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Robotics team completes its build season and prepares for competitions

Robotics team completes its build season and prepares for competitions

by Nikhil Dilip March 2, 2011

After six weeks of building a robot to compete in regional competitions in San Jose State University (SJSU) and UC Davis, Robotics completed its “build” season on February 20. Its regional competition...

Cell Phones: Teachers Ray Fowler and Andrew Irvine debate

Cell Phones: Teachers Ray Fowler and Andrew Irvine debate

by Jessica Khojasteh February 23, 2011

Today at 12:15, JSA sponsored a debate between teachers Ray Fowler and Andrew Irvine, who argued whether or not cell phones should be allowed on campus. Fowler insisted that cell phones should not be allowed...

Surprise spirit event evokes childhood memories with Legos

Surprise spirit event evokes childhood memories with Legos

by Alisha Mayor February 4, 2011

Students walking into Manzanita Hall during lunch Wednesday afternoon found balloons, boxes of Lego pieces, and manila envelopes offering a secret challenge to each class. Each class was addressed...

Winter Concert incorporates a global touch in annual performance

Winter Concert incorporates a global touch in annual performance

by Shilpa Nataraj January 16, 2011

Sprinkled with an international flair, the annual Winter Concert showcased the efforts of the instrumental program on Friday, January 14, at the Blackford Theater. The 5 to 6 p.m. concert featured...

Seven students announced as Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists

Seven students announced as Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists

by Samantha Hoffman January 13, 2011

“Show me the money!” That was the phrase Mark Pettinger, Intel spokesman, asked the audience to shout before he announced the names of our school’s seven Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists,...

Boys varsity soccer begin league with a record of 0-1

Boys varsity soccer begin league with a record of 0-1

by Mercedes Chien January 7, 2011

Varsity boys soccer lost against Kings Academy on Wednesday, January 5th, bringing their overall league record to 0-1. Goalie Sumit Minocha (10) blocked at least three shots while Simar Mangat (10)...

Second annual Kicks Against Cancer event has planning meeting

Second annual Kicks Against Cancer event has planning meeting

by Monisha Appalaraju December 17, 2010

Despite the cold, rainy weather, ten soccer players, four families, the coaching staff, the camp resident doctor, Michael Amylon, and several other faculty members, Lisa Hackwood and Kelly Espinosa, gathered...

Healthy study habits alleviate stress of finals week

Healthy study habits alleviate stress of finals week

by Victoria Chan and Michelle Deng December 13, 2010

Two weeks of blissful freedom from school seem so close, yet so far away. For freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, one last hurdle remains. For many, this week’s comprehensive final examinations will...

Beijing Delegation Visits Upper School

Beijing Delegation Visits Upper School

by Katie Liang and Jennie Xu December 8, 2010

On Tuesday, December 7, 2010, a group of delegates from the Chaoyang District of Beijing, China visited the Upper School campus among other California locales to learn about the school’s extracurricular...

Homecoming champions: Juniors take first place for the overall week

Homecoming champions: Juniors take first place for the overall week

by Priyanka Sharma November 17, 2010

Main Hall became Diagon Alley. Shah Hall was Azkaban Prison. The Edge was renamed the Great Ha11. The front loading zone transformed into Platform ’11 and ¾. On Thursday, November 11, the senior class...

Lady Catherine presents official invitation to Upper School Orchestra

Lady Catherine presents official invitation to Upper School Orchestra

by Nayeon Kim October 29, 2010

On October 29, Lady Catherine Longworth, former Lord Mayor of the city of Westminster, London, visited the Upper School to formally invite the orchestra to the 2012 London New Year’s Day Parade and Festival. Her...

"Play Me, I'm Yours" brings pianos to downtown San Jose

“Play Me, I’m Yours” brings pianos to downtown San Jose

by Pavitra Rengarajan October 14, 2010

The melodic notes of Debussy’s Arabesque float through the air of downtown San Jose. Passers-by circle around the intricately-decorated center outside Martin Luther King Jr. library, watching in awe...

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