Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
The JV volleyball team is focusing on strategy and decision-making this season.
The varsity football team has been fighting hard to keep up its reputation from last season by adapting to the challenges they are facing in the tougher De Anza League. The De Anza League is the most difficult league that the football team can play in, and the team must deal with stronger opponents this year. Despite missing several key players from its roster and facing countless mid-season injuries, the team has persevered and will continue to battle in the upper league.
First-year Head Coach Johnny Bega watches attentively from the side of the pool as the goalie engages in a valiant defensive effort against an aggressive offensive attack. But the goalie misjudges the timing of the ball by a few seconds and the ball slices the back of the net. After a slight wince, Bega hunches down and barks a few quick words of advice as he turns back to observe the offense. These tidbits of advice seem to be invaluable this season, with his water polo team performing at a high level.
In a world where the Internet is such an integral part of everyday life, web browsers the keys which lead to effectiveness and efficiency. Internet Explorer, the first browser giant which dominated the markets since the early stages of the web, has been slowly losing its grasp over the browser market. In its place, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have been attempting replace Internet Explorer as the next dominant browser; a goal that is decided only by the users. So which of these two browsers is really better?
Freshman Sasha Vera Sobol pulls students’ attention away from forgotten homework assignments and weekend plans as she unicycles past them, her arms held out slightly for balance.
With the start of a new school year comes a burst of new clubs on campus. Many students have invested time in forming clubs based on their interests and passions.
The Los Altos High School Gentlemen’s League
Many students have noticed the posters in classrooms that describe two different types of students. The school displays its newest focus—mindset—through these colorful sheets. This year, teachers at the school will work to implement a growth-mindset into the classroom in order to address a central flaw in education: Too many students work for a grade without focusing on actually learning.
Laughter and the tantalizing aroma of Mexican dishes fill the air as hot meals and smiles circulate around tables. Moving between tables, junior Marissa Maldonado goes through her usual weekend job as a hostess at Mexican restaurant Casa Lupe.
The first thing you might notice about Eden is that in order to see her you have to look quite a ways down. Granted, she’s only six, but it’s still surprising because when she speaks she doesn’t sound very small at all. Were it not for the fact that her voice is coming from somewhere in the vicinity of your hip, you might think she were as tall as you.
Imagine being out on the Port of Redwood City at 5 a.m. Don’t worry, no one is forcing anyone to. However, it is normal for our rowers to wake up so early in the morning.