Releasing Brittney Griner should only be the start September 24, 2022 — by Zachary Zinman Fearful, crushed and remorseful, Brittney Griner, one of the WNBA’s greatest talents, spoke through the bars of her prison cell. As she apologized for her illegal possession of four vape cartridges containing hash oil in Russia, her eyes repeatedly drooped to the ground, her voice monotone with utter defeat. Tightly clutching the bars of the […] read more » 100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » Andrew Tate: why he and his misogynistic beliefs need to be stopped September 17, 2022 — by George Huang Depression is fake. Women are powerless. They bear responsibility for rape, and most importantly, they belong to men. These are all opinions viral influencer Andrew Tate shares. To say his takes are controversial (and wrong) is a blatant understatement, but controversy is precisely what he aims for — and what has made him rich. Tate […] read more » Parents, students: Please stop blocking my driveway September 14, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou As someone who lives on a street right by the school, I was fuming when I found cars blocking nearly half my driveway not once, not twice, but five times in the past week. People took their sweet time with three-point turns, parents stayed for over half an hour while waiting to pick up their […] read more » Despite flaws, free lunch benefits students across the state September 11, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Most of us don’t ever think of California as a state rife with poverty, but in reality, it has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. According to a Census Bureau Report, that number hovered around 15.4% between 2018 and 2020, close to 6 million people. This astoundingly high number of impoverished people […] read more » Solving racial injustice does not mean separating communities September 10, 2022 — by Saachi Jain A cooperative living house in Berkeley known as the “POC (people of color) Theme House” has made recent news after banning white students and visitors from entering its common areas. The new rules require all white guests to be “announced in the Guest Chat if they will be in common spaces with [residents] and if […] read more » We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
100-word rant: too cold classes September 24, 2022 — by Sam Bai Classrooms’ temperatures are never in the Goldilocks zone; too often, they’re cold. Stupidly cold. When the heatwave reached its height at around 110 degrees Farenheit in the days following Labor Day, I’d gone to school wearing shorts and a T-shirt, preparing for the days of pain in the heat. Instead, I found myself in freezing […] read more » We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » Andrew Tate: why he and his misogynistic beliefs need to be stopped September 17, 2022 — by George Huang Depression is fake. Women are powerless. They bear responsibility for rape, and most importantly, they belong to men. These are all opinions viral influencer Andrew Tate shares. To say his takes are controversial (and wrong) is a blatant understatement, but controversy is precisely what he aims for — and what has made him rich. Tate […] read more » Parents, students: Please stop blocking my driveway September 14, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou As someone who lives on a street right by the school, I was fuming when I found cars blocking nearly half my driveway not once, not twice, but five times in the past week. People took their sweet time with three-point turns, parents stayed for over half an hour while waiting to pick up their […] read more » Despite flaws, free lunch benefits students across the state September 11, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Most of us don’t ever think of California as a state rife with poverty, but in reality, it has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. According to a Census Bureau Report, that number hovered around 15.4% between 2018 and 2020, close to 6 million people. This astoundingly high number of impoverished people […] read more » Solving racial injustice does not mean separating communities September 10, 2022 — by Saachi Jain A cooperative living house in Berkeley known as the “POC (people of color) Theme House” has made recent news after banning white students and visitors from entering its common areas. The new rules require all white guests to be “announced in the Guest Chat if they will be in common spaces with [residents] and if […] read more » We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
We wish COVID was over; it’s not September 24, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Anthony Wang On Aug. 31, the FDA approved updated booster shots in an effort to mitigate threats posed by new Omicron variants. Despite this, many Americans aren’t scheduling their boosters and seem to have dismissed COVID-19 as no longer a threat. This past summer was filled with travel and social get-togethers — after two years of COVID-19 […] read more » Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » Andrew Tate: why he and his misogynistic beliefs need to be stopped September 17, 2022 — by George Huang Depression is fake. Women are powerless. They bear responsibility for rape, and most importantly, they belong to men. These are all opinions viral influencer Andrew Tate shares. To say his takes are controversial (and wrong) is a blatant understatement, but controversy is precisely what he aims for — and what has made him rich. Tate […] read more » Parents, students: Please stop blocking my driveway September 14, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou As someone who lives on a street right by the school, I was fuming when I found cars blocking nearly half my driveway not once, not twice, but five times in the past week. People took their sweet time with three-point turns, parents stayed for over half an hour while waiting to pick up their […] read more » Despite flaws, free lunch benefits students across the state September 11, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Most of us don’t ever think of California as a state rife with poverty, but in reality, it has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. According to a Census Bureau Report, that number hovered around 15.4% between 2018 and 2020, close to 6 million people. This astoundingly high number of impoverished people […] read more » Solving racial injustice does not mean separating communities September 10, 2022 — by Saachi Jain A cooperative living house in Berkeley known as the “POC (people of color) Theme House” has made recent news after banning white students and visitors from entering its common areas. The new rules require all white guests to be “announced in the Guest Chat if they will be in common spaces with [residents] and if […] read more » We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Current merit-based college aid system needs rethinking September 22, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou In 2017, more than half of eligible need-based aid applicants in 10 states, including Illinois and Delaware, did not receive any financial support for college. The students in those states are not alone: In the same year, more than 900,000 qualified financial aid applicants in the U.S. were turned away due to a lack of […] read more » Andrew Tate: why he and his misogynistic beliefs need to be stopped September 17, 2022 — by George Huang Depression is fake. Women are powerless. They bear responsibility for rape, and most importantly, they belong to men. These are all opinions viral influencer Andrew Tate shares. To say his takes are controversial (and wrong) is a blatant understatement, but controversy is precisely what he aims for — and what has made him rich. Tate […] read more » Parents, students: Please stop blocking my driveway September 14, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou As someone who lives on a street right by the school, I was fuming when I found cars blocking nearly half my driveway not once, not twice, but five times in the past week. People took their sweet time with three-point turns, parents stayed for over half an hour while waiting to pick up their […] read more » Despite flaws, free lunch benefits students across the state September 11, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Most of us don’t ever think of California as a state rife with poverty, but in reality, it has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. According to a Census Bureau Report, that number hovered around 15.4% between 2018 and 2020, close to 6 million people. This astoundingly high number of impoverished people […] read more » Solving racial injustice does not mean separating communities September 10, 2022 — by Saachi Jain A cooperative living house in Berkeley known as the “POC (people of color) Theme House” has made recent news after banning white students and visitors from entering its common areas. The new rules require all white guests to be “announced in the Guest Chat if they will be in common spaces with [residents] and if […] read more » We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Andrew Tate: why he and his misogynistic beliefs need to be stopped September 17, 2022 — by George Huang Depression is fake. Women are powerless. They bear responsibility for rape, and most importantly, they belong to men. These are all opinions viral influencer Andrew Tate shares. To say his takes are controversial (and wrong) is a blatant understatement, but controversy is precisely what he aims for — and what has made him rich. Tate […] read more » Parents, students: Please stop blocking my driveway September 14, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou As someone who lives on a street right by the school, I was fuming when I found cars blocking nearly half my driveway not once, not twice, but five times in the past week. People took their sweet time with three-point turns, parents stayed for over half an hour while waiting to pick up their […] read more » Despite flaws, free lunch benefits students across the state September 11, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Most of us don’t ever think of California as a state rife with poverty, but in reality, it has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. According to a Census Bureau Report, that number hovered around 15.4% between 2018 and 2020, close to 6 million people. This astoundingly high number of impoverished people […] read more » Solving racial injustice does not mean separating communities September 10, 2022 — by Saachi Jain A cooperative living house in Berkeley known as the “POC (people of color) Theme House” has made recent news after banning white students and visitors from entering its common areas. The new rules require all white guests to be “announced in the Guest Chat if they will be in common spaces with [residents] and if […] read more » We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Parents, students: Please stop blocking my driveway September 14, 2022 — by Sarah Zhou As someone who lives on a street right by the school, I was fuming when I found cars blocking nearly half my driveway not once, not twice, but five times in the past week. People took their sweet time with three-point turns, parents stayed for over half an hour while waiting to pick up their […] read more » Despite flaws, free lunch benefits students across the state September 11, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Most of us don’t ever think of California as a state rife with poverty, but in reality, it has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. According to a Census Bureau Report, that number hovered around 15.4% between 2018 and 2020, close to 6 million people. This astoundingly high number of impoverished people […] read more » Solving racial injustice does not mean separating communities September 10, 2022 — by Saachi Jain A cooperative living house in Berkeley known as the “POC (people of color) Theme House” has made recent news after banning white students and visitors from entering its common areas. The new rules require all white guests to be “announced in the Guest Chat if they will be in common spaces with [residents] and if […] read more » We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Despite flaws, free lunch benefits students across the state September 11, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Most of us don’t ever think of California as a state rife with poverty, but in reality, it has one of the highest poverty rates in the nation. According to a Census Bureau Report, that number hovered around 15.4% between 2018 and 2020, close to 6 million people. This astoundingly high number of impoverished people […] read more » Solving racial injustice does not mean separating communities September 10, 2022 — by Saachi Jain A cooperative living house in Berkeley known as the “POC (people of color) Theme House” has made recent news after banning white students and visitors from entering its common areas. The new rules require all white guests to be “announced in the Guest Chat if they will be in common spaces with [residents] and if […] read more » We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Solving racial injustice does not mean separating communities September 10, 2022 — by Saachi Jain A cooperative living house in Berkeley known as the “POC (people of color) Theme House” has made recent news after banning white students and visitors from entering its common areas. The new rules require all white guests to be “announced in the Guest Chat if they will be in common spaces with [residents] and if […] read more » We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
We were freshmen in our sophomore year June 5, 2022 — by Jonny Luo It’s near the end of my freshman year of high school, and I’m sitting in my bedroom alone. Staring at tiny faces on my computer screen, I’m wondering how long it would take to get to know all these people, let alone befriend one. Coming into the district from a private middle school, I struggled […] read more » Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast
Niche high school rankings matter about as much as Falcon Top 10s June 5, 2022 — by Michael Fok Saratoga High ranks as the best public college prep high school, third best public high school, and 11th best STEM public high school on Niche’s leaderboard for California. On many other lists such as US News and Schooldigger, SHS consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state and in the nation. Sure, it […] read more » firstprevious...10...2021222324...3040506070...nextlast