Two incumbents win school board election November 18, 2008 — by Anna Shen The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) school board election took place on Nov. 4. The election involved three candidates, incumbents Lorrie Wernick and Rosemary Rossi, and Saratogan parent Robert Zager, who vied for two positions. The winners were Wernick and Rossi. read more » Senior touches many with excellence in piano November 18, 2008 — by Andy Tsao Fingers racing over the piano keys, senior Connie Shang brought forth the technically advanced, yet deeply emotional piece by Beethoven during her first self-organized recital on Nov. 8. Seated in the audience were dozens of family friends, silent as they listened to Shang’s interpretive style. read more » Mock elections draw parallel to real elections November 18, 2008 — by Synthia Ling and Saniha Shankar Whether it was to ease the feelings of students wanting to be part of the election or to see how they would vote, mock elections were held in many junior and senior social studies classrooms with Democrat President-Elect Barack Obama winning the presidency. read more » Students win competition at local business camp November 18, 2008 — by Tim Rollinson and Jordan Waite Sophomores Gabe Guido, Alex Sturge and Matt Cresci created a marketing plan for a kids’ juice drink to win a competition at a local business camp they attended this past summer. As a reward, they will be going to New York in January to present their ideas to company leaders. read more » Veterans Day lands, awkwardly, on a Tuesday November 17, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan During those 10 straight weeks at the beginning of the school year, when there are no days off, the only thing that keeps students motivated is the presence of the Veterans Day holiday on Nov. 11. This year, the holiday fell on a Tuesday and must be observed on that day. “Veterans Day is one of those holidays that just floats around through the week,” said principal Jeff Anderson. read more » New signs clarify parking lot driving November 17, 2008 — by Sulmaan Hassan To combat the challenges regarding the flow of traffic in the parking lot, the school has installed new signs throughout the front parking lot signaling special traffic rules such as “One Way”, “Left Turn Only” and “Do Not Enter." For years, there have been faded out arrows along the roads indicating the direction cars should go in the parking lot. However, because of recurring traffic violations, the administration has put in new traffic signs to make these directions more visible. read more » New student from Australia joins Saratoga High community November 17, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Moving from city to city may seem hard to adjust to, but imagine moving to a completely different country. Freshman Sam Cokes had to go through this transition when he recently moved from Sydney, Australia to Saratoga. read more » Students speak out on Proposition 8 November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students. Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
Senior touches many with excellence in piano November 18, 2008 — by Andy Tsao Fingers racing over the piano keys, senior Connie Shang brought forth the technically advanced, yet deeply emotional piece by Beethoven during her first self-organized recital on Nov. 8. Seated in the audience were dozens of family friends, silent as they listened to Shang’s interpretive style. read more » Mock elections draw parallel to real elections November 18, 2008 — by Synthia Ling and Saniha Shankar Whether it was to ease the feelings of students wanting to be part of the election or to see how they would vote, mock elections were held in many junior and senior social studies classrooms with Democrat President-Elect Barack Obama winning the presidency. read more » Students win competition at local business camp November 18, 2008 — by Tim Rollinson and Jordan Waite Sophomores Gabe Guido, Alex Sturge and Matt Cresci created a marketing plan for a kids’ juice drink to win a competition at a local business camp they attended this past summer. As a reward, they will be going to New York in January to present their ideas to company leaders. read more » Veterans Day lands, awkwardly, on a Tuesday November 17, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan During those 10 straight weeks at the beginning of the school year, when there are no days off, the only thing that keeps students motivated is the presence of the Veterans Day holiday on Nov. 11. This year, the holiday fell on a Tuesday and must be observed on that day. “Veterans Day is one of those holidays that just floats around through the week,” said principal Jeff Anderson. read more » New signs clarify parking lot driving November 17, 2008 — by Sulmaan Hassan To combat the challenges regarding the flow of traffic in the parking lot, the school has installed new signs throughout the front parking lot signaling special traffic rules such as “One Way”, “Left Turn Only” and “Do Not Enter." For years, there have been faded out arrows along the roads indicating the direction cars should go in the parking lot. However, because of recurring traffic violations, the administration has put in new traffic signs to make these directions more visible. read more » New student from Australia joins Saratoga High community November 17, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Moving from city to city may seem hard to adjust to, but imagine moving to a completely different country. Freshman Sam Cokes had to go through this transition when he recently moved from Sydney, Australia to Saratoga. read more » Students speak out on Proposition 8 November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students. Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
Mock elections draw parallel to real elections November 18, 2008 — by Synthia Ling and Saniha Shankar Whether it was to ease the feelings of students wanting to be part of the election or to see how they would vote, mock elections were held in many junior and senior social studies classrooms with Democrat President-Elect Barack Obama winning the presidency. read more » Students win competition at local business camp November 18, 2008 — by Tim Rollinson and Jordan Waite Sophomores Gabe Guido, Alex Sturge and Matt Cresci created a marketing plan for a kids’ juice drink to win a competition at a local business camp they attended this past summer. As a reward, they will be going to New York in January to present their ideas to company leaders. read more » Veterans Day lands, awkwardly, on a Tuesday November 17, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan During those 10 straight weeks at the beginning of the school year, when there are no days off, the only thing that keeps students motivated is the presence of the Veterans Day holiday on Nov. 11. This year, the holiday fell on a Tuesday and must be observed on that day. “Veterans Day is one of those holidays that just floats around through the week,” said principal Jeff Anderson. read more » New signs clarify parking lot driving November 17, 2008 — by Sulmaan Hassan To combat the challenges regarding the flow of traffic in the parking lot, the school has installed new signs throughout the front parking lot signaling special traffic rules such as “One Way”, “Left Turn Only” and “Do Not Enter." For years, there have been faded out arrows along the roads indicating the direction cars should go in the parking lot. However, because of recurring traffic violations, the administration has put in new traffic signs to make these directions more visible. read more » New student from Australia joins Saratoga High community November 17, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Moving from city to city may seem hard to adjust to, but imagine moving to a completely different country. Freshman Sam Cokes had to go through this transition when he recently moved from Sydney, Australia to Saratoga. read more » Students speak out on Proposition 8 November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students. Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
Students win competition at local business camp November 18, 2008 — by Tim Rollinson and Jordan Waite Sophomores Gabe Guido, Alex Sturge and Matt Cresci created a marketing plan for a kids’ juice drink to win a competition at a local business camp they attended this past summer. As a reward, they will be going to New York in January to present their ideas to company leaders. read more » Veterans Day lands, awkwardly, on a Tuesday November 17, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan During those 10 straight weeks at the beginning of the school year, when there are no days off, the only thing that keeps students motivated is the presence of the Veterans Day holiday on Nov. 11. This year, the holiday fell on a Tuesday and must be observed on that day. “Veterans Day is one of those holidays that just floats around through the week,” said principal Jeff Anderson. read more » New signs clarify parking lot driving November 17, 2008 — by Sulmaan Hassan To combat the challenges regarding the flow of traffic in the parking lot, the school has installed new signs throughout the front parking lot signaling special traffic rules such as “One Way”, “Left Turn Only” and “Do Not Enter." For years, there have been faded out arrows along the roads indicating the direction cars should go in the parking lot. However, because of recurring traffic violations, the administration has put in new traffic signs to make these directions more visible. read more » New student from Australia joins Saratoga High community November 17, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Moving from city to city may seem hard to adjust to, but imagine moving to a completely different country. Freshman Sam Cokes had to go through this transition when he recently moved from Sydney, Australia to Saratoga. read more » Students speak out on Proposition 8 November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students. Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
Veterans Day lands, awkwardly, on a Tuesday November 17, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan During those 10 straight weeks at the beginning of the school year, when there are no days off, the only thing that keeps students motivated is the presence of the Veterans Day holiday on Nov. 11. This year, the holiday fell on a Tuesday and must be observed on that day. “Veterans Day is one of those holidays that just floats around through the week,” said principal Jeff Anderson. read more » New signs clarify parking lot driving November 17, 2008 — by Sulmaan Hassan To combat the challenges regarding the flow of traffic in the parking lot, the school has installed new signs throughout the front parking lot signaling special traffic rules such as “One Way”, “Left Turn Only” and “Do Not Enter." For years, there have been faded out arrows along the roads indicating the direction cars should go in the parking lot. However, because of recurring traffic violations, the administration has put in new traffic signs to make these directions more visible. read more » New student from Australia joins Saratoga High community November 17, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Moving from city to city may seem hard to adjust to, but imagine moving to a completely different country. Freshman Sam Cokes had to go through this transition when he recently moved from Sydney, Australia to Saratoga. read more » Students speak out on Proposition 8 November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students. Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
New signs clarify parking lot driving November 17, 2008 — by Sulmaan Hassan To combat the challenges regarding the flow of traffic in the parking lot, the school has installed new signs throughout the front parking lot signaling special traffic rules such as “One Way”, “Left Turn Only” and “Do Not Enter." For years, there have been faded out arrows along the roads indicating the direction cars should go in the parking lot. However, because of recurring traffic violations, the administration has put in new traffic signs to make these directions more visible. read more » New student from Australia joins Saratoga High community November 17, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Moving from city to city may seem hard to adjust to, but imagine moving to a completely different country. Freshman Sam Cokes had to go through this transition when he recently moved from Sydney, Australia to Saratoga. read more » Students speak out on Proposition 8 November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students. Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
New student from Australia joins Saratoga High community November 17, 2008 — by Girish Swaminath Moving from city to city may seem hard to adjust to, but imagine moving to a completely different country. Freshman Sam Cokes had to go through this transition when he recently moved from Sydney, Australia to Saratoga. read more » Students speak out on Proposition 8 November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students. Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
Students speak out on Proposition 8 November 13, 2008 — by Jenny Zhang Millions of Americans looked to the presidential election with eager eyes on Nov. 4, hoping for change. In California, some of that change came as an affront to supporters of gay and lesbian rights, including many students. Proposition 8 stated “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.” At midnight on Nov. 4, the proposition was passed, effectively banning same-sex marriages. As the most expensive proposition on the ballot this year, the results were anticipated by many voters, which turned out to be 52.4 percent for and 47.6 percent against. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Theresa Yeh and Elizabeth Lee Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). Now, in order obtain these credits, students must enroll in a class that falls under the applied arts category and in addition has a career element to it. For this reason, the number of TAs and OAs has steadily decreased since last year, going from 143 students to an all-time low of 94 students, according to assistant principal Brian Safine. read more » Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast
Policy causes lack of TAs, more work for teachers November 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee and Theresa Yeh Last year, the administration implemented a new policy that took away the applied arts credit for being an office aide (OA) or teacher’s aide (TA). read more » firstprevious...1020304050...379380381382383...390...nextlast