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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
MAP 11 students outside of Warner Bros. Studios
MAP 11 students explore the film wonders of LA
March 27, 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
Will students ever fully regain lost ground?
The lasting impact of pandemic learning loss: How COVID-19 reshaped education for a generation
April 1, 2025
The movie mixes elements of action and emotion throughout the story
‘Ne Zha 2’ is a cinematic masterpiece that redefines animation
March 31, 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
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
Courtesy of NOW Toronto
Why I fell for Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s collaboration
April 2, 2025

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Bellarmine Broads blog: Boys rated female teachers’ looks, attractiveness online

Lina Kim, Claire Rhee, Kyle Wang, and Sophia Zivanic
February 13, 2018

Seniors devise plan to build automated solar panel cleaner for engineering project

Caitlyn Chen and Claire Rhee
March 15, 2017

Oscars shocks audience with biggest mistake in show history

Claire Rhee
March 7, 2017

Alumni encourage taking AP classes, doing own chores to prepare for college

Claire Rhee
January 25, 2017

Administration encourages more communication between parents and students to limit underage drinking

Claire Rhee and Kyle Wang
November 29, 2016

Expensive housing makes the Bay Area a tough fit for teachers and other government employees

Leena Elzeiny and Claire Rhee
September 9, 2016

Scanners are not the way to increase class spirit

Claire Rhee and Isabelle Yang
April 18, 2016

Concerns surface over earlier start time of new schedule

Claire Rhee and Summer Smith
March 10, 2016

Young adult books aim to interest all readers

Claire Rhee
March 6, 2016

Mystery Club: Students investigate and role play puzzling riddles

Claire Rhee and Katherine Zhou
March 6, 2016

Sequel to beloved show fails to fulfill high expectations

Claire Rhee
March 6, 2016

Students discover better fit away from name-brand schools

Claire Rhee and Oksana Trifonova
March 4, 2016

Inspiring stories and videos form strong student connections

Claire Rhee
January 22, 2016

School works to prepare for new security technology

David Fan and Claire Rhee
January 17, 2016

Junior gains unique memories, life skills from robotics

Ami Nachiappan and Claire Rhee
January 17, 2016

Blocked Aeries just causes more stress

Claire Rhee
January 16, 2016

Worldwide messaging apps simplify global communication

Julia Miller and Claire Rhee
January 16, 2016

School leaders share ideas on student wellness

Spring Ma and Claire Rhee
January 15, 2016

Girls’ volleyball advances to CCS despite losses in A league

Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee
November 13, 2015

Teachers share unique Thanksgiving traditions

Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee
November 7, 2015

Volleyball: Girls hang tough despite coach’s absence

Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee
October 9, 2015

Students choose ACT to avoid new SAT

Miles Albert and Claire Rhee
October 4, 2015

Sending juveniles to adult prison detrimental, unnecessary

Claire Rhee
September 30, 2015

‘The Italian Job’: Stealing gold 34 years later

Claire Rhee
September 30, 2015

Girls’ volleyball brings A-game

Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee
September 4, 2015

Ross substitutes for Ryan

Claire Rhee
September 3, 2015

Facebook’s usefulness wanes

Claire Rhee
September 2, 2015

Say ‘hey’ to Heher: Saratoga welcomes Judi Heher to the Falcon family as another computer science teacher.

Claire Rhee
September 1, 2015

‘Fantastic Four’: OK not fantastic

Claire Rhee
August 31, 2015
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