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Students share experiences on annual Spanish trip.

Following an undefeated run in preseason, the girls have struggled in their regular season, losing 4-0 at home to a strong Palo Alto team on Jan. 26 for their sixth straight loss.

Stats about the Girls Soccer Team. 

Senior reviews Kanye West's new album.

France trip planned for spring

Senior Alex Yagobi has been one of the first SHS students to dive into the new realm of live streaming, a feature introduced on Facebook in April.  

Recap on Girl's Golf 

French 3, 4 honors, and 5 AP now all in the same class.

A junior finds solace and brillance in the innovative genre of rap.

Standing on his endline, sophomore Nguyen Do took a step back as he prepared to launch the frisbee 50 yards across Bellarmine High School’s field on April 10.

When senior Stephen Law took his stance in the block in preparation for the 1600-meter run during the April 19 meet against Fremont, he was determined not only to win but to run his best time ever. The result: Law crossed the finish line, and he had won with a time of 4:36, a personal record.

Class of 2015 alumna Mounika Narayanan stood in Wilson Plaza in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, surrounded by thousands of fellow students screaming at the top of their lungs at a football pep rally/bonfire on Nov. 24.  

Among the many students who call the Thermond Drama Center home,  Zach Grob-Lipkis is easy to spot. The junior can often be found  energetically performing his lines with a script in hand, often causing the whole room to erupt in laughter.  

Lining up at the Sacred Heart Volunteer Center and awaiting directions from the center’s supervisors, members from the school leadership class and ASB had the chance to help those in need during a volunteering experience during the morning of March 9. 

For the first time next year, the school will offer AP Studio Art for students who have a deep interest in the subject and are interested in art as a profession, art teacher Diana Vanry said

As a senior, Sanam Mohan is co-president of Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC), as well as the head choreographer and captain of Toga Tamasha, Saratoga’s student-based competitive Bollywood dance team.  

Junior Richie Sun has been practicing Wushu, a form of Chinese contemporary martial arts, at Shaolin Martial Arts for five years.

The History Bowl team suffered eight defeats during a Quiz Bowl tournament held at UC Berkeley on Oct. 24, with the result that the Falcons did not qualify for playoffs.

A lack of education about GMOs has led people to wrongly believe that they are bad for you.

Various programs and activities have been implemented in efforts to create a more friendly and stress-free campus

Most people use sham science when criticizing farming technologies.  

A new season of the school’s Science Bowl kicked off with its first round of tryouts on Oct. 2.

We weren’t really sure what to expect when we were  pressured by Falcon staff members to attend a varsity cheerleading practice. Our initial feelings were a cross between relief, as we were getting a break from academic stress of junior year, and apprehension, as we were bound to embarrass ourselves. 

Summer prep classes are a great tool to get ahead in certain subjects while also learning new material that may not be taught in school.

The school is widely recognized for its STEM accomplishments, and recently a handful of its students have excelled in various competitions.

The Golden State Warriors were down 26 points at halftime against the Boston Celtics on March 1. But they were not worried, and why should they have been?

Although the lacrosse team started its season with a 1-7 record in the De Anza League, the boys hope to lay the foundation for next year.  

What do you think of when you think of rap? Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar and Drake? No, no, you’ve got it all wrong. You should be thinking of us. From our very first day in newspaper, we gifted our fellow staff members with our lyrical talents. Our amazing raps often erupted spontaneously, though that did not detract from the sheer awe it provided to the masses, ahem, to the third-period newspaper staff, at least.  

With the addition of new players, the boys’ varsity lacrosse team is gearing up for a successful season.

The school’s Community-Based Instruction program (CBI), based in room X03, is known for providing assistance to students with learning and/or speech disabilities in school. There are now 13 students in the program.

Intended to help students relax and celebrate a successful week of inspiration, the carnival in the Quad ended Speak Up for Change week on Jan. 23.

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.

The College Board needs to tighten up its policies to prevent students from cheating the system.

Freshman Roland Shen remembers when he got the inspiration for his T-shirt company. 

Although a fast-paced and high-impact sport, ice hockey is rather low profile in communities like Saratoga. 

After much campaigning, current board member Patty Buchanan, retired Redwood Middle School teacher Susan Germeraad and parent and consultant Cynthia Miller were elected to the Saratoga Union School District (SUSD) board of trustees on Nov. 4. The other candidates were community volunteer Laura Tillett and software engineer Yongjian Wu.

Sophomore Max Vo has trains for the competitive sport taekwondo.

Almost every club requires a teacher’s classroom to hold meetings in, and it is these teachers who usually assume the responsibility as adviser for that particular club. But often, the only contribution they make is providing a room for meetings.  

Hipsters and non-hipsters alike indulged in a night of caffeine and music during a Coffeehouse performance that featured teenage singers on Oct. 3 at the Saratoga Library.

As the different speakers at the screening held by Liberty in North Korea on Sept. 30 in the cafeteria described such cruelties imposed by the regime of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, students listened intently and wondered how they could help.

The city of Saratoga will be holding elections for three four-year term positions on the City Council this November. 

Reporters argue that the legal drinking age in the United States should be lowered.

Megan Hunt, lead teacher of the ASSIST (Accommodating Saratoga Students with Intervention, Support and Therapy) program, and supervisor Jennifer Blomquist, the supervisor of The Learning Center (TLC) joined the school as new staff this year.