Summer classes foster independence and initiative in students June 4, 2008 — by Elizabeth Lee Another school year has come and gone, and students continue to fill up their schedules with various activities for the summer. Items vary from trips abroad to local jobs and, less and less surprisingly, academic summer classes. Inevitably, summer classes are becoming a larger and more permanent part of high school life. For some, the purpose of taking summer courses is to reduce their workload during the school year. Others hope to gain more time for sports or other extracurricular activities. read more » 2008-2009 school year brings staff changes June 2, 2008 — by Ben Clement nd Alex Sclavos With the end of the year approaching, many changes are being made in preparation for next year. These include the retirement of assistant principal Gail Wasserman, another English teacher being hired and Child Psychology teacher Jill McFarlen, World History teacher Chuck Newport and guidance office staff member Becky Allen retiring. read more » Students visit Europe to commemorate heritage June 2, 2008 — by Brian Kim While most students were spending their recent weeks cramming for AP exams, studying for SATs and preparing for CCS qualifiers, four students were halfway around the world searching for a deeper understanding of their Jewish faith. The students, seniors Gabe Essner, Nicole Sabes and Rachel Sabes and junior Hana Pruzansky joined 10,000 Jewish students across the globe in a life-changing two-week experience called March of the Living. They ventured to Poland and Israel on April 28 to witness the remnants of the Holocaust, and they came back with a stronger sense of identity. read more » Yowell: Teacher of the Year June 2, 2008 — by Tiffany Tseng and Jocelyn Ye AP Music Theory teacher and Choir Director Jim Yowell was recently named the District Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009. “I feel very fortunate to [have been] selected this year,” said Yowell. “All teachers have their own special talents and deserve to be honored. This great recognition is rather humbling and means a lot because other teachers are complimenting you.” read more » ’08-’09 Commissions chosen for next year June 2, 2008 — by Maggie Lin After a week of interviews from May 19-23, all the commissions excluding Events and Benefit have been finalized. Events and Benefit commission will undergo a different selection process. This year, the selection process changed so that application slips had to be filled out beforehand and students came in on their own to be interviewed. The changes were made to quicken the selection process and make a smoother transition into next year. read more » Invisible Children screening opens eyes May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat The Invisible Children club had a showing of the documentary Invisible Children: Rough Cut in the McAfee Center on May 15. Although many students attended the screening solely to earn extra-credit for their history classes, most left with a new appreciation for the struggles of children in Africa. read more » Chess team wins CalChess Championships for fourth year May 30, 2008 — by Robin Liu Checkmate! The chess team is once again on top as it won first place for the fourth straight year at the CalChess State Scholastic Championships held May 17-18. read more » Students educate others on genocides May 30, 2008 — by Uma Sambasivam Though most people know of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the current genocide in Darfur, few know the extent of crimes against humanity that have occurred since and that are still continuing on today. To raise awareness for these incidents, history teacher Mike Davey’s World History classes gave five-minute presentations detailing 12 different instances of mass ethnicity-based murder, some more publicly known than others. read more » Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
2008-2009 school year brings staff changes June 2, 2008 — by Ben Clement nd Alex Sclavos With the end of the year approaching, many changes are being made in preparation for next year. These include the retirement of assistant principal Gail Wasserman, another English teacher being hired and Child Psychology teacher Jill McFarlen, World History teacher Chuck Newport and guidance office staff member Becky Allen retiring. read more » Students visit Europe to commemorate heritage June 2, 2008 — by Brian Kim While most students were spending their recent weeks cramming for AP exams, studying for SATs and preparing for CCS qualifiers, four students were halfway around the world searching for a deeper understanding of their Jewish faith. The students, seniors Gabe Essner, Nicole Sabes and Rachel Sabes and junior Hana Pruzansky joined 10,000 Jewish students across the globe in a life-changing two-week experience called March of the Living. They ventured to Poland and Israel on April 28 to witness the remnants of the Holocaust, and they came back with a stronger sense of identity. read more » Yowell: Teacher of the Year June 2, 2008 — by Tiffany Tseng and Jocelyn Ye AP Music Theory teacher and Choir Director Jim Yowell was recently named the District Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009. “I feel very fortunate to [have been] selected this year,” said Yowell. “All teachers have their own special talents and deserve to be honored. This great recognition is rather humbling and means a lot because other teachers are complimenting you.” read more » ’08-’09 Commissions chosen for next year June 2, 2008 — by Maggie Lin After a week of interviews from May 19-23, all the commissions excluding Events and Benefit have been finalized. Events and Benefit commission will undergo a different selection process. This year, the selection process changed so that application slips had to be filled out beforehand and students came in on their own to be interviewed. The changes were made to quicken the selection process and make a smoother transition into next year. read more » Invisible Children screening opens eyes May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat The Invisible Children club had a showing of the documentary Invisible Children: Rough Cut in the McAfee Center on May 15. Although many students attended the screening solely to earn extra-credit for their history classes, most left with a new appreciation for the struggles of children in Africa. read more » Chess team wins CalChess Championships for fourth year May 30, 2008 — by Robin Liu Checkmate! The chess team is once again on top as it won first place for the fourth straight year at the CalChess State Scholastic Championships held May 17-18. read more » Students educate others on genocides May 30, 2008 — by Uma Sambasivam Though most people know of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the current genocide in Darfur, few know the extent of crimes against humanity that have occurred since and that are still continuing on today. To raise awareness for these incidents, history teacher Mike Davey’s World History classes gave five-minute presentations detailing 12 different instances of mass ethnicity-based murder, some more publicly known than others. read more » Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
Students visit Europe to commemorate heritage June 2, 2008 — by Brian Kim While most students were spending their recent weeks cramming for AP exams, studying for SATs and preparing for CCS qualifiers, four students were halfway around the world searching for a deeper understanding of their Jewish faith. The students, seniors Gabe Essner, Nicole Sabes and Rachel Sabes and junior Hana Pruzansky joined 10,000 Jewish students across the globe in a life-changing two-week experience called March of the Living. They ventured to Poland and Israel on April 28 to witness the remnants of the Holocaust, and they came back with a stronger sense of identity. read more » Yowell: Teacher of the Year June 2, 2008 — by Tiffany Tseng and Jocelyn Ye AP Music Theory teacher and Choir Director Jim Yowell was recently named the District Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009. “I feel very fortunate to [have been] selected this year,” said Yowell. “All teachers have their own special talents and deserve to be honored. This great recognition is rather humbling and means a lot because other teachers are complimenting you.” read more » ’08-’09 Commissions chosen for next year June 2, 2008 — by Maggie Lin After a week of interviews from May 19-23, all the commissions excluding Events and Benefit have been finalized. Events and Benefit commission will undergo a different selection process. This year, the selection process changed so that application slips had to be filled out beforehand and students came in on their own to be interviewed. The changes were made to quicken the selection process and make a smoother transition into next year. read more » Invisible Children screening opens eyes May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat The Invisible Children club had a showing of the documentary Invisible Children: Rough Cut in the McAfee Center on May 15. Although many students attended the screening solely to earn extra-credit for their history classes, most left with a new appreciation for the struggles of children in Africa. read more » Chess team wins CalChess Championships for fourth year May 30, 2008 — by Robin Liu Checkmate! The chess team is once again on top as it won first place for the fourth straight year at the CalChess State Scholastic Championships held May 17-18. read more » Students educate others on genocides May 30, 2008 — by Uma Sambasivam Though most people know of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the current genocide in Darfur, few know the extent of crimes against humanity that have occurred since and that are still continuing on today. To raise awareness for these incidents, history teacher Mike Davey’s World History classes gave five-minute presentations detailing 12 different instances of mass ethnicity-based murder, some more publicly known than others. read more » Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
Yowell: Teacher of the Year June 2, 2008 — by Tiffany Tseng and Jocelyn Ye AP Music Theory teacher and Choir Director Jim Yowell was recently named the District Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009. “I feel very fortunate to [have been] selected this year,” said Yowell. “All teachers have their own special talents and deserve to be honored. This great recognition is rather humbling and means a lot because other teachers are complimenting you.” read more » ’08-’09 Commissions chosen for next year June 2, 2008 — by Maggie Lin After a week of interviews from May 19-23, all the commissions excluding Events and Benefit have been finalized. Events and Benefit commission will undergo a different selection process. This year, the selection process changed so that application slips had to be filled out beforehand and students came in on their own to be interviewed. The changes were made to quicken the selection process and make a smoother transition into next year. read more » Invisible Children screening opens eyes May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat The Invisible Children club had a showing of the documentary Invisible Children: Rough Cut in the McAfee Center on May 15. Although many students attended the screening solely to earn extra-credit for their history classes, most left with a new appreciation for the struggles of children in Africa. read more » Chess team wins CalChess Championships for fourth year May 30, 2008 — by Robin Liu Checkmate! The chess team is once again on top as it won first place for the fourth straight year at the CalChess State Scholastic Championships held May 17-18. read more » Students educate others on genocides May 30, 2008 — by Uma Sambasivam Though most people know of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the current genocide in Darfur, few know the extent of crimes against humanity that have occurred since and that are still continuing on today. To raise awareness for these incidents, history teacher Mike Davey’s World History classes gave five-minute presentations detailing 12 different instances of mass ethnicity-based murder, some more publicly known than others. read more » Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
’08-’09 Commissions chosen for next year June 2, 2008 — by Maggie Lin After a week of interviews from May 19-23, all the commissions excluding Events and Benefit have been finalized. Events and Benefit commission will undergo a different selection process. This year, the selection process changed so that application slips had to be filled out beforehand and students came in on their own to be interviewed. The changes were made to quicken the selection process and make a smoother transition into next year. read more » Invisible Children screening opens eyes May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat The Invisible Children club had a showing of the documentary Invisible Children: Rough Cut in the McAfee Center on May 15. Although many students attended the screening solely to earn extra-credit for their history classes, most left with a new appreciation for the struggles of children in Africa. read more » Chess team wins CalChess Championships for fourth year May 30, 2008 — by Robin Liu Checkmate! The chess team is once again on top as it won first place for the fourth straight year at the CalChess State Scholastic Championships held May 17-18. read more » Students educate others on genocides May 30, 2008 — by Uma Sambasivam Though most people know of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the current genocide in Darfur, few know the extent of crimes against humanity that have occurred since and that are still continuing on today. To raise awareness for these incidents, history teacher Mike Davey’s World History classes gave five-minute presentations detailing 12 different instances of mass ethnicity-based murder, some more publicly known than others. read more » Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
Invisible Children screening opens eyes May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat The Invisible Children club had a showing of the documentary Invisible Children: Rough Cut in the McAfee Center on May 15. Although many students attended the screening solely to earn extra-credit for their history classes, most left with a new appreciation for the struggles of children in Africa. read more » Chess team wins CalChess Championships for fourth year May 30, 2008 — by Robin Liu Checkmate! The chess team is once again on top as it won first place for the fourth straight year at the CalChess State Scholastic Championships held May 17-18. read more » Students educate others on genocides May 30, 2008 — by Uma Sambasivam Though most people know of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the current genocide in Darfur, few know the extent of crimes against humanity that have occurred since and that are still continuing on today. To raise awareness for these incidents, history teacher Mike Davey’s World History classes gave five-minute presentations detailing 12 different instances of mass ethnicity-based murder, some more publicly known than others. read more » Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
Chess team wins CalChess Championships for fourth year May 30, 2008 — by Robin Liu Checkmate! The chess team is once again on top as it won first place for the fourth straight year at the CalChess State Scholastic Championships held May 17-18. read more » Students educate others on genocides May 30, 2008 — by Uma Sambasivam Though most people know of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the current genocide in Darfur, few know the extent of crimes against humanity that have occurred since and that are still continuing on today. To raise awareness for these incidents, history teacher Mike Davey’s World History classes gave five-minute presentations detailing 12 different instances of mass ethnicity-based murder, some more publicly known than others. read more » Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
Students educate others on genocides May 30, 2008 — by Uma Sambasivam Though most people know of the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and the current genocide in Darfur, few know the extent of crimes against humanity that have occurred since and that are still continuing on today. To raise awareness for these incidents, history teacher Mike Davey’s World History classes gave five-minute presentations detailing 12 different instances of mass ethnicity-based murder, some more publicly known than others. read more » Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year May 30, 2008 — by Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang After having taught at Saratoga for 11 years, math teacher and department head Mike Navrides is leaving to fill an opening at Los Gatos High. Despite the change of location, Navrides will continue to teach the same subjects, AP Statistics and Algebra 2. “People were very shocked when I told them,” said Navrides. “But after they recovered from the initial shock, the department and school were very understanding and supportive, which I am very grateful for.” read more » Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast
Statistics project answers students’ curiosities May 27, 2008 — by Melody Zhang Do you ever wonder whether or not chocolate is a guilty pleasure for girls? Have you ever wanted to know if sleeping can prevent sicknesses? Or if having multiple piercings can affect your GPA? For the past month and a half, statistics students have been researching the answers to these questions. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...389390391392393...nextlast