Hard work pays off for speech and debate team November 3, 2008 — by Abhishek Venkataramana The speech and debate team looked to follow up a successful first tournament of the year as their season progressed at their next two tournaments at Palo Alto and Leland High School. The team excelled the Palo Alto High School Congress Tournament held on Oct. 29 with junior Varun Parmar placing second and senior Farid Jiandani placing fourth overall. In addition, the majority of the team placed in their respective Congress houses. read more » French students from local schools hold debate November 3, 2008 — by Mary Mykhaylova and Anna Shen A unique student debate took place on Oct. 26—and no, it had nothing to do with the current presidential election. The debaters who participated did the usual—introduction, rebuttal and counterattacks, but in French. read more » Freaking out across the nation October 31, 2008 — by Karen Lyu For schools in the Bay Area and those across the nation, the popular dance style of freaking has increasingly become an area of concern and has staff members, parents and other adults struggling to crack down on it, ultimately proving to be a difficult feat. From dealing out detentions and suspensions to canceling dances, schools all over have tried different ways to put a stop to freaking. read more » Oral interpretation class holds “Scary Story” night October 30, 2008 — by Nandini Ruparel and Abhishek Venkataramana The oral interpretation class held a “Scary Story” event on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 to showcase the work they had been doing in the class. The event, which was about an hour long, consisted of students reading and enacting scary literature in front of an audience of students and parents in the Little Theater. read more » School holds breakfast event for National Merit semifinalists October 29, 2008 — by Grishma Athavale Sixty seniors were recognized by the administration on Oct. 22 for their achievement of getting a admirable score on last year’s PSAT test with a breakfast for them and their guests in the cafeteria. read more » Final mock trial team picked October 27, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After four days of waiting, 24 anxious students rushed to the door of English teacher Bill Peck’s room on Oct. 17 to learn if they had been selected as participants of the 2008 Mock Trial Team. read more » Students celebrate love in the streets of San Francisco October 23, 2008 — by Tim Tsai The dull thud of techno bass echoed through the streets of San Francisco on Oct. 4. People of all ages dressed in outlandish hats and outfits roamed the streets, yelling and screaming as they exited the Bart and Caltrain stations on their way to LoveFest. read more » Assistant principal Safine becomes a father October 23, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Assistant principal Brian Safine and his wife brought their first son, Eli Xavier, into the world Oct. 7, who weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces at birth. Safine feels excited to become a father. “It’s very powerful now that someone else is relying on me throughout the day and the course of his young life,” said Safine. “It is also a daunting task to consider raising a child.” Regardless of the numerous concerns involved during the process of childbirth, Safine’s wife and he did not feel nervous or apprehensive during the process, but read more » New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
French students from local schools hold debate November 3, 2008 — by Mary Mykhaylova and Anna Shen A unique student debate took place on Oct. 26—and no, it had nothing to do with the current presidential election. The debaters who participated did the usual—introduction, rebuttal and counterattacks, but in French. read more » Freaking out across the nation October 31, 2008 — by Karen Lyu For schools in the Bay Area and those across the nation, the popular dance style of freaking has increasingly become an area of concern and has staff members, parents and other adults struggling to crack down on it, ultimately proving to be a difficult feat. From dealing out detentions and suspensions to canceling dances, schools all over have tried different ways to put a stop to freaking. read more » Oral interpretation class holds “Scary Story” night October 30, 2008 — by Nandini Ruparel and Abhishek Venkataramana The oral interpretation class held a “Scary Story” event on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 to showcase the work they had been doing in the class. The event, which was about an hour long, consisted of students reading and enacting scary literature in front of an audience of students and parents in the Little Theater. read more » School holds breakfast event for National Merit semifinalists October 29, 2008 — by Grishma Athavale Sixty seniors were recognized by the administration on Oct. 22 for their achievement of getting a admirable score on last year’s PSAT test with a breakfast for them and their guests in the cafeteria. read more » Final mock trial team picked October 27, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After four days of waiting, 24 anxious students rushed to the door of English teacher Bill Peck’s room on Oct. 17 to learn if they had been selected as participants of the 2008 Mock Trial Team. read more » Students celebrate love in the streets of San Francisco October 23, 2008 — by Tim Tsai The dull thud of techno bass echoed through the streets of San Francisco on Oct. 4. People of all ages dressed in outlandish hats and outfits roamed the streets, yelling and screaming as they exited the Bart and Caltrain stations on their way to LoveFest. read more » Assistant principal Safine becomes a father October 23, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Assistant principal Brian Safine and his wife brought their first son, Eli Xavier, into the world Oct. 7, who weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces at birth. Safine feels excited to become a father. “It’s very powerful now that someone else is relying on me throughout the day and the course of his young life,” said Safine. “It is also a daunting task to consider raising a child.” Regardless of the numerous concerns involved during the process of childbirth, Safine’s wife and he did not feel nervous or apprehensive during the process, but read more » New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
Freaking out across the nation October 31, 2008 — by Karen Lyu For schools in the Bay Area and those across the nation, the popular dance style of freaking has increasingly become an area of concern and has staff members, parents and other adults struggling to crack down on it, ultimately proving to be a difficult feat. From dealing out detentions and suspensions to canceling dances, schools all over have tried different ways to put a stop to freaking. read more » Oral interpretation class holds “Scary Story” night October 30, 2008 — by Nandini Ruparel and Abhishek Venkataramana The oral interpretation class held a “Scary Story” event on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 to showcase the work they had been doing in the class. The event, which was about an hour long, consisted of students reading and enacting scary literature in front of an audience of students and parents in the Little Theater. read more » School holds breakfast event for National Merit semifinalists October 29, 2008 — by Grishma Athavale Sixty seniors were recognized by the administration on Oct. 22 for their achievement of getting a admirable score on last year’s PSAT test with a breakfast for them and their guests in the cafeteria. read more » Final mock trial team picked October 27, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After four days of waiting, 24 anxious students rushed to the door of English teacher Bill Peck’s room on Oct. 17 to learn if they had been selected as participants of the 2008 Mock Trial Team. read more » Students celebrate love in the streets of San Francisco October 23, 2008 — by Tim Tsai The dull thud of techno bass echoed through the streets of San Francisco on Oct. 4. People of all ages dressed in outlandish hats and outfits roamed the streets, yelling and screaming as they exited the Bart and Caltrain stations on their way to LoveFest. read more » Assistant principal Safine becomes a father October 23, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Assistant principal Brian Safine and his wife brought their first son, Eli Xavier, into the world Oct. 7, who weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces at birth. Safine feels excited to become a father. “It’s very powerful now that someone else is relying on me throughout the day and the course of his young life,” said Safine. “It is also a daunting task to consider raising a child.” Regardless of the numerous concerns involved during the process of childbirth, Safine’s wife and he did not feel nervous or apprehensive during the process, but read more » New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
Oral interpretation class holds “Scary Story” night October 30, 2008 — by Nandini Ruparel and Abhishek Venkataramana The oral interpretation class held a “Scary Story” event on Oct. 24 and Oct. 25 to showcase the work they had been doing in the class. The event, which was about an hour long, consisted of students reading and enacting scary literature in front of an audience of students and parents in the Little Theater. read more » School holds breakfast event for National Merit semifinalists October 29, 2008 — by Grishma Athavale Sixty seniors were recognized by the administration on Oct. 22 for their achievement of getting a admirable score on last year’s PSAT test with a breakfast for them and their guests in the cafeteria. read more » Final mock trial team picked October 27, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After four days of waiting, 24 anxious students rushed to the door of English teacher Bill Peck’s room on Oct. 17 to learn if they had been selected as participants of the 2008 Mock Trial Team. read more » Students celebrate love in the streets of San Francisco October 23, 2008 — by Tim Tsai The dull thud of techno bass echoed through the streets of San Francisco on Oct. 4. People of all ages dressed in outlandish hats and outfits roamed the streets, yelling and screaming as they exited the Bart and Caltrain stations on their way to LoveFest. read more » Assistant principal Safine becomes a father October 23, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Assistant principal Brian Safine and his wife brought their first son, Eli Xavier, into the world Oct. 7, who weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces at birth. Safine feels excited to become a father. “It’s very powerful now that someone else is relying on me throughout the day and the course of his young life,” said Safine. “It is also a daunting task to consider raising a child.” Regardless of the numerous concerns involved during the process of childbirth, Safine’s wife and he did not feel nervous or apprehensive during the process, but read more » New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
School holds breakfast event for National Merit semifinalists October 29, 2008 — by Grishma Athavale Sixty seniors were recognized by the administration on Oct. 22 for their achievement of getting a admirable score on last year’s PSAT test with a breakfast for them and their guests in the cafeteria. read more » Final mock trial team picked October 27, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After four days of waiting, 24 anxious students rushed to the door of English teacher Bill Peck’s room on Oct. 17 to learn if they had been selected as participants of the 2008 Mock Trial Team. read more » Students celebrate love in the streets of San Francisco October 23, 2008 — by Tim Tsai The dull thud of techno bass echoed through the streets of San Francisco on Oct. 4. People of all ages dressed in outlandish hats and outfits roamed the streets, yelling and screaming as they exited the Bart and Caltrain stations on their way to LoveFest. read more » Assistant principal Safine becomes a father October 23, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Assistant principal Brian Safine and his wife brought their first son, Eli Xavier, into the world Oct. 7, who weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces at birth. Safine feels excited to become a father. “It’s very powerful now that someone else is relying on me throughout the day and the course of his young life,” said Safine. “It is also a daunting task to consider raising a child.” Regardless of the numerous concerns involved during the process of childbirth, Safine’s wife and he did not feel nervous or apprehensive during the process, but read more » New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
Final mock trial team picked October 27, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana After four days of waiting, 24 anxious students rushed to the door of English teacher Bill Peck’s room on Oct. 17 to learn if they had been selected as participants of the 2008 Mock Trial Team. read more » Students celebrate love in the streets of San Francisco October 23, 2008 — by Tim Tsai The dull thud of techno bass echoed through the streets of San Francisco on Oct. 4. People of all ages dressed in outlandish hats and outfits roamed the streets, yelling and screaming as they exited the Bart and Caltrain stations on their way to LoveFest. read more » Assistant principal Safine becomes a father October 23, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Assistant principal Brian Safine and his wife brought their first son, Eli Xavier, into the world Oct. 7, who weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces at birth. Safine feels excited to become a father. “It’s very powerful now that someone else is relying on me throughout the day and the course of his young life,” said Safine. “It is also a daunting task to consider raising a child.” Regardless of the numerous concerns involved during the process of childbirth, Safine’s wife and he did not feel nervous or apprehensive during the process, but read more » New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
Students celebrate love in the streets of San Francisco October 23, 2008 — by Tim Tsai The dull thud of techno bass echoed through the streets of San Francisco on Oct. 4. People of all ages dressed in outlandish hats and outfits roamed the streets, yelling and screaming as they exited the Bart and Caltrain stations on their way to LoveFest. read more » Assistant principal Safine becomes a father October 23, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Assistant principal Brian Safine and his wife brought their first son, Eli Xavier, into the world Oct. 7, who weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces at birth. Safine feels excited to become a father. “It’s very powerful now that someone else is relying on me throughout the day and the course of his young life,” said Safine. “It is also a daunting task to consider raising a child.” Regardless of the numerous concerns involved during the process of childbirth, Safine’s wife and he did not feel nervous or apprehensive during the process, but read more » New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
Assistant principal Safine becomes a father October 23, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Assistant principal Brian Safine and his wife brought their first son, Eli Xavier, into the world Oct. 7, who weighed 7 pounds and 15 ounces at birth. Safine feels excited to become a father. “It’s very powerful now that someone else is relying on me throughout the day and the course of his young life,” said Safine. “It is also a daunting task to consider raising a child.” Regardless of the numerous concerns involved during the process of childbirth, Safine’s wife and he did not feel nervous or apprehensive during the process, but read more » New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
New school resource officer dares to make a difference October 21, 2008 — by Sophia Cooper The memory of singing “D: I won’t do drugs” is still fresh in many students’ mind from the fifth grade DARE classes, taught by Santa Clara County Police Deputy Dan Cutforth. After missing his tall, bald head around school all these years, students will be seeing Cutforth a lot more after his recent appointment as Saratoga’s School Resource Officer (SRO). read more » Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast
Speech and debate team kicks off season October 21, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Saniha Shankar The speech and debate team started off the new year with a league tournament at Gunn High School on Oct. 11. The events offered were Public Forum and Parliamentary debate. “Even though nobody went undefeated, it was a really good learning experience for everybody, especially the novices,” said senior Parliamentary co-captain Emily Chen. “I know that we’ll be able to take what we learned here and do even better at the next tournament.” read more » firstprevious...1020304050...378379380381382...390...nextlast