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AP students at LGSUHSD beat national average in standardized tests (board meeting update)
At the Oct. 9 Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District board meeting, Associate Superintendent Deepa Mukherjee presented an overview of the district’s Advanced Placement (AP) program, showing that overall, students tended to outpace learners from around the country in last Spring’s AP exams.
The District...
Los Gatos High students perform at Carnegie Hall
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...
Class is back in session at College of Adaptive Arts
On the 143 acres that make up West Valley College campus, there is a single building that houses the College of Adaptive Arts (CAA). Last week I arranged a tour with Nicole Kim, the executive director at CAA. As she welcomed me in, I...
Blind LGHS student becomes a National Merit Finalist
On Thursday, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced 41 high school seniors had been recognized as National Merit Finalists, an honor awarded to less than 1% of students nationwide who demonstrate exceptional academic ability, leadership and extracurricular involvement.
One particularly notable finalist is...
California teachers are using AI in the classroom
Your children could be some of a growing number of California kids having their writing graded by software instead of a teacher.
California school districts are signing more contracts for artificial intelligence tools, from automated grading in San Diego to chatbots in central California, Los...
Elementary District puts student mental health first, in updated approach to learning
Deborah Weinstein, executive director of the Los Gatos Education Foundation, recently visited Daves Avenue Elementary School, where its mascot, the Cool Cat, had been high-fiving students and handing out flyers.
That was part of a drive during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month to bolster the Los...
Educators introducing updates to AI policy
As I ask Dyuthi Boinepalli, a 15-year old at Saratoga High School, about the uptick in Artificial Intelligence usage on campus and how it affects curriculum. She looks at me and smirks. “I'd answer that, but it’s not loading,” she said, referring to how...
SUSD looks into screening lapse as petition circulates
A change.org petition that raises safety and accountability concerns within the Saratoga Union School District has been gathering steam.
The petition, which was created anonymously on Christmas Day, centers on the District’s acknowledgment that a volunteer who was not properly vetted participated in after-school activities...
School districts rely on community support for fiscal health
Los Gatos prides itself on providing outstanding public education to its young residents. Families flock to our town for this very promise—and for good reason. Serving over 2,000 local students, Los Gatos High School is consistently ranked within the top 100 schools in California...
During School Bus Safety Week, CHP urges residents to take caution
With National School Bus Safety Week underway, the California Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to stop for the carriers of the most precious cargo.
Running Oct. 17-21, the week is meant to bring awareness to the personal responsibility involved in ensuring students make it to...
