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Class of 2012 meets for final college counseling meeting

by Aditi Ashok & Keerthana Moudgal November 30, 2011

On November 29, the class of 2012 attended their final College Counseling class before all applications are due. All classes began by filling out a survey in order for the College Counseling Department...

Seniors spend break in college counseling office

Seniors spend break in college counseling office

by Jennie Xu November 23, 2011

On Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving break, seniors camped out in the college counseling office to meet with their counselors, work on applications, and spend time with friends and classmates. The...

Red Cross launches food and toiletries drive

Red Cross launches food and toiletries drive

by Monica Thukral November 17, 2011

From November 13th to the 28th, Red Cross Club and SFCC Club (Students for Charitable Causes) are holding a drive for toiletries and canned foods to donate to the military and to the less fortunate. The...

Class of 2012 celebrates last high school Homecoming

Class of 2012 celebrates last high school Homecoming

by Daniela Lapidous November 11, 2011

Four years of sporadic work, and it is almost over. “It” being the Upper School Homecoming tradition, at least for the class of 2012. With the rally this year held a day early and the introduction...

Entrepreneurs and mentors speak to Upper School students for TEDx conference

Entrepreneurs and mentors speak to Upper School students for TEDx conference

by Jessica Chang, Kacey Fang, & Cheryl Liu October 22, 2011

Rahim Fazal had been working behind his parents’ backs and skipping classes for most of his senior year. He ended up with a check of 1.5 million dollars. A few years later, he stood in front of an audience...

Global Empowerment Outreach club holds "Infection Day" for Upper School advisories

Global Empowerment Outreach club holds “Infection Day” for Upper School advisories

by Advaita Kanakamadela October 22, 2011

On October 20th, 2011, students participated in Infection Day, an all-school game organized by the Global Empowerment Outreach (GEO) club. GEO has been working to raise money and awareness for the Global...

GAVI Speaker Visits Upper School

GAVI Speaker Visits Upper School

by Sapna Suresh & Sheridan Tobin October 19, 2011

On October 14, Timothy Nielander, representative from Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunizations (GAVI), spoke to the Upper School about the needs for vaccinations in third-world countries during...

Debate program ranked fifteenth in nation

by Nikhil Dilip & Nisha Bhikha October 17, 2011

On Monday, October 17, Upper School Division Head Butch Keller announced that the speech and debate team currently ranks as the fifteenth in the nation. Last year, the team was ranked nineteenth overall...

Class of 2014 holds first fundraising bake sale of the year

Class of 2014 holds first fundraising bake sale of the year

by Allison Sun and Anokhi Saklecha October 14, 2011

On Thursday, October 13, the sophomore class held its second class fundraiser of the year: a bake sale led by the sophomore student council and the Korin and Janda advisories. Throughout the morning...

Students take annual PSAT/NMSQT exam

by Mercedes Chien October 13, 2011

On Wednesday, October 12, all sophomores and juniors completed the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) as a practice exam for the former and as...

Wellness program looking to recruit interested students for L.I.F.E board

Wellness program looking to recruit interested students for L.I.F.E board

by Allison Kiang and Allison Sun October 11, 2011

This year, with hopes to incorporate more input from students, the Living with Intent Focus and Enthusiasm (L.I.F.E.) Board run by supervisor Jane Keller is recruiting new members to expand and improve...

Teachers open rooms for students during free period

Teachers open rooms for students during free period

by Nila Banerjee October 11, 2011

During the school meeting on Monday, October 10, Maverick McNealy (11), junior class vice president, announced that several teachers’ rooms are now available for quiet work during free periods. Instead...

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