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Courtesy of LGSUHSD board The official map, decided during the April 14 public hearing.
School board finalizes district map for new trustee elections
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Saratoga High School Junior Arjun Krish is one of 20 students in the country who have a shot at representing the US at the International Biology Olympiad.
Junior qualifies for International Biology Olympiad training camp at Harvard
May 27, 2025
French 1 classes are switching to the “Reporters Francophones” textbook for next year.
Language classes to try new textbook options next year
May 25, 2025
Seniors gather in the quad to celebrate their college decisions.
Seniors showcase post-grad plans on Commit Day
May 23, 2025
Choir and AP Music Theory teacher Beth Nitzan conducts a choir class during a rehearsal for their end-of-year concert on May 19.
Nitzan to leave school after four years in music department
May 21, 2025
Me conducting taste evaluations with two drinks at once.
The *actual* best boba places in the Bay
June 2, 2025
Courtesy of Aidan Smith Finn and Aidan pose together in the backyard for pictures before prom.
The Duality of Man: Aidan and Finn Smith
June 2, 2025
Keys works on an essay with an English 11 Honors student.
The first day of school in August requires months of planning for teachers
June 1, 2025
Hector and I pose with our first target after eliminating her in San Francisco.
Senior Mag 2025: We were eliminated in Senior Assassin — but that only made the game more fun
May 29, 2025
Seniors Annette Li and Kayla Nguyen anchor on an SHSTV broadcast.
Senior Mag ‘25: Duo evolves from GNNers to SHSTV head producers
May 27, 2025
(left to right) Audrey Wong, Summer Shen, Hannah Bui and Angela Tan prepare for a football game.
Senior Mag 2025: From Europe to the Bay, Flute seniors bonded over marching band
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Annette Li We pose after our victory against Fremont High on April 30.
Senior Mag 2025: The chemistry and chaos of a 4-year badminton partnership
June 1, 2025
Junior Garrick Chau faces off sophomore William Dechlick and mental health therapist Victor Thompson in the Falcon Nest.
Foosball club brings in a professional to coach members skills
May 31, 2025
Many physical therapies consist of stretching and light exercises.
Student athletes navigate a long rehabilitation process after injuries
May 31, 2025
Courtesy of Lauren Nguyen Smiling proudly, the team stands together and celebrates their awards.
Dance team reflects on Nationals and what’s next
May 28, 2025
A wide variety of euphemisms impact perception in different ways.
Words that need to be heard: euphemisms are dangerous tools for desensitization
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Universities have no right to revoke diplomas for political speech
May 30, 2025
Courtesy of Charles Edward Miller People protesting against unlawful deportations.
Universities need to take action to prevent students from being deported by ICE
May 30, 2025
11th grade classes are full of interesting material.
100-word rant: teachers, five tests in two days is just cruel
May 29, 2025
Campaigning on popular social media apps such as Instagram shouldn’t be the norm.
For school leadership elections, candidates can rely too much on social media advertising
May 28, 2025
General Psychology teacher Hana Chen.
General Psychology class explores the field through projects
June 15, 2025
Courtesy of Nathan Shows The view from the dinner cruise on the Vltava.
The last class to remember being stranded in Prague, 2022
June 4, 2025
Courtesy of Rani Khanna Rani and Krishen in their childhood.
The Khanna twins: more like regular siblings than twins
June 4, 2025
Courtesy of Saratoga High School Grace Liu and Luke Zhang are the valedictorian and salutatorian of the senior class respectively.
Class of 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian announced
June 3, 2025
Courtesy of NBC Bay Area Saratoga High’s field shot from above.
Senior Mag: How anti-turf advocacy became my turf
June 3, 2025
Volume 58, Issue 5
Volume 58, Issue 5
July 10, 2025
Volume 59, Issue 1
Volume 59, Issue 1
July 10, 2025
Volume 59, Issue 2
Volume 59, Issue 2
July 10, 2025
Volume 58, Issue 10
Volume 58, Issue 10
July 10, 2025
Volume 58, Issue 11
Volume 58, Issue 11
July 10, 2025

The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Aditya Chaudhry

AMD finds passion in cards

Aditya Chaudhry and Jihau Yu
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Boys’ lacrosse team rebounds from difficult season

Aditya Chaudhry and Tiffany Zheng

Boys’ lacrosse optimistic after last year’s rebuilding season

Aditya Chaudhry and Tiffany Zheng

Athletes bound for CCS while team struggles for funds

Aditya Chaudhry

Optimism runs high for robotics team

Aditya Chaudhry

Movies and food: the date classic

Aditya Chaudhry

Junior wrestler finds she can compete with boys and win

Aditya Chaudhry

M-SET-sponsored competitions train the next generation

Aditya Chaudhry

Senior finds her niche building model rockets

Aditya Chaudhry and Arjun Ramanathan

Falcons rebound with 2 wins

Aditya Chaudhry

Students propose ideas for use of ASB funds

Aditya Chaudhry and Alex Yang

Football team at a crossroads after first three games

Aditya Chaudhry and Anant Rajeev

M-SET preparing to start season for smaller robotics competition

Aditya Chaudhry

Softball pushes through to qualify for CCS

Aditya Chaudhry

M-SET fish swim their way to world competition in St. Louis

Aditya Chaudhry

Measure E: School to begin remodeling in June

Aditya Chaudhry and Jason Zhao

Senior finds passion for breakdancing

Aditya Chaudhry

Senior finds love for basketball through hard work

Aditya Chaudhry

Boys’ lacrosse suffers defeats with inexperienced team

Aditya Chaudhry and Jihau Yu

Car culture influences students’ interests

Aditya Chaudhry and Vibha Seshadri

Twins participate in bowl competitions

Aditya Chaudhry and Jihau Yu

Boys’ lacrosse looks to rebuild

Aditya Chaudhry and Jihau Yu

M-SET tackles recycle rush

Aditya Chaudhry and David Fan

Boys muster through final games of the season

Aditya Chaudhry and Helen Chen

Soccer players who prefer outside clubs over school teams seek high levels of competition

Aditya Chaudhry and Jihau Yu

Goalkeeper reflects on his years playing soccer

Aditya Chaudhry and Helen Chen

Upper Field to be Turfed

Aditya Chaudhry and Allison Lin

Senior finds hunting a relaxing pastime

Aditya Chaudhry and Jihau Yu

Hinduism: more than just a religion

Aditya Chaudhry

M-SET Fish swim their way into semi-finals

Aditya Chaudhry and Tiffany Zheng

Younger siblings learn to deal with ‘empty nest syndrome’

Aditya Chaudhry and Vibha Seshadri

Robotics rebuilds for a new year

Aditya Chaudhry and David Fan

Living in the Netherlands exposes student to new culture

Aditya Chaudhry and Jihau Yu

First rally increases school spirit

Aditya Chaudhry and Tiffany Zheng

Electronic industry: downfall of original ideas

Aditya Chaudhry and Tiffany Zheng

Prom for guys: the untold story

Aditya Chaudhry and Arjun Ramanathan

Ghost Whispers: album preview

Aditya Chaudhry

Suicide prevention being taught to parents, staff

Aditya Chaudhry
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Robotics has strong showing at first competition

Aditya Chaudhry and David Sparkman

Senior finds passion for working on cars

Aditya Chaudhry and Arjun Ramanathan

Math prerequisites revised

Aditya Chaudhry and Arjun Ramanathan

Madhani, Renda earn highest academic honors

Aditya Chaudhry and Nupur Maheshwari

Lake Elizabeth breaks up monotony of local parks

Aditya Chaudhry

The best place to observe nature

Aditya Chaudhry

Robotics gears up for another season

Aditya Chaudhry and David Sparkman

Girls’ soccer kicking back into shape

Helen Chen and Aditya Chaudhry

Mandatory rallies take away from tutorial

Aditya Chaudhry
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M-SET to host competition

Aditya Chaudhry and David Sparkman

Girls’ water polo breaks CCS dry streak

Aditya Chaudhry

College confidential? More like college CONfidential

Aditya Chaudhry and Maya Ravichandran

Questions about ‘Ask’

Aditya Chaudhry and Nupur Maheshwari

Student learns about custodian’s typical day

Aditya Chaudhry

Girls’ water polo makes a splash in upper league

Aditya Chaudhry

Robotics places 3rd; makes it to semifinals at competition

Aditya Chaudhry and David Sparkman

Language Barrier is a hurdle for foreign student

Aditya Chaudhry

APs should be available to all even freshmen and sophomores

Aditya Chaudhry and Helen Chen

Grad and teacher Rector sees lots of changes at Saratoga High

Aditya Chaudhry and Sudeep Raj

Girls’ water polo strives to learn during season

Aditya Chaudhry

Increasing STEM provides for fruitful futures

Aditya Chaudhry

MSET hopes to inspire future engineers

Aditya Chaudhry
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