Teacher rides both grade curves and waves October 14, 2010 — by Jennifer Jin If you give world geography teacher Rick Ellis a map, he can point you to a lot more than just the Bering Strait, Zimbabwe or the Dead Sea. He can also show you some of best local spots to catch some waves. read more » Girls’ volleyball: Team well on its way to success October 6, 2010 — by Amy Jan and Aashna Mukerji "Together, win!" the girls' varsity volleyball team shouted to raise their spirits before playing Mills, their last match for the weekend. On Sept. 18, the team played in a tournament at Menlo Atherton. With an almost even record of wins and losses, they went into the sixth and final game feeling nervous but ready. The girls' words of encouragement rang true as the game against Mills ended with a Falcon victory of 25-15 and 25-16. "We could have done better, but we came really close to [beating the other] teams," said senior co-captain Hanna Nielson. read more » Boys’ Cross Country: Falcons flourish at Saratoga invitational, other events October 4, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Hundreds of eager runners from various high schools such as Wilcox, Los Althos and Cupertino made their way to the Saratoga High track to participate in the Saratoga Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 21. read more » New contract with Nike garners different opinions October 4, 2010 — by Paul Jung In the past, the school sports teams have ordered uniforms and apparel from different brands. Last year, the school made an agreement with Nike to buy all their sports apparel from Nike in exchange for large discounts on Nike merchandise. The fact that all sports uniforms will be from Nike has sparked some varying opinions among student athletes. read more » Girls’ tennis: Early success creates high expectations October 1, 2010 — by Lauren Kuan Winning the Fresno tournament earned Saratoga the title of best high school girls' tennis team in California. So far, the girls have met and surpassed the high standards other schools have set by defeating their opposition. "The expectations are now very high, and that puts a lot of pressure on our players to perform each week to their capabilities," said coach Tom Uyehara. "As long as the team stays focused, I think we will do very well this season." Falcon players said they need to stay humble and consistent by winning all their league matches. read more » Sports team strikes deal with Nike September 29, 2010 — by Olivia Chock This year, the SHS sports teams agreed to a three- to four-year contract with Nike. This agreement allows all of the teams to buy uniforms from Nike for a 25-40 percent discount off the retail price. Head football coach Tim Lugo was connected with Nike when he met one of their reps, Carlos Trujillo, at a clinic for football coaches. read more » Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ volleyball: Team well on its way to success October 6, 2010 — by Amy Jan and Aashna Mukerji "Together, win!" the girls' varsity volleyball team shouted to raise their spirits before playing Mills, their last match for the weekend. On Sept. 18, the team played in a tournament at Menlo Atherton. With an almost even record of wins and losses, they went into the sixth and final game feeling nervous but ready. The girls' words of encouragement rang true as the game against Mills ended with a Falcon victory of 25-15 and 25-16. "We could have done better, but we came really close to [beating the other] teams," said senior co-captain Hanna Nielson. read more » Boys’ Cross Country: Falcons flourish at Saratoga invitational, other events October 4, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Hundreds of eager runners from various high schools such as Wilcox, Los Althos and Cupertino made their way to the Saratoga High track to participate in the Saratoga Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 21. read more » New contract with Nike garners different opinions October 4, 2010 — by Paul Jung In the past, the school sports teams have ordered uniforms and apparel from different brands. Last year, the school made an agreement with Nike to buy all their sports apparel from Nike in exchange for large discounts on Nike merchandise. The fact that all sports uniforms will be from Nike has sparked some varying opinions among student athletes. read more » Girls’ tennis: Early success creates high expectations October 1, 2010 — by Lauren Kuan Winning the Fresno tournament earned Saratoga the title of best high school girls' tennis team in California. So far, the girls have met and surpassed the high standards other schools have set by defeating their opposition. "The expectations are now very high, and that puts a lot of pressure on our players to perform each week to their capabilities," said coach Tom Uyehara. "As long as the team stays focused, I think we will do very well this season." Falcon players said they need to stay humble and consistent by winning all their league matches. read more » Sports team strikes deal with Nike September 29, 2010 — by Olivia Chock This year, the SHS sports teams agreed to a three- to four-year contract with Nike. This agreement allows all of the teams to buy uniforms from Nike for a 25-40 percent discount off the retail price. Head football coach Tim Lugo was connected with Nike when he met one of their reps, Carlos Trujillo, at a clinic for football coaches. read more » Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
Boys’ Cross Country: Falcons flourish at Saratoga invitational, other events October 4, 2010 — by Brandon Judoprasetijo and Vijay Menon Hundreds of eager runners from various high schools such as Wilcox, Los Althos and Cupertino made their way to the Saratoga High track to participate in the Saratoga Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 21. read more » New contract with Nike garners different opinions October 4, 2010 — by Paul Jung In the past, the school sports teams have ordered uniforms and apparel from different brands. Last year, the school made an agreement with Nike to buy all their sports apparel from Nike in exchange for large discounts on Nike merchandise. The fact that all sports uniforms will be from Nike has sparked some varying opinions among student athletes. read more » Girls’ tennis: Early success creates high expectations October 1, 2010 — by Lauren Kuan Winning the Fresno tournament earned Saratoga the title of best high school girls' tennis team in California. So far, the girls have met and surpassed the high standards other schools have set by defeating their opposition. "The expectations are now very high, and that puts a lot of pressure on our players to perform each week to their capabilities," said coach Tom Uyehara. "As long as the team stays focused, I think we will do very well this season." Falcon players said they need to stay humble and consistent by winning all their league matches. read more » Sports team strikes deal with Nike September 29, 2010 — by Olivia Chock This year, the SHS sports teams agreed to a three- to four-year contract with Nike. This agreement allows all of the teams to buy uniforms from Nike for a 25-40 percent discount off the retail price. Head football coach Tim Lugo was connected with Nike when he met one of their reps, Carlos Trujillo, at a clinic for football coaches. read more » Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
New contract with Nike garners different opinions October 4, 2010 — by Paul Jung In the past, the school sports teams have ordered uniforms and apparel from different brands. Last year, the school made an agreement with Nike to buy all their sports apparel from Nike in exchange for large discounts on Nike merchandise. The fact that all sports uniforms will be from Nike has sparked some varying opinions among student athletes. read more » Girls’ tennis: Early success creates high expectations October 1, 2010 — by Lauren Kuan Winning the Fresno tournament earned Saratoga the title of best high school girls' tennis team in California. So far, the girls have met and surpassed the high standards other schools have set by defeating their opposition. "The expectations are now very high, and that puts a lot of pressure on our players to perform each week to their capabilities," said coach Tom Uyehara. "As long as the team stays focused, I think we will do very well this season." Falcon players said they need to stay humble and consistent by winning all their league matches. read more » Sports team strikes deal with Nike September 29, 2010 — by Olivia Chock This year, the SHS sports teams agreed to a three- to four-year contract with Nike. This agreement allows all of the teams to buy uniforms from Nike for a 25-40 percent discount off the retail price. Head football coach Tim Lugo was connected with Nike when he met one of their reps, Carlos Trujillo, at a clinic for football coaches. read more » Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ tennis: Early success creates high expectations October 1, 2010 — by Lauren Kuan Winning the Fresno tournament earned Saratoga the title of best high school girls' tennis team in California. So far, the girls have met and surpassed the high standards other schools have set by defeating their opposition. "The expectations are now very high, and that puts a lot of pressure on our players to perform each week to their capabilities," said coach Tom Uyehara. "As long as the team stays focused, I think we will do very well this season." Falcon players said they need to stay humble and consistent by winning all their league matches. read more » Sports team strikes deal with Nike September 29, 2010 — by Olivia Chock This year, the SHS sports teams agreed to a three- to four-year contract with Nike. This agreement allows all of the teams to buy uniforms from Nike for a 25-40 percent discount off the retail price. Head football coach Tim Lugo was connected with Nike when he met one of their reps, Carlos Trujillo, at a clinic for football coaches. read more » Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
Sports team strikes deal with Nike September 29, 2010 — by Olivia Chock This year, the SHS sports teams agreed to a three- to four-year contract with Nike. This agreement allows all of the teams to buy uniforms from Nike for a 25-40 percent discount off the retail price. Head football coach Tim Lugo was connected with Nike when he met one of their reps, Carlos Trujillo, at a clinic for football coaches. read more » Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ Golf: Unfavorable weather conditions don’t dampen high spirits September 28, 2010 — by Apeksha Sharma and Samika Kumar After a disheartening series of losses, one tie and a solitary win, the girls' golf team pitched in together for an victory against Lincoln High on Sept. 24 at the San Jose Municipal Golf Course. read more » Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
Girls’ Water Polo: Optimistic attitude to make splash September 28, 2010 — by Anika Jhalani With water sloshing around the players, chlorine stinging their eyes and constant thrashing that makes voices hard to hear, teamwork is not only difficult to achieve but essential to a water polo team's success. This year's girls' water polo teams have an additional hurdle to face: an unusually low number of veteran players, resulting in time spent teaching the new, more inexperienced players the game from scratch. read more » Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
Field Hockey: Johnson fills spot left by injured Garland September 27, 2010 — by Synthia Ling and Ren Norris Senior Colleen Garland was set to be an important leader in the center back position—the last player in the defense before the goalie. However, during a preseason tournament in the end of August, she broke her left finger and was forced to sit out while it recovers. Now, sophomore defender Hannah Johnson has had to step up and fill the empty spot. She played as center back during the rest of preseason and will now remain there for league games during the regular season until Garland can return midseason. read more » Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast
Sports apparel boosts team spirit September 27, 2010 — by Lillian Chen "We work ours off to kick yours." This was the clever phrase at the bottom of the swim team's customized sweatshirts from the previous school year. Numerous teams have come up with witty phrases or customized nicknames for sweatshirts or shirts that they wear for team spirit for their particular sport. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...189190191192193...200210220...nextlast