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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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Banksy: The brilliant and enigmatic hit-and-run graffiti guru

Anoop Galivanche
January 16, 2011
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M-SET receives grants galore

Anoop Galivanche
January 16, 2011
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English teacher to become assistant principal; Cerbone will assume duties at NOVA

Anoop Galivanche
January 12, 2011

The evolution of cheating

Olivia Chock, Wiill Edman, Anoop Galivanche, Albert Gu, Anika Jhalani, and Priya Nookala
January 12, 2011

When the melting pot heats up…

Anoop Galivanche, Anika Jhalani, Kelly Liu, Anshu Siripurapu, and Elijah Yi
November 10, 2010
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History of Rivalry: The ups and downs of SHS football

Tim Rollinson and Anoop Galivanche
October 25, 2010

Invisible Children showing leads to increased membership

Anoop Galivanche
October 4, 2010

Freshman wins big at science fair

Anoop Galivanche and Abhishek Venkataramana
June 6, 2010

Don’t hate the player, hate the game

Anoop Galivanche
June 5, 2010
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Football star from SHS raps its up at Cal

Roy Bisht and Anoop Galivanche
June 1, 2010
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Cochrum named Teacher of the Year

Anoop Galivanche
May 21, 2010

M-SET performs at national robotics competition

Anoop Galivanche
April 30, 2010

Mining safety in China is inexcusable

Anoop Galivanche and Girish Swaminath
April 30, 2010

The martyrs of Marjah

Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu
April 6, 2010

Cracking the code: the hiring process at SHS

Anoop Galivanche and Abhishek Venkataramana
April 5, 2010

Education crisis hurting teachers looking for jobs

Anoop Galivanche and Parul Singh
March 31, 2010
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M-SET heads to Atlanta for national Robotics competition after big win

Anoop Galivanche
March 28, 2010
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School hosts Challenge Day; event breaks down barriers, changes lives

Anoop Galivanche and Grishma Athavale
March 23, 2010

Staff editorial: Restrictions on viewing graded tests undermine learning

Vijay Menon, Anoop Galivanche, Uttara Sivaram, Abhishek Venkataramana, and Jason Wu
February 24, 2010
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Progress and partisanship in peril

Anoop Galivanche
February 10, 2010

Political finance reforms should be welcomed

Anoop Galivanche
February 10, 2010

Back parking accident and improvements

Anoop Galivanche and Olivia Chock
December 18, 2009

John Mayer Preview: ‘Battle Studies’

Roy Bisht and Anoop Galivanche
November 4, 2009
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Teacher Troxell finds solace in sea

Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu
October 30, 2009

Percussion teacher is musician by day, cage fighter by night

Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu
October 30, 2009

Obama deserves Nobel Peace Prize

Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu
October 30, 2009

Public option optional for health-care bill

Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu
October 15, 2009

Wikipedia: friend, not foe

Anoop Galivanche and Jason Wu
September 11, 2009
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