Claire Rhee

Most Bellarmine students have reacted positively to the administration’s efforts, but Hayden — the former Bellarmine student who now attends SHS — remains skeptical.

When senior Zayne Khouja found out about his Engineering Design and Development class’s final project last semester, he immediately started brainstorming problems that affected the environment and everyday life. After communicating with some of his classmates and narrowing down his options, Khouja decided to join with seniors Kyle France, James Johnston and James Lorenz to tackle the problem of how the efficiency of solar panels decreases by around 30 percent when they are covered in dust and pollen.

'best picture' mistake at oscars reveals much about the show. 

Taking AP classes prepares students for college. 

Junior shares his experiences with underage drinking. 

Teachers reveal how Bay Area's high expenses creates housing issues. 

School IDs are scanned for many purposes: checking out books in the library, identification checks at school dances, receiving class textbooks and more. Recently, the school has introduced a new program called the “5 star system,” a scanning system for student ID cards which enables ASB, administrators and class officers to track student involvement in school activities. But it has also been tried as an incentive to increase school spirit and attendance at activities like rallies, something that even new scanners cannot change.  

Since the school’s switch to a rolling block schedule for next fall, some parents and students have voiced concerns about the 8:15 start time and a shorter lunch period. 

The “Full House” cast is back in the sequel “Fuller House.”

Mystery Club, which meets every Friday at lunch in room 006, allows students who are interested in mysteries to investigate them through episodes of “Sherlock,” puzzles or role playing scenarios in which they have to discover the killer.

Young adult (YA) books, though they target teenagers, are still perfectly good books for readers of any age. The category “young adult” should not be considered a restrictive label.

After graduating, alumni Helen Wong found her place at Brandeis, where she is on a pre-law track, double majoring in history and health science and policy. Although Brandeis is not a well known university among Saratoga students, it ranks as No. 34 school in the 2016 edition of Best Colleges from U.S. News and benefits from its smaller size of around 3,729 undergraduate students.  

The leadership class this year planned an effective Speak Up For Change week; the week allowed me to learn about different students’ life stories and taught me to open my mind to empathize with others.  

On Jan. 9, the school’s For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics team, M-SET FISH, received its challenge for the year: to design a robot that can shoot balls into an opponent’s castle, defend itself from other robots and climb to the top of the other team’s castle in order to score extra points. The team is now focusing on using these six weeks, the “build season,” to make this robot.

After a football game last fall, a family returned to its car only to find that the front window had been smashed and one of their bags had been stolen. 

Over winter break, I got to watch numerous TV shows and movies, finally enjoy ample sleep and have quality family time. But one thing bothered me: the blank screen in the Aeries grade portal. 

Junior Spring Ma and sophomore Claire Rhee ask school leaders of Monta Vista High School, Cupertino High School, The Harker School, and Saratoga High School about student wellness.

As many users replace traditional messaging apps with messaging apps that offer free international texting and calling, American favorites such as iMessage may begin to lose popularity. 

With an overall season record of 12-18, the girls’ volleyball team ended their season with CCS, hosting San Jose’s Notre Dame on Nov. 11. 

While students travel across the world or eat turkey with their family, teachers also have unique ways of celebrating Thanksgiving: from taking an annual trip to Disneyland to hosting an “orphan Thanksgiving.”

In recent weeks, the volleyball team has been coping with a trying situation: Head coach Brad Frederickson has taken time off to support his son, 2004 SHS graduate Erik Frederickson, after he was involved in a serious car crash on the way home from a San Francisco 49ers opening game on the night of Sept. 14.

Perhaps in response to the increasing amount of students taking the ACT, the College Board redesigned the SAT to align with the new Common Core standards. The new test will be administered starting in March 2016.

From sewer car chases to stolen bricks of gold, the 1969 original and 2003 remake of the film “The Italian Job” share key scenes through the same general storyline. However, due to the additions of new roles and non-stop action, the 2003 version is the better movie.  

Adult prison robs these teenagers of the opportunity to work their way back to making good decisions through rehabilitation and therapy. These facilities should be for adults only.  

After a season of hard work last year, the girls’ varsity volleyball team won the Division B championships in the El Camino League. 

With English 9 teacher Susanna Ryan out on maternity leave, substitute Sheryl Ross will be teaching her classes for the first six weeks of school.

Facebook is no longer the social media site that everyone is obsessed with.

The school’s math department gained a valuable staff member this year with the addition of Judi Heher (pronounced HEY-ER). She is teaching AP Computer Science, Intro to Programming and Web Development and Digital Photography. She is also the new adviser for the Robotics team.

The “Fantastic Four” are back, but they weren’t that fantastic this time around. I expected the movie to be extraordinarily exciting, especially with their new superpowers — but I was wrong.