 |
Photograph by George Sakkestad
|
|
|
The Rolling Hills Middle School all-girls Funky, Chunky, Punky, Hunky Monkey team won an award for the best-looking device at the Tech Museum of Innovation-sponsored Tech Challenge. Phoenix Paz looks over the winning device.
|
|
|
|
|
Saratoga students win award for high-tech design
|
|
| By
Monika Downey
|
|
|
Through the Tech Challenge 2003, the Tech Museum of Innovation charged local students with designing a device that would climb above the tree line of the Amazon rainforest to obtain leaf specimens that would help scientists study the effects of global warming and deforestation. The results were surprisingly varied—and effective.
More
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| News |
|
News |
|
News |
|
| School district layoffs |
|
Saratoga on TV |
|
Housing standards |
|
| On May 15 the Los GatosSaratoga Union High School District will have sent final layoff notices to teachers and administrators, eliminating almost 13 positions for the next school year.
More |
|
The new TV show Saratoga Today—hosted by city councilman Norman Kline and Judith Lawrenson of the children's show The Reading Room—is bringing residents up to date on issues that affect Saratoga.
More |
|
The city of Saratoga is making strides in complying with the housing standards set by the Association of Bay Area Governments, despite a long battle and unsuccessful pleas with the organization to reduce the numbers of low-income housing allocations from 539 to 223 units.
More |
|
| News |
|
Schools |
|
Dining |
|
| Identity theft |
|
Essay contest |
|
Cafe Rouge |
|
| Saratoga has been identified as a high-risk community for identity theft. Police say that as a wealthy community, Saratoga is a prime target for criminals looking to get ahold of bank account and credit card information.
More |
|
A Saratoga sixth-grader has won third prize in a contest for her essay on what it means to grow up Asian in America.
More |
|
Los Gatos' Cafe Rouge is slowly transitioning from a traditional European cafe to an upscale restaurant with a new chef at the helm focusing on fine French cuisine.
More |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Saratoga students win award for high-tech design |
|
 |
|
District preparing to lay off 13 teachers, administrators
Saratoga presents its own reality TV show
Council upholds two decisions made by planning commission
Saratoga is striving to comply with ABAG housing standards
Residents are at risk as identity theft increases
News Briefs
Sheriff's Report
|
|
 |
|
Letters
Sparrer: It's time to pay back for a quality education
|
|
|
|
 |
|
Condo-sale numbers reaching
new highs
Home sales and property listings
Spring is bustin' out in real estate market
|
|
 |
|
Village Briefs
Wolf, Hancock share a century of memories
Follow the map to find spectacular artwork during Open Studios 2003
Obituaries
|
|
 |
|
Read-in shows students that reading can be fun
Saratogan wins prize in essay contest
Youth Briefs
|
|
 |
|
Saratoga Sampler
Point of View
|
|
 |
|
Cafe Rouge in Los Gatos but offers a real European flavor
|
|
 |
|
Sports Briefs
A game left, but Warriors have clinched title
Sidekick wins medals at nationals
|
|
 |
|
Lectures, readings, auditions, sports & recreation, announcements, theater & arts, kids' stuff, clubs, public meetings...
|
|
 |
|
Something to say? |
|
