A tale of two seniors: What we wish we had known April 9, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy and Preston Fu In a little under three months, we will graduate high school and move on to the next chapter in our lives. The uncertainty of life beyond our small town is jarring. While we don’t know much about what the rest of our lives, or even the next four years, have in store, we want to […] read more » NATO’s expansion plays a role in Putin’s invasion Ukraine April 2, 2022 — by George Huang March 20 marks the 24th day since Russian troops began their march into Ukraine. The artillery that continues to fall across the country has forced over 1.5 million people to flee, while many more have tried and failed. Hospitals and apartment buildings have been reduced to rubble while Ukraine’s citizens hide in shelters, waiting for […] read more » Restrict course enrollment to preserve students’ mental and physical health April 1, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli By all measures, students here are stressed out, overworked and tired, especially as juniors and seniors, and the cause is obvious to everyone: They’re taking too many AP and Honors classes at the same time and not handling the load well. The desire to load schedules with AP and Honors classes comes with other downsides. […] read more » SHS and LGHS have an AP European History issue April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar At Los Gatos High, sophomores can take AP European History (AP Euro) in place of college-prep World History to satisfy the school’s graduation requirements. At Saratoga High, AP Euro is the only high-achievement international history course available, excluding AP Art History, an art analysis class. This means that LGHS students are allowed to forgo studying […] read more » Summer math courses should not be accepted for course credit April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Every year, hundreds of students take courses outside of the school. There are many legitimate reasons for this: Some courses aren’t offered at the school and there are students who benefit from the additional enrichment. But a large portion of students take outside classes with the intention of “skipping” a class on campus. In other […] read more » 100-word rave: Space heaters —the ground warming invention keeping us cozy March 31, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta It’s the middle of February, but the central cooling is still blasting in my room. I’m shivering violently in my ice-block of a chair right after a steaming-hot shower, only to go outside and find my family and myself stuck in a battle over control of the thermostat. Lunchtime? I’m moving the thermostat up. Trying […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Bai Tong is love, Bai Tong is life March 31, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas Bai Tong Thai Bistro has been around ever since I moved to Saratoga in 2013, and I’ve cherished it for the past five years. Through constantly changing friendships, classes and interests, my love for Bai Tong has persisted. I went to Bai Tong for the first time in fifth grade with my family. My sister […] read more » Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
NATO’s expansion plays a role in Putin’s invasion Ukraine April 2, 2022 — by George Huang March 20 marks the 24th day since Russian troops began their march into Ukraine. The artillery that continues to fall across the country has forced over 1.5 million people to flee, while many more have tried and failed. Hospitals and apartment buildings have been reduced to rubble while Ukraine’s citizens hide in shelters, waiting for […] read more » Restrict course enrollment to preserve students’ mental and physical health April 1, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli By all measures, students here are stressed out, overworked and tired, especially as juniors and seniors, and the cause is obvious to everyone: They’re taking too many AP and Honors classes at the same time and not handling the load well. The desire to load schedules with AP and Honors classes comes with other downsides. […] read more » SHS and LGHS have an AP European History issue April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar At Los Gatos High, sophomores can take AP European History (AP Euro) in place of college-prep World History to satisfy the school’s graduation requirements. At Saratoga High, AP Euro is the only high-achievement international history course available, excluding AP Art History, an art analysis class. This means that LGHS students are allowed to forgo studying […] read more » Summer math courses should not be accepted for course credit April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Every year, hundreds of students take courses outside of the school. There are many legitimate reasons for this: Some courses aren’t offered at the school and there are students who benefit from the additional enrichment. But a large portion of students take outside classes with the intention of “skipping” a class on campus. In other […] read more » 100-word rave: Space heaters —the ground warming invention keeping us cozy March 31, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta It’s the middle of February, but the central cooling is still blasting in my room. I’m shivering violently in my ice-block of a chair right after a steaming-hot shower, only to go outside and find my family and myself stuck in a battle over control of the thermostat. Lunchtime? I’m moving the thermostat up. Trying […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Bai Tong is love, Bai Tong is life March 31, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas Bai Tong Thai Bistro has been around ever since I moved to Saratoga in 2013, and I’ve cherished it for the past five years. Through constantly changing friendships, classes and interests, my love for Bai Tong has persisted. I went to Bai Tong for the first time in fifth grade with my family. My sister […] read more » Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
Restrict course enrollment to preserve students’ mental and physical health April 1, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli By all measures, students here are stressed out, overworked and tired, especially as juniors and seniors, and the cause is obvious to everyone: They’re taking too many AP and Honors classes at the same time and not handling the load well. The desire to load schedules with AP and Honors classes comes with other downsides. […] read more » SHS and LGHS have an AP European History issue April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar At Los Gatos High, sophomores can take AP European History (AP Euro) in place of college-prep World History to satisfy the school’s graduation requirements. At Saratoga High, AP Euro is the only high-achievement international history course available, excluding AP Art History, an art analysis class. This means that LGHS students are allowed to forgo studying […] read more » Summer math courses should not be accepted for course credit April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Every year, hundreds of students take courses outside of the school. There are many legitimate reasons for this: Some courses aren’t offered at the school and there are students who benefit from the additional enrichment. But a large portion of students take outside classes with the intention of “skipping” a class on campus. In other […] read more » 100-word rave: Space heaters —the ground warming invention keeping us cozy March 31, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta It’s the middle of February, but the central cooling is still blasting in my room. I’m shivering violently in my ice-block of a chair right after a steaming-hot shower, only to go outside and find my family and myself stuck in a battle over control of the thermostat. Lunchtime? I’m moving the thermostat up. Trying […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Bai Tong is love, Bai Tong is life March 31, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas Bai Tong Thai Bistro has been around ever since I moved to Saratoga in 2013, and I’ve cherished it for the past five years. Through constantly changing friendships, classes and interests, my love for Bai Tong has persisted. I went to Bai Tong for the first time in fifth grade with my family. My sister […] read more » Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
SHS and LGHS have an AP European History issue April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar At Los Gatos High, sophomores can take AP European History (AP Euro) in place of college-prep World History to satisfy the school’s graduation requirements. At Saratoga High, AP Euro is the only high-achievement international history course available, excluding AP Art History, an art analysis class. This means that LGHS students are allowed to forgo studying […] read more » Summer math courses should not be accepted for course credit April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Every year, hundreds of students take courses outside of the school. There are many legitimate reasons for this: Some courses aren’t offered at the school and there are students who benefit from the additional enrichment. But a large portion of students take outside classes with the intention of “skipping” a class on campus. In other […] read more » 100-word rave: Space heaters —the ground warming invention keeping us cozy March 31, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta It’s the middle of February, but the central cooling is still blasting in my room. I’m shivering violently in my ice-block of a chair right after a steaming-hot shower, only to go outside and find my family and myself stuck in a battle over control of the thermostat. Lunchtime? I’m moving the thermostat up. Trying […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Bai Tong is love, Bai Tong is life March 31, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas Bai Tong Thai Bistro has been around ever since I moved to Saratoga in 2013, and I’ve cherished it for the past five years. Through constantly changing friendships, classes and interests, my love for Bai Tong has persisted. I went to Bai Tong for the first time in fifth grade with my family. My sister […] read more » Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
Summer math courses should not be accepted for course credit April 1, 2022 — by Shaan Sridhar Every year, hundreds of students take courses outside of the school. There are many legitimate reasons for this: Some courses aren’t offered at the school and there are students who benefit from the additional enrichment. But a large portion of students take outside classes with the intention of “skipping” a class on campus. In other […] read more » 100-word rave: Space heaters —the ground warming invention keeping us cozy March 31, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta It’s the middle of February, but the central cooling is still blasting in my room. I’m shivering violently in my ice-block of a chair right after a steaming-hot shower, only to go outside and find my family and myself stuck in a battle over control of the thermostat. Lunchtime? I’m moving the thermostat up. Trying […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Bai Tong is love, Bai Tong is life March 31, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas Bai Tong Thai Bistro has been around ever since I moved to Saratoga in 2013, and I’ve cherished it for the past five years. Through constantly changing friendships, classes and interests, my love for Bai Tong has persisted. I went to Bai Tong for the first time in fifth grade with my family. My sister […] read more » Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
100-word rave: Space heaters —the ground warming invention keeping us cozy March 31, 2022 — by Sanjoli Gupta It’s the middle of February, but the central cooling is still blasting in my room. I’m shivering violently in my ice-block of a chair right after a steaming-hot shower, only to go outside and find my family and myself stuck in a battle over control of the thermostat. Lunchtime? I’m moving the thermostat up. Trying […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Bai Tong is love, Bai Tong is life March 31, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas Bai Tong Thai Bistro has been around ever since I moved to Saratoga in 2013, and I’ve cherished it for the past five years. Through constantly changing friendships, classes and interests, my love for Bai Tong has persisted. I went to Bai Tong for the first time in fifth grade with my family. My sister […] read more » Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Bai Tong is love, Bai Tong is life March 31, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas Bai Tong Thai Bistro has been around ever since I moved to Saratoga in 2013, and I’ve cherished it for the past five years. Through constantly changing friendships, classes and interests, my love for Bai Tong has persisted. I went to Bai Tong for the first time in fifth grade with my family. My sister […] read more » Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
Bai Tong is love, Bai Tong is life March 31, 2022 — by Sarah Thomas Bai Tong Thai Bistro has been around ever since I moved to Saratoga in 2013, and I’ve cherished it for the past five years. Through constantly changing friendships, classes and interests, my love for Bai Tong has persisted. I went to Bai Tong for the first time in fifth grade with my family. My sister […] read more » Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
Digitizing the SAT will not make it equitable March 31, 2022 — by Nilay Mishra In January, the College Board announced that the SAT will move to a fully online format in 2024. The test will be condensed from three hours to two hours, reading passages will be made shorter and more “diverse” and calculators will be permitted in every subject. The College Board claims the changes will make the […] read more » Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast
Stand up for Bell Tower — for all your brunch needs March 31, 2022 — by Apurva Chakravarthy In the past few months, my overly sentimental self has been pondering what it will be like at the end of this year to leave the town I’ve lived in for pretty much all my life. One of the questions I’ve asked myself — and all my senior friends — is what Saratoga places we […] read more » firstprevious...10...2223242526...3040506070...nextlast