School News

By Palaksi Pagare Mrs. Paola is the new high school Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 teacher at Stratford Preparatory. From a lawyer in Peru to now a Spanish teacher at SPB, she has a drive for learning and never giving up. 1. How do you feel being part of the SPB community? - I’m grateful to be at Stratford Preparatory. I have great colleagues and students who have made me feel welcome. I appreciate the kindness, respectfulness and eagerness to learn that I’ve found in the students

By Sahngyu Yim & Palaksi Pagare Ms. Miller is the new business teacher for AP, Intro to Business, and other sections. Before coming to SPB, she taught Business Education classes in Georgia and Texas. Growing up in a family business, she was inspired by her grandparents, lifelong entrepreneurs, leading her to pursue business. She decided to come to SPB as she saw it as an ideal opportunity for her background and skill set. She is thankful to be surrounded by supportive and pas

By Palaksi Pagare The high schoolers just had their Annual Dodgeball Tournament, a well-anticipated tradition from prior years. Students signed up for their respective grade to participate in dodgeball games against other grades. After some weeks of settling back into school, or easing into high school for freshmen, the game was a fun way to relax and enjoy the flex day. And of course, we can’t forget about the Otter Pops distributed to all HS students at the end of the day!

By Krrish Gayash The Data Science Club has gotten off to a great start this year. In a world where code is being written by AI agents and models are a dime a dozen, the main leverage we humans have is data. We need to understand why data is so important in this future race of AI. The Data Science Club teaches us exactly that, and prepares and sends us to different competitions to represent our school as the Stratford CS team. Run by our amazing Mr. Thaker and a fabulous high

By Emma Yu From August 18th to the 22nd, some of our HOSA leadership officers attended the annual Washington Leadership Academy in DC. Through this event, both state and chapter officers across the country gathered together to form connections and improve their leadership qualities. On the first day, all members were welcomed with a grand opening ceremony that introduced the new international executive council team as well as provided information and activities in collaborat

By Anata Bezman September 4, 2026, was a day many in the senior class had been looking forward to. After school, Stratford Prep’s second senior class gathered for an overnight Senior Sleepover, spending the evening together before watching the sunrise the next morning. From 6 p.m. to 9 a.m., seniors spent the night playing games, enjoying catered Chipotle, and making new memories with friends. Students played capture the flag at 11 p.m., using flashlights as the flags, plus

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