Infinite Campus chosen to replace School Loop
April 12, 2010 • Megan Cable, Staff Writer
Filed under News
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District has recently found a replacement for the student information system that the district currently uses, SASIxp. The new system, called Infinite Campus, will have all the same applications as SASIxp and will be used by faculty to track student attendance, keep... Read more »
Athlete Spotlight: Lulu Xu
April 12, 2010 • Noelle Le Tourneu, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
When Lulu Xu (10) first saw Michelle Kwan compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics, she was inspired to start ice skating herself. The current San Ramon Valley High School sophomore started skating less than a year later and has no plans of stopping anytime soon. Lulu can be found skating at Oakland Ice Center... Read more »
Staff book reviews
April 12, 2010 • Clark Louie, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinions
The Road Cormac McCarthy’s novel is dark and desolate, but however dreary the novel’s mood may be, it shines as a masterpiece. It features an unnamed father and son traveling across the American landscape towards the sea in order to escape cannibalistic fellow survivors and find “good people” like... Read more »
Forever 2011
April 12, 2010 • Allie Tao & Cristina Smith, Editor-in-Chief & Features Editor
Filed under Opinions
From the navy blue curtains draped throughout the dining hall, to the pulsing beats of DJ High Tops’ speakers, junior prom was full of excitement and awe as students immersed themselves in the intricate designs of the Oakland Scottish Rite Center and the company of their classy schoolmates. Every... Read more »
Class Size Increases
April 12, 2010 • Daniel Morizono, News Editor
Filed under News
The 2010-2011 school year will see an increase in class sizes for kindergarden through third grade and in ninth grade English and Math. These changes come as a result of the budget crisis currently facing the San Ramon Valley Unified School District and numerous other school districts across the state... Read more »
Student Recognition Project winners
April 12, 2010 • Daniel Morizono & Amanda Nguyen, News Editor & Staff Writer
Filed under News
The San Ramon Valley Student Recognition Project is a chance to acknowledge hundreds of students in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District for their skills inside and outside of the curriculum. Students submitted projects in March. Professional judging was completed by business people with impressive... Read more »
Club Spotlight: Key Club
April 12, 2010 • Sam Zarling, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. This club is a student-led organization that focuses on community service while building character and leadership skills. With over 250,000 members and over 5,000 clubs, Key Club International is held in thirty... Read more »
SRVHS Alumni Sport Stars
April 13, 2010 • Victoria Kwan, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
San Ramon Valley High School has been the home of hundreds of athletic super stars. Throughout the years, athletes have graduated and have become huge stars of their own. Nate Schierholtz (2002) and Randy Winn (1992) both graduated from SRV and are now playing professional baseball for the San Francisco... Read more »
Wild animals: to be, or not to be free
April 13, 2010 • Amanda Nguyen, Staff Writer
Filed under Opinions
Imagine being forcefully taken away from the place you grew up and having to live alone in an unknown place, with no one around to talk to or share your pain. When wild animals that are taken away from their natural habitats and kept as pets, they are forced away from their parents and taken captive,... Read more »
Academic cheating: still rampant among students
April 13, 2010 • Raquel Royal, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
The pressure to cheat has always been prominent in everyday life in a high, school; incentives to cheat range from good grades, nagging parents, or to get into that college of choice, students are willing to do what ever it takes to get an A. According to the website www.nocheating.org, 73 % of all... Read more »
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