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August 31, 2025

Community in line for millions of dollars, including for Spooky Knoll Trail Project, education resources, Saratoga path

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Anna G. Eshoo, Los Gatos' voice in the House of Representatives, said yesterday the community is in line for millions of dollars for local projects, after they made the cut as part of $21.4 million in federal funds that could be headed to the...

Student performance remains steady during pandemic, principals report

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Local high schools are starting to get a sense of just how far students are falling behind due to Covid-19. And unlike other districts in the region, for the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, the answer appears to be—not much. After the first grading period,...

Artificial Intelligence use grows at Prospect High School

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Cheating and plagiarism aren’t exactly new challenges for educators to have to contend with. But, with AI machines like ChatGPT and Gemini making academic misconduct easier—while also showing promise as an important educational tool—many high schools are racing to develop new policies to deal with...

Fewer students could lead to changes at high schools

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A new report says declining enrollments at local elementary and middle schools may mean changes are coming to Los Gatos and Saratoga high schools. The 2021-22 Demographics & Enrollment Projections Report by the consulting firm SchoolWorks was discussed by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School...

National Merit Scholarship semifinalists celebrated

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Los Gatos and Saratoga High Schools honored their latest National Merit Scholarship semifinalists this fall after the names of more than 16,000 semifinalists were publicly announced as part of the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District has 41...

Court rejects LGSUHSD’s attempts to have sex-abuse-reporting law deemed unconstitutional

According to a civil action brought in January under a landmark #metoo-era child-sex-abuse reporting law, AB 218, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District employee Willie Harmatz pressured students not to cooperate with police investigating Los Gatos High School track coach Chioke “Chee” Robinson. In a...

Los Gatos school bond ‘CC’ easily passing on Wednesday

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Los Gatos residents appear to have authorized a $163 million bond to upgrade classrooms and other facilities at Los Gatos Union School District in last night's election. As of mid-day Wednesday, the Yes on CC side had achieved 65.76% of the vote (7,205 votes), compared...

Los Gatos-Saratoga named top school system in California (Q&A with Sup. Mike Grove)

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The education world's been abuzz in recent days over the release of rankings from Niche, a marking company that grades K-12 schools. And in the 2022 Best School Districts in California list, at the very top was Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District.  The...

Home & School Club president appointed to high school district board

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As of today, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District has a new trustee. Shawn Mortensen was described by a District spokesperson as "a dedicated Los Gatos High School parent" who is currently serving as the president of the school’s Home & School Club. He...

Los Gatos High students perform at Carnegie Hall

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It’s featured the Beatles, John Philip Sousa, Led Zeppelin and Booker T. Washington, and on April 14, around 185 Los Gatos High School students joined the ranks of people who have graced the stage at Carnegie Hall, during the 2023 Harmonic Convergence Concert. The Italian...
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