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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...
3 weeks to fix signatures in high school district election
In the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District special mail ballot election, held May 7, voters have until Tuesday, June 4, to correct issues with their ballot envelope signatures.
According the the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, they still have 35 remaining ballots with...
Participants of Community Police Academy reach finish line
It was the day after retired Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Sgt. Tam McCarthy helped lay a long-time cop, John Pernick, to rest.
So on Oct. 27, as he gave an address at a much more celebratory gathering—the inaugural Los Gatos Community Police Academy graduation—he...
High school district picks Heath Rocha for superintendent
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District trustees voted 4-0 in favor of appointing Acting Superintendent Heath Rocha as its new permanent superintendent, during last board meeting.
Heath has been serving as Acting Superintendent since October and will continue in that role until he formally...
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...
How peer pressure and parents can influence college selection decisions
As a Bay Area high school student, the pressure to get ready to apply for college bothered me since my freshmen year. I picked extracurriculars with admissions officers in my mind, tailored my course load to my prospective major and spent hours ruminating over...
Fewer students could lead to changes at high schools
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...
Mother and daughter say Grad Night bash will be epic
The mulberry tree on the lawn in front of Los Gatos High School is a reminder to Judy Peckler, 78, about the importance of the annual dry post-graduation party.
The tree is dedicated to her only son, her husband and her youngest daughter, who were...
County Board of Education welcomes new trustees
On Dec. 18, the Santa Clara County Board of Education welcomed two new trustees and elected its 2025 president and vice president. Trustee Maimona Afzal Berta, elected to the board in 2022, was named president for a second time, and Trustee Victoria Chon was...
West Valley College and SASCC launch Senior Guided Pathways
West Valley College (WVC) and Successful Aging Solutions & Community Consulting (SASCC), a nonprofit service provider and community consultancy that offers a suite of programs for older adults, have announced they're launching Senior Guided Pathways (SGP), the nation’s first program addressing the intersection of...
