Davis to retire after 17 years at school March 30, 2024 — by Emma Fung and Kathy Wang After 17 years as physics and business teacher, Kirk Davis will retire at the end of the school year. With Davis’s retirement, Intro to Business has been discontinued as a class offering, while Regular Physics will most likely be taught by science teacher Jennifer Lee, Davis said. Prior to his mid-career switch to teaching, Davis […] read more » Lessons outside the classroom: teachers’ dos and don’ts for a first date February 15, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu For all our hopelessly single SHS students, we’re capitalizing on the greatest source of dating experience on-campus — people who teach us how to find chemistry, dance to our own tunes and find integral traits we want in a partner all while writing our own stories — our teachers. We interviewed five teachers on the […] read more » Science teacher finds second home coaching swimmers on the pool deck October 31, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Every spring, students walking along the pool might be surprised to see science teacher Kristen Thomson coaching the girls on the swim team. She can be seen patrolling the pool, encouraging swimmers to meet their set times and giving advice on swimmers’ strokes and form to stride faster and smoother in the water. Although Thomson […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » Palisoul takes on new role teaching English 11 Honors September 28, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko As the bell rang at the beginning of the period, students in Room 006 began to discuss the themes and implications behind “On being a refugee, an American — and a human being,” an essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen. They ask questions about fundamental American values inscribed on the Statue of Liberty and explore the […] read more » New CBI teacher aims to encourage inclusivity September 28, 2023 — by Angela Tan Having grown up in the multicultural community of north San Jose, new Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teacher Michelle Nguyen loves surrounding herself with diverse groups of students who are eager to learn. Nguyen joined the school this year as a teacher and case manager within the CBI program, an individualized special education program that aims to […] read more » New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
Lessons outside the classroom: teachers’ dos and don’ts for a first date February 15, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Beverly Xu For all our hopelessly single SHS students, we’re capitalizing on the greatest source of dating experience on-campus — people who teach us how to find chemistry, dance to our own tunes and find integral traits we want in a partner all while writing our own stories — our teachers. We interviewed five teachers on the […] read more » Science teacher finds second home coaching swimmers on the pool deck October 31, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Every spring, students walking along the pool might be surprised to see science teacher Kristen Thomson coaching the girls on the swim team. She can be seen patrolling the pool, encouraging swimmers to meet their set times and giving advice on swimmers’ strokes and form to stride faster and smoother in the water. Although Thomson […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » Palisoul takes on new role teaching English 11 Honors September 28, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko As the bell rang at the beginning of the period, students in Room 006 began to discuss the themes and implications behind “On being a refugee, an American — and a human being,” an essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen. They ask questions about fundamental American values inscribed on the Statue of Liberty and explore the […] read more » New CBI teacher aims to encourage inclusivity September 28, 2023 — by Angela Tan Having grown up in the multicultural community of north San Jose, new Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teacher Michelle Nguyen loves surrounding herself with diverse groups of students who are eager to learn. Nguyen joined the school this year as a teacher and case manager within the CBI program, an individualized special education program that aims to […] read more » New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
Science teacher finds second home coaching swimmers on the pool deck October 31, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Every spring, students walking along the pool might be surprised to see science teacher Kristen Thomson coaching the girls on the swim team. She can be seen patrolling the pool, encouraging swimmers to meet their set times and giving advice on swimmers’ strokes and form to stride faster and smoother in the water. Although Thomson […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » Palisoul takes on new role teaching English 11 Honors September 28, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko As the bell rang at the beginning of the period, students in Room 006 began to discuss the themes and implications behind “On being a refugee, an American — and a human being,” an essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen. They ask questions about fundamental American values inscribed on the Statue of Liberty and explore the […] read more » New CBI teacher aims to encourage inclusivity September 28, 2023 — by Angela Tan Having grown up in the multicultural community of north San Jose, new Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teacher Michelle Nguyen loves surrounding herself with diverse groups of students who are eager to learn. Nguyen joined the school this year as a teacher and case manager within the CBI program, an individualized special education program that aims to […] read more » New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » Palisoul takes on new role teaching English 11 Honors September 28, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko As the bell rang at the beginning of the period, students in Room 006 began to discuss the themes and implications behind “On being a refugee, an American — and a human being,” an essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen. They ask questions about fundamental American values inscribed on the Statue of Liberty and explore the […] read more » New CBI teacher aims to encourage inclusivity September 28, 2023 — by Angela Tan Having grown up in the multicultural community of north San Jose, new Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teacher Michelle Nguyen loves surrounding herself with diverse groups of students who are eager to learn. Nguyen joined the school this year as a teacher and case manager within the CBI program, an individualized special education program that aims to […] read more » New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
Palisoul takes on new role teaching English 11 Honors September 28, 2023 — by Nika Svizhenko As the bell rang at the beginning of the period, students in Room 006 began to discuss the themes and implications behind “On being a refugee, an American — and a human being,” an essay by Viet Thanh Nguyen. They ask questions about fundamental American values inscribed on the Statue of Liberty and explore the […] read more » New CBI teacher aims to encourage inclusivity September 28, 2023 — by Angela Tan Having grown up in the multicultural community of north San Jose, new Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teacher Michelle Nguyen loves surrounding herself with diverse groups of students who are eager to learn. Nguyen joined the school this year as a teacher and case manager within the CBI program, an individualized special education program that aims to […] read more » New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
New CBI teacher aims to encourage inclusivity September 28, 2023 — by Angela Tan Having grown up in the multicultural community of north San Jose, new Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teacher Michelle Nguyen loves surrounding herself with diverse groups of students who are eager to learn. Nguyen joined the school this year as a teacher and case manager within the CBI program, an individualized special education program that aims to […] read more » New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
New Precalculus teacher puts in extra time to help students September 25, 2023 — by Aiden Ye On a Blue Day tutorial, new Precalculus teacher Matangi Rajamani runs through practice problems on the whiteboard, reviewing methods of simplifying exponential equations to the attentive students in her classroom. As she bounces between concepts like dividing the numerator and denominator and squaring the expression, she subtly guides students into understanding the varied methods of […] read more » A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »
A layperson’s guide to students’ classroom pet peeves September 14, 2023 — by William Norwood and Divya Vadlakonda Everyone has something that irks them in class — that one particularly annoying person always clicking their pen, that one grumpy teacher who is always yelling or that one rule that makes no sense. But for us, it’s more than just one thing — it’s a whole list. Therefore, we’ve taken the liberty of compiling […] read more »