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Several sophomores participate in the annual pumpkin carving event. The seniors placed first, followed by the juniors, freshmen, and sophomores.

Pumpkin carving competition results announced

by Mercedes Chien October 25, 2012

The annual pumpkin carving event, held during long lunch yesterday, segued students into Homecoming Week with a creative yet competitive event. The seniors placed first, followed by the juniors, freshmen,...

Spirit Club member Indu Seeni (12) runs the voting for Homecoming Queen and King in front of the Edge. Results will be announced at the Homecoming Game.

Voting for Homecoming Queen and King held

by Nisha Bhikha October 25, 2012

During long lunch yesterday, voting for Homecoming Queen and King took place in front of the Edge. The nominees for Queen are Akarsha Gulukota (12), Siobhan Cox (12), and Amy Gendotti (12), and the...

The Medical Club will donate the majority of the profits to the Leukemia Society and will keep the rest to fund their dissections and field trips. Sponsored by Medical Club, Cecilia Lang-Ree (12) will be speaking about her experiences as a cancer survivor.

Medical club hosts fundraiser for Leukemia Society

by Nikhil Dilip and Advaita Kanakamedala October 23, 2012

The Medical Club is hosting a baked goods fundraiser in the front loading zone this week to raise money for club activities and for the Leukemia Society. The club will donate at least half of the profits...

Junior Zareen Choudhury and seniors Paulomi Bhattacharya, Ashvin Swaminathan, and Rohan Chandra were recognized by the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology as regional finalists. They will be competing in the next round at Caltech, which would entail poster and oral presentations as well as questioning by a panel of professors.

Four regional finalists and six semifinalists named for Siemens competition

by Emily Chu October 22, 2012

On October 19, the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology recognized 10 students from the Upper School for their research projects, six as semifinalists and four as regional finalists. The...

Hindus celebrate Diwali by lighting a candle to commemorate the victory of good over evil. The candle also signifies hope and the belief that good will always triumph.

Indian festival: Lights on for Diwali

by Vineet Kosaraju October 20, 2012

Last week more than 10,000 people gathered in Cupertino to celebrate the popular Indian festival, Diwali. Also known as “the festival of lights”, this holiday celebrates the return of one of the...

Students who were in the library during their second period sat under the desks inside the library classroom and followed instructions from the librarians.

School practices first Code Red drill of the year

by Shannon Su October 19, 2012

During the alternate schedule on Friday, October 19, students stayed in their respective period two classes for the first practice Code Red drill of the school year. Earlier in the week, Assistant Head...

Junior Nathan Dhablania lights a candle, signifying his commitment to the National Honor Society's values of leadership, scholarship, service, and character. Held in the Nichols Auditorium on Tuesday, October 16, the NHS induction ceremony welcomed 50 new members this year.

NHS induction ceremony welcomes 50 new members

by Kacey Fang October 16, 2012

A candle-lighting ceremony this evening inducted 50 new members to the National Honor Society (NHS). Speeches were made by the current officers and faculty council to welcome the new additions. The...

Key Club and Interact Club members work together to make toys and blankets for dogs at the local animal shelter. After every meeting, club members participate in a short project to help the community and encourage attendance.

Community service clubs add 15 minute projects to the end of meetings

by Darian Edvalson October 16, 2012

The Upper School’s two community service clubs, Key Club and Interact Club, held their second joint meeting during which the clubs’ members participated in a 15-minute community service project. The...

Students enjoy cookies, one of Howard Nichols’ favorite treats, in memory of him. Head of School Christopher Nikoloff talked about Nichols' life during school meeting on Monday, October 15.

Cookies shared in remembrance of Howard Nichols

by Emily Lin and Vedant Thyagaraj October 16, 2012

During school meeting on Monday, Head of School Christopher Nikoloff made an announcement in memory of Howard Nichols, founder of the Upper School. Addressing the student body, Nikoloff remembered Nichols,...

Kinematix, the team's robot (right), shoots a ball at the hoops. The Upper School robotics team competed in the Calgames Robotics Tournament on Saturday, October 13.

Upper School takes part in Calgames Robotics Tournament

by Vivek Bharadwaj October 15, 2012

The Upper School robotics team participated in the Calgames Robotics Tournament and placed last on Saturday, October 13. The competition, held at Woodside High School, followed the same rules and style...

Several freshman girls wear red in honor of National Coming Out Day. In support of the LGBT community, this day is celebrated on October 11.

Students wear red to support LGBT youth on National Coming Out Day

by Karen Tu and Priscilla Pan October 12, 2012

On Thursday, many students from each grade wore red to support the LGBT community for National Coming Out Day. National Coming Out Day, founded in 1988, is observed annually on October 11 to celebrate...

The upperclassmen Homecoming Court was announced this Friday. The names of the elected juniors and seniors were posted on the bulletin board in Manzanita.

Homecoming Court junior and senior representatives revealed

by Jonathan Dai and Kavya Ramakrishnan October 12, 2012

The names of junior and senior representatives for the Homecoming Court were posted in the Edge on Friday, October 12. Seniors Raghav Sehtia, Michael Chen, Maverick McNealy, Siobhan Cox, Amy Gendotti,...

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