Recalling major news events from Summer 2019
Shuvi Jha, Ishaani Dayal, Michelle Chen, Jayanti Jha, and Sarah Young
August 25, 2019
Exploring students’ reactions to summer news events
Buying Local
Ayah Ali-Ahmad, Anish Vasudevan, Ankit Gupta, Charlotte Chui, Collin Qian, Dhruvika Randad, Flora Peng, Gauri Kaushik, Hannah Lee, Shivani Gupta, and Tina Low
May 22, 2019
Engaging in intergenerational conversation: CSF volunteers at retirement home
Claire Chang and Brian Xu
March 15, 2019
unior Ellie Chen draws a small rectangle on a piece of paper, labeling it “green.” She continues to draw bigger rectangles, labeling each with a different color, and hands it to the senior citizen sitting across from her. Picking up a watercolor pencil, the senior citizen begins to color. On M...
Easy ways to read the news
Shivani Gupta, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
A few methods to quickly become informed
State divided: Political factors that have lead to a governmental divide
February 8, 2019
he second government shutdown of Donald Trump’s presidency began on Dec. 22 and persisted to Jan. 27, becoming the longest government shutdown in U.S. history at 36 days. A government shutdown stems from the Antideficiency Act, which is implemented when Congress fails to pass bills or funding for fe...
So… what exactly is going on?
Sara Entezar
February 8, 2019
Certainly, news comprehension has failed to take root. Prior to the ‘fake news’ era bombarding of recent years, news coherency concerns extended to the principles of news comprehension. The diction in a number of texts proves too advanced for the common reader, calling for the implementation of ...
Keeping up with the news
February 6, 2019
Like. Share. Retweet. Hashtag. Our generation is consumed by social media and technology, constantly updated on the newest memes and hottest clothing trends. Despite the accessibility and convenience technology brings to our life, we sometimes forget to keep track of more important matters – namely,...
Meditation in the classroom
October 22, 2018
Meditation is often associated with a sense of peace, accompanied by the image of a levitating figure with their legs crossed and index finger and thumb gently touching. When placed in the context of a stereotypically obnoxious high school classroom, there is an evident clash. Yet for the past ...
An unforgettable experience: Learning the Japanese culture
October 22, 2018
The smiles. The signs. The excited atmosphere. These were the most noticeable elements that were etched into Cupertino students’ first impression on their trip to Japan. The Toyokawa and Cupertino student exchange that takes place annually for eighth graders serves as a program for Japanese and Amer...
A Gender Sexuality and Alliance Q&A with French student teacher, Marie Roy
Dhruvika Randad and Kat Pappas
September 28, 2018
Along with the usual Q&A that introduced new members to the club, a special guest was introduced: French student teacher Marie Roy. As an incoming teacher for the new year, she believes that it is important to understand the different communities at school and their styles of interaction, to which...
Meet the Technovation Officers
September 27, 2018
With the start of the school year, club officers begin to organize their first meetings, Club Info Day and events they’ll participate in throughout the school year. Technovation President and senior Isha Chakraborty and other officers have been preparing for the new Technovation members – young ...
