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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...
LGHS alum looking forward to first on-stage performance since lockdown
Braden Taylor, now 38, made an early performing arts splash.
In a Daves Avenue Elementary School performance of “Alice in Wonderland,” he was part of the ensemble scenery. Then, he played a reporter when the school put on “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the following...
Residents get crash-course on what to do during an earthquake
Local residents went through a dry-run of how to react to a natural disaster, Saturday, when they were hit with a 7.2 magnitude “earthquake.” The imaginary calamity was organized by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Community Emergency Response Team.
The participants were dealing with a faux-quake...
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...
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...
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...
Students send Class of 2023 off with inspiring words (GALLERY)
After a winter that included an atmospheric river natural disaster, Los Gatos High School’s Class of 2023 was dispatched into the wider world in a June 9 ceremony held outdoors in pleasant conditions.
The event, broadcast live on public access station KCAT, gave student speakers...
Embattled Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District supervisor quits post
After weeks of tension between parents and the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Superintendent Bill W. Sanderson announced he’ll step down, effective immediately.
The news was announced by Board of Trustees President Misty Davies in an email as the school day wrapped up on...
Ed Board President Berta shares update on county superintendent search
The Santa Clara County Board of Education’s (SCCBOE) search for the next Santa Clara County Office of Education’s (SCCOE) next superintendent of schools is moving into an active recruitment phase after the Board of Education adopted a timeline and job description for the position...
Student performance remains steady during pandemic, principals report
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,...
