Speak Up For Change reveals this year’s theme: Stepping Forward January 21, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Lynn Dai During the 2022 Speak Up for Change assembly on Feb. 4, students will share their experiences overcoming adversities related to the theme “Stepping Forward,” which emphasizes the importance of openly discussing mental health in order to break its stigma. The event is slated to take place outdoors during tutorial. Each year, the Speak Up For […] read more » After months of deliberation, school board leaves bell schedule unchanged January 21, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Nikhil Mathihalli After receiving teacher and student negative feedback for the first semester bell schedule that lacks a daily tutorial, district leaders sent a survey to the students, parents and staff members at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High before winter break to gauge which schedule changes the stakeholders would like to see. In the survey, students, […] read more » Teachers reach 3-year agreement with district January 21, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Martin Xu Following continuous efforts to rally for higher pay in the fall, the members of the District Teachers Association (DTA) came to an agreement with LGSUHSD in December. The agreement entailed a 5% raise for three consecutive years for a total of 15%, along with improvements to dental and vision healthcare plans. The chief negotiator representing […] read more » The process of Early Decisions: tips from two STEM-bound seniors January 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai and Christopher Chen Every fall, thousands of high school students across the globe scramble to apply early decision and early action to their dream schools. According to the 2020-21 Common Data Set, many universities reported an increase of over 10 percent in admissions from the pool of students who applied early decision or early action over those who […] read more » Longtime football coach Lugo accepts athletic director and head coach job at Mountain View January 21, 2022 — by Andrew Lin After 14 years here, well-respected head football coach and P.E. teacher Tim Lugo has moved to Mountain View High as their new athletic director, head football coach and PE teacher. Lugo said steadily declining football participation in recent years was his primary reason for leaving his job here. This past season, there were only 17 […] read more » Saratoga parent takes over as long-term substitute for departing English teacher January 21, 2022 — by Jonny Luo After her husband was hired for a job late last semester that required him to frequently travel, veteran English 9 and 10 teacher Kelly Wissolik began trying to figure out how she was going to care for her two young children while also teaching three English classes. Ultimately, she made the difficult decision to leave […] read more » $30,000 in MAP camera equipment stolen from library over break, but later recovered undamaged on roadside January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand & Victoria Hu On Monday, Jan. 3, the first day after winter break, school staff discovered that about 30 cameras along with several microphones, tripods and batteries were missing from the library. During first period, Media Arts Program teacher Alex Hemmerich’s sophomores went to the library to retrieve cameras for a mini film project to learn how to […] read more » Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance January 20, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Nikhil Mathihalli The Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) officers are planning to be under the bright lights of the McAfee Center again next month with their annual Bollywood show, Bombay in the Bay (BNB), on Feb. 17, 18 and 19. Last year, due to COVID-19, audience members watched a pre-recorded show from their cars at the SHS […] read more » Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
After months of deliberation, school board leaves bell schedule unchanged January 21, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Nikhil Mathihalli After receiving teacher and student negative feedback for the first semester bell schedule that lacks a daily tutorial, district leaders sent a survey to the students, parents and staff members at both Saratoga and Los Gatos High before winter break to gauge which schedule changes the stakeholders would like to see. In the survey, students, […] read more » Teachers reach 3-year agreement with district January 21, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Martin Xu Following continuous efforts to rally for higher pay in the fall, the members of the District Teachers Association (DTA) came to an agreement with LGSUHSD in December. The agreement entailed a 5% raise for three consecutive years for a total of 15%, along with improvements to dental and vision healthcare plans. The chief negotiator representing […] read more » The process of Early Decisions: tips from two STEM-bound seniors January 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai and Christopher Chen Every fall, thousands of high school students across the globe scramble to apply early decision and early action to their dream schools. According to the 2020-21 Common Data Set, many universities reported an increase of over 10 percent in admissions from the pool of students who applied early decision or early action over those who […] read more » Longtime football coach Lugo accepts athletic director and head coach job at Mountain View January 21, 2022 — by Andrew Lin After 14 years here, well-respected head football coach and P.E. teacher Tim Lugo has moved to Mountain View High as their new athletic director, head football coach and PE teacher. Lugo said steadily declining football participation in recent years was his primary reason for leaving his job here. This past season, there were only 17 […] read more » Saratoga parent takes over as long-term substitute for departing English teacher January 21, 2022 — by Jonny Luo After her husband was hired for a job late last semester that required him to frequently travel, veteran English 9 and 10 teacher Kelly Wissolik began trying to figure out how she was going to care for her two young children while also teaching three English classes. Ultimately, she made the difficult decision to leave […] read more » $30,000 in MAP camera equipment stolen from library over break, but later recovered undamaged on roadside January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand & Victoria Hu On Monday, Jan. 3, the first day after winter break, school staff discovered that about 30 cameras along with several microphones, tripods and batteries were missing from the library. During first period, Media Arts Program teacher Alex Hemmerich’s sophomores went to the library to retrieve cameras for a mini film project to learn how to […] read more » Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance January 20, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Nikhil Mathihalli The Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) officers are planning to be under the bright lights of the McAfee Center again next month with their annual Bollywood show, Bombay in the Bay (BNB), on Feb. 17, 18 and 19. Last year, due to COVID-19, audience members watched a pre-recorded show from their cars at the SHS […] read more » Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Teachers reach 3-year agreement with district January 21, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Martin Xu Following continuous efforts to rally for higher pay in the fall, the members of the District Teachers Association (DTA) came to an agreement with LGSUHSD in December. The agreement entailed a 5% raise for three consecutive years for a total of 15%, along with improvements to dental and vision healthcare plans. The chief negotiator representing […] read more » The process of Early Decisions: tips from two STEM-bound seniors January 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai and Christopher Chen Every fall, thousands of high school students across the globe scramble to apply early decision and early action to their dream schools. According to the 2020-21 Common Data Set, many universities reported an increase of over 10 percent in admissions from the pool of students who applied early decision or early action over those who […] read more » Longtime football coach Lugo accepts athletic director and head coach job at Mountain View January 21, 2022 — by Andrew Lin After 14 years here, well-respected head football coach and P.E. teacher Tim Lugo has moved to Mountain View High as their new athletic director, head football coach and PE teacher. Lugo said steadily declining football participation in recent years was his primary reason for leaving his job here. This past season, there were only 17 […] read more » Saratoga parent takes over as long-term substitute for departing English teacher January 21, 2022 — by Jonny Luo After her husband was hired for a job late last semester that required him to frequently travel, veteran English 9 and 10 teacher Kelly Wissolik began trying to figure out how she was going to care for her two young children while also teaching three English classes. Ultimately, she made the difficult decision to leave […] read more » $30,000 in MAP camera equipment stolen from library over break, but later recovered undamaged on roadside January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand & Victoria Hu On Monday, Jan. 3, the first day after winter break, school staff discovered that about 30 cameras along with several microphones, tripods and batteries were missing from the library. During first period, Media Arts Program teacher Alex Hemmerich’s sophomores went to the library to retrieve cameras for a mini film project to learn how to […] read more » Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance January 20, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Nikhil Mathihalli The Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) officers are planning to be under the bright lights of the McAfee Center again next month with their annual Bollywood show, Bombay in the Bay (BNB), on Feb. 17, 18 and 19. Last year, due to COVID-19, audience members watched a pre-recorded show from their cars at the SHS […] read more » Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
The process of Early Decisions: tips from two STEM-bound seniors January 21, 2022 — by Lynn Dai and Christopher Chen Every fall, thousands of high school students across the globe scramble to apply early decision and early action to their dream schools. According to the 2020-21 Common Data Set, many universities reported an increase of over 10 percent in admissions from the pool of students who applied early decision or early action over those who […] read more » Longtime football coach Lugo accepts athletic director and head coach job at Mountain View January 21, 2022 — by Andrew Lin After 14 years here, well-respected head football coach and P.E. teacher Tim Lugo has moved to Mountain View High as their new athletic director, head football coach and PE teacher. Lugo said steadily declining football participation in recent years was his primary reason for leaving his job here. This past season, there were only 17 […] read more » Saratoga parent takes over as long-term substitute for departing English teacher January 21, 2022 — by Jonny Luo After her husband was hired for a job late last semester that required him to frequently travel, veteran English 9 and 10 teacher Kelly Wissolik began trying to figure out how she was going to care for her two young children while also teaching three English classes. Ultimately, she made the difficult decision to leave […] read more » $30,000 in MAP camera equipment stolen from library over break, but later recovered undamaged on roadside January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand & Victoria Hu On Monday, Jan. 3, the first day after winter break, school staff discovered that about 30 cameras along with several microphones, tripods and batteries were missing from the library. During first period, Media Arts Program teacher Alex Hemmerich’s sophomores went to the library to retrieve cameras for a mini film project to learn how to […] read more » Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance January 20, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Nikhil Mathihalli The Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) officers are planning to be under the bright lights of the McAfee Center again next month with their annual Bollywood show, Bombay in the Bay (BNB), on Feb. 17, 18 and 19. Last year, due to COVID-19, audience members watched a pre-recorded show from their cars at the SHS […] read more » Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Longtime football coach Lugo accepts athletic director and head coach job at Mountain View January 21, 2022 — by Andrew Lin After 14 years here, well-respected head football coach and P.E. teacher Tim Lugo has moved to Mountain View High as their new athletic director, head football coach and PE teacher. Lugo said steadily declining football participation in recent years was his primary reason for leaving his job here. This past season, there were only 17 […] read more » Saratoga parent takes over as long-term substitute for departing English teacher January 21, 2022 — by Jonny Luo After her husband was hired for a job late last semester that required him to frequently travel, veteran English 9 and 10 teacher Kelly Wissolik began trying to figure out how she was going to care for her two young children while also teaching three English classes. Ultimately, she made the difficult decision to leave […] read more » $30,000 in MAP camera equipment stolen from library over break, but later recovered undamaged on roadside January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand & Victoria Hu On Monday, Jan. 3, the first day after winter break, school staff discovered that about 30 cameras along with several microphones, tripods and batteries were missing from the library. During first period, Media Arts Program teacher Alex Hemmerich’s sophomores went to the library to retrieve cameras for a mini film project to learn how to […] read more » Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance January 20, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Nikhil Mathihalli The Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) officers are planning to be under the bright lights of the McAfee Center again next month with their annual Bollywood show, Bombay in the Bay (BNB), on Feb. 17, 18 and 19. Last year, due to COVID-19, audience members watched a pre-recorded show from their cars at the SHS […] read more » Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Saratoga parent takes over as long-term substitute for departing English teacher January 21, 2022 — by Jonny Luo After her husband was hired for a job late last semester that required him to frequently travel, veteran English 9 and 10 teacher Kelly Wissolik began trying to figure out how she was going to care for her two young children while also teaching three English classes. Ultimately, she made the difficult decision to leave […] read more » $30,000 in MAP camera equipment stolen from library over break, but later recovered undamaged on roadside January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand & Victoria Hu On Monday, Jan. 3, the first day after winter break, school staff discovered that about 30 cameras along with several microphones, tripods and batteries were missing from the library. During first period, Media Arts Program teacher Alex Hemmerich’s sophomores went to the library to retrieve cameras for a mini film project to learn how to […] read more » Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance January 20, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Nikhil Mathihalli The Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) officers are planning to be under the bright lights of the McAfee Center again next month with their annual Bollywood show, Bombay in the Bay (BNB), on Feb. 17, 18 and 19. Last year, due to COVID-19, audience members watched a pre-recorded show from their cars at the SHS […] read more » Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
$30,000 in MAP camera equipment stolen from library over break, but later recovered undamaged on roadside January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand & Victoria Hu On Monday, Jan. 3, the first day after winter break, school staff discovered that about 30 cameras along with several microphones, tripods and batteries were missing from the library. During first period, Media Arts Program teacher Alex Hemmerich’s sophomores went to the library to retrieve cameras for a mini film project to learn how to […] read more » Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance January 20, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Nikhil Mathihalli The Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) officers are planning to be under the bright lights of the McAfee Center again next month with their annual Bollywood show, Bombay in the Bay (BNB), on Feb. 17, 18 and 19. Last year, due to COVID-19, audience members watched a pre-recorded show from their cars at the SHS […] read more » Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance January 20, 2022 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Nikhil Mathihalli The Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) officers are planning to be under the bright lights of the McAfee Center again next month with their annual Bollywood show, Bombay in the Bay (BNB), on Feb. 17, 18 and 19. Last year, due to COVID-19, audience members watched a pre-recorded show from their cars at the SHS […] read more » Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Sophomore named a winner in 2021 Congressional App Challenge January 20, 2022 — by Anamika Anand Sophomore Zeyneb Kaya was recently announced as one of the 335 winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge, a competition where middle and high school students submit original apps to be judged by local members of Congress. Kaya placed first within Congressional District CA-18, represented by local Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. All of the winning apps […] read more » Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast
Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly January 20, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou New cases can be tracked using the District’s COVID-19 Dashboard. Despite the rise of the highly transmissible new omicron variant, the district said that Saratoga and Los Gatos High Schools are unlikely to return to remote learning. District leaders say they are following all COVID-19 Safety Guidelines established by the County Health Department and Office […] read more » firstprevious...10203040...4344454647...5060708090...nextlast