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Dodgeball Tournament of Champions 2015

Dodgeball Tournament of Champions 2015

By James Sun | April 22, 2015

  The school’s 11th annual dodgeball tournament kicked off today, April 22, at lunch in the large gym. Just one day into competition, a handful of students have already put on dodgeball clinics,...

(Left to right) Junior Kalie Oku, freshman Langston Hay and junior Emily Goto perform their photo onstage. Courtesty Kalie Oku.

Divulgence Performs in Poetry Contest

By Maya Varghese | April 22, 2015

On Tuesday, April 21, the Divulgence club’s slam poetry team competed at the Youth Speaks District Poetry Slam in San Francisco. The team placed third out of sixth, which means they won’t be advancing...

(Left to right) Junior Meg Enthoven, senior Anaida Osipova, junior Izzy Phan and senior Allie Crum. Courtesy of Meg Enthoven.

First Color Run Brings Huge Success and Profits

By Elaine Lee | April 22, 2015

On Saturday, April 18, the Los Altos Athletic League (LAAL) and ASB organized and hosted the first Color Run, held on the school campus. The event served as a replacement for Sprint For Sports, an annual...

First Generation: Junior Keana Khodadad

By Amelia Baum | April 20, 2015

Junior Keana Khodadad was born in Los Altos, but her parents immigrated from Iran over 20 years ago. While she does not feel out of place in the Bay Area of California, Keana realizes that the opportunities...

First Generation: Senior Shanzeh Shunaid

By Elaine Lee | April 20, 2015

Three years ago, senior Shanzeh Shunaid moved to the United States from Pakistan with her twin brother Shahzeb Shunaid, to live with their aunt in Los Altos. Though she had been to America numerous times...

First Generation: Sophomores Yesenia Gutierrez and Magaly Kuliger

By Amelia Baum | April 20, 2015

For many, high school is a normal teenage experience, something that every person goes through, albeit a bit foreign and intimidating. For sophomores Yesenia Gutierrez and Magaly Kuliger, however, high...

Defining First Generation

Defining First Generation

By Amelia Baum | April 20, 2015

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or some, it is a mindset. For others, a cultural identity. For still more, it is a daily challenge. With a variety of definitions and identifications, the term ‘first generation...

First Generation: Sophomore Julian Carbajal

By Emily Terada | April 20, 2015

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n his house, Spanish is the only language spoken. But at school, sophomore Julian Carbajal, can be heard speaking many languages, including French and Spanish. As a way to keep their...

First Generation: Sophomore Sana Khader

By Hanna Khosravi | April 20, 2015

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ophomore Sana Khader was raised with values that signify an acute respect for the ability to grow up in this country. For as long as she can remember, her parents have been amplifying...

First Generation: Junior Daughty Arora

By Olivia Jerram | April 20, 2015

[dropcap]J[/dropcap]unior Daughty Arora grew up in India with her grandparents. She met her parents for the first time she remembers when she was five. She will be the first in her family to grow up in...

First Generation: Senior Federica Cerruti

By Elaine Lee | April 20, 2015

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]merican fashion, social cues and standardized testing: these are some among many cultural differences that senior Federica Cerruti learned to adjust to when she moved to Los Altos three...

First Generation: Junior Aldo Montes Sanchez

By Maya Varghese | April 20, 2015

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]or Junior Aldo Montes Sanchez, the inspiration to strive to be the first person in his family to go to college comes from his mother, who never had the opportunity to go to college...

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