More AP Exams to transition to digital format beginning in 2025; SHS is among schools piloting more digital tests this year February 14, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi College Board will administer nine Advanced Placement (AP) exams digitally starting May 2025. Another six AP exams will be transitioned from the current on-paper format to a digital format in 2026. The 2025 digital AP exams include: AP African American Studies, AP Computer Science Principles, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, […] read more » Passage of expanded parcel tax would provide $2.5 million annually for district February 14, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi In efforts to maintain the competitiveness of LGSUHSD schools, the 5-member governing board has approved putting a parcel tax measure on the ballot this spring. If passed by two thirds of voters, it would raise the current parcel tax rate from $49 to $128. Funds from the parcel tax will be directed to hiring and […] read more » In person again, Mock Trial club sees increased participation February 13, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber The Mock Trial team competed in person again this year after spending the past three seasons online. Out of the four competitions in the Santa Clara County tournament that the club attended this season — two for Saratoga High’s prosecution team and two for the defense — the Falcons secured one win for the defense. […] read more » Grad Night for Class of `24 features music, live entertainment and surprise events February 13, 2024 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Kavya Patel Preparations for senior Grad Night have begun and are being led by the Graduation Committee, led by senior parent members Shaugna Green and Alicia de Fuentes. Grad Night will take place June 6 after the graduation ceremony from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with tickets currently priced at $250. The event will be monitored by […] read more » 2 seniors now one step away from making national Math Olympiad teams February 10, 2024 — by Jessica Li, Parav Manney and Amy Miao USA Team Selection Tests (TSTs) are 4.5-hour, 3-question tests that are used as a key determining factor in selecting the International Math Olympiad (IMO) team and European Girls’ Math Olympiad (EGMO) teams. Few students are advanced enough to take them, with only 38 students across the nation taking the TST this year. The top six […] read more » Bombay in the Bay is pushed back to Saturday and Sunday, but ticket sales remain strong February 10, 2024 — by Jane Lee and Neal Malhotra On a recent Saturday morning, “I Hate Luv Storys” blasted from a speaker in front of the cafeteria as members from the school’s competitive Bollywood dance team, Toga Tamasha, practiced their dance for the upcoming Bombay in the Bay (BnB) show. Senior captains Shyla Bhandari and Joshua Ta and co-captains senior Avik Belenje and junior […] read more » Months of lengthy rehearsals pay off for Symphonic Wind Ensemble at state-wide conference February 9, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan Months of rehearsals culminated for the 59 members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) with a Feb. 2 performance at CASMEC held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. SWE’s brass opened the 60-minute set together with the Homestead High Wind Ensemble I Brass, playing “Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare” by Richard Strauss. Performing eight […] read more » Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer February 8, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi During a meeting on Jan. 16, the district board selected electrical services company Centrica to oversee the construction of solar panels at both SHS and Los Gatos High. Centrica’s bid beat out ones from DSD, NextEra and Solaris. The contract with Centrica is set to be officially approved at a meeting on Feb. 27. The […] read more » Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Passage of expanded parcel tax would provide $2.5 million annually for district February 14, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi In efforts to maintain the competitiveness of LGSUHSD schools, the 5-member governing board has approved putting a parcel tax measure on the ballot this spring. If passed by two thirds of voters, it would raise the current parcel tax rate from $49 to $128. Funds from the parcel tax will be directed to hiring and […] read more » In person again, Mock Trial club sees increased participation February 13, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber The Mock Trial team competed in person again this year after spending the past three seasons online. Out of the four competitions in the Santa Clara County tournament that the club attended this season — two for Saratoga High’s prosecution team and two for the defense — the Falcons secured one win for the defense. […] read more » Grad Night for Class of `24 features music, live entertainment and surprise events February 13, 2024 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Kavya Patel Preparations for senior Grad Night have begun and are being led by the Graduation Committee, led by senior parent members Shaugna Green and Alicia de Fuentes. Grad Night will take place June 6 after the graduation ceremony from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with tickets currently priced at $250. The event will be monitored by […] read more » 2 seniors now one step away from making national Math Olympiad teams February 10, 2024 — by Jessica Li, Parav Manney and Amy Miao USA Team Selection Tests (TSTs) are 4.5-hour, 3-question tests that are used as a key determining factor in selecting the International Math Olympiad (IMO) team and European Girls’ Math Olympiad (EGMO) teams. Few students are advanced enough to take them, with only 38 students across the nation taking the TST this year. The top six […] read more » Bombay in the Bay is pushed back to Saturday and Sunday, but ticket sales remain strong February 10, 2024 — by Jane Lee and Neal Malhotra On a recent Saturday morning, “I Hate Luv Storys” blasted from a speaker in front of the cafeteria as members from the school’s competitive Bollywood dance team, Toga Tamasha, practiced their dance for the upcoming Bombay in the Bay (BnB) show. Senior captains Shyla Bhandari and Joshua Ta and co-captains senior Avik Belenje and junior […] read more » Months of lengthy rehearsals pay off for Symphonic Wind Ensemble at state-wide conference February 9, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan Months of rehearsals culminated for the 59 members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) with a Feb. 2 performance at CASMEC held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. SWE’s brass opened the 60-minute set together with the Homestead High Wind Ensemble I Brass, playing “Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare” by Richard Strauss. Performing eight […] read more » Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer February 8, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi During a meeting on Jan. 16, the district board selected electrical services company Centrica to oversee the construction of solar panels at both SHS and Los Gatos High. Centrica’s bid beat out ones from DSD, NextEra and Solaris. The contract with Centrica is set to be officially approved at a meeting on Feb. 27. The […] read more » Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
In person again, Mock Trial club sees increased participation February 13, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber The Mock Trial team competed in person again this year after spending the past three seasons online. Out of the four competitions in the Santa Clara County tournament that the club attended this season — two for Saratoga High’s prosecution team and two for the defense — the Falcons secured one win for the defense. […] read more » Grad Night for Class of `24 features music, live entertainment and surprise events February 13, 2024 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Kavya Patel Preparations for senior Grad Night have begun and are being led by the Graduation Committee, led by senior parent members Shaugna Green and Alicia de Fuentes. Grad Night will take place June 6 after the graduation ceremony from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with tickets currently priced at $250. The event will be monitored by […] read more » 2 seniors now one step away from making national Math Olympiad teams February 10, 2024 — by Jessica Li, Parav Manney and Amy Miao USA Team Selection Tests (TSTs) are 4.5-hour, 3-question tests that are used as a key determining factor in selecting the International Math Olympiad (IMO) team and European Girls’ Math Olympiad (EGMO) teams. Few students are advanced enough to take them, with only 38 students across the nation taking the TST this year. The top six […] read more » Bombay in the Bay is pushed back to Saturday and Sunday, but ticket sales remain strong February 10, 2024 — by Jane Lee and Neal Malhotra On a recent Saturday morning, “I Hate Luv Storys” blasted from a speaker in front of the cafeteria as members from the school’s competitive Bollywood dance team, Toga Tamasha, practiced their dance for the upcoming Bombay in the Bay (BnB) show. Senior captains Shyla Bhandari and Joshua Ta and co-captains senior Avik Belenje and junior […] read more » Months of lengthy rehearsals pay off for Symphonic Wind Ensemble at state-wide conference February 9, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan Months of rehearsals culminated for the 59 members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) with a Feb. 2 performance at CASMEC held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. SWE’s brass opened the 60-minute set together with the Homestead High Wind Ensemble I Brass, playing “Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare” by Richard Strauss. Performing eight […] read more » Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer February 8, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi During a meeting on Jan. 16, the district board selected electrical services company Centrica to oversee the construction of solar panels at both SHS and Los Gatos High. Centrica’s bid beat out ones from DSD, NextEra and Solaris. The contract with Centrica is set to be officially approved at a meeting on Feb. 27. The […] read more » Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Grad Night for Class of `24 features music, live entertainment and surprise events February 13, 2024 — by Meher Bhatnagar and Kavya Patel Preparations for senior Grad Night have begun and are being led by the Graduation Committee, led by senior parent members Shaugna Green and Alicia de Fuentes. Grad Night will take place June 6 after the graduation ceremony from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., with tickets currently priced at $250. The event will be monitored by […] read more » 2 seniors now one step away from making national Math Olympiad teams February 10, 2024 — by Jessica Li, Parav Manney and Amy Miao USA Team Selection Tests (TSTs) are 4.5-hour, 3-question tests that are used as a key determining factor in selecting the International Math Olympiad (IMO) team and European Girls’ Math Olympiad (EGMO) teams. Few students are advanced enough to take them, with only 38 students across the nation taking the TST this year. The top six […] read more » Bombay in the Bay is pushed back to Saturday and Sunday, but ticket sales remain strong February 10, 2024 — by Jane Lee and Neal Malhotra On a recent Saturday morning, “I Hate Luv Storys” blasted from a speaker in front of the cafeteria as members from the school’s competitive Bollywood dance team, Toga Tamasha, practiced their dance for the upcoming Bombay in the Bay (BnB) show. Senior captains Shyla Bhandari and Joshua Ta and co-captains senior Avik Belenje and junior […] read more » Months of lengthy rehearsals pay off for Symphonic Wind Ensemble at state-wide conference February 9, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan Months of rehearsals culminated for the 59 members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) with a Feb. 2 performance at CASMEC held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. SWE’s brass opened the 60-minute set together with the Homestead High Wind Ensemble I Brass, playing “Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare” by Richard Strauss. Performing eight […] read more » Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer February 8, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi During a meeting on Jan. 16, the district board selected electrical services company Centrica to oversee the construction of solar panels at both SHS and Los Gatos High. Centrica’s bid beat out ones from DSD, NextEra and Solaris. The contract with Centrica is set to be officially approved at a meeting on Feb. 27. The […] read more » Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
2 seniors now one step away from making national Math Olympiad teams February 10, 2024 — by Jessica Li, Parav Manney and Amy Miao USA Team Selection Tests (TSTs) are 4.5-hour, 3-question tests that are used as a key determining factor in selecting the International Math Olympiad (IMO) team and European Girls’ Math Olympiad (EGMO) teams. Few students are advanced enough to take them, with only 38 students across the nation taking the TST this year. The top six […] read more » Bombay in the Bay is pushed back to Saturday and Sunday, but ticket sales remain strong February 10, 2024 — by Jane Lee and Neal Malhotra On a recent Saturday morning, “I Hate Luv Storys” blasted from a speaker in front of the cafeteria as members from the school’s competitive Bollywood dance team, Toga Tamasha, practiced their dance for the upcoming Bombay in the Bay (BnB) show. Senior captains Shyla Bhandari and Joshua Ta and co-captains senior Avik Belenje and junior […] read more » Months of lengthy rehearsals pay off for Symphonic Wind Ensemble at state-wide conference February 9, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan Months of rehearsals culminated for the 59 members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) with a Feb. 2 performance at CASMEC held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. SWE’s brass opened the 60-minute set together with the Homestead High Wind Ensemble I Brass, playing “Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare” by Richard Strauss. Performing eight […] read more » Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer February 8, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi During a meeting on Jan. 16, the district board selected electrical services company Centrica to oversee the construction of solar panels at both SHS and Los Gatos High. Centrica’s bid beat out ones from DSD, NextEra and Solaris. The contract with Centrica is set to be officially approved at a meeting on Feb. 27. The […] read more » Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Bombay in the Bay is pushed back to Saturday and Sunday, but ticket sales remain strong February 10, 2024 — by Jane Lee and Neal Malhotra On a recent Saturday morning, “I Hate Luv Storys” blasted from a speaker in front of the cafeteria as members from the school’s competitive Bollywood dance team, Toga Tamasha, practiced their dance for the upcoming Bombay in the Bay (BnB) show. Senior captains Shyla Bhandari and Joshua Ta and co-captains senior Avik Belenje and junior […] read more » Months of lengthy rehearsals pay off for Symphonic Wind Ensemble at state-wide conference February 9, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan Months of rehearsals culminated for the 59 members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) with a Feb. 2 performance at CASMEC held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. SWE’s brass opened the 60-minute set together with the Homestead High Wind Ensemble I Brass, playing “Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare” by Richard Strauss. Performing eight […] read more » Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer February 8, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi During a meeting on Jan. 16, the district board selected electrical services company Centrica to oversee the construction of solar panels at both SHS and Los Gatos High. Centrica’s bid beat out ones from DSD, NextEra and Solaris. The contract with Centrica is set to be officially approved at a meeting on Feb. 27. The […] read more » Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Months of lengthy rehearsals pay off for Symphonic Wind Ensemble at state-wide conference February 9, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan Months of rehearsals culminated for the 59 members of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) with a Feb. 2 performance at CASMEC held at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento. SWE’s brass opened the 60-minute set together with the Homestead High Wind Ensemble I Brass, playing “Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare” by Richard Strauss. Performing eight […] read more » Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer February 8, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi During a meeting on Jan. 16, the district board selected electrical services company Centrica to oversee the construction of solar panels at both SHS and Los Gatos High. Centrica’s bid beat out ones from DSD, NextEra and Solaris. The contract with Centrica is set to be officially approved at a meeting on Feb. 27. The […] read more » Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer February 8, 2024 — by William Cao and Eric Shi During a meeting on Jan. 16, the district board selected electrical services company Centrica to oversee the construction of solar panels at both SHS and Los Gatos High. Centrica’s bid beat out ones from DSD, NextEra and Solaris. The contract with Centrica is set to be officially approved at a meeting on Feb. 27. The […] read more » Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Speech and debaters team up as a duo and qualify for nationals February 8, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Anthony Luo Juniors Timothy Leung and Kinnera Potluri are now preparing for the National Invitational Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), which will be held in Bellevue, N.E., on May 10-12. They earned their bid to NIETOC through a first-place win at the John Lewis Silicon Valley Urban Debate League (SVUDL) Invitational held at Silver Creek High on […] read more » USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
USABO delayed two weeks due to system overflow February 8, 2024 — by Alan Cai The United States of America Biolympiad (USABO) was postponed on Feb. 1 after host site artofproblemsolving.com crashed, likely due to high site traffic and will be rescheduled to Feb. 12. On test day, some test takers were able to access the test while others were stuck at the login page, prompting the Olympiad to cancel […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast