The Saratoga Union School District is continuing its search for a new superintendent by asking the community for criteria recommendations. A meeting is scheduled for Feb. 12, 3:30 p.m., at the Redwood Middle School Library. Del Alberti, from California School Boards Association Executive Search Services, is the district's advisor to the superintendent search and will provide information and answer questions.

For those who cannot attend the meeting, written recommendation forms are available at the district office, 20460 Forrest Hills Drive.


Three Saratogans on SB dean's list

Three Saratoga residents are on the fall quarter 2002 UC-Santa Barbara dean's list. The students are Elizabeth Anne Cassell, an undeclared major; Erika Steinfurth, majoring in communications; and Gail Melissa Swedroe, a religious studies major. Dean's list honors are awarded to students with a GPA of 3.75 or more.


Recent Saratoga grad wins honor

Jason Booker, who graduated from Saratoga High School in June, was recently named an HP Scholar by the Hewlett-Packard Company. Booker is one of 120 students nationwide who was chosen for excelling in science and math and is working toward a college degree in engineering. The scholars were chosen from schools with which HP is partnering in two different programs.

A freshman studying computer engineering at UCLA, Booker will receive a four-year, $12,000 scholarship, three paid summer internships at HP and a technology package that includes a laptop and a printer. The monetary value of the award totals more than $35,000.