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After the shooting in Connecticut, security measures have been increased in all three campuses. The main entrances were particularly closely monitored to ensure student protection and safety.

Students react to Connecticut school shooting

by Nayeon Kim December 17, 2012

In the wake of Friday’s shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, many students have expressed condolences for the victims and called for increased government action on...

Gatorade drinks, in the Perform category of G-series, are offered at every practice and game throughout the week. Winter athletes sampled free G-series products to promote pre and post-workout health maintenance.

G-Week results: Winter athletes talk about using Gatorade products

by Emily Chu December 16, 2012

Winter athletes were offered Gatorade’s G-series products before, during, and after workouts at the athletic training room and various practice locations from Monday to Wednesday on the week of December...

The new campus, newly acquired by the school, is located on 4525 Union Avenue in San Jose. It marks the third campus the school officially owns.

School acquires new campus for preschool and lower school

by Alex Jang December 13, 2012

On December 4, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved the use of 4525 Union Avenue as a new campus for our school. “The acquisition of the Union Avenue campus is an historic opportunity for...

Juniors Jennifer Dai, Silpa Karipineni, and Renu Singh study for finals during an extra help added to the Wednesday schedule. Students were given time to prepare for upcoming exams with more extra helps allocated throughout this week.

Ample extra helps for finals allow students more study time

by Catherine Manea December 13, 2012

In preparation for final exams, the administration gifted students five additional extra helps periods over a three day time span. The aim was to reduce stress, and the response was overwhelmingly positive. In...

Students prepare for upcoming finals in the library after school. According to head librarian Lauri Vaughan, the library is usually filled up during most lunches and mornings during finals week.  She hopes to create a quiet, focused environment for students.

Dead Quiet Study Zone continues in library during finals week

by Sonia Sidhu December 12, 2012

The library will be continuing its biannual "Dead Quiet Study Zone" policy to accommodate students studying for winter finals from Thursday, December 13 to the Tuesday of the following week. Instated...

The Varsity dance team, including Ria Desai (12), Darby Millard (10), Erika Olsen (10), and Michaela Kastelman (12), perform at the annual holiday show. The assembly highlighted several performing arts groups from all three campuses.

Annual holiday show features performing arts groups

by Anishka Agarwal & Maya Jeyendran December 9, 2012

Bringing together student performers from all three campuses, the annual holiday show was held this Friday in the gym. Each year, the show acts as a celebration of the approaching holiday season. The...

Gatorade representative Laurie Lindner speaks to athletes about sports nutrition. Next week, Gatorade will be providing a series of its products for winter athletes to try.

Gatorade provides drinks for winter athletes

by Stephanie Chen December 6, 2012

Gatorade representative Laurie Lindner visited the Upper School yesterday to introduce a promotion in which Gatorade products will be provided to athletes to encourage healthy pre- and post-workout eating. From...

ASB Treasurer Kevin Lin (12) discusses the initiation of the student breakfast program during Monday's school meeting. The breakfast menu is expected to include hot items as well as cold snacks such as yogurt and muffins.

ASB relaunches student breakfast program

by Monica Thukral December 4, 2012

During school meeting, Associated Student Body (ASB) announced that it was preparing for the relaunch of the student breakfast program, which will provide students with the opportunity to purchase breakfast...

Seniors Tiphaine Delepine and Nikhil Panu sell candy grams during lunch as part of the "Candy for Sandy" fundraiser. Proceeds will benefit Hurricane Sandy victims as well as the senior class.

Senior class holds Candy for Sandy fundraiser

by Kacey Fang December 4, 2012

To raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and the senior class, Class of 2013 student council is holding a “Candy for Sandy” fundraiser during both lunches every day until Thursday. After...

Krista Kobeski talks to the students about online security and protecting their Facebook accounts. Sophomores and freshmen filed into the gym for their LIFE assembly.

LIFE assemblies teach students about Facebook privacy and mindfulness

by Priscilla Pan and Roshni Pankhaniya December 2, 2012

During Thursday’s LIFE assembly, the freshmen and sophomores listened to speakers explaining Facebook’s privacy settings, while the seniors learned about mindfulness. Facebook policy communications...

Emmy award-winning ABC 7 news anchor Cheryl Jennings interviews internationally renowned author and philanthropist Khaled Hosseini on November 30 at the Upper School. Hosseini became a New York Times bestselling author with his two books The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Internationally acclaimed author visits as part of Speaker Series

by Ashwini Iyer and Shay Lari-Hosain December 1, 2012

Khaled Hosseini, New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, talked about his humanitarian work and upcoming novel yesterday as part of the Speaker Series event. The...

Freshman Gurutam Thockchom studies geometry in Dobbins Hall. The newly included weekend and belated times of this semester's final schedule will allow students more time to review material, or relax before taking the exams.

Final exam schedule changed to include weekend break

by Natalie Simonian November 30, 2012

This semester, finals will run from Thursday, December 13 to Tuesday, December 18, separated by a weekend, as opposed to previous years' three-day exam schedule. By inserting a weekend in between exam...

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