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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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Please consider centralizing college information

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October 16, 2020
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September 9, 2020
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September 5, 2020

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Justin Guo and Christine Zhang
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March 25, 2020

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November 24, 2019

Should eSports be considered a sport?

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October 23, 2019

Attempt to troll Nigerian Prince scammers fails

Justin Guo and Michael Wong
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Freshmen prepare dances early, skit late

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September 26, 2019

Finding the best bathrooms on campus

Justin Guo and Eileen Bui
September 20, 2019
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In the blood: Morini Bianzino trio excels in athletics

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May 22, 2019

Classroom simulations are effective for students

Justin Guo
May 20, 2019

Learning to write with my non-dominant hand

Justin Guo
April 25, 2019

Annual March Madness tournament culminates in close game

Jun Lee and Justin Guo
April 3, 2019

Yearbook staff works hard to preserve memories

Justin Guo and Siva Sambasivam
April 2, 2019

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Justin Guo and Oliver Ye
April 1, 2019

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Justin Guo
March 27, 2019

After late-season skid, team will have to embrace a harder path in CCS

Siva Sambasivam and Justin Guo
March 26, 2019

Doing chores has plentiful benefits

Justin Guo
March 26, 2019

Rector and Wang step up to coach Girls JV Basketball after Davey steps away from coaching

Justin Guo and Colleen Feng
February 12, 2019

Detention doesn’t deter

Justin Guo
February 12, 2019

Abe returns as wrestling head coach after a 10-year hiatus

Justin Guo and Michael Wong
February 12, 2019

Boys’ volleyball: Despite losing majority of starting lineup to graduation, team remains strong

Justin Guo and Oliver Ye
February 12, 2019

Don’t feel pressured to apply to summer camps

Justin Guo and Samantha Yee
February 12, 2019

Basketball: After early-season struggles, Falcon boys rebound with consolation championship at Los Gatos tourney

Siva Sambasivam and Justin Guo
December 12, 2018

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December 10, 2018

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Justin Guo and Michael Wong
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Senior balances time commitments for go-karting

Justin Guo and Michael Wong
November 27, 2018

Local burglaries lead to more Neighborhood Watch groups

Justin Guo and Kaylene Morrison
October 30, 2018

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Edwin Chen and Justin Guo
October 29, 2018

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Justin Guo
October 26, 2018

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Spanish transfer student has easy transition to SHS through basketball program

Justin Guo and Kaylene Morrison
September 23, 2018

VTA bus route changes would impact students

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