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 » SHS Constitution undergoes revision October 21, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana The ASB recently handpicked a committee of students to start revising the outdated school constitution, a document written when the school opened almost 50 years ago in order to maintain a set of requirements for those students who wanted to run for student council. read more » Students create television show October 20, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan and Jordan Waite The digital video class recently started a first at Saratoga High, a regular half-hour show about the school on KSAR, the local cable channel. The program debuted Oct. 6. read more » Tutorial Center reschedules to lunch October 20, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Andy Tsao The Tutorial Center, held last year after school in room 804, has been moved this year to the left half of the social studies office during lunch. The primary reason for this rearrangement was the lack of participation last year. read more » Link holds successful movie afternoon October 20, 2008 — by Ren Norris and Nandini Ruparel The smell of popcorn permeated the room, and candy wrappers lay forgotten on the desks as 55 students watched eagerly as Iron Man flew across the screen in English teacher Erick Rector’s room. On Oct. 16, the LINK Crew held an “Afternoon at the Movies” for freshmen in Rector’s and Health teacher Amy Obenour’s rooms. read more » Students participate in elections October 17, 2008 — by Robin Liu and Tiffany Tseng As Election Day approaches, people are finalizing their decisions on which presidential candidate they will be supporting on Nov. 4. Over the past few months, people have been following Barack Obama and John McCain closer than ever, tuning in to all debates and watching every interview. read more » Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season October 16, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar Twenty-four students all sat nervously waiting for their names to be called, with witnesses in mind and questions in hand. On the night of Oct. 14, Mock Trial tryouts were held in Bill Peck’s room to determine which 18 would make up the 2008 team. The team will consist of six trial attorneys, two pre-trial attorneys, 8 witnesses, a bailiff and a count clerk. read more » Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...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 » SHS Constitution undergoes revision October 21, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana The ASB recently handpicked a committee of students to start revising the outdated school constitution, a document written when the school opened almost 50 years ago in order to maintain a set of requirements for those students who wanted to run for student council. read more » Students create television show October 20, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan and Jordan Waite The digital video class recently started a first at Saratoga High, a regular half-hour show about the school on KSAR, the local cable channel. The program debuted Oct. 6. read more » Tutorial Center reschedules to lunch October 20, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Andy Tsao The Tutorial Center, held last year after school in room 804, has been moved this year to the left half of the social studies office during lunch. The primary reason for this rearrangement was the lack of participation last year. read more » Link holds successful movie afternoon October 20, 2008 — by Ren Norris and Nandini Ruparel The smell of popcorn permeated the room, and candy wrappers lay forgotten on the desks as 55 students watched eagerly as Iron Man flew across the screen in English teacher Erick Rector’s room. On Oct. 16, the LINK Crew held an “Afternoon at the Movies” for freshmen in Rector’s and Health teacher Amy Obenour’s rooms. read more » Students participate in elections October 17, 2008 — by Robin Liu and Tiffany Tseng As Election Day approaches, people are finalizing their decisions on which presidential candidate they will be supporting on Nov. 4. Over the past few months, people have been following Barack Obama and John McCain closer than ever, tuning in to all debates and watching every interview. read more » Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season October 16, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar Twenty-four students all sat nervously waiting for their names to be called, with witnesses in mind and questions in hand. On the night of Oct. 14, Mock Trial tryouts were held in Bill Peck’s room to determine which 18 would make up the 2008 team. The team will consist of six trial attorneys, two pre-trial attorneys, 8 witnesses, a bailiff and a count clerk. read more » Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast
SHS Constitution undergoes revision October 21, 2008 — by Anna Shen and Abhishek Venkataramana The ASB recently handpicked a committee of students to start revising the outdated school constitution, a document written when the school opened almost 50 years ago in order to maintain a set of requirements for those students who wanted to run for student council. read more » Students create television show October 20, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan and Jordan Waite The digital video class recently started a first at Saratoga High, a regular half-hour show about the school on KSAR, the local cable channel. The program debuted Oct. 6. read more » Tutorial Center reschedules to lunch October 20, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Andy Tsao The Tutorial Center, held last year after school in room 804, has been moved this year to the left half of the social studies office during lunch. The primary reason for this rearrangement was the lack of participation last year. read more » Link holds successful movie afternoon October 20, 2008 — by Ren Norris and Nandini Ruparel The smell of popcorn permeated the room, and candy wrappers lay forgotten on the desks as 55 students watched eagerly as Iron Man flew across the screen in English teacher Erick Rector’s room. On Oct. 16, the LINK Crew held an “Afternoon at the Movies” for freshmen in Rector’s and Health teacher Amy Obenour’s rooms. read more » Students participate in elections October 17, 2008 — by Robin Liu and Tiffany Tseng As Election Day approaches, people are finalizing their decisions on which presidential candidate they will be supporting on Nov. 4. Over the past few months, people have been following Barack Obama and John McCain closer than ever, tuning in to all debates and watching every interview. read more » Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season October 16, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar Twenty-four students all sat nervously waiting for their names to be called, with witnesses in mind and questions in hand. On the night of Oct. 14, Mock Trial tryouts were held in Bill Peck’s room to determine which 18 would make up the 2008 team. The team will consist of six trial attorneys, two pre-trial attorneys, 8 witnesses, a bailiff and a count clerk. read more » Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast
Students create television show October 20, 2008 — by Mika Padmanabhan and Jordan Waite The digital video class recently started a first at Saratoga High, a regular half-hour show about the school on KSAR, the local cable channel. The program debuted Oct. 6. read more » Tutorial Center reschedules to lunch October 20, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Andy Tsao The Tutorial Center, held last year after school in room 804, has been moved this year to the left half of the social studies office during lunch. The primary reason for this rearrangement was the lack of participation last year. read more » Link holds successful movie afternoon October 20, 2008 — by Ren Norris and Nandini Ruparel The smell of popcorn permeated the room, and candy wrappers lay forgotten on the desks as 55 students watched eagerly as Iron Man flew across the screen in English teacher Erick Rector’s room. On Oct. 16, the LINK Crew held an “Afternoon at the Movies” for freshmen in Rector’s and Health teacher Amy Obenour’s rooms. read more » Students participate in elections October 17, 2008 — by Robin Liu and Tiffany Tseng As Election Day approaches, people are finalizing their decisions on which presidential candidate they will be supporting on Nov. 4. Over the past few months, people have been following Barack Obama and John McCain closer than ever, tuning in to all debates and watching every interview. read more » Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season October 16, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar Twenty-four students all sat nervously waiting for their names to be called, with witnesses in mind and questions in hand. On the night of Oct. 14, Mock Trial tryouts were held in Bill Peck’s room to determine which 18 would make up the 2008 team. The team will consist of six trial attorneys, two pre-trial attorneys, 8 witnesses, a bailiff and a count clerk. read more » Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast
Tutorial Center reschedules to lunch October 20, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Andy Tsao The Tutorial Center, held last year after school in room 804, has been moved this year to the left half of the social studies office during lunch. The primary reason for this rearrangement was the lack of participation last year. read more » Link holds successful movie afternoon October 20, 2008 — by Ren Norris and Nandini Ruparel The smell of popcorn permeated the room, and candy wrappers lay forgotten on the desks as 55 students watched eagerly as Iron Man flew across the screen in English teacher Erick Rector’s room. On Oct. 16, the LINK Crew held an “Afternoon at the Movies” for freshmen in Rector’s and Health teacher Amy Obenour’s rooms. read more » Students participate in elections October 17, 2008 — by Robin Liu and Tiffany Tseng As Election Day approaches, people are finalizing their decisions on which presidential candidate they will be supporting on Nov. 4. Over the past few months, people have been following Barack Obama and John McCain closer than ever, tuning in to all debates and watching every interview. read more » Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season October 16, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar Twenty-four students all sat nervously waiting for their names to be called, with witnesses in mind and questions in hand. On the night of Oct. 14, Mock Trial tryouts were held in Bill Peck’s room to determine which 18 would make up the 2008 team. The team will consist of six trial attorneys, two pre-trial attorneys, 8 witnesses, a bailiff and a count clerk. read more » Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast
Link holds successful movie afternoon October 20, 2008 — by Ren Norris and Nandini Ruparel The smell of popcorn permeated the room, and candy wrappers lay forgotten on the desks as 55 students watched eagerly as Iron Man flew across the screen in English teacher Erick Rector’s room. On Oct. 16, the LINK Crew held an “Afternoon at the Movies” for freshmen in Rector’s and Health teacher Amy Obenour’s rooms. read more » Students participate in elections October 17, 2008 — by Robin Liu and Tiffany Tseng As Election Day approaches, people are finalizing their decisions on which presidential candidate they will be supporting on Nov. 4. Over the past few months, people have been following Barack Obama and John McCain closer than ever, tuning in to all debates and watching every interview. read more » Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season October 16, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar Twenty-four students all sat nervously waiting for their names to be called, with witnesses in mind and questions in hand. On the night of Oct. 14, Mock Trial tryouts were held in Bill Peck’s room to determine which 18 would make up the 2008 team. The team will consist of six trial attorneys, two pre-trial attorneys, 8 witnesses, a bailiff and a count clerk. read more » Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast
Students participate in elections October 17, 2008 — by Robin Liu and Tiffany Tseng As Election Day approaches, people are finalizing their decisions on which presidential candidate they will be supporting on Nov. 4. Over the past few months, people have been following Barack Obama and John McCain closer than ever, tuning in to all debates and watching every interview. read more » Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season October 16, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar Twenty-four students all sat nervously waiting for their names to be called, with witnesses in mind and questions in hand. On the night of Oct. 14, Mock Trial tryouts were held in Bill Peck’s room to determine which 18 would make up the 2008 team. The team will consist of six trial attorneys, two pre-trial attorneys, 8 witnesses, a bailiff and a count clerk. read more » Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast
Mock Trial team holds tryouts for 2008 season October 16, 2008 — by Saniha Shankar Twenty-four students all sat nervously waiting for their names to be called, with witnesses in mind and questions in hand. On the night of Oct. 14, Mock Trial tryouts were held in Bill Peck’s room to determine which 18 would make up the 2008 team. The team will consist of six trial attorneys, two pre-trial attorneys, 8 witnesses, a bailiff and a count clerk. read more » Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast
Spirit Squad performs well in first competition despite stress October 16, 2008 — by Mira Chaykin The Spirit Squad performed at their first competition on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Great America. They earned fourth place out of nine competing teams and qualified for USA Nationals. read more » Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast
Homecoming ends successfully October 16, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung This year's Homecoming allowed students to leave their desks and travel around the world. From the freshmen tooting on their French horns in Atlanta to celebrating with friends at the dance, the week passed by with most complaints centering around time conflicts because of conflicts with tests and SATs. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...380381382383384...390...nextlast