alves, who started working at the […] read more » Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Vanry retires after 12 years at school, Tarbox now teaching visual arts September 23, 2022 — by Lynn Dai After visual arts teacher Diana Vanry — who taught Arts 1, 2, 3, 4 Honors and AP Drawing, as well as Ceramics 1, 2 and 3 — retired at the end of the 2021-22 school year, Media Arts Program teacher Joel Tarbox has taken over all the art courses while continuing to teach AP Art […] read more » Parents return to campus after two years of online Back to School Nights September 22, 2022 — by Saachi Jain Parents gathered in the quad awaiting remarks from principal Greg Louie to kick off Back to School Night on the evening of Sept. 7. This year marked the first time the event was held in person since 2020. At 5:45 p.m, many parents packed into the MAP Annex, attending an orientation for students in the […] read more » New bell schedule met with approval from students and staff September 22, 2022 — by Daniel Wu Senior Harrison Hwang calmly strolled out of class on a recent day. With a rigorous course load stacked full of AP classes, most would assume Harrison had a mountain of work awaiting him at home. However, Hwang said he had already completed his homework for the day at least in part thanks to the reintroduction […] read more » New Ceramics and Media Arts teacher pursues love of teaching following queer civil rights protections September 22, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Ceramics and Media Arts teacher Theresa Muñoz — who identifies by no pronouns — first made art as a baby, when Muñoz’s dad put wet paint on a table and let Muñoz play with it. Rather than telling Muñoz how to do it and what was wrong or right, Muñoz’s parents gave Muñoz the freedom […] read more » Brotzman takes on joint-campus course with theater tech September 22, 2022 — by Christopher Chen Every Blue Day after 4th period, stage tech teacher Benjamin Brotzman uses a school van to drive eight students to Los Gatos High for a combined theater tech class. The stage tech class was combined this year due to low enrollment in Saratoga High’s theater tech course and high enrollment in Los Gatos’s. The Saratoga […] read more » New health clerk and supervisor aims to be positive presence on campus September 22, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and George Hu Tammy Paris began working part-time last year as a health clerk at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High. Over the summer, Parris was hired for a full time position as the new school health clerk and campus supervisor at SHS. Previously, Parris had jobs in the health-care industry for over a decade. Her new position […] read more » Former athletic trainer Liz Alves returns to campus as P.E. teacher September 21, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Divya Vadlakonda Red- and orange-colored balloons bounced on heads as choruses of laughter from the students taking teacher Liz Gilmore Alves’s Intermediate P.E. class echoed throughout the large gym on the first day of school. While it was a big day for her students, it was also a big one for Alves, who started working at the […] read more » Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Parents return to campus after two years of online Back to School Nights September 22, 2022 — by Saachi Jain Parents gathered in the quad awaiting remarks from principal Greg Louie to kick off Back to School Night on the evening of Sept. 7. This year marked the first time the event was held in person since 2020. At 5:45 p.m, many parents packed into the MAP Annex, attending an orientation for students in the […] read more » New bell schedule met with approval from students and staff September 22, 2022 — by Daniel Wu Senior Harrison Hwang calmly strolled out of class on a recent day. With a rigorous course load stacked full of AP classes, most would assume Harrison had a mountain of work awaiting him at home. However, Hwang said he had already completed his homework for the day at least in part thanks to the reintroduction […] read more » New Ceramics and Media Arts teacher pursues love of teaching following queer civil rights protections September 22, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Ceramics and Media Arts teacher Theresa Muñoz — who identifies by no pronouns — first made art as a baby, when Muñoz’s dad put wet paint on a table and let Muñoz play with it. Rather than telling Muñoz how to do it and what was wrong or right, Muñoz’s parents gave Muñoz the freedom […] read more » Brotzman takes on joint-campus course with theater tech September 22, 2022 — by Christopher Chen Every Blue Day after 4th period, stage tech teacher Benjamin Brotzman uses a school van to drive eight students to Los Gatos High for a combined theater tech class. The stage tech class was combined this year due to low enrollment in Saratoga High’s theater tech course and high enrollment in Los Gatos’s. The Saratoga […] read more » New health clerk and supervisor aims to be positive presence on campus September 22, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and George Hu Tammy Paris began working part-time last year as a health clerk at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High. Over the summer, Parris was hired for a full time position as the new school health clerk and campus supervisor at SHS. Previously, Parris had jobs in the health-care industry for over a decade. Her new position […] read more » Former athletic trainer Liz Alves returns to campus as P.E. teacher September 21, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Divya Vadlakonda Red- and orange-colored balloons bounced on heads as choruses of laughter from the students taking teacher Liz Gilmore Alves’s Intermediate P.E. class echoed throughout the large gym on the first day of school. While it was a big day for her students, it was also a big one for Alves, who started working at the […] read more » Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
New bell schedule met with approval from students and staff September 22, 2022 — by Daniel Wu Senior Harrison Hwang calmly strolled out of class on a recent day. With a rigorous course load stacked full of AP classes, most would assume Harrison had a mountain of work awaiting him at home. However, Hwang said he had already completed his homework for the day at least in part thanks to the reintroduction […] read more » New Ceramics and Media Arts teacher pursues love of teaching following queer civil rights protections September 22, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Ceramics and Media Arts teacher Theresa Muñoz — who identifies by no pronouns — first made art as a baby, when Muñoz’s dad put wet paint on a table and let Muñoz play with it. Rather than telling Muñoz how to do it and what was wrong or right, Muñoz’s parents gave Muñoz the freedom […] read more » Brotzman takes on joint-campus course with theater tech September 22, 2022 — by Christopher Chen Every Blue Day after 4th period, stage tech teacher Benjamin Brotzman uses a school van to drive eight students to Los Gatos High for a combined theater tech class. The stage tech class was combined this year due to low enrollment in Saratoga High’s theater tech course and high enrollment in Los Gatos’s. The Saratoga […] read more » New health clerk and supervisor aims to be positive presence on campus September 22, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and George Hu Tammy Paris began working part-time last year as a health clerk at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High. Over the summer, Parris was hired for a full time position as the new school health clerk and campus supervisor at SHS. Previously, Parris had jobs in the health-care industry for over a decade. Her new position […] read more » Former athletic trainer Liz Alves returns to campus as P.E. teacher September 21, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Divya Vadlakonda Red- and orange-colored balloons bounced on heads as choruses of laughter from the students taking teacher Liz Gilmore Alves’s Intermediate P.E. class echoed throughout the large gym on the first day of school. While it was a big day for her students, it was also a big one for Alves, who started working at the […] read more » Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
New Ceramics and Media Arts teacher pursues love of teaching following queer civil rights protections September 22, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Ceramics and Media Arts teacher Theresa Muñoz — who identifies by no pronouns — first made art as a baby, when Muñoz’s dad put wet paint on a table and let Muñoz play with it. Rather than telling Muñoz how to do it and what was wrong or right, Muñoz’s parents gave Muñoz the freedom […] read more » Brotzman takes on joint-campus course with theater tech September 22, 2022 — by Christopher Chen Every Blue Day after 4th period, stage tech teacher Benjamin Brotzman uses a school van to drive eight students to Los Gatos High for a combined theater tech class. The stage tech class was combined this year due to low enrollment in Saratoga High’s theater tech course and high enrollment in Los Gatos’s. The Saratoga […] read more » New health clerk and supervisor aims to be positive presence on campus September 22, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and George Hu Tammy Paris began working part-time last year as a health clerk at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High. Over the summer, Parris was hired for a full time position as the new school health clerk and campus supervisor at SHS. Previously, Parris had jobs in the health-care industry for over a decade. Her new position […] read more » Former athletic trainer Liz Alves returns to campus as P.E. teacher September 21, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Divya Vadlakonda Red- and orange-colored balloons bounced on heads as choruses of laughter from the students taking teacher Liz Gilmore Alves’s Intermediate P.E. class echoed throughout the large gym on the first day of school. While it was a big day for her students, it was also a big one for Alves, who started working at the […] read more » Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Brotzman takes on joint-campus course with theater tech September 22, 2022 — by Christopher Chen Every Blue Day after 4th period, stage tech teacher Benjamin Brotzman uses a school van to drive eight students to Los Gatos High for a combined theater tech class. The stage tech class was combined this year due to low enrollment in Saratoga High’s theater tech course and high enrollment in Los Gatos’s. The Saratoga […] read more » New health clerk and supervisor aims to be positive presence on campus September 22, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and George Hu Tammy Paris began working part-time last year as a health clerk at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High. Over the summer, Parris was hired for a full time position as the new school health clerk and campus supervisor at SHS. Previously, Parris had jobs in the health-care industry for over a decade. Her new position […] read more » Former athletic trainer Liz Alves returns to campus as P.E. teacher September 21, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Divya Vadlakonda Red- and orange-colored balloons bounced on heads as choruses of laughter from the students taking teacher Liz Gilmore Alves’s Intermediate P.E. class echoed throughout the large gym on the first day of school. While it was a big day for her students, it was also a big one for Alves, who started working at the […] read more » Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
New health clerk and supervisor aims to be positive presence on campus September 22, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and George Hu Tammy Paris began working part-time last year as a health clerk at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High. Over the summer, Parris was hired for a full time position as the new school health clerk and campus supervisor at SHS. Previously, Parris had jobs in the health-care industry for over a decade. Her new position […] read more » Former athletic trainer Liz Alves returns to campus as P.E. teacher September 21, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Divya Vadlakonda Red- and orange-colored balloons bounced on heads as choruses of laughter from the students taking teacher Liz Gilmore Alves’s Intermediate P.E. class echoed throughout the large gym on the first day of school. While it was a big day for her students, it was also a big one for Alves, who started working at the […] read more » Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Former athletic trainer Liz Alves returns to campus as P.E. teacher September 21, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Divya Vadlakonda Red- and orange-colored balloons bounced on heads as choruses of laughter from the students taking teacher Liz Gilmore Alves’s Intermediate P.E. class echoed throughout the large gym on the first day of school. While it was a big day for her students, it was also a big one for Alves, who started working at the […] read more » Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
Guidance counselor Monique Young: lifelong mentor, former recreation leader and event coordinator September 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai Growing up, guidance counselor Monique Young always wanted to become a teacher. Inspired by her own teachers, who she said gave her a “safe space” while having lots of anxiety at school, Young aspired to follow in their footsteps. She majored in Child Development in her undergraduate studies at San Jose State University (SJSU), hoping […] read more » VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast
VTA introduces new Clipper mobile app to increase transportation accessibility September 21, 2022 — by Minsui Tang The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is implementing Clipper, a mobile app which can be used to pay fares on all Bay Area transit agencies and access other services. Any adult, senior or youth Clipper Card can be transferred to a phone using the app — once transferred, the physical Clipper card can no […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3637383940...5060708090...nextlast