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Allied teams 95071X (right) and 1000A (left) celebrate after advancing to grand finals at the U.S. Open National Championship.
VEX Robotics team makes finalists in U.S. Open National Championship
April 10, 2025
Rally commissioners act out a skit inspired by “Beauty and the Beast.”
‘Beauty and the Beast’ rally builds hype before prom
April 10, 2025
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
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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Can you: Reference ‘The Dark Knight’ in AP Lang

Nick Chow
April 21, 2014

Holistic learning connects with true understanding

Nick Chow and JYoung
March 9, 2014

Despite loss of key players, tennis team remains strong

Nick Chow and Sudeep Raj
March 9, 2014
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Glitches in newly released Common App website add to student stress

Nick Chow and Jonathan Young
November 3, 2013
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Rolling Stone article offers insight into Pott case and youth culture

Nick Chow
September 20, 2013

32 seniors named National Merit Semifinalists

Nick Chow and Karen Sung
September 11, 2013
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The day I met Aaron Gordon

Nick Chow
September 4, 2013

Post AP curriculum beneficial to course understanding

Nick Chow
June 2, 2013

History Bowl makes history at Nationals

Nick Chow and Bruce Lou
May 10, 2013

Government must regulate drones moving forward

Nick Chow
April 3, 2013

Freshmen take readiness test for Chemistry Honors

Nick Chow
April 3, 2013

Girls finish the season strong with a strong outing at nationals

Nick Chow and Elijah Yi
April 3, 2013

Students recommend preliminary courses to mitigate the AP gap

Nick Chow
April 3, 2013

History Bowl makes history with consecutive victories

Nick Chow
March 14, 2013
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Peer pressure leads students to take APUSH

Nick Chow
February 15, 2013

Senior delves into past in preparation for History Bowl

Nick Chow and Minu Palaniappan
February 2, 2013

Team stays positive after a tough loss

Nick Chow and Elijah Yi
February 2, 2013

Electives night for incoming freshmen a success

Nick Chow
February 1, 2013

Basketball player Jon Boldt: The spark on the defensive end

Nick Chow and Elijah Yi
December 16, 2012

Make a story about it: problems to address

Nick Chow
December 7, 2012

Military offers an alternative path for students’ career

Nick Chow
December 7, 2012

History Bowl team ‘buzzing’ with excitement following victory

Nick Chow and Bruce Lou
December 6, 2012
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Capitalism: the Disney empire strikes back

Nick Chow
November 21, 2012

A place to call home

Nick Chow
November 18, 2012
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Science Bowl tryouts result in large turnout

Nick Chow
October 27, 2012
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Saturday School is too relaxed

Nick Chow
October 27, 2012
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Gay scout deserving of Eagle award

Nick Chow and Cristina Curcelli
October 27, 2012

Double history? Bring it on

Nick Chow
October 17, 2012

Tumbling adds new opportunities for the cheer team

Elijah Yi and Nick Chow
September 26, 2012

Crafting the ultimate water polo beast

Nick Chow
September 20, 2012

Upperclassmen turn to community colleges for summer enrichment

Nick Chow and McKenna Galvin
September 19, 2012
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Switching to electric vehicles unfeasible for now

Nick Chow
September 7, 2012

League of Legends: another overhyped game

Nick Chow
May 23, 2012

The rise and fall of ‘hyped’ apps

Nick Chow
May 1, 2012
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Biased college rankings don’t tell the entire story

Nick Chow
April 26, 2012

Overcoming gender stereotypes

Nick Chow
January 29, 2012

NTSB absolute cell phone ban too extreme

Elijah Yi and Nick Chow
January 29, 2012

Change in bike rack location angers students

Rohan Rajeev and Nick Chow
October 27, 2011

Vocational education an antiquated system

Nick Chow
October 22, 2011
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