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Students cross the street after school to buy snacks and drinks. Senior privileges will be enforced after February break.

Class of 2016 receives senior privileges after February break

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter February 4, 2016

The Class of 2016 will receive their senior privileges starting from Feb. 16 because on-campus construction for the new Events Center will cause them to lose their current parking spots. These privileges...

Republican candidate Marco Rubio presents at a previous event for the 2016 Presidential Elections. Rubio received 23% of the vote from the Republican Iowa caucus.

Iowa caucus held Monday night

by Shania Wang, Reporter February 3, 2016

Registered voters in Iowa gathered at 1,682 precincts across the state for the Iowa caucuses, which represent the official start of the primary election season, on Monday night. By definition, a caucus...

Ashwin Reddy (9), Tiffany Wong (9), Brian Park (9) and Grace Koonmen (10) discuss homework questions that were assigned. All four of these students are in Honors Algebra 2 with math teacher Jane Keller.

Upper school students take AMC 10/12 exam

by Aneesha Kumar, Reporter February 2, 2016

Approximately 120 students took the 75-minute American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10 or 12 test this morning at 8 a.m. in Nichols Atrium to develop their math abilities. AMC is a nationwide math...

Annual Dance Show sells out

Annual Dance Show sells out

by Shania Wang, Reporter February 1, 2016

The annual upper school Dance Production premiered last Friday and Saturday at the Blackford Theater. Themed “Mixed Tape: Songs to Dance To,” this year’s show, directed by dance teachers Karl...

Charlotte "Charley" Huang (10), Jerrica Liao (10) and Jessica Wang (10) take a selfie with their Eagle Buddies. The sophomore class traveled to the lower school campus on Jan. 15 to meet with their Eagle Buddies at the culmination of the third grade's service project to collect pajamas and books.

Sophomores, juniors and seniors meet with Eagle Buddies

by Rose Guan, Reporter January 31, 2016

Three events from the Eagle Buddies program, which has allowed students from the Saratoga campus to connect with their Bucknall campus counterparts since its 2009 founding by former history and social...

Diversity committee member Mark Janda introduces the assembly to the sophomore class. The assembly was on diversity.

Sophomore class attends LIFE assembly on diversity

by Justin Su, Asst. Sports Editor January 28, 2016

The sophomore class attended a LIFE assembly on diversity after lunch today in Nichols Hall. The assembly started with history teacher Mark Janda introducing the topic. Then, AP Spanish Language and...

Maile Chung (11), three Eagle Buddies, and a circus performer balance metal plates on rods. Directly following this act, a clown gave a comedic rendition of opera singing.

Juniors host Eagle Buddies for clown-themed activities

by Alex Youn, TALON Sports Editor January 28, 2016

Colorful streamers and balloons decorated the gym as the juniors participated in clown-themed activities with their fourth grade Eagle Buddies today. Donning bright red noses, they watched circus performers...

Diane Main presented an assembly on Digital Citizenship to the freshmen today. Students can email her for further information regarding this topic.

Freshmen attend LIFE assembly regarding digital citizenship

by Nicole Chen, Reporter January 28, 2016

The freshman class attended a LIFE assembly titled “Your LIFE Online,” discussing digital citizenship today in the Nichols auditorium. Upper school director of learning, innovation and design Diane...

Junior Chetana Kalidindi performed last Friday. Ten vocal and piano certificate students performed in the Winter Song concert last Friday in Nichols Auditorium.

Certificate students perform in Winter Song

by Tiffany Wong and Ria Gupta January 28, 2016

Ten pianists and vocalists performed at the Upper School’s annual winter concert on Friday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Nichols Auditorium. The concert, titled “Winter Song,” provided upper school...

E. Coli Emergency Chipotle's bowl optino is an alternative to burritos for the customers who prefer healthier choices. The recent disease outbreaks in Chipotle stores have contributed to Chipotle's decision to close stores on Feb. 8.

Chipotle to close restaurants briefly Feb. 8 for evaluation

by Alex Wang, Reporter January 28, 2016

Chipotle will close its restaurants across the nation on Feb. 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to hold a meeting for the whole company in order to discuss food safety and the recent incidents. In an effort to...

Ryan Adolf (9), who will take the AMC 10A, reviews a recently passed back Precalculus quiz. The main purpose of the AMC 10 and 12 is to increase interest in mathematics and to develop talent through solving challenging problems.

Students prepare for AMC 10/12

by Shania Wang, Reporter January 28, 2016

The American Mathematics Competitions 10A and 12A (AMC 10A and 12A) will be held on Feb. 2 at the upper school. The exam will take place in the morning on a special schedule so students will not have...

Stanford economics professor Nicholas Bloom delivers a presentation entitled "Great Expectations or Hard Times: The Future of the American Economy."

Stanford economist analyzes trends and predictions in American economy

by Vignesh Panchanatham and Lauren Russell January 28, 2016

Professor Nicholas Bloom, a Stanford economics professor, spoke in Nichols Auditorium about the prospects of America’s economy and possible solutions to various economic problems on Jan. 20 at 12:30...

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