The importance of trust: injuries an risk and reality of life as a cheerleader October 1, 2023 — by Grace Lin & Christina Labban At the Homecoming football game on Sept. 22, several cheerleaders — senior Eva Semin, junior Analise Shab and freshmen Dezi Lencioni — hoisted junior captain Lucie Le Toquin into the air during a spirited routine. Le Toquin shook her red and blue pom-poms as she cheered on the football team. The spectacle showcased the harmony […] read more » Field hockey adjusts to new coach as the season progresses October 1, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen, Saachi Jain & Ariel Zhou After a 0-2 loss to Presentation on Sept. 27, the field hockey team is focused on connecting as a team for defense, midfield and forwards in future contests. The team’s record is currently 3-3 in the El Camino league. “We need to execute more on opportunities when they arise during games,” senior captain Zinneerah Ahmed […] read more » Staying fit: A high schooler’s guide to learning the ins and outs of a local gym September 30, 2023 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra After the last day of school last year, we looked forward to the sweet bliss of summer vacation, knowing that our grueling junior year filled with academics and AP testing was finally over. But after a few days of summer break, we fell down a rabbit hole of watching self-improvement TikToks made by Looksmax creators, […] read more » Girls’ tennis team regains momentum after loss of key players from last season September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu and Nicole Lee The girls’ tennis team is looking to regain their momentum after the loss of two graduating seniors and their top three players last season: senior Sabrina Manea, junior Megha Horantur and sophomore Viki Toram, who were last year’s No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles players, respectively. All three players left to train competitively […] read more » Coach busy dishing out lessons on and off the court September 29, 2023 — by Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao As the entire JV basketball team watched, special education teacher Danny Wallace and history teacher Jerry Sheehy demonstrated post moves and box out drills in the schools’ large gym. This was all thanks to Wallace’s coach 20 years ago when he was a standout player at the school — Sheehy himself. This is the ninth […] read more » Cross country increases workout difficulty in preparation for most challenging part of season September 29, 2023 — by George Hu Both cross country teams opened up their season with the 2023 Lowell Invitational on Sept. 9, with only the best seven available male and female runners from each team participating. The girls team was forced to bring all of their runners to the race, as they only have seven runners this year, while the boys […] read more » Davey continues father’s coaching legacy September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee Longtime history teacher Mike Davey has continued his father Dick Davey’s legacy while coaching multiple sports in his 30 years at the school: both girls’ and boys’ basketball as well as softball. Dick Davey coached the Santa Clara University men’s team for 16 years and is most famous for recruiting and coaching NBA Hall of […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Field hockey adjusts to new coach as the season progresses October 1, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen, Saachi Jain & Ariel Zhou After a 0-2 loss to Presentation on Sept. 27, the field hockey team is focused on connecting as a team for defense, midfield and forwards in future contests. The team’s record is currently 3-3 in the El Camino league. “We need to execute more on opportunities when they arise during games,” senior captain Zinneerah Ahmed […] read more » Staying fit: A high schooler’s guide to learning the ins and outs of a local gym September 30, 2023 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra After the last day of school last year, we looked forward to the sweet bliss of summer vacation, knowing that our grueling junior year filled with academics and AP testing was finally over. But after a few days of summer break, we fell down a rabbit hole of watching self-improvement TikToks made by Looksmax creators, […] read more » Girls’ tennis team regains momentum after loss of key players from last season September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu and Nicole Lee The girls’ tennis team is looking to regain their momentum after the loss of two graduating seniors and their top three players last season: senior Sabrina Manea, junior Megha Horantur and sophomore Viki Toram, who were last year’s No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles players, respectively. All three players left to train competitively […] read more » Coach busy dishing out lessons on and off the court September 29, 2023 — by Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao As the entire JV basketball team watched, special education teacher Danny Wallace and history teacher Jerry Sheehy demonstrated post moves and box out drills in the schools’ large gym. This was all thanks to Wallace’s coach 20 years ago when he was a standout player at the school — Sheehy himself. This is the ninth […] read more » Cross country increases workout difficulty in preparation for most challenging part of season September 29, 2023 — by George Hu Both cross country teams opened up their season with the 2023 Lowell Invitational on Sept. 9, with only the best seven available male and female runners from each team participating. The girls team was forced to bring all of their runners to the race, as they only have seven runners this year, while the boys […] read more » Davey continues father’s coaching legacy September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee Longtime history teacher Mike Davey has continued his father Dick Davey’s legacy while coaching multiple sports in his 30 years at the school: both girls’ and boys’ basketball as well as softball. Dick Davey coached the Santa Clara University men’s team for 16 years and is most famous for recruiting and coaching NBA Hall of […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Staying fit: A high schooler’s guide to learning the ins and outs of a local gym September 30, 2023 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra After the last day of school last year, we looked forward to the sweet bliss of summer vacation, knowing that our grueling junior year filled with academics and AP testing was finally over. But after a few days of summer break, we fell down a rabbit hole of watching self-improvement TikToks made by Looksmax creators, […] read more » Girls’ tennis team regains momentum after loss of key players from last season September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu and Nicole Lee The girls’ tennis team is looking to regain their momentum after the loss of two graduating seniors and their top three players last season: senior Sabrina Manea, junior Megha Horantur and sophomore Viki Toram, who were last year’s No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles players, respectively. All three players left to train competitively […] read more » Coach busy dishing out lessons on and off the court September 29, 2023 — by Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao As the entire JV basketball team watched, special education teacher Danny Wallace and history teacher Jerry Sheehy demonstrated post moves and box out drills in the schools’ large gym. This was all thanks to Wallace’s coach 20 years ago when he was a standout player at the school — Sheehy himself. This is the ninth […] read more » Cross country increases workout difficulty in preparation for most challenging part of season September 29, 2023 — by George Hu Both cross country teams opened up their season with the 2023 Lowell Invitational on Sept. 9, with only the best seven available male and female runners from each team participating. The girls team was forced to bring all of their runners to the race, as they only have seven runners this year, while the boys […] read more » Davey continues father’s coaching legacy September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee Longtime history teacher Mike Davey has continued his father Dick Davey’s legacy while coaching multiple sports in his 30 years at the school: both girls’ and boys’ basketball as well as softball. Dick Davey coached the Santa Clara University men’s team for 16 years and is most famous for recruiting and coaching NBA Hall of […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Girls’ tennis team regains momentum after loss of key players from last season September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu and Nicole Lee The girls’ tennis team is looking to regain their momentum after the loss of two graduating seniors and their top three players last season: senior Sabrina Manea, junior Megha Horantur and sophomore Viki Toram, who were last year’s No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 singles players, respectively. All three players left to train competitively […] read more » Coach busy dishing out lessons on and off the court September 29, 2023 — by Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao As the entire JV basketball team watched, special education teacher Danny Wallace and history teacher Jerry Sheehy demonstrated post moves and box out drills in the schools’ large gym. This was all thanks to Wallace’s coach 20 years ago when he was a standout player at the school — Sheehy himself. This is the ninth […] read more » Cross country increases workout difficulty in preparation for most challenging part of season September 29, 2023 — by George Hu Both cross country teams opened up their season with the 2023 Lowell Invitational on Sept. 9, with only the best seven available male and female runners from each team participating. The girls team was forced to bring all of their runners to the race, as they only have seven runners this year, while the boys […] read more » Davey continues father’s coaching legacy September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee Longtime history teacher Mike Davey has continued his father Dick Davey’s legacy while coaching multiple sports in his 30 years at the school: both girls’ and boys’ basketball as well as softball. Dick Davey coached the Santa Clara University men’s team for 16 years and is most famous for recruiting and coaching NBA Hall of […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Coach busy dishing out lessons on and off the court September 29, 2023 — by Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao As the entire JV basketball team watched, special education teacher Danny Wallace and history teacher Jerry Sheehy demonstrated post moves and box out drills in the schools’ large gym. This was all thanks to Wallace’s coach 20 years ago when he was a standout player at the school — Sheehy himself. This is the ninth […] read more » Cross country increases workout difficulty in preparation for most challenging part of season September 29, 2023 — by George Hu Both cross country teams opened up their season with the 2023 Lowell Invitational on Sept. 9, with only the best seven available male and female runners from each team participating. The girls team was forced to bring all of their runners to the race, as they only have seven runners this year, while the boys […] read more » Davey continues father’s coaching legacy September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee Longtime history teacher Mike Davey has continued his father Dick Davey’s legacy while coaching multiple sports in his 30 years at the school: both girls’ and boys’ basketball as well as softball. Dick Davey coached the Santa Clara University men’s team for 16 years and is most famous for recruiting and coaching NBA Hall of […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Cross country increases workout difficulty in preparation for most challenging part of season September 29, 2023 — by George Hu Both cross country teams opened up their season with the 2023 Lowell Invitational on Sept. 9, with only the best seven available male and female runners from each team participating. The girls team was forced to bring all of their runners to the race, as they only have seven runners this year, while the boys […] read more » Davey continues father’s coaching legacy September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee Longtime history teacher Mike Davey has continued his father Dick Davey’s legacy while coaching multiple sports in his 30 years at the school: both girls’ and boys’ basketball as well as softball. Dick Davey coached the Santa Clara University men’s team for 16 years and is most famous for recruiting and coaching NBA Hall of […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Davey continues father’s coaching legacy September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee Longtime history teacher Mike Davey has continued his father Dick Davey’s legacy while coaching multiple sports in his 30 years at the school: both girls’ and boys’ basketball as well as softball. Dick Davey coached the Santa Clara University men’s team for 16 years and is most famous for recruiting and coaching NBA Hall of […] read more » Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Golfers adjust to new rules that speed the pace of plays September 29, 2023 — by Sunny Cao and Ruiyan Zhu Since the golf season started during mid-August, players have been adjusting to a new double par rule that has been introduced this season, drastically increasing the speed at which tournaments move. Par is the number of strokes that proficient players are supposed to play a hole in. Now, with this new rule, the maximum number […] read more » Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team September 29, 2023 — by Florence Hu Gathering around in a circle, each of the 14 dancers stepped their right foot into the huddle as senior dance captain Taylor Chu delivered her words of encouragement before the Sept. 12 football game. On “1-2-3- TOGA!” — or as some liked to think of it, “toe-ga” — the team raised their feet and tapped […] read more » Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast
Weight room offers equipment suited for a variety of goals September 29, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko Every Tuesday and Thursday at 4 p.m., members of the cross country team rush into the Ray Goni Fitness Center — more commonly known as the weight room — to begin their 30-minute circuit training as a warmup for their run. The plethora of equipment available in the weight room helps students and players work […] read more » firstprevious...1011121314...2030405060...nextlast