Sephora: Store shows what happens when 10-year-olds run amok under social media spotlight March 14, 2024 — by Jessica Li Step foot into Sephora and you’re not just entering a beauty zone, you’re entering the core of an epidemic full of 10-year-olds. Inside, you’ll be greeted with an elementary school full of unchaperoned and unsupervised swarms of beauty-obsessed children who may put up a fight over their favorite Drunk Elephant moisturizer or Glow Recipe toner […] read more » A guide to navigating the countless ‘toga’ and ‘shs’ Instagram accounts March 14, 2024 — by Grace Lin Instagram is the hub of out-of-pocket “toga” accounts: @togabadparking, @toga_goofy_shoes and the notorious @togaconfessions_. In addition to pre-existing accounts that keep students updated on school news and events, such as @shsasb and @toga.2026, there are dozens of non-school affiliated accounts for students to follow. Due to the surplus of accounts, it may be hard to […] read more » Students should be required to submit AP exam scores when applying to colleges March 14, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko AP tests offer a standardized way to measure a student’s understanding of college-level material. Colleges should use them for their intended purposes by requiring AP exam scores to be submitted. Even though universities favor rigorous course loads that often include multiple AP classes, students are not required to self-report their AP exam scores when applying […] read more » Yes, it’s hard, but taking seven classes a year is worth the time and effort March 13, 2024 — by Sam Bai and Lynn Dai For many students, the option of taking six or fewer classes a year is a godsend: It could mean waking up hours later than normal, leaving school right after lunch or even skipping mosaics and rallies during tutorials. However, an often overlooked aspect of selecting courses are the numerous benefits associated with taking seven classes […] read more » The geese on campus should be celebrated, not scorned March 11, 2024 — by Nicole Lee, William Norwood Walking across the school, you can often observe two lively and inspirational figures waddling around campus looking for food: a pair of Canadian Geese. Since January, these geese have settled down at the school, mostly staying near the tree in the quad. During the geese’s stay at the school, however, some of our peers have […] read more » Drop now or drop dead: District should remove drop date March 11, 2024 — by Annie Liu Ensuring I am interested and capable of succeeding in the courses I’ve signed up for at the beginning of each year has always been incredibly stressful. Fueling that stress is the restrictive drop deadline, usually 7 weeks after the semester begins. That time frame sometimes does not provide enough time for students to know where […] read more » Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Rain, while sometimes inconvenient, sustains us March 7, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and William Norwood Because the atmospheric river season has sometimes seemed never ending this year, it’s common to overhear grumbling about the weather in the hallways and classrooms. But these complaints are overblown and show a deep lack of understanding. Simply put, we need rain — and lots of it. Every inch of precipitation helps California escape from […] read more » Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
A guide to navigating the countless ‘toga’ and ‘shs’ Instagram accounts March 14, 2024 — by Grace Lin Instagram is the hub of out-of-pocket “toga” accounts: @togabadparking, @toga_goofy_shoes and the notorious @togaconfessions_. In addition to pre-existing accounts that keep students updated on school news and events, such as @shsasb and @toga.2026, there are dozens of non-school affiliated accounts for students to follow. Due to the surplus of accounts, it may be hard to […] read more » Students should be required to submit AP exam scores when applying to colleges March 14, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko AP tests offer a standardized way to measure a student’s understanding of college-level material. Colleges should use them for their intended purposes by requiring AP exam scores to be submitted. Even though universities favor rigorous course loads that often include multiple AP classes, students are not required to self-report their AP exam scores when applying […] read more » Yes, it’s hard, but taking seven classes a year is worth the time and effort March 13, 2024 — by Sam Bai and Lynn Dai For many students, the option of taking six or fewer classes a year is a godsend: It could mean waking up hours later than normal, leaving school right after lunch or even skipping mosaics and rallies during tutorials. However, an often overlooked aspect of selecting courses are the numerous benefits associated with taking seven classes […] read more » The geese on campus should be celebrated, not scorned March 11, 2024 — by Nicole Lee, William Norwood Walking across the school, you can often observe two lively and inspirational figures waddling around campus looking for food: a pair of Canadian Geese. Since January, these geese have settled down at the school, mostly staying near the tree in the quad. During the geese’s stay at the school, however, some of our peers have […] read more » Drop now or drop dead: District should remove drop date March 11, 2024 — by Annie Liu Ensuring I am interested and capable of succeeding in the courses I’ve signed up for at the beginning of each year has always been incredibly stressful. Fueling that stress is the restrictive drop deadline, usually 7 weeks after the semester begins. That time frame sometimes does not provide enough time for students to know where […] read more » Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Rain, while sometimes inconvenient, sustains us March 7, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and William Norwood Because the atmospheric river season has sometimes seemed never ending this year, it’s common to overhear grumbling about the weather in the hallways and classrooms. But these complaints are overblown and show a deep lack of understanding. Simply put, we need rain — and lots of it. Every inch of precipitation helps California escape from […] read more » Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Students should be required to submit AP exam scores when applying to colleges March 14, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko AP tests offer a standardized way to measure a student’s understanding of college-level material. Colleges should use them for their intended purposes by requiring AP exam scores to be submitted. Even though universities favor rigorous course loads that often include multiple AP classes, students are not required to self-report their AP exam scores when applying […] read more » Yes, it’s hard, but taking seven classes a year is worth the time and effort March 13, 2024 — by Sam Bai and Lynn Dai For many students, the option of taking six or fewer classes a year is a godsend: It could mean waking up hours later than normal, leaving school right after lunch or even skipping mosaics and rallies during tutorials. However, an often overlooked aspect of selecting courses are the numerous benefits associated with taking seven classes […] read more » The geese on campus should be celebrated, not scorned March 11, 2024 — by Nicole Lee, William Norwood Walking across the school, you can often observe two lively and inspirational figures waddling around campus looking for food: a pair of Canadian Geese. Since January, these geese have settled down at the school, mostly staying near the tree in the quad. During the geese’s stay at the school, however, some of our peers have […] read more » Drop now or drop dead: District should remove drop date March 11, 2024 — by Annie Liu Ensuring I am interested and capable of succeeding in the courses I’ve signed up for at the beginning of each year has always been incredibly stressful. Fueling that stress is the restrictive drop deadline, usually 7 weeks after the semester begins. That time frame sometimes does not provide enough time for students to know where […] read more » Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Rain, while sometimes inconvenient, sustains us March 7, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and William Norwood Because the atmospheric river season has sometimes seemed never ending this year, it’s common to overhear grumbling about the weather in the hallways and classrooms. But these complaints are overblown and show a deep lack of understanding. Simply put, we need rain — and lots of it. Every inch of precipitation helps California escape from […] read more » Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Yes, it’s hard, but taking seven classes a year is worth the time and effort March 13, 2024 — by Sam Bai and Lynn Dai For many students, the option of taking six or fewer classes a year is a godsend: It could mean waking up hours later than normal, leaving school right after lunch or even skipping mosaics and rallies during tutorials. However, an often overlooked aspect of selecting courses are the numerous benefits associated with taking seven classes […] read more » The geese on campus should be celebrated, not scorned March 11, 2024 — by Nicole Lee, William Norwood Walking across the school, you can often observe two lively and inspirational figures waddling around campus looking for food: a pair of Canadian Geese. Since January, these geese have settled down at the school, mostly staying near the tree in the quad. During the geese’s stay at the school, however, some of our peers have […] read more » Drop now or drop dead: District should remove drop date March 11, 2024 — by Annie Liu Ensuring I am interested and capable of succeeding in the courses I’ve signed up for at the beginning of each year has always been incredibly stressful. Fueling that stress is the restrictive drop deadline, usually 7 weeks after the semester begins. That time frame sometimes does not provide enough time for students to know where […] read more » Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Rain, while sometimes inconvenient, sustains us March 7, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and William Norwood Because the atmospheric river season has sometimes seemed never ending this year, it’s common to overhear grumbling about the weather in the hallways and classrooms. But these complaints are overblown and show a deep lack of understanding. Simply put, we need rain — and lots of it. Every inch of precipitation helps California escape from […] read more » Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
The geese on campus should be celebrated, not scorned March 11, 2024 — by Nicole Lee, William Norwood Walking across the school, you can often observe two lively and inspirational figures waddling around campus looking for food: a pair of Canadian Geese. Since January, these geese have settled down at the school, mostly staying near the tree in the quad. During the geese’s stay at the school, however, some of our peers have […] read more » Drop now or drop dead: District should remove drop date March 11, 2024 — by Annie Liu Ensuring I am interested and capable of succeeding in the courses I’ve signed up for at the beginning of each year has always been incredibly stressful. Fueling that stress is the restrictive drop deadline, usually 7 weeks after the semester begins. That time frame sometimes does not provide enough time for students to know where […] read more » Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Rain, while sometimes inconvenient, sustains us March 7, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and William Norwood Because the atmospheric river season has sometimes seemed never ending this year, it’s common to overhear grumbling about the weather in the hallways and classrooms. But these complaints are overblown and show a deep lack of understanding. Simply put, we need rain — and lots of it. Every inch of precipitation helps California escape from […] read more » Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Drop now or drop dead: District should remove drop date March 11, 2024 — by Annie Liu Ensuring I am interested and capable of succeeding in the courses I’ve signed up for at the beginning of each year has always been incredibly stressful. Fueling that stress is the restrictive drop deadline, usually 7 weeks after the semester begins. That time frame sometimes does not provide enough time for students to know where […] read more » Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Rain, while sometimes inconvenient, sustains us March 7, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and William Norwood Because the atmospheric river season has sometimes seemed never ending this year, it’s common to overhear grumbling about the weather in the hallways and classrooms. But these complaints are overblown and show a deep lack of understanding. Simply put, we need rain — and lots of it. Every inch of precipitation helps California escape from […] read more » Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Please, take a break from social media March 11, 2024 — by Bill Huang Taking a break from homework, I often find myself opening Instagram and scrolling through reels, or short-form, vertical content. One second, I could be watching an adorable clip of two dogs playing; another, I could be watching a highlight from the 2016 NBA Finals. Before I know it, an hour has passed. My homework remains […] read more » Rain, while sometimes inconvenient, sustains us March 7, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and William Norwood Because the atmospheric river season has sometimes seemed never ending this year, it’s common to overhear grumbling about the weather in the hallways and classrooms. But these complaints are overblown and show a deep lack of understanding. Simply put, we need rain — and lots of it. Every inch of precipitation helps California escape from […] read more » Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Rain, while sometimes inconvenient, sustains us March 7, 2024 — by Nicole Lee and William Norwood Because the atmospheric river season has sometimes seemed never ending this year, it’s common to overhear grumbling about the weather in the hallways and classrooms. But these complaints are overblown and show a deep lack of understanding. Simply put, we need rain — and lots of it. Every inch of precipitation helps California escape from […] read more » Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Artists wage techno-chemical warfare against AI — and let’s all support them March 7, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov It has already been a hot minute since the inception of AI picture-generating sites like Midjourney and DALL-Es, and AI “artworks” have started looking more and more like cohesive images instead of hallucinations out of a bad acid trip. Consequently, most artists have been consumed by a wave of concern regarding art industrialization. The existential […] read more » Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast
Dear SHS parents, PLEASE let me back out of the parking lot after school March 7, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi To Saratoga High parents: PLEASE LET ME GO HOME AFTER SCHOOL. Stop driving into and parking in the student established parking rows to pick up your kid. When parent drivers block all exit routes, I end up having to wait 30 minutes before being able to start my car. School days are already long enough […] read more » previous12345...1020304050...nextlast