Opinion

It is hard to imagine that the necessity of Health/Driver’s Ed, a class crucial for the easily influenced teenage mind, could come into question; however, with a weakening annual budget and the high cost of classrooms and material, this could be the case.

A world history teacher lectures at the front of the classroom about the horrible conditions of trench warfare during World War I.

As part of Silicon Valley and all of the high tech companies, Saratoga High has a valid argument for an engineering course.

Last year at the “Every 15 Minutes” assembly, presenters tried to convey the importance of not drinking while driving.  During the “Speak Up for Change” week in January, guest speaker Scott Backovich used jokes and catch-phrases to emphasize how critical it is to help others.

There’s no need to be passing handwritten notes under desks. Forget inking your palm with math equations before the final.  If students today want to cheat these days, they have a much easier more effective method available: the cell phone.