District-wide decision introduces ‘DyKnow,’ a new Chromebook monitoring program
Alina Jafri
December 18, 2019
Senior Nabeha Barkatullah turns on her Chromebook during class time and opens to a tab from a previous class. After just a few seconds, her screen goes black. The message “stay on task, now’s not the time for that” appears on screen. “I thought it (the teacher monitoring my Chromebook) was...
Sophomore Rishab Gupta develops new SCHS app with the hope to provide important information to every member of the Bruin community
Emily Harvie
November 24, 2019
Students often depend on social media to stay informed about the activities offered at SCHS. While the use of various apps help many, they fail to reach everyone in the community. Sophomore Rishab Gupta said he noticed this problem and created an app where everyone can stay updated on the latest news. Gupta...
Senior Medha Kini performs piano at Carnegie Hall
Samantha Alde
November 5, 2019
On the stage of Carnegie Hall, senior Medha Kini breathed in front of the piano as watchful eyes tracked her movements. The stress and trepidation that weighed heavy on her chest before the performance had dissipated and was replaced with the drive to play the instrument she had grown to love over the...
New History and Psychology teacher Chima Ikeme enjoys passing his passion for history onto his students
Kristina Liah
November 4, 2019
Waking up early, Chima Ikeme frantically rushes from San Jose to SCHS on an empty stomach to get ahead of the traffic. This is how he begins his each school day. Ikeme is a new teacher at SCHS who teaches World History and Psychology in three different classrooms. Ikeme’s parents are Nigerian. His...
New English teacher Sara Silverman is a woman of many experiences
Isaac Craig
October 21, 2019
From dancing to traveling with the nu metal band Korn and selling clothing to rock stars, English teacher Sara Silverman has not had what most people would consider an “average” life. This year, Silverman is a new staff member at SCHS. She teaches three classes of freshmen English, one class of A...