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Upper School Security and Traffic Director Emily Manigo directs traffic coming in and out of the Upper School campus. Administrators have continued to stress the importance of safety for both drivers and pedestrians at school.

Administration takes steps to resolve safety issues

by Ria Gandhi and Emma Yu October 16, 2014

The school administration has revised its policies regarding traffic during the hour before and after school starts on the Saratoga Campus and has taken steps to solve the safety issues surrounding it...

ASB President Sarah Bean (12) addresses the school during school meeting.

School Meeting Recap – 10/13

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor October 13, 2014

Mid semester grades open to students and parents on the student and parent portals on Wednesday at 5 p.m. This week is Technology Student Association’s club week. Members will be selling Fantasia...

Speaker Michelle Vitus breaks down the important components of a professional resume to students in the Innovation Center. Vitus was invited by Laya Indukuri (12), who knew Vitus job description and thought she would be very informative for students.

CareerConnect held a resume workshop

by Arden Hu October 10, 2014

The CareerConnect program held a resume workshop, featuring Slate Advisers founder Michelle Vitus, today during long lunch in the Innovation Center. Drawing from her current experience advising career...

Senior directors and students from all different grades read sections of the play Check, Please during lunch in Laura Lang-Rees room.

Student Directed Showcase stage readings begin

by Sanjana Avula, Reporter October 8, 2014

Student Directed Showcase stage readings were during Monday and Tuesday lunches in Performing Arts Department Chair Laura Lang-Ree’s room and prepared students for the upcoming auditions. “I love...

Sign-ups for 2015 Switzerland exchange program begin

Sign-ups for 2015 Switzerland exchange program begin

by Tara Parimi, Aquila Copy Editor October 7, 2014

The Upper School Switzerland Exchange Program is currently accepting applications for the 2015 trip to Collège de Gambach. Students from our sister school, Collège de Gambach, in Fribourg, Switzerland,...

Karl Kuehn and Bradley Stoll discuss support for the LGBTQ community during morning meeting. Students who support the LGBTQ community should wear red this Friday.

School Meeting Recap – 10/6

by Maya Jeyendran, Aquila Lifestyle Editor October 6, 2014

Honor Council will host an information session with activities outside Manzanita Hall on Wednesday during long lunch. Instead of class meeting, students will attend advisory tomorrow to participate...

Juniors receive their T-shirts the morning of the Homecoming rally due to a possible misinterpretation of their class shirts

Juniors change class T-shirt design

by Melina Nakos, Reporter October 5, 2014

The junior class T-shirt was changed earlier this week after the original design was found to be possibly spelling out a racial slur. The T-shirt design’s possibly offensive text was a mistake, according...

Members of the jazz band play music for the audience, as students from each grade level showcase their float. These members were already familiar with the songs they were going to play, but still had to put themselves in the mindset of having fun and showing their spirit.

Float parade carries on a recently developed tradition

by Eleanor Xiao and Eric Jeong October 3, 2014

Held Wednesday during long lunch, the “Panoply of Chaos” featured students marching around the campus proudly presenting their class floats, while the jazz band lead the line playing upbeat music...

Sophomore class Frozen themed eagle on display in front of the journalism room. The eagles were judged later in the week.

Class eagles go on display outside Manzanita

by Sahana Srinivasan, Reporter October 1, 2014

The class eagles were displayed outside Manzanita Hall today as part of Homecoming spirit week. The Class of 2018 painted a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse-themed eagle, displayed next to the sophomores’ Frozen...

Students rehearse for the upcoming dance production. Rehearsals began this week for the upper school dance production, which premieres on Jan. 30.

Rehearsals start for Upper School dance production

by Praveen Batra, Reporter September 30, 2014

Rehearsals for the Upper School dance show, themed “Welcome to the Jungle,” began last week. “The first act will be Welcome to the Jungle, and the second act will be Animal Inhabitants, and all...

​Glaciers in front of mountains. Photography students on the trip will have the opportunity to take photos of the landscape.

Upper school plans summer Arctic trip

by Lauren Russell, Reporter September 30, 2014

Sign-ups began last week for the first summer trip to Iceland, Greenland, and the Svalbard islands for photography and biology expeditions led by teachers Joshua Martinez and Anita Chetty. The 10 students...

Two seniors work on their eagle. The senior’s homecoming theme this year is Batman, causing them to make the eagle mainly black.

Spirit Night prepares each class for Homecoming week

by Neil Bai, Reporter September 28, 2014

Spirit members, student council members and volunteers gathered together during Spirit Night yesterday in preparation for Homecoming next week. The event kicked off at about 5 p.m. Each class started...

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