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After school meeting is dismissed, the Code Cadets walk from the gym to Nichols in a group. Assistant technology director Diane Main led the boys to the third period computer science class they planned to attend.

Australian students visit during their trip to Silicon Valley

by Arden Hu & Ashwini Iyer January 31, 2013

As one of multiple destinations on their visit to Silicon Valley, the Upper School welcomed students from the Canberra Boys Grammar School to participate in computer science classes on Monday, January...

A team of students listens to trivia questions being read in the quiz bowl competition. This event was held as part of STEM week, which aims to raise money and awareness for STEM fields and charities.

WiSTEM holds quiz bowl event for STEM week

by Stephanie Chen January 31, 2013

In a test of knowledge, speed, and class spirit, students competed during both lunches today in a science-oriented trivia tournament organized by Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...

Freshman Jonathan Hochberg asks a clarifying question about leadership and Taoism. The second part of Head of School Christopher Nikoloff's annual lecture series covers selflessness and learning how to be a leader using Taoist principles.

Part two of lecture series: Nikoloff’s talk on selflessness

by Vineet Kosaraju January 31, 2013

Head of School Christopher Nikoloff introduced the concept of selflessness today as the second part of his leadership lecture series based on the book Tao Te Ching. Nikoloff started the lecture by recapping...

Students gather around a Wii game console as a part of the STEM lunch event hosted by IGL and Programming club. Led by WiSTEM, the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics clubs on campus are collaborating to "Save the World" with STEM week by raising money for various causes.

STEM week begins with lunchtime gaming event

by Monica Thukral January 29, 2013

Students stared intently into screens with fingers moving rapidly about Wii consoles. Although music filled the room, the lights were off and all attention was fixated to the video games. A gaming event...

During the boys soccer game, the girls sell merchandise to spectators. Items included cupcakes and T-shirts, which were the tickets to the game. The players welcomed families from Camp Okizu with open arms, flaunting a poster to show their support.

Fighting cancer one kick at a time

by Alex Jang and Manthra Panchapakesan January 28, 2013

On January 25, 2013, the boys and girls Varsity soccer teams held their fourth annual Kicks Against Cancer game to raise money for Camp Okizu, a center for cancer patients and their families. The Camp...

Senior Paulomi Bhattacharya is the only Intel finalist from the Upper School this year. She mentioned that many science teachers and mentors at school helped her during her research process.

Intel finalist Paulomi Bhattacharya: Making school history

by Jacqui Villarreal January 23, 2013

Today was a day out of the ordinary for senior Paulomi Bhattacharya. She received much praise and commendation from the community, as many knew she became a 2013 Intel Research finalist. Paulomi was...

During club period, Spirit Club led by Andre Tran (12) meets to discuss the theme for spring spirit week. Many clubs took advantage of this time to gather and plan for future projects or events.

Schedule accommodates club meetings

by Apoorva Rangan January 23, 2013

During the 30-minute “club period” today, club presidents received a gift of time to hold club meetings or to organize their agendas. According to Spirit Club advisor Kerry Enzensperger, the club...

Eight seniors along with counselors and administrators from both the Saratoga and Blackford campuses gather for their last meeting before the assembly this Friday. The group planned to discuss major bullying issues with the middle school students.

Middle school assembly on bullying initiated by seniors

by Michelle Douglas January 23, 2013

This Friday, eight seniors will travel to the middle school campus to conduct an assembly on bullying.   Seniors Simar Mangat, Michael Amick, Maverick McNealy, Eric Swenson, Sam Hoffman, Jenny Chen,...

Juniors enter the counseling office, which is located near the front office in Main. The counselors will be guiding the students through college applications and selections.

College counseling starts for the class of 2014

by Ayushi Gautam January 23, 2013

The juniors attended their first college counseling class during extra help yesterday to prepare for the upcoming college application process. College counselor Nicole Burrell explained the topics...

Bel Canto sings while accompanied by Paul Woodruff, Toni Woodruff, and Serena Wang. The choir performed on January 18 at the Wintersong concert in Nichol's Auditorium.

Bel Canto performs in annual Wintersong Show with Camerata and Cantilena

by Elisabeth Siegel January 20, 2013

Featuring Bel Canto and several solo performances with guest appearances from Cantilena and Camerata, three choirs gathered for a concert in Nichol's Auditorium on January 18. From the outset, however,...

Special feature on students as content creators

Special feature on students as content creators

January 18, 2013

This week TalonWP takes a look at the theme of students as content creators. The Students as Content Creators (SACC) project is an ongoing series of articles that relate the process of young people...

Senior captains of the girls Varsity soccer team Wendy Shwe and Amy Gendotti sell a Kicks Against Cancer T-shirt during lunch. The girls will be playing against Eastside College Prep on January 25 when more sales will be taking place.

Kicks Against Cancer: Merchandise sold by soccer teams

by Sindhu Ravuri January 18, 2013

Starting this week until next Friday, both girls and boys Varsity soccer teams are selling bracelets, shirts, raffle tickets, and hair ties during lunch to support the annual Kicks Against Cancer fundraiser...

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