Regeneron STS recognizes 3 seniors for their outstanding research January 25, 2024 — by Skyler Mao and Lawson Wang On Jan. 10, the Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) recognized 300 students among 2,162 applicants nationwide for their outstanding research. Among the winners were three seniors: Esabella Fung, Zeyneb Kaya and Kyleen Liao. They will each receive a $2,000 scholarship and $2,000 in STEM funding for the school. In addition, Kaya was named as a […] read more » School starts construction of Falcon Nest, an outdoor hangout space near the student center January 25, 2024 — by Alan Cai and Aiden Ye Last semester, maintenance workers tore down the locker banks to the immediate left and right of the student center, clearing the way for long-desired add-ons to the center, assistant principal Matt Torrens said. The left locker bank will be turned into a social corner called the Falcon Nest, an extension of the quad intended to […] read more » Robotics teams ramp up activities for the spring January 25, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu As the second semester opens, robotics teams have started or resumed activities for this spring season. Multiple programs are each at different points in their respective seasons: VEX and FTC teams have started redesigning their robots to stay competitive. Meanwhile, FRC has begun building its robot in preparation for the newly revealed game theme of […] read more » Falcon Focus: Biking club’s president finds community on extended rides January 24, 2024 — by Isabelle Wang and Florence Wei Early on an occasional Saturday morning, junior Han Yeung can be spotted as he bikes through Saratoga neighborhoods with several riders trailing behind him. Yeung is the president of the school’s Biking Club, which he founded in October. The club has around 15 members and has gone on rides to Shoreline Lake in Mountain View […] read more » As semester ends, Taiwanese visitors get a taste of school in U.S., Bay Area culture January 12, 2024 — by Andrew Lin Thirty-one students and their chaperones, all wearing matching gray puffer jackets, filed out of a bus on the chilly Thursday morning of Dec. 7. They made their way to the cafeteria, where they were greeted by a crowd of juniors and seniors who volunteered to be host students, as well as several administrative staff members. […] read more » Saratoga Teen Advisory Board hosts events for the teen community to enjoy January 9, 2024 — by Florence Wei The Saratoga Teen Advisory Board (TAB) held its biannual Teen Coffeehouse event on Nov. 17 in the Saratoga Library for the community to enjoy student music and dance performances. The community room was decorated with colorful balloons and autumn adornments. Complimentary snacks like instant noodles and hot cocoa lined a table near the back of […] read more » Foundation resolves some major journalism funding challenges December 19, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The Saratoga High School Foundation (SHS Foundation) this fall donated $26,640 to the journalism program, helping to eradicate a debt of $13,000 that had arisen over the pandemic due to overprinting of yearbooks. The funds will also cover the purchase of a new photography equipment for the yearbook, including cameras, lenses, and accessories, as well […] read more » Student uses biology knowledge to help startup company dedicated to Olympiad mastery December 16, 2023 — by Bill Huang After placing top 50 in the nation for USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) a couple of years ago, sophomore Arjun Krish began to think about how he might help others do the same. His idea was for a tutoring company to help his peers prepare for similar competitions. From talking with fellow contestants he met at […] read more » 5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
School starts construction of Falcon Nest, an outdoor hangout space near the student center January 25, 2024 — by Alan Cai and Aiden Ye Last semester, maintenance workers tore down the locker banks to the immediate left and right of the student center, clearing the way for long-desired add-ons to the center, assistant principal Matt Torrens said. The left locker bank will be turned into a social corner called the Falcon Nest, an extension of the quad intended to […] read more » Robotics teams ramp up activities for the spring January 25, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu As the second semester opens, robotics teams have started or resumed activities for this spring season. Multiple programs are each at different points in their respective seasons: VEX and FTC teams have started redesigning their robots to stay competitive. Meanwhile, FRC has begun building its robot in preparation for the newly revealed game theme of […] read more » Falcon Focus: Biking club’s president finds community on extended rides January 24, 2024 — by Isabelle Wang and Florence Wei Early on an occasional Saturday morning, junior Han Yeung can be spotted as he bikes through Saratoga neighborhoods with several riders trailing behind him. Yeung is the president of the school’s Biking Club, which he founded in October. The club has around 15 members and has gone on rides to Shoreline Lake in Mountain View […] read more » As semester ends, Taiwanese visitors get a taste of school in U.S., Bay Area culture January 12, 2024 — by Andrew Lin Thirty-one students and their chaperones, all wearing matching gray puffer jackets, filed out of a bus on the chilly Thursday morning of Dec. 7. They made their way to the cafeteria, where they were greeted by a crowd of juniors and seniors who volunteered to be host students, as well as several administrative staff members. […] read more » Saratoga Teen Advisory Board hosts events for the teen community to enjoy January 9, 2024 — by Florence Wei The Saratoga Teen Advisory Board (TAB) held its biannual Teen Coffeehouse event on Nov. 17 in the Saratoga Library for the community to enjoy student music and dance performances. The community room was decorated with colorful balloons and autumn adornments. Complimentary snacks like instant noodles and hot cocoa lined a table near the back of […] read more » Foundation resolves some major journalism funding challenges December 19, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The Saratoga High School Foundation (SHS Foundation) this fall donated $26,640 to the journalism program, helping to eradicate a debt of $13,000 that had arisen over the pandemic due to overprinting of yearbooks. The funds will also cover the purchase of a new photography equipment for the yearbook, including cameras, lenses, and accessories, as well […] read more » Student uses biology knowledge to help startup company dedicated to Olympiad mastery December 16, 2023 — by Bill Huang After placing top 50 in the nation for USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) a couple of years ago, sophomore Arjun Krish began to think about how he might help others do the same. His idea was for a tutoring company to help his peers prepare for similar competitions. From talking with fellow contestants he met at […] read more » 5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Robotics teams ramp up activities for the spring January 25, 2024 — by Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu As the second semester opens, robotics teams have started or resumed activities for this spring season. Multiple programs are each at different points in their respective seasons: VEX and FTC teams have started redesigning their robots to stay competitive. Meanwhile, FRC has begun building its robot in preparation for the newly revealed game theme of […] read more » Falcon Focus: Biking club’s president finds community on extended rides January 24, 2024 — by Isabelle Wang and Florence Wei Early on an occasional Saturday morning, junior Han Yeung can be spotted as he bikes through Saratoga neighborhoods with several riders trailing behind him. Yeung is the president of the school’s Biking Club, which he founded in October. The club has around 15 members and has gone on rides to Shoreline Lake in Mountain View […] read more » As semester ends, Taiwanese visitors get a taste of school in U.S., Bay Area culture January 12, 2024 — by Andrew Lin Thirty-one students and their chaperones, all wearing matching gray puffer jackets, filed out of a bus on the chilly Thursday morning of Dec. 7. They made their way to the cafeteria, where they were greeted by a crowd of juniors and seniors who volunteered to be host students, as well as several administrative staff members. […] read more » Saratoga Teen Advisory Board hosts events for the teen community to enjoy January 9, 2024 — by Florence Wei The Saratoga Teen Advisory Board (TAB) held its biannual Teen Coffeehouse event on Nov. 17 in the Saratoga Library for the community to enjoy student music and dance performances. The community room was decorated with colorful balloons and autumn adornments. Complimentary snacks like instant noodles and hot cocoa lined a table near the back of […] read more » Foundation resolves some major journalism funding challenges December 19, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The Saratoga High School Foundation (SHS Foundation) this fall donated $26,640 to the journalism program, helping to eradicate a debt of $13,000 that had arisen over the pandemic due to overprinting of yearbooks. The funds will also cover the purchase of a new photography equipment for the yearbook, including cameras, lenses, and accessories, as well […] read more » Student uses biology knowledge to help startup company dedicated to Olympiad mastery December 16, 2023 — by Bill Huang After placing top 50 in the nation for USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) a couple of years ago, sophomore Arjun Krish began to think about how he might help others do the same. His idea was for a tutoring company to help his peers prepare for similar competitions. From talking with fellow contestants he met at […] read more » 5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Falcon Focus: Biking club’s president finds community on extended rides January 24, 2024 — by Isabelle Wang and Florence Wei Early on an occasional Saturday morning, junior Han Yeung can be spotted as he bikes through Saratoga neighborhoods with several riders trailing behind him. Yeung is the president of the school’s Biking Club, which he founded in October. The club has around 15 members and has gone on rides to Shoreline Lake in Mountain View […] read more » As semester ends, Taiwanese visitors get a taste of school in U.S., Bay Area culture January 12, 2024 — by Andrew Lin Thirty-one students and their chaperones, all wearing matching gray puffer jackets, filed out of a bus on the chilly Thursday morning of Dec. 7. They made their way to the cafeteria, where they were greeted by a crowd of juniors and seniors who volunteered to be host students, as well as several administrative staff members. […] read more » Saratoga Teen Advisory Board hosts events for the teen community to enjoy January 9, 2024 — by Florence Wei The Saratoga Teen Advisory Board (TAB) held its biannual Teen Coffeehouse event on Nov. 17 in the Saratoga Library for the community to enjoy student music and dance performances. The community room was decorated with colorful balloons and autumn adornments. Complimentary snacks like instant noodles and hot cocoa lined a table near the back of […] read more » Foundation resolves some major journalism funding challenges December 19, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The Saratoga High School Foundation (SHS Foundation) this fall donated $26,640 to the journalism program, helping to eradicate a debt of $13,000 that had arisen over the pandemic due to overprinting of yearbooks. The funds will also cover the purchase of a new photography equipment for the yearbook, including cameras, lenses, and accessories, as well […] read more » Student uses biology knowledge to help startup company dedicated to Olympiad mastery December 16, 2023 — by Bill Huang After placing top 50 in the nation for USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) a couple of years ago, sophomore Arjun Krish began to think about how he might help others do the same. His idea was for a tutoring company to help his peers prepare for similar competitions. From talking with fellow contestants he met at […] read more » 5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
As semester ends, Taiwanese visitors get a taste of school in U.S., Bay Area culture January 12, 2024 — by Andrew Lin Thirty-one students and their chaperones, all wearing matching gray puffer jackets, filed out of a bus on the chilly Thursday morning of Dec. 7. They made their way to the cafeteria, where they were greeted by a crowd of juniors and seniors who volunteered to be host students, as well as several administrative staff members. […] read more » Saratoga Teen Advisory Board hosts events for the teen community to enjoy January 9, 2024 — by Florence Wei The Saratoga Teen Advisory Board (TAB) held its biannual Teen Coffeehouse event on Nov. 17 in the Saratoga Library for the community to enjoy student music and dance performances. The community room was decorated with colorful balloons and autumn adornments. Complimentary snacks like instant noodles and hot cocoa lined a table near the back of […] read more » Foundation resolves some major journalism funding challenges December 19, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The Saratoga High School Foundation (SHS Foundation) this fall donated $26,640 to the journalism program, helping to eradicate a debt of $13,000 that had arisen over the pandemic due to overprinting of yearbooks. The funds will also cover the purchase of a new photography equipment for the yearbook, including cameras, lenses, and accessories, as well […] read more » Student uses biology knowledge to help startup company dedicated to Olympiad mastery December 16, 2023 — by Bill Huang After placing top 50 in the nation for USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) a couple of years ago, sophomore Arjun Krish began to think about how he might help others do the same. His idea was for a tutoring company to help his peers prepare for similar competitions. From talking with fellow contestants he met at […] read more » 5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Saratoga Teen Advisory Board hosts events for the teen community to enjoy January 9, 2024 — by Florence Wei The Saratoga Teen Advisory Board (TAB) held its biannual Teen Coffeehouse event on Nov. 17 in the Saratoga Library for the community to enjoy student music and dance performances. The community room was decorated with colorful balloons and autumn adornments. Complimentary snacks like instant noodles and hot cocoa lined a table near the back of […] read more » Foundation resolves some major journalism funding challenges December 19, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The Saratoga High School Foundation (SHS Foundation) this fall donated $26,640 to the journalism program, helping to eradicate a debt of $13,000 that had arisen over the pandemic due to overprinting of yearbooks. The funds will also cover the purchase of a new photography equipment for the yearbook, including cameras, lenses, and accessories, as well […] read more » Student uses biology knowledge to help startup company dedicated to Olympiad mastery December 16, 2023 — by Bill Huang After placing top 50 in the nation for USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) a couple of years ago, sophomore Arjun Krish began to think about how he might help others do the same. His idea was for a tutoring company to help his peers prepare for similar competitions. From talking with fellow contestants he met at […] read more » 5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Foundation resolves some major journalism funding challenges December 19, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The Saratoga High School Foundation (SHS Foundation) this fall donated $26,640 to the journalism program, helping to eradicate a debt of $13,000 that had arisen over the pandemic due to overprinting of yearbooks. The funds will also cover the purchase of a new photography equipment for the yearbook, including cameras, lenses, and accessories, as well […] read more » Student uses biology knowledge to help startup company dedicated to Olympiad mastery December 16, 2023 — by Bill Huang After placing top 50 in the nation for USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) a couple of years ago, sophomore Arjun Krish began to think about how he might help others do the same. His idea was for a tutoring company to help his peers prepare for similar competitions. From talking with fellow contestants he met at […] read more » 5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Student uses biology knowledge to help startup company dedicated to Olympiad mastery December 16, 2023 — by Bill Huang After placing top 50 in the nation for USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) a couple of years ago, sophomore Arjun Krish began to think about how he might help others do the same. His idea was for a tutoring company to help his peers prepare for similar competitions. From talking with fellow contestants he met at […] read more » 5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
5 singers selected for Coastal Region Honors Choir December 16, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Sophomores Sahana Kumar, Joyce Lee and Navya Rao and juniors Nikki Bashyam and Aria Zhang were selected this fall for the Coastal Region Honor Choir. After three days of rehearsals from Nov. 16-18, they performed at Chabot College on Nov. 18. Scoring highly on the audition, Bashyam was further selected for the All-State Honor Choir […] read more » Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Despite cheating concerns, many teachers remain optimistic about use of AI in classrooms December 15, 2023 — by Skyler Mao The academic environment has greatly shifted due to the introduction of Chat GPT — and its version of artificial intelligence — in November 2022 . The challenge for educators: AI allows students to easily generate new text in seconds through a user-entered text prompt, making it far easier to cheat and far harder to detect. […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast