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Though Yang performed well, the Falcons suffered a tough loss 2-0 at the Cupertino meet, losing 146-107. However, certain star runners were able to show well for the team.

On March 3, the California Senate voted to raise the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco and electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21. The legislation has already passed the state Assembly, but has yet to be signed into law by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.  

After working for 10 years at the school as a night custodian primarily responsible for taking care of the Small and Large Gyms, custodian John Sequeira will retire, having turned 68 just last week.

Alumna more confident after undergoing double-eyelid surgery

Reporter reflects on speeding and successfully dodging first ticket. 

According to the California Department of Education’s Competitive Foods and Beverages policy, public school districts can approve non-cafeteria sales for up to four school days per year. 

The locally controlled source of funding, which cannot be taken by the state, is set to expire in the 2016-2017 school year. The school board is placing a measure to renew the parcel tax for five years on the ballot in May.  

The Falcons reel off victories against Los Gatos, Homestead and Milpitas.

Although the city boasts multi-million dollar homes, chic boutiques and one of the lowest crime rates in America, a recent story illustrated that what lies beneath the surface here is not always as it seems.  

After nearly five years of working with the administration, the green commission’s mission to install solar panels in the front parking lot remains unrealized and is unlikely to be reconsidered by the school board in the near future.  

Senior Isa Berardo’s transition from field player to goalkeeper began in her freshman year

In senior Rishi Veerapaneni's first year applying to Siemens, his project would go on to become one of 466 semi-finalists from a pool of nearly 1,800 submitted projects.  

Reporter found Cristiano Ronaldo's, the captain of the Portuguese national team movie to be, at times, a suffocating vanity project,

Every month, principal Paul Robinson has been meeting with Challenge Student Stress (CSS), a parent-led task force concerned with reducing student stress. He is sometimes joined by superintendent Bob Mistele.

“Quantico,” is currently ABC’s top-rated show due to its diverse cast and empowered, independent women leads.

On Sept. 16, Scott Nelson replaced substitute teacher Erik Axelsson as the temporary Psychology and AP Government/Economics teacher while regular teacher Hana Chen is on maternity leave.

This year, Stanford accepted just 5.1 percent of its 42,497 applicants into its freshman class, the lowest acceptance rate ever seen at a top American university. Yet in 2014, only 9,748 of 1,360,000 applicants, a mere 0.7 percent, earned admission into the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), the most prestigious college system in India and one of the most selective in the world.  IIT’s graduates include numerous leaders of Silicon Valley, such as the Designated CEO of Google, and various professors at MIT, Stanford and UC Berkeley.

Sept. 12 marked the three-year anniversary of Audrie Pott’s suicide, a heartbreaking event that caused us to critically examine our school culture. Since Audrie’s passing, the school has facilitated a crucial shift toward a culture with greater emphasis on mental health.

After searching for a qualified full-time French teacher for the first month of school following the unexpected departure of the original teachers, the administration has found Elaine Haggerty, who will teach all five levels of the program.  

Challenge Student Stress (CSS) is a multicultural parent task force that is working with the SHS administration and LGSUHSD Board to identify the underlying causes of student stress and design solutions to diminish it.

The administration has been scrambling to find a qualified full-time French teacher to teach all five levels of the program. French students have had three different teachers in the first three weeks of school and are currently taught by part-time substitute Scott Nelson, who does not speak fluent French and was left without any lesson plans. 

31 SHS students and 11 total SHS entries have advanced to the state level of the 2015 National History Day competition, themed Leadership and Legacy, compared to just 12 students the year before.

In the summer after her freshman year, now-junior Ankitha Sarvesh was staying with her grandparents in Chennai, India, where she worked for an organization called the Smile Train Center. 

On Feb. 16, a legislative committee in Oklahoma approved a bill that bans the teaching of Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) in the state.

Disneyland: the happiest place on earth. That is, until it becomes the source of a measles outbreak.  

Parents for each of Jay Koo's students are paying $1,150 for the four week summer course where one of the area’s top SAT tutors can work his magic and boost their scores.

YikYak, a free, anonymous social app that allow users within a 10-mile radius of each other to connect and share information through anonymous “yaks," has recently become popular with teenagers.

When evaluating applicants, colleges should practice holistic review policy, which allows them to gain insight into the qualities that transcend academic statistics.  

Head coach Ben Maxwell is having the team focus on high pressing the opponent from the start to finish of every game, and it’s an approach that is starting to pay dividends.

A small organization that helps wounded and ill service members will be the recipient of the money raised in the annual Benefit Fashion Show on March 7.

Fraternities were created to increase brotherly bonding and promote ethical conduct, but recently, they have been riddled with problems.

The devastating attack of the weekly satirical newspaper “Charlie Hebdo” raised global discussion over the importance of freedom of press and the way society responds to its manifestations. While respect for religious beliefs is obviously important, freedom of speech is a crucial pillar of democracy that should never be compromised, even in light of such irrationally violent events.

Like a dark horse, Katy Perry came out of nowhere to seal a gig at the biggest performance slot in American pop culture: the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show, which will be watched by at least 115 million people. Leading artists Rihanna and Coldplay were also in contention for the coveted job, but the pop diva will be the star the crowd is roaring for on Feb. 1 at the University of Phoenix Stadium.

Malala Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for “[her] struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.”

In its third year with head coach Ben Maxwell, the girls’ soccer team is rebuilding after the loss of key alumni midfielder Stephanie Ho and forward Lindsay Webster.

The U.S. needs to follow Canada’s lead to close its borders to travelers from Ebola-stricken countries. 

In all of our English classes thus far, we have endured graded Socratic seminars. 

FootGolf is a trend being played at golf courses nationwide. A precision sport, FootGolf requires players try to kick a soccer ball into a proportionally sized hole in as few shots as possible. It is essentially golf played with a soccer ball instead of a golf ball.  

A celebratory breakfast honoring the record 39 National Merit semi-finalists from the class of 2015 will take place in the cafeteria on Oct. 22.

Reporters reflect on changes to the popular TV show "The Big Bang Theory."

Sophomore Matthew Tung and his team were at the White House Maker Faire on June 17 as honored guests to present their project, “The Grid.”

Middle College is an alternative program that offers juniors and seniors the opportunity to complete their high school requirements at West Valley College.

There should be more requirements for receiving merit-based scholarships than a single test on a single day.

The city council has finalized its plans to spend money on upgrading two major routes: Prospect Road and Saratoga Avenue. The improvements will occur in early 2016.

The joint Beyoncé and Jay-Z “On the Run” summer tour left its unforgettable mark on AT&T Park in San Francisco on Aug. 5 for the close of its North American leg, amazing fans with an epic two and half hour performance.

Freshmen new to the school district describe their first few weeks at Saratoga.