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Board Meeting Schedule ChangeThe regular May 14, 2013 meeting of the Board of Trustees has been rescheduled. This meeting will now take place on May 13, 2013, with open session beginning at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held ...more News Bytes
US News and World Report High School Rankings, 2012U.S. News and World Report analyzed 21,776 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia and came up with their 2012 rankings for high schools across the country. Both Saratoga High ...more Contact the District Office Staff Human Resources Our Schools: District Enrollment/Residency School and District Data Board Meeting ScheduleUpcoming meetings are scheduled as follows:
For more information, including agendas, click here . To view video recordings of recent meetings click here . To request that a copy of the board agenda be emailed to you, please click here . Annual Notification to Parents, 2012-2013The 2012-2013 Annual Notification to Parents (ANTP) is a legally required notification to parents of their rights and responsibilities. It includes district procedures and policies and serves a ...more For questions or suggestions regarding this site, please contact the webmaster.
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Jeanne Jamieson Named Classified Employee of the Year, 2013!
Ann Jordan named District Teacher of the Year, 2013!
Parcel Tax Oversight CommitteeApplications for community members interested in serving on the LGSUHSD Parcel Tax Oversight Committee are now being accepted! New TechIn true super-hero style, LGHS New Tech staff welcomed students at their Information/Welcome night on May 8th. More information about the evening is available here . Message to the CommunityOn September 10th, SHS student Audrie Pott ended her life. This week, in response to recent arrests in this matter, there has been a lot of media attention and community questions. Attached is a statement from Superintendent, Bob Mistele, addressing many of the concerns and questions: Summer School 2013Registration materials for summer school 2013 are now available! Our Students Shine!
Congratulations to the cast, crew, artistic staff and orchestra of Urine Town for 10 nominations in the Stage Top Honor Awards including a nomination in best high school musicals this year:
Directing ...more Congratulations to CCOC (Central County Occupational Center) and LGHS student Ryeder Mudwilder for earning the SkillsUSA Gold Medal in Diesel Mechanics Competition and a $30,000 scholarship! SHS freshmen, Sean Shi, Celine Liang, and Kristine Zhang have qualified for the USA Junior Mathematics Olympiad, with their outstanding performance during the American Invitational Mathematics competition. Sean and Celine had qualified for USAJMO last year as 8th graders. It is the first time for Kristine Zhang. The rigorous Olympiad competition involves two-days, four and a half hours each day, of testing - including essay and proof questions. Congratulations to each of these exceptional mathematicians and SHS teacher P.J. Yim for his support and hard work. The SHS Boys Basketball and Wrestling teams were among teams recognized by the Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation among the recipients of the 2013 Winter Season ...more  Congratulations to FIRST Team 649 M-SET (aka Saratoga Robotics)! We finished the Silicon Valley Regionals with a close loss in the semi-final round. The team finished 7th out of 60 teams and was the captain of the 6th place alliance. We u...pset the 3rd place alliance to make it to the semi-final round. It was an outstanding effort by the whole team!! Congrats for a truly outstanding season to the team and SHS teacher Dianne France!
Congratulations to the following Synopsis Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship Award Recipients, 2013:
* Jessica Chiu
* Brooke Murphy Ahmed * XinNi E. Chai * Adam Kevin O'Regan * Hannah Belle Spinner * Olivia Lynn Woodford-Berry
* Edward Lee White
* David Andrew Zarrin
Congratulations also to teachers Cathy Messenger, Dan Burns and Jill McCrystal for their support of these award winners and dedication to each of their students! Congratulations to FIRST Team 649 M-SET (aka Saratoga Robotics)! We finished the Silicon Valley Regionals with a close loss in the semi-final round. The team finished 7th out of 60 teams and was the captain of the 6th place alliance. We u...pset the 3rd place alliance to make it to the semi-final round. It was an outstanding effort by the whole team!! Congrats for a truly outstanding season to the team and SHS teacher Dianne France!
Kevin Garbe, a senior at SHS, is in Washington, D.C. this week – one of 40 finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search – presenting his research about the geometric object, fractals. Applications for fractals include cryptography, computer graphics and weather forecasting. In Washington, D.C., 10 top award winners are selected and the final winner earns a $100,000 award. Congratulations to Kevin and our wishes for continued success!!! For more information, go to http://www.societyforscience.org/sts/about
Congratulations to our 39 LGSUHSD students, named Finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Program. The program, begun in 1955, awards only one percent of the approximately 1.5 million students ...more Congratulations to SHS football team members Kyle Dozier for qualifying for the 1st team All-State Medium Schools and Jonathan Walters 2nd team All-State teams! Saratoga High is very proud of your accomplishments! Congratulations to SHS students qualifying for All State recognition: Kudos to SHS sophomore, Meghna Chakraborty, one of twenty semi-finalists for the South Bay Teen Idol competition on February 28th , 7:00 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos. More information can be found at www.siliconvalleyjcc.org/idol
Congratulations to Kyle Kevorkian, LGHS Senior! Kyle was one of three players receiving a $1,000 scholarship from the Santa Clara County branch of the Northern California Chapter of the National ...more
Sandy Hook Elementary Tragedy - ResourcesThe shooting in Connecticut is a terrible, senseless tragedy. Our grief is made all the deeper when we think of the innocence of the lives lost and the valiant efforts of teachers, school staff, and ...more Emergency Notification Systems - Enrollment OptionsIn April 2012, Los Gatos – Saratoga Union High School District announced the launch of a new communication service that delivers important school and emergency information to you via SMS text ...more LGSUHSD Achieves an API of 905!The Los Gatos-Saratoga High School District (LGSUHSD) continues to show academic gains as measured by the recently released 2012 California Academic Performance Index (API). Since 2007, LGSUHSD has ...more District Acts to Reduce Tax Payers' BurdenAt the September 11th, 2012 Board meeting, the Trustees voted to approve a recommendation by Superintendent Bob Mistele and Asst. Supt./CBO Tom Woodruff to begin the process of refunding the district’s 1998 General Obligation bonds to take advantage of lower interest rates. Local property owners will reap the benefits in a reduced property tax burden of approximately $10 per household - for a total tax-payer savings of $1.8 million. If you’d like to view the full discussion, go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lgsuhsd-boardmeeting and click on the link for the August 14th and September 11th board meetings.
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Our MIssion and Vision / Our Commitment to You!The Board of Trustees of LGSUHSD is committed to creating the best possible learning environment for its students and to being an integral, positive part of the community. To that end, the Board has adopted the following Mission and Vision Statements and Strategic Plan:
Middle College,Information regarding Middle College, 2013-2014 is now available. SARC's 2011-12The School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) for Los Gatos and Saratoga High Schools, 2011-12, are now available. These reports provide information about teaching, learning, test results, ...more Budget Information LedgerIn an effort to keep you, our community, apprised of issues relating to the current budget situation, we will be posting relevant documents from recent board meetings. District FormsVarious district forms can be found here. Notifications and information regarding missing children provided by the California Attorney General's Office. Title IXInformation regarding Title IX, Gender Equity in Education, can be found here . Parcel Tax Measure A ExemptionsThe deadline to apply for an Exemption, including the Senior Citizen exemption, to the Measure A Parcel Tax for 2013-2014 is June 15th, 2013. Applications received after that date will be applied to your 2014 Property Tax bill. If you have additional questions, please call 408.354.2520, x-313. There are three types of exemption: SCCOE Anti-Bullying ResourcesThe SCCOE has provided anti-bullying resources and continues to provide updates. |
Congratulations to Jeanne Jamieson, SHS Registrar and Student Information Tech, named the LGSUHSD Classified Employee of the Year, 2013! Jeanne is described as the consummate professional and the
LGHS World Languages teacher and Department Chair, Ann Jordan has been named the district Teacher of the Year, 2013. She is known for her passion for students, modeling a heart for diversity and the
Students at LGHS sent their experiment, exploring corrosion in space, to NASA and beyond - literally into orbit. Science teacher Cathy Messenger worked with students in her Advanced Science Research class to create the experiment and have them join forces with young scientists from other schools to be part of this project with NASA. For more information, 
Congratulations to six Los Gatos High School students were selected, by audition, to be a part of the prestigious Santa Clara County Band Directors Association (SCCBDA) High School Honor Band: Phoebe Wu, Jared Keffer, Sebastian Alarcon, Lewis Fowler, Zahin Helal, and Carolyn Hsieh. Congratulations also to LGHS Band Director Chris Marra (center). The concert was on January 13th at Evergreen Valley H.S. conducted by Dr. Kevin Sedatole from Michigan State University.
Congratulations to Amanda Chow, SHS senior, for being named an Intel Science Competition Semi-Finalist. Amanda also won a $1,000 scholarship for LGSUHSD and another $1,000 scholarship for herself. She is congratulated here by SHS Principal, Paul Robinson, and District Superintendent, Bob Mistele.
Congratulations to our Nova students for clinching the Division II Volleyball Championship title for Alternative Programs, competing against 13 other area programs!
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