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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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All content by Brandon Yang

How to request a recommendation letter

Brandon Yang
April 30, 2010

Taiwanese should be treated like any other ethnicity

Jason Wu and Brandon Yang
April 26, 2010

PE dress code should be reformed

Brandon Yang
March 31, 2010

How to contact your guidance counselor

Brandon Yang
March 23, 2010
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Stoffers places second in College Jeopardy tournament

Brandon Yang
February 22, 2010

Finals before break not so bad, especially for students

Girish Swaminath and Brandon Yang
February 1, 2010

Rector recalls high school life at SHS

Brandon Yang
December 14, 2009

Life sentence for teens inhumane

Brandon Yang
December 6, 2009

Amazon’s Kindle is making more and more sense for schools

Roy Bisht and Brandon Yang
October 30, 2009

SHS needs to be regularly updated

Roy Bisht and Brandon Yang
October 12, 2009

UCs help all by removing SAT Subject Test requirements

Brandon Yang
September 9, 2009

People should not underestimate the swine flu disease

Brandon Yang
May 18, 2009

Digital versions preferable to school textbooks

Brandon Yang
April 20, 2009

Junior makes top 10 in literature contest

Brandon Yang
March 13, 2009

Second killing at VTech makes for concerns about student safety

Nandini Ruparel and Brandon Yang
February 12, 2009

Harvard should not favor international students

Brandon Yang
November 25, 2008

If colleges don’t consider the SAT, it will hurt Saratoga students

Brandon Yang
October 22, 2008

CTEL classes decrease quality of education

Brandon Yang
October 10, 2008

Long lines, crowded areas make oncampus lunches less than satisfying

Grishma Athavale and Brandon Yang
September 5, 2008
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Math teacher Navrides to teach at Los Gatos next year

Neyha Bhat and Brandon Yang
May 30, 2008

Don’t forget the printed newspaper!

Brandon Yang
May 8, 2008

Improvements needed for road safety

Alicia Lee and Brandon Yang
April 22, 2008

Improvements needed for road safety

Alicia Lee and Brandon Yang
April 22, 2008

Internet phrases infect teen speech

Brandon Yang and Melody Zhang
April 3, 2008
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