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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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Mary Campbell, Caroline Keogh, Leena El Ashmawi, Casey Gilligan run together against their home game against Palo Alto on March 30, which they won 9-7

Happy to play: Girls’ lacrosse fields a team and matches up

Serena Li, Anjali Nuggehalli, and Cici Xu
April 2, 2022
Sannidhi Boppana plays badminton at a home game against Cupertino on March 31.

Badminton team bounces back after rocky start

Serena Li and Sanjoli Gupta
April 2, 2022
Senior Sajiv Shah holding a glider during a glider competition for new hires during his first week at WhisperAero.

Senior helps develop next-generation aviation technology

Serena Li and Daniel Wu
March 31, 2022
Senior finally reaches the 131,072 tile, the highest tile possible in the game, 2048, on March 24.

2048: the brainless game that won my heart

Serena Li
March 31, 2022
Freshman soars in high school speech tournaments after middle school success

Freshman soars in high school speech tournaments after middle school success

Serena Li and Daniel Wu
March 31, 2022
Sleep-deprived senior attempts to be on time for a week

Sleep-deprived senior attempts to be on time for a week

Serena Li
February 8, 2022
School discusses mental health and seeking support at the Speak Up for Change rally

School discusses mental health and seeking support at the Speak Up for Change rally

Serena Li, Lihi Shoshani, Sarah Thomas, and Cici Xu
February 8, 2022

Hot pot: Not your traditional Christmas dinner

Serena Li
December 2, 2021
Common mistakes in disease diagnosis which Gupta’s gene signature aims to resolve.

Senior wins finalist status at prestigious science conference

Serena Li and Daniel Wu
December 1, 2021
Senior Vicky Bai received the LGSUHSD Board Student Recognition during the school board meeting on Nov. 16.

Senior receives district recognition for volunteer work to fight hunger

Serena Li and Daniel Wu
November 30, 2021
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Photo or Graphic for: Reading fanfiction, if done correctly, can be the best ‘vice’ for de-stressing

Selina Chen
October 17, 2021
Senior Vignav Ramesh presents his research at the 2021 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine 2021

Senior becomes first high school student to receive prestigious medical AI award

Serena Li and Daniel Wu
October 12, 2021
Canvas: Once a cherished friend, it’s now my enemy

Canvas: Once a cherished friend, it’s now my enemy

Serena Li
September 6, 2021
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California’s full reopening on June 15 risks spike in COVID-19 cases

Serena Li
May 13, 2021
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Junior starts Instagram reselling business during the pandemic

Serena Li and Minsui Tang
May 12, 2021
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Don’t waste your money on inferior streaming services

Vicky Bai and Serena Li
May 3, 2021
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Online TedX hosts presentations on social and political issues

Serena Li and Nidhi Mathihalli
April 25, 2021
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Girls’ cross country deals with coach change and adapts to pandemic rules

Vicky Bai and Serena Li
March 11, 2021
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Rare positives of online school: features that should be continued

Serena Li
March 11, 2021
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Notion: the productivity app that everyone needs

Serena Li
February 9, 2021
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‘Soul’ not worth the hype

Serena Li and Alan Zu
February 5, 2021
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A hidden gem of quarantine: making a podcast

Serena Li
February 1, 2021
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Students start chapter of National Chinese Honors Society

Vicky Bai and Serena Li
December 11, 2020
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Power of education does not lie within the content it teaches

Serena Li
December 3, 2020
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Senior earns award from State Assembly for raising awareness about microplastics

Vicky Bai and Serena Li
November 3, 2020
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Students from music department organize wildfire relief concert

Serena Li and Carolyn Wang
October 31, 2020
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iPad Pro: Is it really worth the hype?

Serena Li
October 31, 2020
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From its historical inaccuracies to themes, Disney’s remake of ‘Mulan’ disappoints

Serena Li
September 17, 2020
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I’m finally capo-ble of playing the guitar (sort of)

Serena Li
September 17, 2020
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A tale of two summers: Huang and Van load up on summer courses

Vicky Bai and Serena Li
September 5, 2020
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Misinformation about coronavirus pandemic influences population’s response

Vicky Bai and Serena Li
May 21, 2020
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COVID-19 may incite fundamental changes to entertainment industry

Serena Li
May 14, 2020
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Andrew Yang’s advice to combat racism runs counter to progress

Serena Li
May 6, 2020
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Clubs severely impacted due to school shutdown

Serena Li
April 29, 2020

K-Dramas helped me rediscover the feeling of comfort

Serena Li
March 31, 2020
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Hollywood’s elite exploit their power

Jeanette Zhou and Serena Li
March 31, 2020
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My food recommendations — take it with a grain of rice

Serena Li
March 26, 2020
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For speech and debaters, national tournaments bring excitement and stress

Serena Li and Joann Zhang
February 13, 2020

Flawed tardy system encourages more students to be late

Serena Li
February 7, 2020

Foreign artists’ concerts bring a piece of home to immigrants

Serena Li
January 31, 2020

Science department begins integration of earth science topics after NGSS assessment

Serena Li and Aaria Thomas 
January 28, 2020

In and out of the classroom, teens’ best teachers are often their peers

Preston Fu and Serena Li
January 13, 2020
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Traditional sports connects students to cultural heritage

Serena Li and Cici Xu
December 9, 2019

Rain forces Lip Dub to be replaced with surprise winter rally

Serena Li and Anjali Nuggehali
December 9, 2019

My family went to four different rivers because I broke my jade bracelet

Serena Li
December 5, 2019

K-Pop idols suffer mental health issues, eating disorders after widespread industry mistreatment

Vicky Bai and Serena Li
December 5, 2019

Shen Yun — the history behind traditional Chinese arts

Serena Li and Nicole Lu
December 1, 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

Girls’ volleyball aims to end season on a high note

Kavita Sundaram and Serena Li
October 28, 2019

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

Serena Li and Joann Zhang
September 24, 2019

Speech and debate: team overhaul continues

Serena Li and Kavita Sundaram
September 22, 2019
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