New district official Jamal Splane takes on essential role in school culture March 23, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas and Ariel Zhou While Jamal Splane was delighted to become the Director of School Culture and Climate position at Los Gatos Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) last summer, his younger self never would have envisioned working in education. “My goal was to be a professional [basketball] athlete, and through high school and community college, I was able […] read more » ASB elections run smoothly with biggest turnout in history March 18, 2022 — by Tiffany Wang This year saw the largest turnout in recent history with 712 students, or 79% of eligible, non-senior voters casting a ballot for 2022-23 ASB officers. Junior Mason Wang was elected as president, junior Julian Berkowitz-Sklar as vice president, junior Anand Agrawal as treasurer, sophomore Taylor Chu as secretary and junior Avani Kongetira as the clubs […] read more » As mask mandate expires, most students and staff still choose to wear them March 18, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Lynn Dai On Feb. 28, California, Oregon, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Washington announced they would be gradually removing the mask mandate in schools in the following weeks. Santa Clara County ended their mask mandate on March 2. Additionally, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the statewide indoor mask mandate for schools would be lifted for all […] read more » Night rally and dance to cap off Spring Fling Week March 18, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Nicole Lu For the first time in two years, the spirit, rally and dance commissions are working together to host a Spring Fling Spirit Week starting on March 28, one that is highlighted by a night rally, a dance and a new twist on the traditional football games played during the week. Spring Fling Spirit Days […] read more » School to host Grad Night in person on June 2 March 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai The school plans on hosting the Class of 2022’s Grad Night in person with standard COVID-19 safety precautions. Tickets for the event will cost $245, and the event will run from 10 p.m. until the early morning of the next day. It is organized by parents who have graduating seniors. For many, it is their […] read more » MSET Cuttlefish makes Worlds March 18, 2022 — by Martin Xu All three of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC NorCal Regional Championship, which occured over the weekend of March 12 at Newark Memorial High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, three teams […] read more » Measure E to the finish: School to conduct major renovations over the summer March 18, 2022 — by Anamika Anand, Jonny Luo and Aiden Ye When assistant principal Brian Thompson was hired here seven years ago, the school was buzzing with excitement over the construction of a new state-of-the-art music building. The building was funded by the Measure E bond. Measure E, passed in 2014, is a $99 million local general obligation bond split between both Saratoga High and Los […] read more » What you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine March 18, 2022 — by Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin and Daniel Wu As the world watched, Russian forces, which had been amassing on the Russia-Ukraine border since October, began the initial stages of their military operation against Ukraine on Feb. 23. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine comes as a result of decades-long tensions that have been building since the end of the Cold War in 1989. […] read more » Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
ASB elections run smoothly with biggest turnout in history March 18, 2022 — by Tiffany Wang This year saw the largest turnout in recent history with 712 students, or 79% of eligible, non-senior voters casting a ballot for 2022-23 ASB officers. Junior Mason Wang was elected as president, junior Julian Berkowitz-Sklar as vice president, junior Anand Agrawal as treasurer, sophomore Taylor Chu as secretary and junior Avani Kongetira as the clubs […] read more » As mask mandate expires, most students and staff still choose to wear them March 18, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Lynn Dai On Feb. 28, California, Oregon, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Washington announced they would be gradually removing the mask mandate in schools in the following weeks. Santa Clara County ended their mask mandate on March 2. Additionally, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the statewide indoor mask mandate for schools would be lifted for all […] read more » Night rally and dance to cap off Spring Fling Week March 18, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Nicole Lu For the first time in two years, the spirit, rally and dance commissions are working together to host a Spring Fling Spirit Week starting on March 28, one that is highlighted by a night rally, a dance and a new twist on the traditional football games played during the week. Spring Fling Spirit Days […] read more » School to host Grad Night in person on June 2 March 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai The school plans on hosting the Class of 2022’s Grad Night in person with standard COVID-19 safety precautions. Tickets for the event will cost $245, and the event will run from 10 p.m. until the early morning of the next day. It is organized by parents who have graduating seniors. For many, it is their […] read more » MSET Cuttlefish makes Worlds March 18, 2022 — by Martin Xu All three of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC NorCal Regional Championship, which occured over the weekend of March 12 at Newark Memorial High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, three teams […] read more » Measure E to the finish: School to conduct major renovations over the summer March 18, 2022 — by Anamika Anand, Jonny Luo and Aiden Ye When assistant principal Brian Thompson was hired here seven years ago, the school was buzzing with excitement over the construction of a new state-of-the-art music building. The building was funded by the Measure E bond. Measure E, passed in 2014, is a $99 million local general obligation bond split between both Saratoga High and Los […] read more » What you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine March 18, 2022 — by Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin and Daniel Wu As the world watched, Russian forces, which had been amassing on the Russia-Ukraine border since October, began the initial stages of their military operation against Ukraine on Feb. 23. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine comes as a result of decades-long tensions that have been building since the end of the Cold War in 1989. […] read more » Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
As mask mandate expires, most students and staff still choose to wear them March 18, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Lynn Dai On Feb. 28, California, Oregon, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Washington announced they would be gradually removing the mask mandate in schools in the following weeks. Santa Clara County ended their mask mandate on March 2. Additionally, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the statewide indoor mask mandate for schools would be lifted for all […] read more » Night rally and dance to cap off Spring Fling Week March 18, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Nicole Lu For the first time in two years, the spirit, rally and dance commissions are working together to host a Spring Fling Spirit Week starting on March 28, one that is highlighted by a night rally, a dance and a new twist on the traditional football games played during the week. Spring Fling Spirit Days […] read more » School to host Grad Night in person on June 2 March 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai The school plans on hosting the Class of 2022’s Grad Night in person with standard COVID-19 safety precautions. Tickets for the event will cost $245, and the event will run from 10 p.m. until the early morning of the next day. It is organized by parents who have graduating seniors. For many, it is their […] read more » MSET Cuttlefish makes Worlds March 18, 2022 — by Martin Xu All three of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC NorCal Regional Championship, which occured over the weekend of March 12 at Newark Memorial High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, three teams […] read more » Measure E to the finish: School to conduct major renovations over the summer March 18, 2022 — by Anamika Anand, Jonny Luo and Aiden Ye When assistant principal Brian Thompson was hired here seven years ago, the school was buzzing with excitement over the construction of a new state-of-the-art music building. The building was funded by the Measure E bond. Measure E, passed in 2014, is a $99 million local general obligation bond split between both Saratoga High and Los […] read more » What you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine March 18, 2022 — by Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin and Daniel Wu As the world watched, Russian forces, which had been amassing on the Russia-Ukraine border since October, began the initial stages of their military operation against Ukraine on Feb. 23. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine comes as a result of decades-long tensions that have been building since the end of the Cold War in 1989. […] read more » Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Night rally and dance to cap off Spring Fling Week March 18, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Nicole Lu For the first time in two years, the spirit, rally and dance commissions are working together to host a Spring Fling Spirit Week starting on March 28, one that is highlighted by a night rally, a dance and a new twist on the traditional football games played during the week. Spring Fling Spirit Days […] read more » School to host Grad Night in person on June 2 March 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai The school plans on hosting the Class of 2022’s Grad Night in person with standard COVID-19 safety precautions. Tickets for the event will cost $245, and the event will run from 10 p.m. until the early morning of the next day. It is organized by parents who have graduating seniors. For many, it is their […] read more » MSET Cuttlefish makes Worlds March 18, 2022 — by Martin Xu All three of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC NorCal Regional Championship, which occured over the weekend of March 12 at Newark Memorial High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, three teams […] read more » Measure E to the finish: School to conduct major renovations over the summer March 18, 2022 — by Anamika Anand, Jonny Luo and Aiden Ye When assistant principal Brian Thompson was hired here seven years ago, the school was buzzing with excitement over the construction of a new state-of-the-art music building. The building was funded by the Measure E bond. Measure E, passed in 2014, is a $99 million local general obligation bond split between both Saratoga High and Los […] read more » What you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine March 18, 2022 — by Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin and Daniel Wu As the world watched, Russian forces, which had been amassing on the Russia-Ukraine border since October, began the initial stages of their military operation against Ukraine on Feb. 23. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine comes as a result of decades-long tensions that have been building since the end of the Cold War in 1989. […] read more » Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
School to host Grad Night in person on June 2 March 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai The school plans on hosting the Class of 2022’s Grad Night in person with standard COVID-19 safety precautions. Tickets for the event will cost $245, and the event will run from 10 p.m. until the early morning of the next day. It is organized by parents who have graduating seniors. For many, it is their […] read more » MSET Cuttlefish makes Worlds March 18, 2022 — by Martin Xu All three of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC NorCal Regional Championship, which occured over the weekend of March 12 at Newark Memorial High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, three teams […] read more » Measure E to the finish: School to conduct major renovations over the summer March 18, 2022 — by Anamika Anand, Jonny Luo and Aiden Ye When assistant principal Brian Thompson was hired here seven years ago, the school was buzzing with excitement over the construction of a new state-of-the-art music building. The building was funded by the Measure E bond. Measure E, passed in 2014, is a $99 million local general obligation bond split between both Saratoga High and Los […] read more » What you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine March 18, 2022 — by Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin and Daniel Wu As the world watched, Russian forces, which had been amassing on the Russia-Ukraine border since October, began the initial stages of their military operation against Ukraine on Feb. 23. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine comes as a result of decades-long tensions that have been building since the end of the Cold War in 1989. […] read more » Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
MSET Cuttlefish makes Worlds March 18, 2022 — by Martin Xu All three of the school’s FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams qualified and competed at the FTC NorCal Regional Championship, which occured over the weekend of March 12 at Newark Memorial High School. Only 48 teams in NorCal were invited to the two-day regional tournament based on performance at previous qualifiers; of those 48, three teams […] read more » Measure E to the finish: School to conduct major renovations over the summer March 18, 2022 — by Anamika Anand, Jonny Luo and Aiden Ye When assistant principal Brian Thompson was hired here seven years ago, the school was buzzing with excitement over the construction of a new state-of-the-art music building. The building was funded by the Measure E bond. Measure E, passed in 2014, is a $99 million local general obligation bond split between both Saratoga High and Los […] read more » What you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine March 18, 2022 — by Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin and Daniel Wu As the world watched, Russian forces, which had been amassing on the Russia-Ukraine border since October, began the initial stages of their military operation against Ukraine on Feb. 23. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine comes as a result of decades-long tensions that have been building since the end of the Cold War in 1989. […] read more » Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Measure E to the finish: School to conduct major renovations over the summer March 18, 2022 — by Anamika Anand, Jonny Luo and Aiden Ye When assistant principal Brian Thompson was hired here seven years ago, the school was buzzing with excitement over the construction of a new state-of-the-art music building. The building was funded by the Measure E bond. Measure E, passed in 2014, is a $99 million local general obligation bond split between both Saratoga High and Los […] read more » What you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine March 18, 2022 — by Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin and Daniel Wu As the world watched, Russian forces, which had been amassing on the Russia-Ukraine border since October, began the initial stages of their military operation against Ukraine on Feb. 23. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine comes as a result of decades-long tensions that have been building since the end of the Cold War in 1989. […] read more » Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
What you need to know about the Russian invasion of Ukraine March 18, 2022 — by Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin and Daniel Wu As the world watched, Russian forces, which had been amassing on the Russia-Ukraine border since October, began the initial stages of their military operation against Ukraine on Feb. 23. The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine comes as a result of decades-long tensions that have been building since the end of the Cold War in 1989. […] read more » Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Course registration patterns look to be consistent with past years March 18, 2022 — by Howard Shu In early February, the guidance counselors began encouraging freshmen, sophomores and juniors to start browsing through potential course offerings for the next school year. Selections for all grades were due by Feb. 11, and students subsequently met with their guidance counselors from Feb. 14-18 to discuss and confirm their courses. With the data the guidance […] read more » Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast
Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues March 17, 2022 — by Jonny Luo and Nikhil Mathihalli When journalism adviser Michael Tyler returned from his summer break in early August, he was surprised to learn that yearbook prices had not been increased, despite believing the administration had agreed to do so after a $10,000 deficit accrued because of poor sales during the online year. This year, the lack of a price increase […] read more » firstprevious...102030...3839404142...5060708090...nextlast