District plans for five more advisories after putting them on hold in January February 4, 2022 — by Selina Chen and Lihi Shoshani After a turbulent start to in-person advisories last semester — including a pause due to teacher objections and website failures — the district has delayed rolling them out in January. Now, it is planning for five more advisories in the second semester. Dr. Jamal Splane, the director of School Climate and Culture/Curriculum and Instruction for […] read more » As auditions wrap up, spring musical rehearsals begin February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira After three days of auditions and callbacks, the cast for the school’s spring musical, “Fiddler on the Roof,” was announced on Jan. 27. Starring in the show are senior Taylor Zhou as Tevye, senior Peilin Zhang as Hodel, junior Anastasia Ramirez as Tzeitel, freshman Ashly Henry as Golde and freshman Diya Iyer as Chava. “Fiddler […] read more » Green Team tests indicate low water quality from fountains February 4, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang Senior Green Team president Cici Xu spent her Jan. 25 tutorial walking around campus holding what looked like a small ruler, and dipping it into water samples collected from various fountains and dispensers. What she discovered surprised her. The numbers on her TDS meter — the device used to measure the amount of total dissolved […] read more » Dungeons, dragons and drama: Student director takes hobby to the stage February 4, 2022 — by Michael Fok From Feb. 11-13, the student production “She Kills Monsters,” directed by senior Taylor Zhou, will be performed in the McAfee Center. The drama-comedy, written by Qui Nguyen and debuted in 2011, tells the story of a woman grieving her late teenage sister through exploring the latter’s passion for Dungeons and Dragons, a roleplaying game. Senior […] read more » Intro to Engineering and Intro to CS to be merged next year February 3, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Daniel Wu In order to combat the common dilemma of students having to choose between taking Intro to Computer Science or Intro to Engineering, a proposed new class called Intro to STEM will combine the two. The new class will replace Intro to Engineering and Intro to Computer Science, merging the two classes into one year-long course […] read more » Academic clubs prepare to host respective competitions February 1, 2022 — by Jonny Luo, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Aiden Ye As spring semester starts, several clubs are planning to host national academic competitions on campus. Science Club plans to host the F=ma and USA Biolympiad (USABO) exams, Math Club will hold the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) competition, and both the Quiz Bowl and Science Bowl teams are preparing for their upcoming competitions. Science […] read more » Benefit Fashion committee plans Retro show this year January 31, 2022 — by Christina Chang The 2022 Benefit Fashion show is currently scheduled to be held in the quad in late March, though plans are subject to change depending on the status of campus COVID-19 protocols. Since September, the Benefit Fashion Show Commissioners — consisting of lead commissioners seniors Grace Hsu and Tiffany Wang and co-commissioners seniors Chris Liu and […] read more » Robotics team wins qualifier, advance to regionals January 31, 2022 — by Atrey Desai and Martin Xu The day before their competition on Dec. 10 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento, everything went wrong for the MSET Cuttlefish, the Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s veteran FTC team: The servos controlling the extension and retraction of the robot’s intake snapped, sending the team’s hardware team scrambling for a solution. “We ended up zip-tying […] read more » City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
As auditions wrap up, spring musical rehearsals begin February 4, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira After three days of auditions and callbacks, the cast for the school’s spring musical, “Fiddler on the Roof,” was announced on Jan. 27. Starring in the show are senior Taylor Zhou as Tevye, senior Peilin Zhang as Hodel, junior Anastasia Ramirez as Tzeitel, freshman Ashly Henry as Golde and freshman Diya Iyer as Chava. “Fiddler […] read more » Green Team tests indicate low water quality from fountains February 4, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang Senior Green Team president Cici Xu spent her Jan. 25 tutorial walking around campus holding what looked like a small ruler, and dipping it into water samples collected from various fountains and dispensers. What she discovered surprised her. The numbers on her TDS meter — the device used to measure the amount of total dissolved […] read more » Dungeons, dragons and drama: Student director takes hobby to the stage February 4, 2022 — by Michael Fok From Feb. 11-13, the student production “She Kills Monsters,” directed by senior Taylor Zhou, will be performed in the McAfee Center. The drama-comedy, written by Qui Nguyen and debuted in 2011, tells the story of a woman grieving her late teenage sister through exploring the latter’s passion for Dungeons and Dragons, a roleplaying game. Senior […] read more » Intro to Engineering and Intro to CS to be merged next year February 3, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Daniel Wu In order to combat the common dilemma of students having to choose between taking Intro to Computer Science or Intro to Engineering, a proposed new class called Intro to STEM will combine the two. The new class will replace Intro to Engineering and Intro to Computer Science, merging the two classes into one year-long course […] read more » Academic clubs prepare to host respective competitions February 1, 2022 — by Jonny Luo, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Aiden Ye As spring semester starts, several clubs are planning to host national academic competitions on campus. Science Club plans to host the F=ma and USA Biolympiad (USABO) exams, Math Club will hold the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) competition, and both the Quiz Bowl and Science Bowl teams are preparing for their upcoming competitions. Science […] read more » Benefit Fashion committee plans Retro show this year January 31, 2022 — by Christina Chang The 2022 Benefit Fashion show is currently scheduled to be held in the quad in late March, though plans are subject to change depending on the status of campus COVID-19 protocols. Since September, the Benefit Fashion Show Commissioners — consisting of lead commissioners seniors Grace Hsu and Tiffany Wang and co-commissioners seniors Chris Liu and […] read more » Robotics team wins qualifier, advance to regionals January 31, 2022 — by Atrey Desai and Martin Xu The day before their competition on Dec. 10 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento, everything went wrong for the MSET Cuttlefish, the Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s veteran FTC team: The servos controlling the extension and retraction of the robot’s intake snapped, sending the team’s hardware team scrambling for a solution. “We ended up zip-tying […] read more » City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Green Team tests indicate low water quality from fountains February 4, 2022 — by Carolyn Wang Senior Green Team president Cici Xu spent her Jan. 25 tutorial walking around campus holding what looked like a small ruler, and dipping it into water samples collected from various fountains and dispensers. What she discovered surprised her. The numbers on her TDS meter — the device used to measure the amount of total dissolved […] read more » Dungeons, dragons and drama: Student director takes hobby to the stage February 4, 2022 — by Michael Fok From Feb. 11-13, the student production “She Kills Monsters,” directed by senior Taylor Zhou, will be performed in the McAfee Center. The drama-comedy, written by Qui Nguyen and debuted in 2011, tells the story of a woman grieving her late teenage sister through exploring the latter’s passion for Dungeons and Dragons, a roleplaying game. Senior […] read more » Intro to Engineering and Intro to CS to be merged next year February 3, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Daniel Wu In order to combat the common dilemma of students having to choose between taking Intro to Computer Science or Intro to Engineering, a proposed new class called Intro to STEM will combine the two. The new class will replace Intro to Engineering and Intro to Computer Science, merging the two classes into one year-long course […] read more » Academic clubs prepare to host respective competitions February 1, 2022 — by Jonny Luo, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Aiden Ye As spring semester starts, several clubs are planning to host national academic competitions on campus. Science Club plans to host the F=ma and USA Biolympiad (USABO) exams, Math Club will hold the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) competition, and both the Quiz Bowl and Science Bowl teams are preparing for their upcoming competitions. Science […] read more » Benefit Fashion committee plans Retro show this year January 31, 2022 — by Christina Chang The 2022 Benefit Fashion show is currently scheduled to be held in the quad in late March, though plans are subject to change depending on the status of campus COVID-19 protocols. Since September, the Benefit Fashion Show Commissioners — consisting of lead commissioners seniors Grace Hsu and Tiffany Wang and co-commissioners seniors Chris Liu and […] read more » Robotics team wins qualifier, advance to regionals January 31, 2022 — by Atrey Desai and Martin Xu The day before their competition on Dec. 10 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento, everything went wrong for the MSET Cuttlefish, the Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s veteran FTC team: The servos controlling the extension and retraction of the robot’s intake snapped, sending the team’s hardware team scrambling for a solution. “We ended up zip-tying […] read more » City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Dungeons, dragons and drama: Student director takes hobby to the stage February 4, 2022 — by Michael Fok From Feb. 11-13, the student production “She Kills Monsters,” directed by senior Taylor Zhou, will be performed in the McAfee Center. The drama-comedy, written by Qui Nguyen and debuted in 2011, tells the story of a woman grieving her late teenage sister through exploring the latter’s passion for Dungeons and Dragons, a roleplaying game. Senior […] read more » Intro to Engineering and Intro to CS to be merged next year February 3, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Daniel Wu In order to combat the common dilemma of students having to choose between taking Intro to Computer Science or Intro to Engineering, a proposed new class called Intro to STEM will combine the two. The new class will replace Intro to Engineering and Intro to Computer Science, merging the two classes into one year-long course […] read more » Academic clubs prepare to host respective competitions February 1, 2022 — by Jonny Luo, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Aiden Ye As spring semester starts, several clubs are planning to host national academic competitions on campus. Science Club plans to host the F=ma and USA Biolympiad (USABO) exams, Math Club will hold the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) competition, and both the Quiz Bowl and Science Bowl teams are preparing for their upcoming competitions. Science […] read more » Benefit Fashion committee plans Retro show this year January 31, 2022 — by Christina Chang The 2022 Benefit Fashion show is currently scheduled to be held in the quad in late March, though plans are subject to change depending on the status of campus COVID-19 protocols. Since September, the Benefit Fashion Show Commissioners — consisting of lead commissioners seniors Grace Hsu and Tiffany Wang and co-commissioners seniors Chris Liu and […] read more » Robotics team wins qualifier, advance to regionals January 31, 2022 — by Atrey Desai and Martin Xu The day before their competition on Dec. 10 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento, everything went wrong for the MSET Cuttlefish, the Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s veteran FTC team: The servos controlling the extension and retraction of the robot’s intake snapped, sending the team’s hardware team scrambling for a solution. “We ended up zip-tying […] read more » City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Intro to Engineering and Intro to CS to be merged next year February 3, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Daniel Wu In order to combat the common dilemma of students having to choose between taking Intro to Computer Science or Intro to Engineering, a proposed new class called Intro to STEM will combine the two. The new class will replace Intro to Engineering and Intro to Computer Science, merging the two classes into one year-long course […] read more » Academic clubs prepare to host respective competitions February 1, 2022 — by Jonny Luo, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Aiden Ye As spring semester starts, several clubs are planning to host national academic competitions on campus. Science Club plans to host the F=ma and USA Biolympiad (USABO) exams, Math Club will hold the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) competition, and both the Quiz Bowl and Science Bowl teams are preparing for their upcoming competitions. Science […] read more » Benefit Fashion committee plans Retro show this year January 31, 2022 — by Christina Chang The 2022 Benefit Fashion show is currently scheduled to be held in the quad in late March, though plans are subject to change depending on the status of campus COVID-19 protocols. Since September, the Benefit Fashion Show Commissioners — consisting of lead commissioners seniors Grace Hsu and Tiffany Wang and co-commissioners seniors Chris Liu and […] read more » Robotics team wins qualifier, advance to regionals January 31, 2022 — by Atrey Desai and Martin Xu The day before their competition on Dec. 10 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento, everything went wrong for the MSET Cuttlefish, the Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s veteran FTC team: The servos controlling the extension and retraction of the robot’s intake snapped, sending the team’s hardware team scrambling for a solution. “We ended up zip-tying […] read more » City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Academic clubs prepare to host respective competitions February 1, 2022 — by Jonny Luo, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Aiden Ye As spring semester starts, several clubs are planning to host national academic competitions on campus. Science Club plans to host the F=ma and USA Biolympiad (USABO) exams, Math Club will hold the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) competition, and both the Quiz Bowl and Science Bowl teams are preparing for their upcoming competitions. Science […] read more » Benefit Fashion committee plans Retro show this year January 31, 2022 — by Christina Chang The 2022 Benefit Fashion show is currently scheduled to be held in the quad in late March, though plans are subject to change depending on the status of campus COVID-19 protocols. Since September, the Benefit Fashion Show Commissioners — consisting of lead commissioners seniors Grace Hsu and Tiffany Wang and co-commissioners seniors Chris Liu and […] read more » Robotics team wins qualifier, advance to regionals January 31, 2022 — by Atrey Desai and Martin Xu The day before their competition on Dec. 10 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento, everything went wrong for the MSET Cuttlefish, the Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s veteran FTC team: The servos controlling the extension and retraction of the robot’s intake snapped, sending the team’s hardware team scrambling for a solution. “We ended up zip-tying […] read more » City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Benefit Fashion committee plans Retro show this year January 31, 2022 — by Christina Chang The 2022 Benefit Fashion show is currently scheduled to be held in the quad in late March, though plans are subject to change depending on the status of campus COVID-19 protocols. Since September, the Benefit Fashion Show Commissioners — consisting of lead commissioners seniors Grace Hsu and Tiffany Wang and co-commissioners seniors Chris Liu and […] read more » Robotics team wins qualifier, advance to regionals January 31, 2022 — by Atrey Desai and Martin Xu The day before their competition on Dec. 10 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento, everything went wrong for the MSET Cuttlefish, the Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s veteran FTC team: The servos controlling the extension and retraction of the robot’s intake snapped, sending the team’s hardware team scrambling for a solution. “We ended up zip-tying […] read more » City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Robotics team wins qualifier, advance to regionals January 31, 2022 — by Atrey Desai and Martin Xu The day before their competition on Dec. 10 at Rosemont High School in Sacramento, everything went wrong for the MSET Cuttlefish, the Mechanical Science and Engineering Team’s veteran FTC team: The servos controlling the extension and retraction of the robot’s intake snapped, sending the team’s hardware team scrambling for a solution. “We ended up zip-tying […] read more » City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
City’s ‘Let’s Work’ program clears invasive plants from Quarry Park January 31, 2022 — by Sara Bright and Carolyn Wang On a crisp, Saturday morning on Jan. 8, junior Anjini Mani hiked the trails of Saratoga’s Quarry Park in search of a green, flowering shrub known as French Bloom. Peering through the undergrowth, she trekked alongside eight other volunteers participating in the city of Saratoga’s “Let’s Work” program. The program was founded in 2015 by […] read more » Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Senior and junior class offices look forward to combined in-person prom January 25, 2022 — by Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou The start of the second semester marks the beginning of one of the biggest projects for the junior and senior class officers: planning a combined junior and senior prom. It will be the first combined prom in recent memory and a model the school plans to follow in the future. “We’re still just getting started, […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast