By Palaksi Pagare Anushka Appala, a current sophomore at SPB, is the composer of one of the songs, “Effervescent,” that was performed by Symphony Orchestra. After a winter concert, Anushka asked Ms. Brenna if she could compose one of the songs. After showing her one of her prior pieces after Halloween, she started to compose another piece for the spring concert. However, she faced composer’s block, which is like writer’s block but for composers. She started playing around wit

By Palaksi Pagare and Sahngyu Yim The first graduating class of Stratford Preparatory Blackford is ready to explore the bigger "sea," as they are all excited to dive deeper into their fields of interest in their post-high school academic journeys. We hope that their exploration and discovery into their new chapter goes well and that they jump to even greater heights. Samantha, the president of Student Council (ASB), will be going to Georgia Tech to attend their combined B

By Mr. Schmitz Stratford Preparatory Blackford DECA students recently attended the DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, where they represented both California DECA and SPB on the international stage in competition and leadership academies. The highlight of the trip was a historic achievement for the chapter. Maanvitha Akella earned 2nd Place overall in the Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series event, marking SPB DECA’s first-ever top 3 fini

By Mansi Viswanath This year’s prom transformed the bay into an unforgettable underwater dream. With the theme Under the Sea, attendees stepped aboard a luxury yacht for a night filled with music, laughing, and memories that will definitely last long after graduation. As the yacht sailed across the sparkling bay, students explored every corner of the beautifully adorned venue: Lines gathered on the deck to take pictures with friends against the backdrop of the city lights and

very year, thousands of peopel are diagnosed with life-threatening blood cancers and diseases like leukemia and sickle cell anima, for whom their only hope is a blood stem cell or bone marrow transplant. Shockingly, 70% of patients....

After almost half a year of hard work, studying hours after school every Monday and Wednesday, it was finally the moment...

With yet another win, SPB DECA is excited to share our overall results from the California State Career Development Conference...

Model UN continued its streak of successful conventions with a trip to New York in March. From March 12–18, SPB Model UN high schoolers were in New York City for NHSMUN, the largest international high school MUN conference...

The afternoon of January 9th, our high school DECA team, the school’s competitive business club, left for a three-day conference...

The Advanced Applications in Biomedical Sciences students had a...

As they arrived at school at 6:20 a.m. in their navy blue suits, our HOSA students prepared for a long one-hour drive to...

As the first trimester drew to a close, the echoes of our students’ blood, sweat, and tears lingered in the air—a testament to the final exams they had just conquered. To celebrate...

Stratford Preparatory Blackford High School students hit the road for an exciting Southern California college tour, exploring an impressive lineup

Just this year, Stratford Preparatory Blackford welcomed a new High School Dean of Students: Mr. David Clarke! Q: What inspired you to become an educator...

By Emma Yu & Anna Tom HOSA’s Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser On October 8, SPB’s HOSA club held a fundraiser to raise awareness for breast cancer, as the issue is growing at a relatively quick rate. During this “Pink Out” day, HOSA sold donuts and educated students on issues with breast cancer and also gave out pins and bracelets which students proudly wore. Thanks to the support of students and teachers, HOSA generated over six hundred dollars in profit, all of which went