Allen Luo

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The robotics team, speech and debate team, Model UN and Mock Trial saw numerous students win prestigious awards, while two seniors advanced to regional finalist status for the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.  

From the notion of “student athletes” to athletic facilities and spectator culture, countries differ substantially in their approaches to high school sports and beyond

Bettafish secured a spot at their first qualifier tournament.

A trip to the bathroom shouldn’t burn so many calories.

Some tips to save a trip to the ICU.

Senior Henrik Zhang shares his 9-year table tennis journey — from playing with his father in the garage to competing in the national team trials.

With the school planning on fully reopening next school year, all students should have proof of vaccination to ensure safety.  

It’s time to diversify your portfolio in the last six weeks of the school year.

The boys’ water polo team resumed their season on March 29.  

Many educators objected to the test’s administration in a pandemic year.  

Stricter measures should be taken to protect against ineligible vaccine patients.  

The recent reversal by a school in Utah to allow parents to opt children out of Black History Month curriculum exposes underlying racism.

Students and staff reflect on how the recent switch to Administration 2 of AP exams will affect their preparation and readiness for the test as well as their safety in the pandemic.

This requirement will ensure that teachers are immune to the virus when in-person instruction begins, a step that will drastically increase the safety of both students and staff.

As a result of worsening COVID-19 cases in Santa County, plans for phase 3 of remote learning are on hold — a decision that many students support.

Results from last semester’s diversity survey show that the majority of students think the school can do a better job with incorporating the history and lives of racial minorities within curriculums.

While finals periods are usually two hours, classes this year are the usual 75 minutes, and actual finals are much less common than in previous years.

STEM teacher overcomes challenges brought by online learning and looks to future hybrid models with anticipation.  

Although ceramics is a hands-on course, both the teacher and students are adapting to make the most of their artistic experience  

According to athletics director Tim Lugo, the school must implement a variety of safety measures to prevent future loss of equipment.

With cases of COVID-19 still rising in the county every day, reopening schools is reckless even with safety guidelines.

Many students feel that the current advisory is not an effective use of time, and alternate options may be better suited to learn the selected topics.

To adhere to the strict campus guidelines, the boys’ water polo team’s practices are now conducted differently, with players doing workouts instead of normal team practices to minimize contact.

Santa Clara County health guidelines are cited as the reason for the delay

While recent changes have made creating weekly broadcasts more difficult, the SHSTV team has made adjustments to stay on schedule.

To adapt to remote learning, clubs now have to turn to virtual means to hold club meetings and conduct other activities.   

To comply with the CIF, all sports have been moved into only the winter and spring seasons.

With the pandemic continuing into the school year, the district introduces a new remote learning bell schedule for the upcoming semester.  

Meme creators shouldn’t use events such as the coronavirus to fuel their creations.  

Several groups of juniors have qualified for finals in the statewide National History Day competition.  

The school should not consider switching to a pass/fail grading system as it falls short of the current letter grading system

Digital homework assignments should not be exempt from the same guidelines that typical assignments have.

Schools should not mandate students to take physical exams in their PE classes.

The constant uploading of darker and darker memes signals a shift in how their creators feel.

Having only one point of entry for schools is not worth the costs.

The new catch-phrase coined by Millennials and Generation Z has aggravated older generations.

Changes made to maintain an adequate number of both instructional minutes and rallies

Students participated in a nationwide survey last March that gathered data on topics such as mental health and drug use.  

The paper sheets for tutorial are too slow and inefficient, and should be replaced with something more efficient, like ID scanners.

Organizers of Turkey Trot looking forward to changes to Relay for Life in attempts to increase participation.

The recently released movie is beautiful, but doesn’t live up to its expectations.

With all the controversy buzzing around the recently released iPhone, there’s one major question: Should people buy it?

Schools should help students sleep more with other methods.

Students in Jennifer Mantle’s AP Statistics gain real world experience over the course of their 3-4 week pr

With the addition of two new teachers, the weekly broadcast is expected to greatly improve

An inability to switch classes at Falcon Fest frustrates and confuses students.

Clubs have mixed reactions to the recent changes of club guidelines.

From no cash to no cart, adjustments to the cafeteria policy are catching students off guard.