Robotics team qualifies to World Championships three years in a row April 23, 2024 — by Saachi Jain “Through schools of fish, this team makes ripples of impact turn into waves of change. Congratulations to team number 649, the MSET Fish!” Screams of joy erupted from the 35 members of the SHS FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team. They had just won the FIRST Regional Impact Award at a tournament in Monterey on March […] read more » Dance team competes at Nationals in Anaheim April 23, 2024 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li The school’s dance team is already holding tryouts for next year over the week of April 22-26, but the veterans will have strong memories from the season and their performance at the annual United Spirit Association Nationals Competition hosted in Anaheim from March 22-24. Before the United Spirit Association (USA) Nationals Competition, the team competed […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » Spring musical actors work to embody the bizarre characters in ‘Something Rotten’ April 19, 2024 — by Christina Labban The cast for the spring musical, “Something Rotten,” was announced in February. Of the leading roles, junior Ryan Backhus will play William Shakespeare, junior Apollo Burgess will play Nick Bottom and senior Arushi Maheshwar will be Nigel Bottom. There will be four shows held over two weekends: April 26 to 28 and May 3 to […] read more » Asian Anthology: literary journal co-founded by local high schoolers April 18, 2024 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang Amidst a STEM dominated society, Notre Dame High juniors Rio Funatsu and Amabelle Nguyen were linked with the same burning passion for humanities. They wanted to create something impactful while also expressing their love for literary works. While brainstorming potential approaches to various media forms, the idea of a literary journal suddenly came to them. […] read more » Junior concerto competition winner shines in spring orchestra concert April 5, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan As the final note of Cecil Forsyth’s “Viola Concerto in G Minor, I. Appassionato,” rang throughout the McAfee Theater, the crowd stood up to give a standing ovation for one of the 2023 concerto competition winners — junior violist David Kim. After performing on March 7 during the Spring Orchestra Concert with the Saratoga Symphony […] read more » Drama prepares for upcoming spring musical ‘Something Rotten’ April 3, 2024 — by Emma Fung During performances that run from April 26 to May 4, a cast of 24 actors will step out onto the McAfee Center stage to perform the well-liked musical “Something Rotten.” The musical, written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick in 2015, tells the comedic tale of two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, both aspiring playwrights […] read more » Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition April 3, 2024 — by Eric Shi and Kevin Yang Senior Ryan Lin is working with the Saratoga Library and the school district as he coordinates an exhibition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) multimedia art exhibition on display from April through May. The event, located at the Saratoga Library, features various art works by district students that explore AAPI identity and culture. Lin, who […] read more » Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Dance team competes at Nationals in Anaheim April 23, 2024 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li The school’s dance team is already holding tryouts for next year over the week of April 22-26, but the veterans will have strong memories from the season and their performance at the annual United Spirit Association Nationals Competition hosted in Anaheim from March 22-24. Before the United Spirit Association (USA) Nationals Competition, the team competed […] read more » Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » Spring musical actors work to embody the bizarre characters in ‘Something Rotten’ April 19, 2024 — by Christina Labban The cast for the spring musical, “Something Rotten,” was announced in February. Of the leading roles, junior Ryan Backhus will play William Shakespeare, junior Apollo Burgess will play Nick Bottom and senior Arushi Maheshwar will be Nigel Bottom. There will be four shows held over two weekends: April 26 to 28 and May 3 to […] read more » Asian Anthology: literary journal co-founded by local high schoolers April 18, 2024 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang Amidst a STEM dominated society, Notre Dame High juniors Rio Funatsu and Amabelle Nguyen were linked with the same burning passion for humanities. They wanted to create something impactful while also expressing their love for literary works. While brainstorming potential approaches to various media forms, the idea of a literary journal suddenly came to them. […] read more » Junior concerto competition winner shines in spring orchestra concert April 5, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan As the final note of Cecil Forsyth’s “Viola Concerto in G Minor, I. Appassionato,” rang throughout the McAfee Theater, the crowd stood up to give a standing ovation for one of the 2023 concerto competition winners — junior violist David Kim. After performing on March 7 during the Spring Orchestra Concert with the Saratoga Symphony […] read more » Drama prepares for upcoming spring musical ‘Something Rotten’ April 3, 2024 — by Emma Fung During performances that run from April 26 to May 4, a cast of 24 actors will step out onto the McAfee Center stage to perform the well-liked musical “Something Rotten.” The musical, written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick in 2015, tells the comedic tale of two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, both aspiring playwrights […] read more » Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition April 3, 2024 — by Eric Shi and Kevin Yang Senior Ryan Lin is working with the Saratoga Library and the school district as he coordinates an exhibition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) multimedia art exhibition on display from April through May. The event, located at the Saratoga Library, features various art works by district students that explore AAPI identity and culture. Lin, who […] read more » Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Students placed on waitlist as prom tickets sell out April 22, 2024 — by Nika Svizhenko This year’s prom tickets sold out on April 18, almost three weeks after the tickets became available for sale on April 1. Upperclassmen still interested in purchasing tickets received an email with a link allowing them to be put on a waitlist for tickets. As of April 22, 30 students were on the waitlist. According […] read more » Spring musical actors work to embody the bizarre characters in ‘Something Rotten’ April 19, 2024 — by Christina Labban The cast for the spring musical, “Something Rotten,” was announced in February. Of the leading roles, junior Ryan Backhus will play William Shakespeare, junior Apollo Burgess will play Nick Bottom and senior Arushi Maheshwar will be Nigel Bottom. There will be four shows held over two weekends: April 26 to 28 and May 3 to […] read more » Asian Anthology: literary journal co-founded by local high schoolers April 18, 2024 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang Amidst a STEM dominated society, Notre Dame High juniors Rio Funatsu and Amabelle Nguyen were linked with the same burning passion for humanities. They wanted to create something impactful while also expressing their love for literary works. While brainstorming potential approaches to various media forms, the idea of a literary journal suddenly came to them. […] read more » Junior concerto competition winner shines in spring orchestra concert April 5, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan As the final note of Cecil Forsyth’s “Viola Concerto in G Minor, I. Appassionato,” rang throughout the McAfee Theater, the crowd stood up to give a standing ovation for one of the 2023 concerto competition winners — junior violist David Kim. After performing on March 7 during the Spring Orchestra Concert with the Saratoga Symphony […] read more » Drama prepares for upcoming spring musical ‘Something Rotten’ April 3, 2024 — by Emma Fung During performances that run from April 26 to May 4, a cast of 24 actors will step out onto the McAfee Center stage to perform the well-liked musical “Something Rotten.” The musical, written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick in 2015, tells the comedic tale of two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, both aspiring playwrights […] read more » Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition April 3, 2024 — by Eric Shi and Kevin Yang Senior Ryan Lin is working with the Saratoga Library and the school district as he coordinates an exhibition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) multimedia art exhibition on display from April through May. The event, located at the Saratoga Library, features various art works by district students that explore AAPI identity and culture. Lin, who […] read more » Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Spring musical actors work to embody the bizarre characters in ‘Something Rotten’ April 19, 2024 — by Christina Labban The cast for the spring musical, “Something Rotten,” was announced in February. Of the leading roles, junior Ryan Backhus will play William Shakespeare, junior Apollo Burgess will play Nick Bottom and senior Arushi Maheshwar will be Nigel Bottom. There will be four shows held over two weekends: April 26 to 28 and May 3 to […] read more » Asian Anthology: literary journal co-founded by local high schoolers April 18, 2024 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang Amidst a STEM dominated society, Notre Dame High juniors Rio Funatsu and Amabelle Nguyen were linked with the same burning passion for humanities. They wanted to create something impactful while also expressing their love for literary works. While brainstorming potential approaches to various media forms, the idea of a literary journal suddenly came to them. […] read more » Junior concerto competition winner shines in spring orchestra concert April 5, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan As the final note of Cecil Forsyth’s “Viola Concerto in G Minor, I. Appassionato,” rang throughout the McAfee Theater, the crowd stood up to give a standing ovation for one of the 2023 concerto competition winners — junior violist David Kim. After performing on March 7 during the Spring Orchestra Concert with the Saratoga Symphony […] read more » Drama prepares for upcoming spring musical ‘Something Rotten’ April 3, 2024 — by Emma Fung During performances that run from April 26 to May 4, a cast of 24 actors will step out onto the McAfee Center stage to perform the well-liked musical “Something Rotten.” The musical, written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick in 2015, tells the comedic tale of two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, both aspiring playwrights […] read more » Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition April 3, 2024 — by Eric Shi and Kevin Yang Senior Ryan Lin is working with the Saratoga Library and the school district as he coordinates an exhibition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) multimedia art exhibition on display from April through May. The event, located at the Saratoga Library, features various art works by district students that explore AAPI identity and culture. Lin, who […] read more » Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Asian Anthology: literary journal co-founded by local high schoolers April 18, 2024 — by Amy Luo and Kathy Wang Amidst a STEM dominated society, Notre Dame High juniors Rio Funatsu and Amabelle Nguyen were linked with the same burning passion for humanities. They wanted to create something impactful while also expressing their love for literary works. While brainstorming potential approaches to various media forms, the idea of a literary journal suddenly came to them. […] read more » Junior concerto competition winner shines in spring orchestra concert April 5, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan As the final note of Cecil Forsyth’s “Viola Concerto in G Minor, I. Appassionato,” rang throughout the McAfee Theater, the crowd stood up to give a standing ovation for one of the 2023 concerto competition winners — junior violist David Kim. After performing on March 7 during the Spring Orchestra Concert with the Saratoga Symphony […] read more » Drama prepares for upcoming spring musical ‘Something Rotten’ April 3, 2024 — by Emma Fung During performances that run from April 26 to May 4, a cast of 24 actors will step out onto the McAfee Center stage to perform the well-liked musical “Something Rotten.” The musical, written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick in 2015, tells the comedic tale of two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, both aspiring playwrights […] read more » Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition April 3, 2024 — by Eric Shi and Kevin Yang Senior Ryan Lin is working with the Saratoga Library and the school district as he coordinates an exhibition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) multimedia art exhibition on display from April through May. The event, located at the Saratoga Library, features various art works by district students that explore AAPI identity and culture. Lin, who […] read more » Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Junior concerto competition winner shines in spring orchestra concert April 5, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi and Angela Tan As the final note of Cecil Forsyth’s “Viola Concerto in G Minor, I. Appassionato,” rang throughout the McAfee Theater, the crowd stood up to give a standing ovation for one of the 2023 concerto competition winners — junior violist David Kim. After performing on March 7 during the Spring Orchestra Concert with the Saratoga Symphony […] read more » Drama prepares for upcoming spring musical ‘Something Rotten’ April 3, 2024 — by Emma Fung During performances that run from April 26 to May 4, a cast of 24 actors will step out onto the McAfee Center stage to perform the well-liked musical “Something Rotten.” The musical, written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick in 2015, tells the comedic tale of two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, both aspiring playwrights […] read more » Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition April 3, 2024 — by Eric Shi and Kevin Yang Senior Ryan Lin is working with the Saratoga Library and the school district as he coordinates an exhibition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) multimedia art exhibition on display from April through May. The event, located at the Saratoga Library, features various art works by district students that explore AAPI identity and culture. Lin, who […] read more » Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Drama prepares for upcoming spring musical ‘Something Rotten’ April 3, 2024 — by Emma Fung During performances that run from April 26 to May 4, a cast of 24 actors will step out onto the McAfee Center stage to perform the well-liked musical “Something Rotten.” The musical, written by John O’Farrell and Karey Kirkpatrick in 2015, tells the comedic tale of two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, both aspiring playwrights […] read more » Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition April 3, 2024 — by Eric Shi and Kevin Yang Senior Ryan Lin is working with the Saratoga Library and the school district as he coordinates an exhibition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) multimedia art exhibition on display from April through May. The event, located at the Saratoga Library, features various art works by district students that explore AAPI identity and culture. Lin, who […] read more » Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition April 3, 2024 — by Eric Shi and Kevin Yang Senior Ryan Lin is working with the Saratoga Library and the school district as he coordinates an exhibition of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) multimedia art exhibition on display from April through May. The event, located at the Saratoga Library, features various art works by district students that explore AAPI identity and culture. Lin, who […] read more » Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Winter Percussion, now in highest division, preps for World Championship in Dayton, Ohio March 30, 2024 — by Anthony Luo As a judge signaled them to start, members of the school’s winter percussion World ensemble set up their instruments and props in the Titan Gym in Fullerton on March 24. They had performed in the same place the day before and made it to the finals round of the Winter Guard International (WGI) West Power […] read more » VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
VEX Robotics team wins U.S. Open March 30, 2024 — by William Cao and Neal Malhotra The school’s VEX robotics team 95071X placed first out of 164 teams from across the world in the U.S. Open Nationals tournament headed in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on March 14-16. The team also won the Excellence Award, the highest judging award attainable. A week prior, they competed at the Tracy California Regional Championship, losing in […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast