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Trustee Shawn Mortensen (far left) listens to a presentation at the district office during the school board’s March 11 meeting.
Meet Shawn Mortensen: LGSUHSD’s newest school board trustee
April 5, 2025
The Philharmonic Strings orchestra combined with the Freshman orchestra to play together in the non-competitive category of the conference.
SHS orchestras travel to Atlanta for National Orchestra Festival
April 4, 2025
During the summer of 2026, the music department will be traveling to perform in Japan.
Music department to tour Japan in summer of 2026
April 3, 2025
“Morning Sun” stars a small but powerful cast of three actresses.
‘Morning Sun,’ ‘Sylvia’ and ‘146 Point Flame’: Seniors wrap up their four years in Drama with individual productions
April 2, 2025
Students studying for physics, math and computer science competitions
Students fuel their academic passions with Olympiad competitions
March 27, 2025
Cochrum helps a student during tutorial.
Cochrum reflects on educational journey with learning disability
April 5, 2025
An advertisement poster Leung made for the company.
Senior takes on remote social media job in New York
April 5, 2025
Courtesy of Montalvo Arts Center Often rented for weddings, the beautiful grounds of the Montalvo Arts Center is a popular place for hosting social events.
A nearby gem: the Montalvo Arts Center
April 3, 2025
Combining multiple skill-sets fosters collaboration and growth in ceramics class
April 2, 2025
Kinoshita films a fight scene for her college sophomore-year passion project, “The Veil” — her first time as Director of Photography
Stories that matter: Alumna pursues cinematography to inspire through storytelling
April 2, 2025
Ning launches a three against Sacred Heart as his teammates prepare to celebrate.
From 13th man to 3rd team all league — Steven Ning’s basketball journey
April 3, 2025
The beam training area at Gold Star Gymnastics.
Paying it forward for the next generation of gymnasts
March 31, 2025
Bossow wrestles against Bellarmine at Overfelt High on Dec. 6.
Wrestling team shows significant improvement this season
March 27, 2025
Coach Brian Liao talks game strategy with sophomores Andy Lu and Teegan Seid-Pham.
New head badminton coach brings valued guidance for players
March 27, 2025
President Riley Adler demonstrates yoga moves on the March 20 meeting, focused on the benefits of the practice.
Sports Medicine Club strives to teach athletes to be more aware of their body
March 26, 2025
Mangione’s alleged actions were wrong, but the diagnosis of America’s failing health-care system wasn’t
Mangione’s alleged actions were wrong, but the diagnosis of America’s failing health-care system wasn’t
March 31, 2025
Stay safe.
In a dark time, it’s time to know your rights
March 27, 2025
Starting next school year, more students are able to study at MIT without worrying about tuition.
Educational institutions are wise to offer free tuition to low-income families
March 26, 2025
Nationwide voter turnout since 2002, blue is presidential, yellow is midterm
Sagging voter participation puts democracy at risk
March 22, 2025
Cutting the tree of the Department of Education in half.
DOGE’s cuts for educational programs cause instability and loss of research confidence
March 19, 2025
Students gather to eat and talk on the upper deck.
Prom 2025: A grape evening at the Mountain Winery
April 6, 2025
Courtesy of Imgflip If you’re going to stop reading this story right here, this meme sums up my entire high school experience (I been chilling with boba but it’s close enough). Seriously, though, John Cena’s Chinese is elite.
My high school life in memes
April 5, 2025
Courtesy of Neha Sharan Students compete in a co-ed tournament held at the India Community Center in Milpitas.
A sophomore’s gambit: encouraging more girls to take up chess
April 4, 2025
Top 10 celebrity baby names over the years
April 3, 2025
Students take a test in Mrs. Marks’ Spanish 3 class.
Spanish teacher Stephanie Marks connects language learning to current events
April 2, 2025

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Anjali Pai
March 14, 2023
Din Tai Fung offers an array of authentic Taiwanese dishes.

Foodie reviews Taiwanese restaurant Din Tai Fung

Anjali Pai
March 10, 2023
Nobu offers dynamic dishes inspired by Japanese and Peruvian cuisine.

Food fanatic approves of Nobu: a high end yet comforting Japanese restaurant

Anjali Pai
December 13, 2022
Zeni’s offers various meat dishes as well, including this meat combination plate.

Photo or Graphic for: Local Ethiopian restaurant is a favorite of all cultures and palettes

Saachi Jain
November 15, 2022
In another realm, an alien plays my character in a video game.  

How a conspiracy theory from Elon Musk helped me develop a growth mindset

Anjali Pai
September 24, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: Top 10: ways to fake having friends

Christina Chang
June 5, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: 73 questions: conversations with the school community

Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Sarah Zhou
May 30, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: District to review plan for solar panel farms in mid-June

Christina Chang
May 22, 2022
May is the worst month

May is the worst month

Anjali Pai
May 10, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: Students, teachers weigh in on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin, and Daniel Wu
March 16, 2022
Baking and reviewing the Trader Joe’s Hawaiian mochi cake

Baking and reviewing the Trader Joe’s Hawaiian mochi cake

Anjali Pai
March 12, 2022
Appreciation for a still underground music genre: electroswing

Appreciation for a still underground music genre: electroswing

Anjali Pai
March 10, 2022

One small skip for man, one giant leap for mankind

Anjali Pai
February 10, 2022
My biggest regret: Not stepping up the time I saw Sadie Sink

My biggest regret: Not stepping up the time I saw Sadie Sink

Anjali Pai
January 31, 2022
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Photo or Graphic for: Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly

Sarah Zhou
January 20, 2022
Mathway was a commonly used website that many students used to cheat during remote learning.

Photo or Graphic for: From cheating online to struggling in person

Shannon Ma and Stephanie Sun
November 15, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Current universal health care proposals are disasters waiting to happen

Sarah Zhou
November 12, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: We hate baseball.

Atrey Desai and Viraaj Reddi
November 9, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: 5 stages of grief? More like 1

Sarah Zhou
October 28, 2021
Soccer is unbearably boring to watch

Soccer is unbearably boring to watch

Anjali Pai
October 17, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Clubs readjust to an in-person setting

Sarah Thomas and Kavya Patel
October 7, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college?

Arnav Swamy
October 7, 2021
During college visits, colleges should not repeat information easily found on their website. 

Photo or Graphic for: College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data

Ethan Lin
October 7, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Under the magnifying glass: students with faculty and staff parents

Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu
October 2, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Students asked to pitch in to combat campus waste

Sarah Zhou and Sarah Thomas
October 2, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Every day I’m puzzlin’

Jonny Luo
September 30, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Falcon Family Peer Tutoring Program offers student guidance for maneuvering tough classes

Sarah Zhou and Atrey Desai
September 30, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Explaining — not solving — the problem causing my massive bank statements

Sarah Zhou
September 22, 2021

Student athletes identify with Simone Biles’ mental health struggles

Anamika Anand and Anjali Pai
September 13, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Teachers implement course modifications to combat learning gaps

Christina Chang and Martin Xu
September 10, 2021
Junior Anjali Pai styles sweater vests for each of the four seasons.

Sweater vests: I’m a convert

Anjali Pai
September 7, 2021
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An asynchronous Wednesday reflection: When we needed them most, they vanished

Anjali Pai
June 5, 2021
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Follow what other schools do and drop driver’s education from the curriculum

Vicky Bai and Anjali Pai
May 13, 2021
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SCVAL teams forced to forgo CCS playoffs

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
May 11, 2021
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Trying a viral TikTok recipe: an epic fail

Anjali Pai
May 3, 2021
health and cooking class photo courtesy of Wendy Lewis

Students enjoy health and cooking class both in-person and at home

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
April 25, 2021
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Reporters maintain friendship through animal nicknames

Christina Chang, Anjali Pai, and Carolyn Wang
March 23, 2021
zoomburnout

One year after it began, Zoom burnout continues as pandemic takes mental toll

Andrew Li and Anjali Pai
March 21, 2021
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‘Night’: A must-read memoir about the Holocaust

Anjali Pai
February 23, 2021
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Truth be told, shy sophomore not sure she wants to go back to regular school

Anjali Pai
February 7, 2021
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With conditions worsening, district will not move forward with Phase 3 to start second semester

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
December 4, 2020
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Old Disney reigns supreme over remakes

Anjali Pai
December 4, 2020
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The problem with cultural gatekeeping

Atrey Desai and Anjali Pai
December 1, 2020
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Recurring internet outages irk students and staff

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
October 31, 2020
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TikTok slang but make it ✨normalized✨

Anjali Pai
October 29, 2020
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A quarantine clothing evolution: finding myself through fashion

Anjali Pai
October 22, 2020
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Sports should not have practices at this time due to safety concerns

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
October 20, 2020
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Boba: mediocrity at its finest

Anjali Pai
October 18, 2020
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Cancel culture has often gone too far

Anjali Pai
September 23, 2020
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Financial literacy: a topic worth teaching

Anjali Pai
September 16, 2020
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Experienced music director fills in for Boitz

Andrew Li and Anjali Pai
September 5, 2020
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