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SHS students, faculty, and alumni pose after their final performance with BDB.
Students participate in prestigious Blue Devils Drums Corps over the summer
September 18, 2024
Sophomore Alma Garniek begins her shift at TEAZENTEA.
New bubble tea store opens in downtown Saratoga
September 15, 2024
Amanda Lupoli fills out a Venn diagram with input from students in her 6th period AP U.S. History class.
New history teacher emphasizes instilling critical thinking skills
September 15, 2024
English teacher Amy Keys makes masks as part of a Día de los Muertos workshop in Oaxaca.
Veteran teachers return to the classroom after taking leaves last year
September 15, 2024
Junior Nolan Woo introduces his club, League of Programmers, to junior Jack Dong.
This year’s Club Rush features off-beat new clubs and traditional old ones
September 14, 2024
The album cover for “Bando Stone and The New World,” where Donald Glover plays the titular character in the accompanying movie with the same name.
Bando Stone and The New World is an exhilarating sendoff to the Childish Gambino persona
September 18, 2024
The new installment in the “Quiet Place” series originally hinted at an emotionally impactful story about the tragedies of the apocalypse, increasing fan expectations.
‘A Quiet Place: Day One’: not worth all the noise
September 18, 2024
Olivia Rodrigo engages with the audience while singing “enough for you” during her concert.
Buying last-minute Olivia Rodrigo tickets is a good idea, right?
September 17, 2024
Absolutely hooked, I can’t stop myself from watching true crime, such as the Slenderman case.
The allure of true crime documentaries
September 17, 2024
Ao3 reigns supreme as the #1 fanfiction site.
A review of popular fanfiction sites — are they worth the read?
September 17, 2024
The 2024 F1 season has already crowned 7 Grand Prix winners — the most since 2012.
The rise and appeal of Formula 1 racing
September 18, 2024
Junior Millie Wang hits a 54-degree wedge out of a bunker at Saratoga Country Club.
With only 7 players, girls’ golf hopes to ace its season
September 17, 2024
Awaiting the inquiry results, Jordan Chiles looks at the screen anxiously.
A devastating — and unfair — loss of a medal for gymnast Jordan Chiles
September 16, 2024
The Niner’s chaotic offseason has been interesting to watch mainly due to the recently-resolved contract situation of wide-receiver Brandon Aiyuk.
After a heartbreaking Super Bowl loss, the 49ers are ready to move on
September 14, 2024
In March 2024, freshmen Kayley Ren placed seventh out of 94 fencers at the Fortune Fencing Super Youth Circuit in Ontario, Calif.
Blade and balance: Freshman excels at competitive fencing
September 13, 2024
I say my line during my annual spring program.
From private school to public school, the benefits and downsides I experienced
September 15, 2024
Too often, students instinctively reach for the calculator.
Stop and think: Do you really need that calculator?
September 15, 2024
Six ants crawl on bathroom sink.
Clean up after yourself before the ants take over the school
September 12, 2024
The skibidi toilet horrors that popped up in our Instagram reels less than a year ago.
Gen Alpha has a word for that — but you probably won’t know what it means
September 12, 2024
Glasses and Contacts
Contacts vs. glasses: Which one works better?
September 12, 2024
One of the three vending machines on the school campus.
Top 10: vending machine items on campus
September 17, 2024
My teachers are fast asleep while I rush to submit the assignment.
100-word rant: Homework should always be due at the start of class, not midnight of the night before
September 17, 2024
I carry an 8-month-old baby Io.
Never again: a girl, her dog and her keyboard
September 17, 2024
Moments before we (unfortunately) tasted our least favorite boba.
Our sweet adventure: uncovering the hidden boba gems in the Bay
September 16, 2024
Some productive and unproductive ways to combat after-school slump.
A guide to productivity: How to combat the after-school slump
September 16, 2024

The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Akshara Sekar
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Principal envisions newer, better facilities for school

Nikil Ramanathan and Akshara Sekar
February 4, 2013

First semester finals detrimental to seniors

Aashna Mukerji and Akshara Sekar
February 2, 2013

Principal envisions new, better facilities for school

Nikil Ramanathan and Akshara Sekar
February 2, 2013

Downton going up town this season

Akshara Sekar
January 24, 2013

Sometimes it’s fun to ask what if—presidential style

Aashna Mukerji and Akshara Sekar
November 21, 2012

New clubs promote different interests and awareness

Megana Iyer and Akshara Sekar
October 15, 2012

‘Skins’ for dummies

Dylan Jew and Akshara Sekar
October 10, 2012

College not-so-confidential: Seniors should relax

Aashna Mukerji and Akshara Sekar
October 10, 2012
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Paul Ryan represents anti-feminism at its worst

Aashna Mukerji and Akshara Sekar
September 4, 2012

Rally commission works with restrictions for upcoming year

Akshara Sekar
September 4, 2012

Spanish Club sells pulseras to help Nicaraguan youth

Akshara Sekar
June 4, 2012

Falcon broadens its capabilities with revamped website

Akshara Sekar
June 4, 2012

BnB choreographers balance school work and other responsibilities

Akshara Sekar
April 4, 2012

CCC collects college prep materials

Akshara Sekar
April 4, 2012
Kony-2012

#Kony2012: a step in which direction?

Akshara Sekar
March 28, 2012

Plan B strikes controversy

Akshara Sekar
February 13, 2012

Stereotypes in the media

Akshara Sekar
February 3, 2012

Participants say History Day a competition worth the effort

Akshara Sekar
December 13, 2011

Occupy movement in need of leaders and goals

Akshara Sekar and Deborah Soung
December 13, 2011

AP Euro may be reinstated for 2012-13 school year

Aashna Mukerji and Akshara Sekar
December 13, 2011

Rolling my way to social suicide

Akshara Sekar
October 22, 2011

Bake sale demonstrates the harms of affirmative action

Akshara Sekar and Sophie Mattson
October 14, 2011

A slice of summer’s styles

Akshara Sekar
September 29, 2011

Cracking down the hype in “hypebeast”

Akshara Sekar
September 29, 2011

Overabundance of clubs downplays merit of membership

Akshara Sekar and Stanley Yip
September 29, 2011

Cracking down the ‘hype’ in hypebeast

Akshara Sekar
September 29, 2011

Students work to surmount scheduling struggles on a more crowded campus

Allison Chang, Amy Jan, Kelly Liu, and Akshara Sekar
September 9, 2011
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