Quote of the week

On the new SHS-themed websites:

“I think the blogs are a great way to make jokes about how unique Saratoga is, but it’s important not to be cocky about it. As long as it remains a joke, I'll be a fan.” — 2011 alumnus Nick Renda

On carpooling with other teachers:

“It's like having a moving teachers’ lounge. It gives me a chance to bounce ideas off of my colleagues.”— English teacher Suzanne Herzman

On bringing yoga into the PE program:

“We’re always looking for ways to improve the program. When she offered the opportunity to bring yoga here, we thought it was a great idea, and we spent a lot of time talking about how it was going to work.”—teacher Peter Jordan

On playing in a punk band:

"We played [in not-so-great] hole-in-the-wall clubs. Bowling alleys, bars, living rooms, art galleries....[we] played to whomever would come."— math teacher Jennifer Mantle

On beating rivals Lynbrook and Wilcox in water polo:

"It feels incredible. It's like I'm dating Selena Gomez and Mila Kunis at the same time,"—senior driver Eric Wang.

On beating rivals Lynbrook and Wilcox in water polo:

"It feels incredible. It's like I'm dating Selena Gomez and Mila Kunis at the same time,"—senior driver Eric Wang.

On choosing a private school:

“I dislike large classes, and I'm not the kind of person who fights for classes, so [a UC] wouldn't have worked for me,” —alumnus Nandini Ruparel, now at USC.

On being cast as Alice for the senior quad day:

"Personally, being up there and acting like Alice, with my ridiculous high-pitched British accent was the most fun I've had all year.” — senior Penny Burgess

On the sophomores' quad day:

“It was disappointing that an activity intended to be fun became so heavily regulated. But things were taken too far, and it was definitely not OK for jokes like that to be made [by the sophomores].”—junior Benedict Chiu

On the kick-off dance:

“Having a DJ who’s our age was pretty cool. He was great and the dance was really boppin’.” — said senior Eric Wang

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