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Meeting scheduled for kindergarten parents

The Saratoga Union School District invites parents and guardians of incoming kindergartners to a kindergarten tea and information meeting. The meeting takes place from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., May 20, in the Foothill School cafeteria. Parents will have the opportunity to meet district kindergarten teachers, learn about the kindergarten program and mingle with other parents.

Saratoga students show off talents

Saratoga Elementary School presents its annual Talent Show May 21 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Argonaut School. Director Tiffany Borgia has prepared a show with more than 140 students singing, reciting poetry and playing instruments. Admission is free. For information, call Borgia at 867-2497.

SHS tutorial center survey results in

The results of a survey conducted by the Saratoga High School School Site Council to assess student and parent attitudes toward an on-campus tutorial center are in. Of 170 students polled in six science classes, 65 percent said they would "possibly" use such a center, 18 percent said they would and 17 percent said they would not. Parents were less noncommittal: 55 percent said they favored the idea, 13 percent said they did not and 33 percent said they might.

Of those students who said they would not use a tutorial center, the most popular reason given was "no time," at 57 percent. Thirty-three percent of responding students said they would most likely seek help in science classes, 32 percent in math, 18 percent in foreign languages, 9 percent in English and 8 percent in social studies.

PTA plans party for retiring Ogden

The Saratoga School PTA plans a retirement party for 10-year Saratoga Elementary School principal Lily Ogden. The "Farewell Tea" will happen May 29 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Saratoga Federated Church's Douglas Hall, 14370 Saratoga Ave., and takes place in conjunction with Saratoga School's Founders' Day. The event will be catered, so those interested in attending the party should RSVP by calling 867-6550.

A drop in bucket for the SHS pool

Saratoga High School principal Kevin Skelly reported that the 1997-1998 Annual Appeal at SHS raised $65,000 toward the construction of new aquatics facilities. Skelly has worked for over two years to fund the $900,000 construction of an Olympic-sized pool and had raised roughly $400,000 prior to this year's appeal, mostly from individual donations.

Saratoga student makes dean's list

Kristina Sturdevant, a 1993 graduate of Saratoga High School, earned a place on the dean's list at Arizona State University in Tempe. She earned a 3.76 grade point average for the fall semester in her major of recreational management and marketing. As part of her course of study, Sturdevant serves as an intern with the Arizona Biltmore.

Sturdevant is the daughter of Don and Gale Sturdevant of Saratoga.

Redwood students get awards at fair

Three Redwood Middle School students captured awards at the 38th annual Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair.

Sixth-grader Grace Hsu studied the effects of ginseng on a rat's ability to run a maze. Although the root-munching rodents were more interested in sitting and cleaning themselves in the entrance to the maze than participating in Grace's experiment, she earned honorable mention for her work. She assembled a display, including photographs from various stages in her experiment, and attended the science fair. The judges were impressed with Grace's determination and her explanation of how she would improve the experiment were she to run it again.

Seventh-graders Jeremy Nelson and Justin Liang won second prize for their experiment in which they grew radishes hydroponically and tested various solutions for speed of growth. Tap water won, though they found that the hydroponic solutions would have outperformed tap water in a longer experiment. Their display also included photographs of various stages of the experiment.

Saratoga seniors win scholarships

Two Saratoga High School seniors recently won scholarships from Creighton University, where they have been accepted for the fall term. Whittney Dotzler won a de la Vega scholarship for $7,500 and has been accepted into Creighton's college of arts and sciences. Andrew Sun won a Reinert scholarship in the amount of $5,000 and a Labaj scholarship for$1,000.

Creighton University awards about 400 scholarships each year to students across the nation.

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