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 » Economics Club members branch out through their first competition experience December 14, 2023 — by Jane Lee What is structural unemployment and what is an example? When is something socially optimal? These were some of the questions that four members of the school’s Economics Club answered while competing at the fifth annual EconBowl, a team-based and two-stage economics competition. The competition was hosted virtually on Zoom on Nov. 11 by the Youth […] read more » Music program aims to foster community through holiday performances December 13, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan During the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Saratoga on Nov. 24, the Chamber Choir, the school’s highest-audition choir ensemble, performed for the community at Blaney Plaza alongside the joint elementary school choir, singing festive songs like “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In previous years, the performance featured a joint elementary school choir led […] read more » Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...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 » Economics Club members branch out through their first competition experience December 14, 2023 — by Jane Lee What is structural unemployment and what is an example? When is something socially optimal? These were some of the questions that four members of the school’s Economics Club answered while competing at the fifth annual EconBowl, a team-based and two-stage economics competition. The competition was hosted virtually on Zoom on Nov. 11 by the Youth […] read more » Music program aims to foster community through holiday performances December 13, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan During the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Saratoga on Nov. 24, the Chamber Choir, the school’s highest-audition choir ensemble, performed for the community at Blaney Plaza alongside the joint elementary school choir, singing festive songs like “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In previous years, the performance featured a joint elementary school choir led […] read more » Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...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 » Economics Club members branch out through their first competition experience December 14, 2023 — by Jane Lee What is structural unemployment and what is an example? When is something socially optimal? These were some of the questions that four members of the school’s Economics Club answered while competing at the fifth annual EconBowl, a team-based and two-stage economics competition. The competition was hosted virtually on Zoom on Nov. 11 by the Youth […] read more » Music program aims to foster community through holiday performances December 13, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan During the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Saratoga on Nov. 24, the Chamber Choir, the school’s highest-audition choir ensemble, performed for the community at Blaney Plaza alongside the joint elementary school choir, singing festive songs like “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In previous years, the performance featured a joint elementary school choir led […] read more » Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...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 » Economics Club members branch out through their first competition experience December 14, 2023 — by Jane Lee What is structural unemployment and what is an example? When is something socially optimal? These were some of the questions that four members of the school’s Economics Club answered while competing at the fifth annual EconBowl, a team-based and two-stage economics competition. The competition was hosted virtually on Zoom on Nov. 11 by the Youth […] read more » Music program aims to foster community through holiday performances December 13, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan During the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Saratoga on Nov. 24, the Chamber Choir, the school’s highest-audition choir ensemble, performed for the community at Blaney Plaza alongside the joint elementary school choir, singing festive songs like “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In previous years, the performance featured a joint elementary school choir led […] read more » Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...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 » Economics Club members branch out through their first competition experience December 14, 2023 — by Jane Lee What is structural unemployment and what is an example? When is something socially optimal? These were some of the questions that four members of the school’s Economics Club answered while competing at the fifth annual EconBowl, a team-based and two-stage economics competition. The competition was hosted virtually on Zoom on Nov. 11 by the Youth […] read more » Music program aims to foster community through holiday performances December 13, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan During the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Saratoga on Nov. 24, the Chamber Choir, the school’s highest-audition choir ensemble, performed for the community at Blaney Plaza alongside the joint elementary school choir, singing festive songs like “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In previous years, the performance featured a joint elementary school choir led […] read more » Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...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 » Economics Club members branch out through their first competition experience December 14, 2023 — by Jane Lee What is structural unemployment and what is an example? When is something socially optimal? These were some of the questions that four members of the school’s Economics Club answered while competing at the fifth annual EconBowl, a team-based and two-stage economics competition. The competition was hosted virtually on Zoom on Nov. 11 by the Youth […] read more » Music program aims to foster community through holiday performances December 13, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan During the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Saratoga on Nov. 24, the Chamber Choir, the school’s highest-audition choir ensemble, performed for the community at Blaney Plaza alongside the joint elementary school choir, singing festive songs like “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In previous years, the performance featured a joint elementary school choir led […] read more » Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Economics Club members branch out through their first competition experience December 14, 2023 — by Jane Lee What is structural unemployment and what is an example? When is something socially optimal? These were some of the questions that four members of the school’s Economics Club answered while competing at the fifth annual EconBowl, a team-based and two-stage economics competition. The competition was hosted virtually on Zoom on Nov. 11 by the Youth […] read more » Music program aims to foster community through holiday performances December 13, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan During the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Saratoga on Nov. 24, the Chamber Choir, the school’s highest-audition choir ensemble, performed for the community at Blaney Plaza alongside the joint elementary school choir, singing festive songs like “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In previous years, the performance featured a joint elementary school choir led […] read more » Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Music program aims to foster community through holiday performances December 13, 2023 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan During the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Saratoga on Nov. 24, the Chamber Choir, the school’s highest-audition choir ensemble, performed for the community at Blaney Plaza alongside the joint elementary school choir, singing festive songs like “Sleigh Ride” and “Winter Wonderland.” In previous years, the performance featured a joint elementary school choir led […] read more » Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Turnout for Winter Formal at Dave and Buster’s dips December 11, 2023 — by Neal Malhotra Dozens of students, donning formal attire for Winter Formal-themed “Night in Vegas,” trickled into Dave and Buster’s of Milpitas on Dec. 2. In total, 491 tickets were sold, fewer than the 674 sold last year. The event began at 7:30 p.m. and students were permitted to leave at 10 p.m. but were allowed to stay […] read more » Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast
Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30 December 11, 2023 — by William Cao and Eric Shi Starting on Nov. 30, two curly-haired, trained therapy dogs have been available to greet students when walking into the Wellness Center from 10 a.m. to noon every weekday. After ongoing support from the Saratoga Foundation and parents for the dogs’ stress relief and extra therapy possibilities, the board approved a $8,700 contract with Paws-To-Share for […] read more » firstprevious...7891011...2030405060...nextlast