Finals before break not worth the extra stress January 29, 2012 — by Sierra Smith and Ashley Tang With memories of winter break and first semester finals fading fast, many students have forgotten the stress that plagued them as they crammed before each day of finals. The break was not as stress-free as it was purported to be, and added an even more frantic week before it. Even though many teachers had been forced to cut down the material taught, there was still little time to study. read more » San Jose single-use plastic bag ban a step in the right direction January 26, 2012 — by Sarah Finley In society today, one of the earliest lessons taught to children is the importance of conservation. read more » New finals schedule provides for genuine winter vacation January 24, 2012 — by Staff Editorial During winter break in the 2010-2011 school year, senior Vivian Tsai and her family visited her grandparents in Taiwan. On her trip, she had to bring along her calculus textbook, her Barron’s AP Chemistry prep book and the AP History textbook to study for finals in January. read more » Drop in rankings doesn’t show school’s whole story January 23, 2012 — by Jonathan Young In 2007, U.S. News and World Report magazine released its first annual high school rankings. Saratoga High ranked No. 72. read more » Teachers should inspire students, not just feed grade mania January 18, 2012 — by Anushree Dugar An average student spends 5,320 hours in high school with roughly 28 teachers. Clearly teachers play a large role in a teenager’s life and affect how students view the world. read more » Tiger teachers? It’s time to rethink American education January 18, 2012 — by Samuel Liu I sat in my cousin’s living room in the Chinese city of Hang Zhou, sipping a chilled Chinese Coke. When asked about his school, perhaps out of a lack of more compelling topics, he replied by bringing out packet after packet of homework, each one seemingly thicker than the last. He was only in the sixth grade, yet his daily dose of homework nearly tripled mine. read more » Asian disadvantage reveals flaw in college admissions process January 17, 2012 — by Vivian LeTran In the nationality section of the Common App and other college application forms, students are asked to check the boxes that apply most to their ethnicity. According to a recent article from the Associated Press, Asians have a disadvantage at getting into elite colleges, and students who are half Asian, half Caucasian are advised to only check the Caucasian box. read more » Can the language you speak at home be foreign to you? January 12, 2012 — by Sanj Nalwa Senior Viraj Parmar takes Chinese 4 Honors. He says most of the kids in his class are sophomores. read more » Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
San Jose single-use plastic bag ban a step in the right direction January 26, 2012 — by Sarah Finley In society today, one of the earliest lessons taught to children is the importance of conservation. read more » New finals schedule provides for genuine winter vacation January 24, 2012 — by Staff Editorial During winter break in the 2010-2011 school year, senior Vivian Tsai and her family visited her grandparents in Taiwan. On her trip, she had to bring along her calculus textbook, her Barron’s AP Chemistry prep book and the AP History textbook to study for finals in January. read more » Drop in rankings doesn’t show school’s whole story January 23, 2012 — by Jonathan Young In 2007, U.S. News and World Report magazine released its first annual high school rankings. Saratoga High ranked No. 72. read more » Teachers should inspire students, not just feed grade mania January 18, 2012 — by Anushree Dugar An average student spends 5,320 hours in high school with roughly 28 teachers. Clearly teachers play a large role in a teenager’s life and affect how students view the world. read more » Tiger teachers? It’s time to rethink American education January 18, 2012 — by Samuel Liu I sat in my cousin’s living room in the Chinese city of Hang Zhou, sipping a chilled Chinese Coke. When asked about his school, perhaps out of a lack of more compelling topics, he replied by bringing out packet after packet of homework, each one seemingly thicker than the last. He was only in the sixth grade, yet his daily dose of homework nearly tripled mine. read more » Asian disadvantage reveals flaw in college admissions process January 17, 2012 — by Vivian LeTran In the nationality section of the Common App and other college application forms, students are asked to check the boxes that apply most to their ethnicity. According to a recent article from the Associated Press, Asians have a disadvantage at getting into elite colleges, and students who are half Asian, half Caucasian are advised to only check the Caucasian box. read more » Can the language you speak at home be foreign to you? January 12, 2012 — by Sanj Nalwa Senior Viraj Parmar takes Chinese 4 Honors. He says most of the kids in his class are sophomores. read more » Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
New finals schedule provides for genuine winter vacation January 24, 2012 — by Staff Editorial During winter break in the 2010-2011 school year, senior Vivian Tsai and her family visited her grandparents in Taiwan. On her trip, she had to bring along her calculus textbook, her Barron’s AP Chemistry prep book and the AP History textbook to study for finals in January. read more » Drop in rankings doesn’t show school’s whole story January 23, 2012 — by Jonathan Young In 2007, U.S. News and World Report magazine released its first annual high school rankings. Saratoga High ranked No. 72. read more » Teachers should inspire students, not just feed grade mania January 18, 2012 — by Anushree Dugar An average student spends 5,320 hours in high school with roughly 28 teachers. Clearly teachers play a large role in a teenager’s life and affect how students view the world. read more » Tiger teachers? It’s time to rethink American education January 18, 2012 — by Samuel Liu I sat in my cousin’s living room in the Chinese city of Hang Zhou, sipping a chilled Chinese Coke. When asked about his school, perhaps out of a lack of more compelling topics, he replied by bringing out packet after packet of homework, each one seemingly thicker than the last. He was only in the sixth grade, yet his daily dose of homework nearly tripled mine. read more » Asian disadvantage reveals flaw in college admissions process January 17, 2012 — by Vivian LeTran In the nationality section of the Common App and other college application forms, students are asked to check the boxes that apply most to their ethnicity. According to a recent article from the Associated Press, Asians have a disadvantage at getting into elite colleges, and students who are half Asian, half Caucasian are advised to only check the Caucasian box. read more » Can the language you speak at home be foreign to you? January 12, 2012 — by Sanj Nalwa Senior Viraj Parmar takes Chinese 4 Honors. He says most of the kids in his class are sophomores. read more » Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
Drop in rankings doesn’t show school’s whole story January 23, 2012 — by Jonathan Young In 2007, U.S. News and World Report magazine released its first annual high school rankings. Saratoga High ranked No. 72. read more » Teachers should inspire students, not just feed grade mania January 18, 2012 — by Anushree Dugar An average student spends 5,320 hours in high school with roughly 28 teachers. Clearly teachers play a large role in a teenager’s life and affect how students view the world. read more » Tiger teachers? It’s time to rethink American education January 18, 2012 — by Samuel Liu I sat in my cousin’s living room in the Chinese city of Hang Zhou, sipping a chilled Chinese Coke. When asked about his school, perhaps out of a lack of more compelling topics, he replied by bringing out packet after packet of homework, each one seemingly thicker than the last. He was only in the sixth grade, yet his daily dose of homework nearly tripled mine. read more » Asian disadvantage reveals flaw in college admissions process January 17, 2012 — by Vivian LeTran In the nationality section of the Common App and other college application forms, students are asked to check the boxes that apply most to their ethnicity. According to a recent article from the Associated Press, Asians have a disadvantage at getting into elite colleges, and students who are half Asian, half Caucasian are advised to only check the Caucasian box. read more » Can the language you speak at home be foreign to you? January 12, 2012 — by Sanj Nalwa Senior Viraj Parmar takes Chinese 4 Honors. He says most of the kids in his class are sophomores. read more » Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
Teachers should inspire students, not just feed grade mania January 18, 2012 — by Anushree Dugar An average student spends 5,320 hours in high school with roughly 28 teachers. Clearly teachers play a large role in a teenager’s life and affect how students view the world. read more » Tiger teachers? It’s time to rethink American education January 18, 2012 — by Samuel Liu I sat in my cousin’s living room in the Chinese city of Hang Zhou, sipping a chilled Chinese Coke. When asked about his school, perhaps out of a lack of more compelling topics, he replied by bringing out packet after packet of homework, each one seemingly thicker than the last. He was only in the sixth grade, yet his daily dose of homework nearly tripled mine. read more » Asian disadvantage reveals flaw in college admissions process January 17, 2012 — by Vivian LeTran In the nationality section of the Common App and other college application forms, students are asked to check the boxes that apply most to their ethnicity. According to a recent article from the Associated Press, Asians have a disadvantage at getting into elite colleges, and students who are half Asian, half Caucasian are advised to only check the Caucasian box. read more » Can the language you speak at home be foreign to you? January 12, 2012 — by Sanj Nalwa Senior Viraj Parmar takes Chinese 4 Honors. He says most of the kids in his class are sophomores. read more » Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
Tiger teachers? It’s time to rethink American education January 18, 2012 — by Samuel Liu I sat in my cousin’s living room in the Chinese city of Hang Zhou, sipping a chilled Chinese Coke. When asked about his school, perhaps out of a lack of more compelling topics, he replied by bringing out packet after packet of homework, each one seemingly thicker than the last. He was only in the sixth grade, yet his daily dose of homework nearly tripled mine. read more » Asian disadvantage reveals flaw in college admissions process January 17, 2012 — by Vivian LeTran In the nationality section of the Common App and other college application forms, students are asked to check the boxes that apply most to their ethnicity. According to a recent article from the Associated Press, Asians have a disadvantage at getting into elite colleges, and students who are half Asian, half Caucasian are advised to only check the Caucasian box. read more » Can the language you speak at home be foreign to you? January 12, 2012 — by Sanj Nalwa Senior Viraj Parmar takes Chinese 4 Honors. He says most of the kids in his class are sophomores. read more » Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
Asian disadvantage reveals flaw in college admissions process January 17, 2012 — by Vivian LeTran In the nationality section of the Common App and other college application forms, students are asked to check the boxes that apply most to their ethnicity. According to a recent article from the Associated Press, Asians have a disadvantage at getting into elite colleges, and students who are half Asian, half Caucasian are advised to only check the Caucasian box. read more » Can the language you speak at home be foreign to you? January 12, 2012 — by Sanj Nalwa Senior Viraj Parmar takes Chinese 4 Honors. He says most of the kids in his class are sophomores. read more » Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
Can the language you speak at home be foreign to you? January 12, 2012 — by Sanj Nalwa Senior Viraj Parmar takes Chinese 4 Honors. He says most of the kids in his class are sophomores. read more » Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
Class ranking unnecessary for colleges, students January 12, 2012 — by Michael Lee Walking through the halls at Saratoga High, one can’t help but see students talking about the last impossibly hard AP Biology test or stressing over an upcoming in-class essay. With an average of 98 percent of its students bound for college, the school is a breeding ground for academic stress. The last thing students need is additional pressure. read more » Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast
Modern American culture should not trash tradition January 10, 2012 — by Edward Dong Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the U.S. has been the undisputed leader of the world. Even with the recent economic downturn, America boasts the world’s highest GDP. America has won more than two times as many Nobel Prizes as any other country; each year since 2000, at least one economics prize was received by an American. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...157158159160161...170180190200210...nextlast