New Sports Plaza not just nice addition, could boost school spirit September 18, 2014 — by Isabelle Tseng In order to improve problems with the Benny Pierce Football Field, the school launched the “Red Pride” campaign that involved the construction of the new Sports Plaza, which includes new restrooms, a more glamorous entrance to the field and other additions. read more » Handing guns to children is the limit of gun tolerance September 18, 2014 — by Helen Wong Here in the USA, we have a booming gun tourism industry. A family vacation can be a trip to a shooting range. We can legally hand children of any age a firearm and teach them how to shoot, without too many eyebrows being raised. Is this not problematic? read more » Saratoga needs more diversity in its humanities classes September 18, 2014 — by Ashley Chen We just don’t recognize minority cultures enough in the adult world. And we don’t at Saratoga High either, especially in our humanities curriculum. In order to provide students with a more balanced education, we need to put more emphasis to minority cultures and religions. read more » Maintaining the separation of church and state in public schools September 18, 2014 — by Karissa Dong Public schools are here to teach facts, not subjective faith. They’re here to educate the masses, not lead the pliable minds of young children to believe certain unprovable things like religion. read more » ‘Sheeple’: are you part of the herd? September 18, 2014 — by Tiffany Zheng America is a pretty great place to live. We enjoy freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly, and there's no nation with such a diverse melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. What many people don’t know, however, is that America’s children rank at the bottom of the 19 industrialized countries in arithmetic, writing and reading. read more » Dress code violates ‘right to bare arms’ September 17, 2014 — by Michelle Cen and Megan MacInnes Dress codes are insulting to both genders. Girls are burdened to cover themselves up to avoid distracting their classmates, and guys are essentially told they are unable to control themselves. read more » Gender imbalance in STEM fields persists September 17, 2014 — by Karissa Dong and Eric Sze According to forbes.com, one out of every seven engineers is a woman, and female employment in STEM jobs has not grown since 2000. In 2010, statistics indicated that 17 percent of students in university engineering programs were women. The issue, however, isn’t so easily solved by a few motivating words or well-meaning programs. read more » Shocking Common Core essay assignment: Did Holocaust really happen or was it a ‘hoax’? September 17, 2014 — by Allison Lin The Rialto School District located in Southern California received intense criticism last December for assigning a Common Core essay assignment titled “Is the Holocaust a Hoax?” to 2,000 eighth graders. The assignment asked students to explain whether they "believe the Holocaust was an actual event in history or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain." read more » Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
Handing guns to children is the limit of gun tolerance September 18, 2014 — by Helen Wong Here in the USA, we have a booming gun tourism industry. A family vacation can be a trip to a shooting range. We can legally hand children of any age a firearm and teach them how to shoot, without too many eyebrows being raised. Is this not problematic? read more » Saratoga needs more diversity in its humanities classes September 18, 2014 — by Ashley Chen We just don’t recognize minority cultures enough in the adult world. And we don’t at Saratoga High either, especially in our humanities curriculum. In order to provide students with a more balanced education, we need to put more emphasis to minority cultures and religions. read more » Maintaining the separation of church and state in public schools September 18, 2014 — by Karissa Dong Public schools are here to teach facts, not subjective faith. They’re here to educate the masses, not lead the pliable minds of young children to believe certain unprovable things like religion. read more » ‘Sheeple’: are you part of the herd? September 18, 2014 — by Tiffany Zheng America is a pretty great place to live. We enjoy freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly, and there's no nation with such a diverse melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. What many people don’t know, however, is that America’s children rank at the bottom of the 19 industrialized countries in arithmetic, writing and reading. read more » Dress code violates ‘right to bare arms’ September 17, 2014 — by Michelle Cen and Megan MacInnes Dress codes are insulting to both genders. Girls are burdened to cover themselves up to avoid distracting their classmates, and guys are essentially told they are unable to control themselves. read more » Gender imbalance in STEM fields persists September 17, 2014 — by Karissa Dong and Eric Sze According to forbes.com, one out of every seven engineers is a woman, and female employment in STEM jobs has not grown since 2000. In 2010, statistics indicated that 17 percent of students in university engineering programs were women. The issue, however, isn’t so easily solved by a few motivating words or well-meaning programs. read more » Shocking Common Core essay assignment: Did Holocaust really happen or was it a ‘hoax’? September 17, 2014 — by Allison Lin The Rialto School District located in Southern California received intense criticism last December for assigning a Common Core essay assignment titled “Is the Holocaust a Hoax?” to 2,000 eighth graders. The assignment asked students to explain whether they "believe the Holocaust was an actual event in history or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain." read more » Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
Saratoga needs more diversity in its humanities classes September 18, 2014 — by Ashley Chen We just don’t recognize minority cultures enough in the adult world. And we don’t at Saratoga High either, especially in our humanities curriculum. In order to provide students with a more balanced education, we need to put more emphasis to minority cultures and religions. read more » Maintaining the separation of church and state in public schools September 18, 2014 — by Karissa Dong Public schools are here to teach facts, not subjective faith. They’re here to educate the masses, not lead the pliable minds of young children to believe certain unprovable things like religion. read more » ‘Sheeple’: are you part of the herd? September 18, 2014 — by Tiffany Zheng America is a pretty great place to live. We enjoy freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly, and there's no nation with such a diverse melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. What many people don’t know, however, is that America’s children rank at the bottom of the 19 industrialized countries in arithmetic, writing and reading. read more » Dress code violates ‘right to bare arms’ September 17, 2014 — by Michelle Cen and Megan MacInnes Dress codes are insulting to both genders. Girls are burdened to cover themselves up to avoid distracting their classmates, and guys are essentially told they are unable to control themselves. read more » Gender imbalance in STEM fields persists September 17, 2014 — by Karissa Dong and Eric Sze According to forbes.com, one out of every seven engineers is a woman, and female employment in STEM jobs has not grown since 2000. In 2010, statistics indicated that 17 percent of students in university engineering programs were women. The issue, however, isn’t so easily solved by a few motivating words or well-meaning programs. read more » Shocking Common Core essay assignment: Did Holocaust really happen or was it a ‘hoax’? September 17, 2014 — by Allison Lin The Rialto School District located in Southern California received intense criticism last December for assigning a Common Core essay assignment titled “Is the Holocaust a Hoax?” to 2,000 eighth graders. The assignment asked students to explain whether they "believe the Holocaust was an actual event in history or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain." read more » Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
Maintaining the separation of church and state in public schools September 18, 2014 — by Karissa Dong Public schools are here to teach facts, not subjective faith. They’re here to educate the masses, not lead the pliable minds of young children to believe certain unprovable things like religion. read more » ‘Sheeple’: are you part of the herd? September 18, 2014 — by Tiffany Zheng America is a pretty great place to live. We enjoy freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly, and there's no nation with such a diverse melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. What many people don’t know, however, is that America’s children rank at the bottom of the 19 industrialized countries in arithmetic, writing and reading. read more » Dress code violates ‘right to bare arms’ September 17, 2014 — by Michelle Cen and Megan MacInnes Dress codes are insulting to both genders. Girls are burdened to cover themselves up to avoid distracting their classmates, and guys are essentially told they are unable to control themselves. read more » Gender imbalance in STEM fields persists September 17, 2014 — by Karissa Dong and Eric Sze According to forbes.com, one out of every seven engineers is a woman, and female employment in STEM jobs has not grown since 2000. In 2010, statistics indicated that 17 percent of students in university engineering programs were women. The issue, however, isn’t so easily solved by a few motivating words or well-meaning programs. read more » Shocking Common Core essay assignment: Did Holocaust really happen or was it a ‘hoax’? September 17, 2014 — by Allison Lin The Rialto School District located in Southern California received intense criticism last December for assigning a Common Core essay assignment titled “Is the Holocaust a Hoax?” to 2,000 eighth graders. The assignment asked students to explain whether they "believe the Holocaust was an actual event in history or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain." read more » Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
‘Sheeple’: are you part of the herd? September 18, 2014 — by Tiffany Zheng America is a pretty great place to live. We enjoy freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly, and there's no nation with such a diverse melting pot of cultures and ethnicities. What many people don’t know, however, is that America’s children rank at the bottom of the 19 industrialized countries in arithmetic, writing and reading. read more » Dress code violates ‘right to bare arms’ September 17, 2014 — by Michelle Cen and Megan MacInnes Dress codes are insulting to both genders. Girls are burdened to cover themselves up to avoid distracting their classmates, and guys are essentially told they are unable to control themselves. read more » Gender imbalance in STEM fields persists September 17, 2014 — by Karissa Dong and Eric Sze According to forbes.com, one out of every seven engineers is a woman, and female employment in STEM jobs has not grown since 2000. In 2010, statistics indicated that 17 percent of students in university engineering programs were women. The issue, however, isn’t so easily solved by a few motivating words or well-meaning programs. read more » Shocking Common Core essay assignment: Did Holocaust really happen or was it a ‘hoax’? September 17, 2014 — by Allison Lin The Rialto School District located in Southern California received intense criticism last December for assigning a Common Core essay assignment titled “Is the Holocaust a Hoax?” to 2,000 eighth graders. The assignment asked students to explain whether they "believe the Holocaust was an actual event in history or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain." read more » Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
Dress code violates ‘right to bare arms’ September 17, 2014 — by Michelle Cen and Megan MacInnes Dress codes are insulting to both genders. Girls are burdened to cover themselves up to avoid distracting their classmates, and guys are essentially told they are unable to control themselves. read more » Gender imbalance in STEM fields persists September 17, 2014 — by Karissa Dong and Eric Sze According to forbes.com, one out of every seven engineers is a woman, and female employment in STEM jobs has not grown since 2000. In 2010, statistics indicated that 17 percent of students in university engineering programs were women. The issue, however, isn’t so easily solved by a few motivating words or well-meaning programs. read more » Shocking Common Core essay assignment: Did Holocaust really happen or was it a ‘hoax’? September 17, 2014 — by Allison Lin The Rialto School District located in Southern California received intense criticism last December for assigning a Common Core essay assignment titled “Is the Holocaust a Hoax?” to 2,000 eighth graders. The assignment asked students to explain whether they "believe the Holocaust was an actual event in history or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain." read more » Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
Gender imbalance in STEM fields persists September 17, 2014 — by Karissa Dong and Eric Sze According to forbes.com, one out of every seven engineers is a woman, and female employment in STEM jobs has not grown since 2000. In 2010, statistics indicated that 17 percent of students in university engineering programs were women. The issue, however, isn’t so easily solved by a few motivating words or well-meaning programs. read more » Shocking Common Core essay assignment: Did Holocaust really happen or was it a ‘hoax’? September 17, 2014 — by Allison Lin The Rialto School District located in Southern California received intense criticism last December for assigning a Common Core essay assignment titled “Is the Holocaust a Hoax?” to 2,000 eighth graders. The assignment asked students to explain whether they "believe the Holocaust was an actual event in history or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain." read more » Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
Shocking Common Core essay assignment: Did Holocaust really happen or was it a ‘hoax’? September 17, 2014 — by Allison Lin The Rialto School District located in Southern California received intense criticism last December for assigning a Common Core essay assignment titled “Is the Holocaust a Hoax?” to 2,000 eighth graders. The assignment asked students to explain whether they "believe the Holocaust was an actual event in history or merely a political scheme created to influence public emotion and gain." read more » Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
Should the drinking age be lowered? September 16, 2014 — by Apoorv Kwatra and Neehar Thumaty Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered. read more » Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast
Are you (finally!) done texting? September 16, 2014 — by Kelly Xiao Nothing is more disrespectful than impertinent people who are constantly texting on their phones. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...125126127128129...140150160170180...nextlast