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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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We love astrology!

Shreya Rallabandi and Joann Zhang
December 1, 2021
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Culture of Consent’s trigger warning email incites teacher backlash

Christopher Chen and Joann Zhang
November 19, 2021
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Atrey Desai and Viraaj Reddi
October 7, 2021
Foot injury pushes freshman to try golf and now she’s the school’s No. 1 player

Foot injury pushes freshman to try golf and now she’s the school’s No. 1 player

Harshini Velchamy and Joann Zhang
October 7, 2021

Prejudice against rap is stupid

Joann Zhang
October 6, 2021
‘Currents’: galactic synth elevates earthly concerns of today

‘Currents’: galactic synth elevates earthly concerns of today

Joann Zhang
September 5, 2021
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Yoga for All club provides de-stressing exercises

Ethan Lin and Joann Zhang
May 28, 2021
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Getting a summer body through esports

Joann Zhang
March 22, 2021
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Jonathan Li
December 3, 2020
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Speech and debate novices navigate their way through an online season

Selina Chen and Joann Zhang
December 2, 2020
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A dummy’s guide to tarot

Joann Zhang
December 1, 2020
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Shreya Rallabandi
November 4, 2020
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Photo or Graphic for: ‘Radio Silence’: A book about becoming who you are

Lily Zhang
November 3, 2020
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The Ordinary: gas or trash?

Joann Zhang
September 5, 2020
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How I built better habits with Headspace

Joann Zhang
September 5, 2020
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For speech and debaters, national tournaments bring excitement and stress

Serena Li and Joann Zhang
February 13, 2020

Athletes say healthy bulking bolsters performance

Joann Zhang and Amanda Zhu
February 10, 2020

How to pretend you’re not single on Valentine’s Day

Joann Zhang and Amanda Zhu
February 7, 2020

Gucci flip flops? More like Glucci!

Joann Zhang
December 9, 2019

Pure passion for badminton fuels Mar

Lihi Shoshani and Joann Zhang
December 9, 2019

Rejection? More like self-affection!

Joann Zhang
November 20, 2019

Tough luck in New York: Speech and debate team doesn’t perform as hoped in Bronx competition

Joann Zhang and Serena Li
October 30, 2019

Freshman ice dancer places fourth at national competition

Joann Zhang
October 30, 2019

Chains, TikTok, beanies and more

Jonathan Li and Joann Zhang
October 30, 2019

Pumpkin spice: overbearing or a fall essential?

Joann Zhang
October 17, 2019

Oh Wonder is wOHfully WO(u)NDERrated

Joann Zhang
October 14, 2019

Is Tastea tasty?

Joann Zhang
October 4, 2019

Riding a four-game winning streak, girls’ volleyball players aim to keep vibe going

Serena Li and Joann Zhang
September 24, 2019

Cheer alumna returns to coach, will allow team to compete

Jeanette Zhou and Joann Zhang
September 19, 2019
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