English class sizes to be reduced May 19, 2008 — by Robin Liu Next year, the English Department plans to add five more sections after a district decision to decrease class sizes in English. English Department chair Cathy Head hopes that the addition of more periods in some crucial courses will reduce the average class size. “We can bring down class sizes from 33 or 34 to 28 or 29,” said Head. “There should be a reduction of maybe five students on average [in classes] above freshman level.” read more » Introduction to Business creates food courier service May 13, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung The Introduction to Business class intends to use the idea of supply and demand, the fundamental basis for business, by fulfilling the demands of the students at Saratoga High have for off-campus foods by creating a “food courier service.” In order to help fund the various trips and guest speakers for the class, which is in its first year, senior Blake Paisley decided to help the class institute the service that provides off campus foods for all students and faculty, charging a service fee of $2 per order. read more » AP Music Theory class holds year-end recital May 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Cheng A piano soloist, a brass quartet and a jazz ensemble are just some of the performers that will be playing in a May 29 AP Music Theory class recital. read more » Open access boosts AP test enrollment May 6, 2008 — by Daniel Yang More students than ever will be taking AP tests in the next two weeks, a result of more students enrolling in AP classes because of the school’s open access policy in English, social studies and science. “Many more people have had the opportunity to take the [AP] classes and many more people have chosen to take the AP test, but the overall statistics of pass rates has remained quite constant,” said assistant principal Gail Wasserman. read more » One-act Festival makes solid debut May 6, 2008 — by James Jiang Abraham Lincoln was elected to office in 1846; Kennedy was elected 1946. Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater; Kennedy was shot in a car called Lincoln, made by Ford. Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse; Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin hid in a theater. Coincidence or conspiracy? Senior Sean Pierce’s one-act play, The Complete History of America: Abridged, taught these and many other interesting lessons of American history. The show premiered on the weekend of April 17-19, along with An Actor’s Nightmare and The Death of Trotsky, directed by senior Nelson MacGowan and junior Eddie Zhang, respectively. read more » Spring Fling thrives despite loss of Sadie’s May 6, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Maggie Lin Even without a Sadie Hawkins dance, Spring Fling maintained its fun-filled reputation complete with boy cheerleaders, Powder Puff football games, a dunk tank and Battle of the Boom. Tradition has set its path for the defending champions, class of ’08, to win Powder Puff, and this year the senior girls did not disappoint. read more » School plans senior festivities May 6, 2008 — by Guy Quanrud and Andy Tsao With senior year drawing to a close, the school is preparing a series of special events to bid the graduating students farewell. Aside from the graduation ceremony and party, seniors also get to purchase the Senior Video and take a day off from school at the beach. read more » Benefit Fashion Show comes together May 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai Music pulsed through the dimmed cafeteria of Argonaut Elementary School as models junior Kushal Shah and senior Sahar Padash strutted across the catwalk in Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants caps and jerseys. Their crisp poses and flirtatious skit gave the crowd a hint of the catwalks of Paris, but this was the Benefit Fashion Show, performed on April 25-26 to raise money for a chosen charity. read more » Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
Introduction to Business creates food courier service May 13, 2008 — by Tiffany Tung The Introduction to Business class intends to use the idea of supply and demand, the fundamental basis for business, by fulfilling the demands of the students at Saratoga High have for off-campus foods by creating a “food courier service.” In order to help fund the various trips and guest speakers for the class, which is in its first year, senior Blake Paisley decided to help the class institute the service that provides off campus foods for all students and faculty, charging a service fee of $2 per order. read more » AP Music Theory class holds year-end recital May 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Cheng A piano soloist, a brass quartet and a jazz ensemble are just some of the performers that will be playing in a May 29 AP Music Theory class recital. read more » Open access boosts AP test enrollment May 6, 2008 — by Daniel Yang More students than ever will be taking AP tests in the next two weeks, a result of more students enrolling in AP classes because of the school’s open access policy in English, social studies and science. “Many more people have had the opportunity to take the [AP] classes and many more people have chosen to take the AP test, but the overall statistics of pass rates has remained quite constant,” said assistant principal Gail Wasserman. read more » One-act Festival makes solid debut May 6, 2008 — by James Jiang Abraham Lincoln was elected to office in 1846; Kennedy was elected 1946. Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater; Kennedy was shot in a car called Lincoln, made by Ford. Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse; Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin hid in a theater. Coincidence or conspiracy? Senior Sean Pierce’s one-act play, The Complete History of America: Abridged, taught these and many other interesting lessons of American history. The show premiered on the weekend of April 17-19, along with An Actor’s Nightmare and The Death of Trotsky, directed by senior Nelson MacGowan and junior Eddie Zhang, respectively. read more » Spring Fling thrives despite loss of Sadie’s May 6, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Maggie Lin Even without a Sadie Hawkins dance, Spring Fling maintained its fun-filled reputation complete with boy cheerleaders, Powder Puff football games, a dunk tank and Battle of the Boom. Tradition has set its path for the defending champions, class of ’08, to win Powder Puff, and this year the senior girls did not disappoint. read more » School plans senior festivities May 6, 2008 — by Guy Quanrud and Andy Tsao With senior year drawing to a close, the school is preparing a series of special events to bid the graduating students farewell. Aside from the graduation ceremony and party, seniors also get to purchase the Senior Video and take a day off from school at the beach. read more » Benefit Fashion Show comes together May 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai Music pulsed through the dimmed cafeteria of Argonaut Elementary School as models junior Kushal Shah and senior Sahar Padash strutted across the catwalk in Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants caps and jerseys. Their crisp poses and flirtatious skit gave the crowd a hint of the catwalks of Paris, but this was the Benefit Fashion Show, performed on April 25-26 to raise money for a chosen charity. read more » Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
AP Music Theory class holds year-end recital May 7, 2008 — by Elizabeth Cheng A piano soloist, a brass quartet and a jazz ensemble are just some of the performers that will be playing in a May 29 AP Music Theory class recital. read more » Open access boosts AP test enrollment May 6, 2008 — by Daniel Yang More students than ever will be taking AP tests in the next two weeks, a result of more students enrolling in AP classes because of the school’s open access policy in English, social studies and science. “Many more people have had the opportunity to take the [AP] classes and many more people have chosen to take the AP test, but the overall statistics of pass rates has remained quite constant,” said assistant principal Gail Wasserman. read more » One-act Festival makes solid debut May 6, 2008 — by James Jiang Abraham Lincoln was elected to office in 1846; Kennedy was elected 1946. Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater; Kennedy was shot in a car called Lincoln, made by Ford. Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse; Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin hid in a theater. Coincidence or conspiracy? Senior Sean Pierce’s one-act play, The Complete History of America: Abridged, taught these and many other interesting lessons of American history. The show premiered on the weekend of April 17-19, along with An Actor’s Nightmare and The Death of Trotsky, directed by senior Nelson MacGowan and junior Eddie Zhang, respectively. read more » Spring Fling thrives despite loss of Sadie’s May 6, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Maggie Lin Even without a Sadie Hawkins dance, Spring Fling maintained its fun-filled reputation complete with boy cheerleaders, Powder Puff football games, a dunk tank and Battle of the Boom. Tradition has set its path for the defending champions, class of ’08, to win Powder Puff, and this year the senior girls did not disappoint. read more » School plans senior festivities May 6, 2008 — by Guy Quanrud and Andy Tsao With senior year drawing to a close, the school is preparing a series of special events to bid the graduating students farewell. Aside from the graduation ceremony and party, seniors also get to purchase the Senior Video and take a day off from school at the beach. read more » Benefit Fashion Show comes together May 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai Music pulsed through the dimmed cafeteria of Argonaut Elementary School as models junior Kushal Shah and senior Sahar Padash strutted across the catwalk in Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants caps and jerseys. Their crisp poses and flirtatious skit gave the crowd a hint of the catwalks of Paris, but this was the Benefit Fashion Show, performed on April 25-26 to raise money for a chosen charity. read more » Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
Open access boosts AP test enrollment May 6, 2008 — by Daniel Yang More students than ever will be taking AP tests in the next two weeks, a result of more students enrolling in AP classes because of the school’s open access policy in English, social studies and science. “Many more people have had the opportunity to take the [AP] classes and many more people have chosen to take the AP test, but the overall statistics of pass rates has remained quite constant,” said assistant principal Gail Wasserman. read more » One-act Festival makes solid debut May 6, 2008 — by James Jiang Abraham Lincoln was elected to office in 1846; Kennedy was elected 1946. Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater; Kennedy was shot in a car called Lincoln, made by Ford. Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse; Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin hid in a theater. Coincidence or conspiracy? Senior Sean Pierce’s one-act play, The Complete History of America: Abridged, taught these and many other interesting lessons of American history. The show premiered on the weekend of April 17-19, along with An Actor’s Nightmare and The Death of Trotsky, directed by senior Nelson MacGowan and junior Eddie Zhang, respectively. read more » Spring Fling thrives despite loss of Sadie’s May 6, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Maggie Lin Even without a Sadie Hawkins dance, Spring Fling maintained its fun-filled reputation complete with boy cheerleaders, Powder Puff football games, a dunk tank and Battle of the Boom. Tradition has set its path for the defending champions, class of ’08, to win Powder Puff, and this year the senior girls did not disappoint. read more » School plans senior festivities May 6, 2008 — by Guy Quanrud and Andy Tsao With senior year drawing to a close, the school is preparing a series of special events to bid the graduating students farewell. Aside from the graduation ceremony and party, seniors also get to purchase the Senior Video and take a day off from school at the beach. read more » Benefit Fashion Show comes together May 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai Music pulsed through the dimmed cafeteria of Argonaut Elementary School as models junior Kushal Shah and senior Sahar Padash strutted across the catwalk in Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants caps and jerseys. Their crisp poses and flirtatious skit gave the crowd a hint of the catwalks of Paris, but this was the Benefit Fashion Show, performed on April 25-26 to raise money for a chosen charity. read more » Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
One-act Festival makes solid debut May 6, 2008 — by James Jiang Abraham Lincoln was elected to office in 1846; Kennedy was elected 1946. Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater; Kennedy was shot in a car called Lincoln, made by Ford. Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse; Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and his assassin hid in a theater. Coincidence or conspiracy? Senior Sean Pierce’s one-act play, The Complete History of America: Abridged, taught these and many other interesting lessons of American history. The show premiered on the weekend of April 17-19, along with An Actor’s Nightmare and The Death of Trotsky, directed by senior Nelson MacGowan and junior Eddie Zhang, respectively. read more » Spring Fling thrives despite loss of Sadie’s May 6, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Maggie Lin Even without a Sadie Hawkins dance, Spring Fling maintained its fun-filled reputation complete with boy cheerleaders, Powder Puff football games, a dunk tank and Battle of the Boom. Tradition has set its path for the defending champions, class of ’08, to win Powder Puff, and this year the senior girls did not disappoint. read more » School plans senior festivities May 6, 2008 — by Guy Quanrud and Andy Tsao With senior year drawing to a close, the school is preparing a series of special events to bid the graduating students farewell. Aside from the graduation ceremony and party, seniors also get to purchase the Senior Video and take a day off from school at the beach. read more » Benefit Fashion Show comes together May 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai Music pulsed through the dimmed cafeteria of Argonaut Elementary School as models junior Kushal Shah and senior Sahar Padash strutted across the catwalk in Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants caps and jerseys. Their crisp poses and flirtatious skit gave the crowd a hint of the catwalks of Paris, but this was the Benefit Fashion Show, performed on April 25-26 to raise money for a chosen charity. read more » Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
Spring Fling thrives despite loss of Sadie’s May 6, 2008 — by Annie Lee and Maggie Lin Even without a Sadie Hawkins dance, Spring Fling maintained its fun-filled reputation complete with boy cheerleaders, Powder Puff football games, a dunk tank and Battle of the Boom. Tradition has set its path for the defending champions, class of ’08, to win Powder Puff, and this year the senior girls did not disappoint. read more » School plans senior festivities May 6, 2008 — by Guy Quanrud and Andy Tsao With senior year drawing to a close, the school is preparing a series of special events to bid the graduating students farewell. Aside from the graduation ceremony and party, seniors also get to purchase the Senior Video and take a day off from school at the beach. read more » Benefit Fashion Show comes together May 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai Music pulsed through the dimmed cafeteria of Argonaut Elementary School as models junior Kushal Shah and senior Sahar Padash strutted across the catwalk in Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants caps and jerseys. Their crisp poses and flirtatious skit gave the crowd a hint of the catwalks of Paris, but this was the Benefit Fashion Show, performed on April 25-26 to raise money for a chosen charity. read more » Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
School plans senior festivities May 6, 2008 — by Guy Quanrud and Andy Tsao With senior year drawing to a close, the school is preparing a series of special events to bid the graduating students farewell. Aside from the graduation ceremony and party, seniors also get to purchase the Senior Video and take a day off from school at the beach. read more » Benefit Fashion Show comes together May 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai Music pulsed through the dimmed cafeteria of Argonaut Elementary School as models junior Kushal Shah and senior Sahar Padash strutted across the catwalk in Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants caps and jerseys. Their crisp poses and flirtatious skit gave the crowd a hint of the catwalks of Paris, but this was the Benefit Fashion Show, performed on April 25-26 to raise money for a chosen charity. read more » Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
Benefit Fashion Show comes together May 5, 2008 — by Tim Tsai Music pulsed through the dimmed cafeteria of Argonaut Elementary School as models junior Kushal Shah and senior Sahar Padash strutted across the catwalk in Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants caps and jerseys. Their crisp poses and flirtatious skit gave the crowd a hint of the catwalks of Paris, but this was the Benefit Fashion Show, performed on April 25-26 to raise money for a chosen charity. read more » Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
Redwood ‘Honks!’ for audience May 2, 2008 — by Jennifer Tien Redwood Middle School students will be presenting “Honk!” for their spring musical in the McAfee Center after several month qs of hard work in rehearsals. “The kids are exhilarated and waiting to perform,” said Jill Milton, the co-chair of the musical, “They keep asking us if all the shows are sold out because they are really fired up about what they have to show the community.” read more » Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast
Online mafia game infiltrates students’ lives May 2, 2008 — by Emily Chen and Gautham Ganesan Senior Daniel Yang rushes home after school and logs on to his computer, tentatively maneuvering his way to an online forum to discover the unthinkable: he has been killed. No, Yang is still alive and well in a physical sense, but his online Mafia persona has been eliminated. Mafia, a popular campfire game in which players are assigned roles as either a member of the “mafia,” or a “civlian,” has found its way online. Members of the mafia choose a civilian to “kill” during the night phase of the game, while civilians try to figure out who the mafia is during the day phase. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...391392393394395...nextlast