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Freshmen, led by Surabhi Rao (9) and Tamlyn Doll (9) practice the beginning of their routine which includes disco movements.

SPIRIT WEEK: Freshman dance

by Niki Iyer, Reporter April 18, 2014

Peace signs go up in the air, as everyone poses at the end of the dance and students clap, laugh, and shout the word, “Freshmen.” They excitedly chatter amongst themselves about the other classes’...

Humans of Journalism

Humans of Journalism

by Meilan Steimle and Tara Parimi April 16, 2014

             

Rising International Club Hosts Art Fundraiser

by Meilan Steimle and Tara Parimi April 12, 2014

Jeweled bracelets and earrings are carefully displayed across the table. All around, women coo at the carefully crafted creations. A woman in the front, dressed in a flowing, teal sari with gold accents,...

San Diego plans for urban development

San Diego plans for urban development

by Juhi Gupta, Vasudha Rengarajan, and Apoorva Rangan April 10, 2014

SAN DIEGO – Five blocks from the touristy Gaslamp Quarter lie streets with vacant lots and cracked pavements. Though it is only April, the air swelters over the East Village's naked asphalt, lacking...

Ban Bossy encourages young female leadership

Ban Bossy encourages young female leadership

by Ayushi Gautam, Opinion editor April 7, 2014

Two hands shoot up in a classroom when a teacher asks a question. Two hands that look nearly identical. If one hand was a girl’s and the other a boy’s, would that affect the teacher’s decision? According...

Bridging educational gaps with mobile apps

Bridging educational gaps with mobile apps

by Raveena Kapatkar and Emily Lin April 5, 2014

With the release of the Apple App Store in 2008, apps from a wide variety of categories have become popular for consumers of all ages. The education category, in the case of children and teens, is designed...

Intel finalist presents at capital

Intel finalist presents at capital

by Kacey Fang April 5, 2014

Senior Sreyas Misra’s very first research project spent him hours hunched over a laptop or in a lab. After months of work, it would take him as far as the nation’s capital. As an Intel Science Talent...

Facial recognition: no longer science fiction

by Stephanie Chen April 5, 2014

Facial recognition may have sounded like science fiction ten years ago, but today, it is being used in everything from security to social networking to pet retrieval. The technology has created benefits...

Tinker Tour and Karen Korematsu visit the Upper School

Tinker Tour and Karen Korematsu visit the Upper School

by Vasudha Rengarajan, Aquila Features Editor April 5, 2014

Faces brightened and smiles widened as the second period journalism students welcomed Mary Beth Tinker, Frank Lamonte, and Karen Korematsu to the Upper School. The Tinker Tour made a stop at the school...

Creativity beyond the Classroom: Art Teachers as Artists

Creativity beyond the Classroom: Art Teachers as Artists

by Vivek Bharadwaj and Tara Parimi April 5, 2014

To students, teachers may seem to simply teach classes and grade papers, shutting down like a computer outside of school in anticipation of the next 8:00 bell. This scenario leaves no room for the mural...

Trash System Updated

Trash System Updated

by Shannon Su and Vineet Kosaraju April 4, 2014

System: Improved The Upper School is working towards a cleaner campus, especially around the eating locations, by improving student habits through a grading system and spreading awareness. ASB...

Meet the ASB Candidates

Meet the ASB Candidates

by Sharanya Balaji, Reporter April 3, 2014

The ASB Candidates for the 2014-2015 school year answer a few questions for the students to get a better idea of who they really are. Voting closed at the end of Friday's lunches and election results...

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