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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
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
March 27, 2025
There is one MOSAIC lesson remaining in the 2024-25 school year.
MOSAIC wins county-wide award for student impact
March 24, 2025
Sophomore Eric Liang and his VEX team 2041V pose for a photo after winning a competition
The road less traveled: choosing to do robotics outside of the school’s well-known teams
March 22, 2025
The teachers’ preferences range from fantasy to magical realism.
Free-time reads — books your English teachers recommend
March 27, 2025
Carpenter with her co-star Rowan Blanchard on the set of “Girl Meets World.”
Sabrina Carpenter’s slow rise to stardom
March 26, 2025
Astronauts return after being stranded on the ISS for nine months.
Second space race era sparks new discoveries and hopes and some fears
March 26, 2025
Seniors Alan Cai, Agastya Vitalvedera, Akshat Bora and Karthik Sangameswaran team up at Nationals Round 5 in Atlanta in 2024.
Quiz Bowl team prepares for upcoming National tournament
March 26, 2025
Shopping app and extension honey gets exposed as a fraudulent scam.
Honey scandal reveals the dark side of cashback and coupon services
March 26, 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
Brennan runs with the ball in a lacrosse game last season against Gunn.
Two paths, one team — siblings’ shared support transcends different sports
March 25, 2025
Sophomore Sina Mohtaj-Khorassani warms up before a scrimmage.
Promising freshmen primed boost boys’ tennis team’s chances
March 22, 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
The average tuition and fees for public colleges have decreased, while increase in private college tuition has slowed.
Unlike critics of CollegeBoard suggest, the cost of attending public colleges will likely decrease
March 19, 2025
Shrivastava’s nail designs come in a range of colors and add-ons — she tries to deliver whatever the customer wants.
Friends encourage self-taught and sophomore nail artist to open her own business
March 27, 2025
“Feng Sheng 2” movie poster
‘Feng Sheng 2’: A cinematic showcase worth seeing
March 27, 2025
Teachers can help students by allowing more lenient deadlines and holding tutorial sessions for review.
Lost in translation: the empathy gap between teachers and students
March 27, 2025
The substance that has me stumped.
What is the true taste of water?
March 27, 2025
All of my school stationery fits comfortably inside a compact bag.
Stationery finds: three essentials for a neat pencil bag
March 27, 2025

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There is one MOSAIC lesson remaining in the 2024-25 school year.

Photo or Graphic for: MOSAIC wins county-wide award for student impact

Nika Svizhenko
March 24, 2025
Acting Superintendent Heath Rocha is looking towards a year of cooperation.

Photo or Graphic for: Staff editorial: Acting Superintendent Heath Rocha is the right choice to lead the district out of recent turmoil

William Norwood
January 11, 2025
Compared to the state of California and Santa Clara County rankings, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Unified School District came out on top with stark differences.

Photo or Graphic for: State testing — some key numbers behind the results

Kara Nikfar
December 13, 2024
The new 2024-25 calendar gives students a full week off for Thanksgiving.

Photo or Graphic for: Start of school bumped earlier as district moves to a full week off for Thanksgiving

William Norwood and Sarah Thomas
January 26, 2024
District staff presented a comparison of graduation requirement differences between Saratoga High and Los Gatos High at the special board meeting on Feb. 13.

Photo or Graphic for: District to reconvene alignment work groups, implement ethnic studies graduation requirement

Avani Kongetira and Shaan Sridhar
March 30, 2023
Winning the photo contest is one of the many ways that junior Ryan Lin has worked to spread drug awareness. 

Photo or Graphic for: Junior commits to spreading anti-drug use message, wins Red Ribbon contest

Anamika Anand
February 12, 2023
Superintendent Bill Sanderson, board trustees Cynthia Chang, David Guidry, Katherine Tseng and Theresa Bond and a community member (on behalf of board trustee Peter Hertan) honor retiring and outgoing board trustees Chang, Guidry and Hertan at the Nov. 15 board meeting.

Photo or Graphic for: 2 retired teachers and Saratoga parent win seats on school board

Shaan Sridhar
November 20, 2022
The school’s security cameras show two persons of interest involved in the incident.

Photo or Graphic for: School fights back against racist incident involving Black doll found hanging in a noose in the quad

Kathy Wang
November 17, 2022
 The Board of Trustees debates the implementation of a new bell schedule at the meeting on May 10.

Photo or Graphic for: Staff editorial: A vote of no confidence in the school board

Shaan Sridhar
May 22, 2022
Option 2 is preferred by Los Gatos High School while Option 3 is preferred by Saratoga High School

Photo or Graphic for: Board shies away from backing a bell schedule for next year

George Huang and Nilay Mishra
May 22, 2022
Students, parents and staff indicate schedule preferences in a district-wide survey.

Photo or Graphic for: Reactions to 3 possible spring semester bell schedules favored by board

Apurva Chakravarthy and Shaan Sridhar
December 3, 2021
“Draft A” is one of three bell schedule proposals created by the district that the board preferred.

Photo or Graphic for: Keep our bell schedule simple: 85-minute classes and daily tutorials

Shaan Sridhar
November 29, 2021
The district aligned valedictorian and salutatorian GPA calculation.

Photo or Graphic for: District aligns GPA policies between both school sites

Tara Natarajan and Shaan Sridhar
November 18, 2021
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