The Sage

What Makes a Teacher Great and Which Classes if Added to the Course Catalog Would Resonate

Spoiler Alert: Student survey ranking results and teacher interviews inside

Hadley Golden, Staff Reporter ◊ Oct 11, 2023

Teachers can break or make a student’s life. We’ve all had those that broke our spirit and might have landed us on a therapist’s couch. Maybe in the rearview mirror, that hurt helped us in immeasurable...

Prank Wars Between Science and Math Teachers Divide Academic Departments at Sage Creek

Kerris Arnett, Staff Reporter ◊ Apr 1, 2023

In recent weeks, the science and math departments have experienced a wide variety of resurfacing drama. Whether it be fighting over which department has better test scores or which subject is more...

Middle School Students Banned from Plaza Paseo Real Without Parent or Guardian After Causing Trouble at Local Vons

Olivia Lee, Staff Reporter ◊ Oct 18, 2022

On Oct. 3, families of all students attending Aviara Oaks Middle School received an email saying that they were no longer allowed to go to the Plaza Paseo Real shopping center without a parent or guardian. The...

PALs Reflect on the Program’s Growth since its First Year – Episode 2

Nadia Razzaq, Web Editor-in-Chief ◊ Oct 14, 2022

In this episode, host Nadia Razzaq speaks with seniors Evelyn Parra, Tori Hayes and junior Selina Lee about the growth of Sage Creek’s PALs (Peer Assistance Listeners) program since its start in the...

The Positives of Having a Job

Sophia Tranisi, Staff Reporter ◊ Feb 24, 2022

“Make sure to mop the floors before you clock out.” “Greet the people at the front door.” “Could you print the menus? We’re out.” “Please bring the salad to table 7.” If...

High School Rock Band Liberosis Perseveres Through COVID-19

Nancie Huang-Ball, Staff Reporter ◊ Jan 27, 2021

Sitting in a triangle with their instruments facing each other, the trio’s jamming could be overheard throughout the neighborhood. Sometimes they get together to write songs, sometimes they get together...

Sage Creek Requires Cameras On During Online Learning; Student’s Reactions are Mixed

Bella Niems, Web Editor-in-Chief ◊ Jan 11, 2021

Upon the return to the second trimester of the school year, students were met with a new requirement: having cameras on during all of their classes throughout the school day. Previously, this was...

Bobcat Breakthroughs- “The Impact: COVID-19 on Student Life”

Chloe Neal, Host ◊ Jan 11, 2021

In this first episode of Bobcat Breakthroughs, Host Chloe Neal speaks with senior Sofia Aloia to explore her perspective as a student combating COVID-19 while in online school. Additionally, Sofia reflects...

Upcoming ASB Events

Amaya Huggins, Staff Reporter ◊ Mar 3, 2020

ASB aims to always keep the students of Sage Creek on their toes with new events and dances. With the Austrian exchange program starting up, blood drives and prom coming up around the corner, ASB...

Bobcats Farewell to 2019, with Welcoming 2020 Goals

Eight bobcats reflect on their best memory from 2019, followed up with where they think the new year will take them.

Nadia Razzaq, Staff Reporter ◊ Dec 18, 2019

Why Students Are Choosing Tec-9s Over Textbooks

Julia Araujo, Staff Reporter ◊ May 30, 2019

Imagine you’re walking through the halls to get to class when students you barely know walk by and throw trash at you, call you degrading names and shout inappropriate slurs directed right at you. A...

CUE Rooms Come To Sage Creek

Brady Caskey and James Stark ◊ May 29, 2019

Sage Creek recently remodeled two classrooms across campus with a modern and technologically redesigned layout including new desks, whiteboards, flat screen TVs and smart boards littering the walls. These...