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 » School ends close contact notices in favor of weekly testing, plans to distribute N95/KN95 masks January 24, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu Note: Statistics in this story were last updated on Jan. 21. Following the return from winter break, the school experienced a large uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. Before the return to school on Jan. 3, at least 29 students and five staff members had initially tested positive, assistant principal Brian Thompson […] read more » Newly credentialed social studies teacher fills in January 24, 2022 — by Martin Xu After recently graduating from San Jose State University’s Teacher Credential program, social studies teacher Bismah Siddiqi was hired as a long-term sub in January to teach the classes of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December. Siddiqi teaches four periods of world geography and one period of economics. She hopes […] read more » Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] 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 » School ends close contact notices in favor of weekly testing, plans to distribute N95/KN95 masks January 24, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu Note: Statistics in this story were last updated on Jan. 21. Following the return from winter break, the school experienced a large uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. Before the return to school on Jan. 3, at least 29 students and five staff members had initially tested positive, assistant principal Brian Thompson […] read more » Newly credentialed social studies teacher fills in January 24, 2022 — by Martin Xu After recently graduating from San Jose State University’s Teacher Credential program, social studies teacher Bismah Siddiqi was hired as a long-term sub in January to teach the classes of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December. Siddiqi teaches four periods of world geography and one period of economics. She hopes […] read more » Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] 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 » School ends close contact notices in favor of weekly testing, plans to distribute N95/KN95 masks January 24, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu Note: Statistics in this story were last updated on Jan. 21. Following the return from winter break, the school experienced a large uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. Before the return to school on Jan. 3, at least 29 students and five staff members had initially tested positive, assistant principal Brian Thompson […] read more » Newly credentialed social studies teacher fills in January 24, 2022 — by Martin Xu After recently graduating from San Jose State University’s Teacher Credential program, social studies teacher Bismah Siddiqi was hired as a long-term sub in January to teach the classes of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December. Siddiqi teaches four periods of world geography and one period of economics. She hopes […] read more » Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] 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 » School ends close contact notices in favor of weekly testing, plans to distribute N95/KN95 masks January 24, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu Note: Statistics in this story were last updated on Jan. 21. Following the return from winter break, the school experienced a large uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. Before the return to school on Jan. 3, at least 29 students and five staff members had initially tested positive, assistant principal Brian Thompson […] read more » Newly credentialed social studies teacher fills in January 24, 2022 — by Martin Xu After recently graduating from San Jose State University’s Teacher Credential program, social studies teacher Bismah Siddiqi was hired as a long-term sub in January to teach the classes of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December. Siddiqi teaches four periods of world geography and one period of economics. She hopes […] read more » Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] 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 » School ends close contact notices in favor of weekly testing, plans to distribute N95/KN95 masks January 24, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu Note: Statistics in this story were last updated on Jan. 21. Following the return from winter break, the school experienced a large uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. Before the return to school on Jan. 3, at least 29 students and five staff members had initially tested positive, assistant principal Brian Thompson […] read more » Newly credentialed social studies teacher fills in January 24, 2022 — by Martin Xu After recently graduating from San Jose State University’s Teacher Credential program, social studies teacher Bismah Siddiqi was hired as a long-term sub in January to teach the classes of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December. Siddiqi teaches four periods of world geography and one period of economics. She hopes […] read more » Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] 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 » School ends close contact notices in favor of weekly testing, plans to distribute N95/KN95 masks January 24, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu Note: Statistics in this story were last updated on Jan. 21. Following the return from winter break, the school experienced a large uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. Before the return to school on Jan. 3, at least 29 students and five staff members had initially tested positive, assistant principal Brian Thompson […] read more » Newly credentialed social studies teacher fills in January 24, 2022 — by Martin Xu After recently graduating from San Jose State University’s Teacher Credential program, social studies teacher Bismah Siddiqi was hired as a long-term sub in January to teach the classes of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December. Siddiqi teaches four periods of world geography and one period of economics. She hopes […] read more » Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
School ends close contact notices in favor of weekly testing, plans to distribute N95/KN95 masks January 24, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu Note: Statistics in this story were last updated on Jan. 21. Following the return from winter break, the school experienced a large uptick in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant. Before the return to school on Jan. 3, at least 29 students and five staff members had initially tested positive, assistant principal Brian Thompson […] read more » Newly credentialed social studies teacher fills in January 24, 2022 — by Martin Xu After recently graduating from San Jose State University’s Teacher Credential program, social studies teacher Bismah Siddiqi was hired as a long-term sub in January to teach the classes of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December. Siddiqi teaches four periods of world geography and one period of economics. She hopes […] read more » Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Newly credentialed social studies teacher fills in January 24, 2022 — by Martin Xu After recently graduating from San Jose State University’s Teacher Credential program, social studies teacher Bismah Siddiqi was hired as a long-term sub in January to teach the classes of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in December. Siddiqi teaches four periods of world geography and one period of economics. She hopes […] read more » Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Community mourns death of 23-year veteran teacher Todd Dwyer January 23, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Atrey Desai The school is mourning the death of longtime teacher Todd Dwyer, who passed away at age 60 on Dec. 10. Dwyer carved a unique career path and held occupations ranging from military service to a construction worker to a social studies teacher. He is survived by his mother, brother, wife, children and granddaughter. Throughout his […] read more » More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
More 12- to 15-year-old get booster shots following recent approval January 21, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Selina Chen The school partnered with Safeway to host a COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Clinic on Jan. 22, following the Center for Disease Control (CDC)’s approval earlier in the month of Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for 12- to 15-year olds. Students who have just become eligible are now receiving their boosters to enhance protection against the omicron variant; […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast