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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
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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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

Florence Hu
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

Florence Hu and Sanyukta Ravishankar
April 2, 2025
Childhood, wedding and family photos from Bhan and Cai’s booklets.

Students explore family histories through APUSH project

Florence Hu
March 31, 2025
Seniors Aria Zhang and Niraali Garg rehearse “The Little Mermaid.”

Featuring a large ensemble, new actors and musical pieces, ‘The Little Mermaid’ classic hopes to garner a larger audience

Florence Hu and Sanyukta Ravishankar
March 27, 2025
The endless possibilities you can do with a scribble of colors…

How to craft a letter for someone special

Florence Hu
March 21, 2025
Swimmers compete at home on Feb. 28 against Lynbrook.

Swim team optimistic for coming season with many new freshmen

Florence Hu and Amy Miao
March 21, 2025
A plethora of email sign-offs.

Top 10: email sign-offs

Florence Hu
March 11, 2025
Cuttlefish drivers strategize before their match.

FTC robotics teams flex their strength at Regionals

Florence Hu
March 2, 2025
Flags that can be posted by any user, known as “community notes” on X, will now be used on Meta’s platforms.

Meta, caving to Trump, severs ties with independent fact-checkers

Florence Hu
February 9, 2025
Avery, Peter and Tina arrive in the finale scene.

Senior’s honors drama project featured emotional scenes and deeper meaning

Florence Hu and Sanyukta Ravishankar
February 3, 2025
Administration can often limit the content of what student journalists put out.

Student journalists should be more aware of CA’s education and press laws

Florence Hu
January 28, 2025
Deputy Perez and Deputy Nicolas Galvez engage with their community.

New School Resource Officer shares his experiences and background

Florence Hu
January 28, 2025
Topics included in the Finite Math curriculum.

Finite Math — a new course offering — attempts to garner signups

Florence Hu
January 28, 2025
The Domine String Quintet performs with the Coastal Honors Choir.

Chamber music group performs at various venues

Florence Hu
December 13, 2024
Unaware of its lethal effects, Grace, Kathryn and Irene paint their faces with radium to scare their supervisor, Mrs. Macneil.

‘Radium Girls’ featured skilled actors, intriguing artistic choices and admirable characters who fight for justice

Florence Hu and Sanyukta Ravishankar
December 3, 2024
The girls’ tennis team poses for a group photo.

Girls’ tennis finishes the regular season with a solid victory

Florence Hu and Minghui Zhao
November 16, 2024
A child presses on the button, triggering the smasher.

Robotics hosts its 3rd annual SMASH event, fueling Halloween excitement and offering new activities

Florence Hu
November 3, 2024
We went to Costco to review their Halloween selections and were immediately drawn to this adorable squishmallow.

Costco’s Halloween essentials: our recommendations

Florence Hu and Jessica Li
October 30, 2024
Here’s why you should vote against Prop 34.

Prop 34’s devious methods target non-profits

Florence Hu
October 30, 2024
Presenters deliver speeches representing each party's beliefs.

School joins statewide youth mock election aiming to boost youth participation in democratic process

Florence Hu
October 26, 2024
The referee introduces the rules of the night’s first game.

Comedy Sportz teams open season with new members and fun improv games

Florence Hu and Sanyukta Ravishankar
October 23, 2024
Ward talks to a representative from Hult International Business School as part of a college fair on Sept. 23

The CCC’s services are here to help students through the application process

Florence Hu
October 5, 2024
New worst fear: falling into the habit of doomscrolling

Admit it — ‘bedrotting’ means gaslighting yourself

Florence Hu
September 16, 2024
Too often, students instinctively reach for the calculator.

Stop and think: Do you really need that calculator?

Florence Hu
September 15, 2024
Players warm up for their games, which start Sept. 17.

Season Preview: Falcons set sights on winning El Camino even after key departures

Florence Hu and Minghui Zhao
September 12, 2024
Drama students pose for a picture outside the Central Hall Studio.

Drama program refreshes after two weeks at prestigious Fringe Festival in Scotland

Florence Hu and Sanyukta Ravishankar
August 31, 2024
The Quiz Bowl team competes at the California Classic on Feb. 17

It’s time to eliminate more ‘ghost clubs’

Alan Cai and Florence Hu
June 3, 2024
Louie presents a combination of genuine and fake lottery scratchers.

Louie’s April Fools fun: Did I just win $300,000?

Florence Hu
May 21, 2024
Davey’s bio and spotlight video featured on NBC’s website

MAP teacher Mike Davey named NBC All-Star Teacher finalist

Florence Hu
May 17, 2024
Top left, top right and bottom right: Hulme playing football, basketball and volleyball; bottom left: Ashjaee-Marshall playing football

Two athletes stay busy playing sports year round

Florence Hu
May 17, 2024

Seniors wear college merchandise on Commit Day

Alan Cai and Florence Hu
May 16, 2024
Used monitors and desktop stands lay below a tarp in the e-waste bin behind the Physics wing.

IT department works to lessen campus e-waste

Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao
May 15, 2024
Team 95071X executes their H-tier hang with their alliance partner 151T in their division quarterfinals match.

Three Robotics teams compete at VEX World Championships

Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu
May 11, 2024
President Andrew Wu volunteers to teach the fundamentals of 3D printing in the Saratoga Library.

3D Collective club expands beyond Saratoga

Florence Hu and Florence Wei
May 7, 2024
Students visiting the Academy Awards Museum on March 9.

MAP 11 students explore production and film in Los Angeles

Florence Hu
March 18, 2024
Swimmers practice?

As swimming numbers dip, team struggles in meets

Mitchell Chen and Florence Hu
March 18, 2024
Although there are still comparatively few, the number of Asian-American athletes is on the rise.

What is behind the low Asian-American racial makeup in American sports?

Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao
March 14, 2024
Bubbles the squirrel next to a pile of walnut shells.

Squirrels make for an average food-grubbing friend

Florence Hu
March 8, 2024
Highlighted on a 1960s site map is a section of pipes along the library, which has been an area of focus of the drainage system.

Maintenance team works to clear out congested pipes to prevent flooding

Florence Hu
March 8, 2024
AMC 12A questions leaked resulting in a disaster for the math community.

AMC 12A test leak underscores new era of low-risk, high-reward cheating

Florence Hu and Alan Cai
January 30, 2024
FRC team members work on manufacturing elements on the game field.

Robotics teams ramp up activities for the spring

Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu
January 25, 2024
Friends and school life are among the things Chang, Solimani, and Ahmad missed most and found to be unfamiliar at first  in Saratoga.

Students make adjustments after moving here from across the globe

Annika Gho and Florence Hu
January 24, 2024
The process of crafting the Friday Letter each week invites collaborative input from staff and students.

Behind the principal’s SHS Friday Letter: a schoolwide group project

Florence Hu
January 24, 2024
The short-term glimmer in the city covered up its homelessness crisis.

San Francisco undergoes rapid cleanup, attempting to mask troubles within

Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu
January 16, 2024
Warmuth helps her engineering students with their project.

Warmuth receives county award in teaching for kickstarting school’s engineering program

Florence Hu
December 15, 2023
EconBowl participants competed over a Zoom call, starting at 9 a.m.

Photo or Graphic for: Economics Club members branch out through their first competition experience

Jane Lee
December 14, 2023
VEX robot drivers maneuver their robots through the field during a competition on Oct. 8 at the school’s big gym.

Robotics teams compete in their first tournaments of the year

Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu
November 16, 2023
Members of MSET Cuttlefish clean out pumpkin remains from underneath the sledgehammer.

Seeking to help environment, Robotics hosts 2nd pumpkin smashing event 

Florence Hu
November 8, 2023
Working in the light of the morning sun maximizes productivity.

Productivity lies in mornings, not lethargic late night intervals

Florence Hu
October 23, 2023
Team 6165 MSET CuttleFish gathers to discuss their ideas for possible game strategies.

Robotics teams grow — and gear up — for new season 

Florence Hu and Ruiyan Zhu
October 14, 2023
Dancers strike their starting pose at the Sept. 22 Homecoming football game.

Dancers share their experiences from studios to school team

Florence Hu
September 29, 2023
Students in biology class peer into a microscope and record their observations.

New biology teacher Jennifer Lee returns to SHS after 3 years at LG

Florence Hu
September 29, 2023
No.1 doubles player Nancy Lei watches closely for her opponent’s serve at the Sept. 19 game against Lynbrook.

Girls’ tennis team regains momentum after loss of key players from last season

Florence Hu and Nicole Lee
September 29, 2023
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