As part of the Principles of Business & Entrepreneurship class, students recently attended the Saratoga State of the City address, where they met Mayor Emily Lo and U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, a democrat representing California. Following awards to police officers and firefighters, Sahil Jain, grade 9, noted, “It was really inspiring to hear all of the accomplishments [of] the award winners … and also how they were beneficial to the community. The advice that Congresswoman Eshoo gave me was this: Writing is the single most important thing in life. If you can master writing, you do anything in America.” 

Brian Wang, grade 9, also attended. “I learned about the importance of community involvement in new projects and the significance of writing,” he noted. “Mayor Emily Lo discussed a variety of projects that the community worked on, and in many of the cases, the project’s success relied upon community members who were dedicated to making the community better, such as an elderly man who received the Citizen of the Year award for cleaning up trash in the community and planting more trees. In addition, Congresswoman Eshoo educated me on how writing would be incredibly essential later in my life, as there would come a time when I need to explain who I am and what I can do both concisely and effectively.”