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Juniors Haley Pham (left) and Sandya Iyer (right) and senior Kayla Bingel (center) hold pool noodles for the students to punch.
Girls Self Defense takes on lively chaos at Foothill Elementary
November 17, 2025
The broker, played by sophomore Bhavya Lohani, gives the latest update of the stock market to the president, played by junior Sahaana Chitrapura.
‘The Madwoman of Chaillot’ cast completes opening weekend shows
November 15, 2025
Students eagerly wait for the start of the tournament.
Mathletes face fierce competition at Berkeley event
November 15, 2025
Courtesy of Wen Chen Families from the community crowd around a pumpkin about to be smashed.
6165 MSET Cuttlefish’s 4th annual pumpkin SMASH breaks attendance records
November 14, 2025
Hyde working on her duties electronically in Evanoff’s office.
Once a Falcon, always a Falcon: Two retired administrators return in interim roles
November 14, 2025
Simple, casual autumn outfits.
Easy outfits for the fall season
November 17, 2025
Icing on the Cake’s storefront in Los Gatos.
Sampling cupcakes from a Los Gatos classic: Icing on the Cake
November 17, 2025
Isn’t this the dream?
How to be a LinkedIn influencer
November 16, 2025
Courtesy of dh.flixs Wooldridge performs a backflip during the junior quad day performance on Oct. 16, one of the various school activities he has joined since arriving in Saratoga.
An ocean of differences
November 16, 2025
Do verbal IDs take that much longer than physical IDs?
Are verbal IDs really what’s slowing down the lunch line?
November 16, 2025
The team’s seniors gather around to celebrate their last game.
Falcons end their season with a 27-21 loss despite a valiant second-half comeback
November 14, 2025
The cross country team takes a group picture at the end of league finals.
With a strong league finals finish, cross country looks toward CCS
November 14, 2025
Courtesy of Celcius Athletes often have foods or drinks that they enjoy before a game such as a Celcius.
Players follow superstitions to hype up before a game
November 9, 2025
Luo at the 2024 Starbound Regional Dance Competition; placing second overall for her ballet solo.
Dance star in ISPE maintains rigorous schedule
November 8, 2025
Follmar treks in the mountains of Colorado during the High Lonesome 100 race.
Finding her stride: Cross country coach chases purpose with ultra running
November 5, 2025
Courtesy of Bay Area News Group These white and blue buses can be seen zooming around Saratoga — “zooming” because they’re often empty.
VTA needs to change its bus schedule
November 17, 2025
Courtesy of LGSUHSD The math department course sequence chart loses some pathways.
Power of perception — math policy changes come with potential downsides
November 16, 2025
Social media is overtaking traditional news with no sign of stopping.
As Kirk assassination video shows, traditional journalism is down but shouldn’t be out
November 11, 2025
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is stranded on a trackside hill as he laments his poor race at the Dutch Grand Prix.
100-word rant: F1 has a gatekeeping problem
November 6, 2025
If there's no sun, how is it so hot?
100-word rant: Weather, can you stop being weird?
October 31, 2025
Two shelves in my room that contain souvenirs from my past trips, legos and childhood memories.
Preserving fond moments through memorabilia in my room
November 17, 2025
Hopefully this isn’t you this Winter Formal — get up and dance out there!
Top 10: Dance moves to hit at a school function
November 16, 2025
Boba prices just keep increasing
100-word rant: Can we stop with the boba-flation?
November 16, 2025
Courtesy of BuzzFeed All my quiz results, summed up in one picture.
Imagining my future one BuzzFeed quiz at a time
November 12, 2025
Courtesy of LAIKA Studios I still have nightmares of the Other Mother sewing buttons over my eyes.
As an extremely jumpy person, I’ll gladly skip horror movies
November 5, 2025
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The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Ananya Vadlakonda
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Nguyen to depart SHS after more than a decade

Jeffrey Ma, Elaine Toh, and Ananya Vadlakonda

Community rallies to help math teacher after 200-foot tree destroys her home during a mountain rainstorm

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda

It’s traumatizing being the younger one

Alekhya Vadlakonda and Ananya Vadlakonda

School changes fees and donations policy to comply with the law

Shama Gupta and Ananya Vadlakonda
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As new student center approaches completion, school looks to other projects

Elaine Toh and Ananya Vadlakonda

Flipping burgers for bucks? Not so much these days

Andrew Lee and Ananya Vadlakonda
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Lugo’s Intermediate PE class strays from established CrossFit-based curriculum

Alekhya Vadlakonda and Ananya Vadlakonda

Upcoming 15th season should be the final one for ABC’s ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

Ananya Vadlakonda

Administration implements new hall rules in effort to stop JUULing on campus

Ananya Vadlakonda and Christine Zhang

As teen JUULing culture proliferates, administrators take steps to curb addictive habit

Elaine Toh and Ananya Vadlakonda

Buen apetito : Kirk’s hungry

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda

Fourteen students participate in Synopsys Science Fair

Ananya Vadlakonda

Student starts fundraising effort to help math teacher’s wife

Elaine Toh and Ananya Vadlakonda

School plans to use remaining Measure E funds for additional renovations, but a new gym won’t be among them

Elaine Toh and Ananya Vadlakonda

#MeToo movement inspires girl to share her experience

Krithi Sankar and Ananya Vadlakonda

Work on new Student Center in 800 wing begins

Elaine Toh and Ananya Vadlakonda

Enrollment rises at LG but remains steady at SHS

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda

How to enjoy Valentine’s Day

Ananya Vadlakonda and Annisa Mu

Fed by ‘Hamilton,’ enthusiasm for Broadway musicals spreads

Kaylene Morrison and Ananya Vadlakonda
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SHS hosts coin drive for school destroyed by North Bay fires

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
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Physics teacher earns legendary status

Elaine Toh and Ananya Vadlakonda

Fed by ‘Hamilton,’ enthusiasm for Broadway musicals spreads

Kaylene Morrison and Ananya Vadlakonda

Longtime Saratoga residents reflect on its modernization

Jayne Zhou and Ananya Vadlakonda

New registrar chose career in education after long tech career

Sandhya Sundaram and Ananya Vadlakonda
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School offers aid to North Bay wildfire victims

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda

Petty theft on campus affects students

Ananya Vadlakonda and Anishi Patel

Long-time librarian Heyman recounts journey to SHS

Ananya Vadlakonda
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Rally commission introduces trophy, point system

Elaine Toh and Ananya Vadlakonda

New math teacher transitions to new job

Anna Novoselov and Ananya Vadlakonda

Popularity leads to expansion of tutoring center with new resources

Ananya Vadlakonda and Elaine Toh
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Low enrollment leads to dance fitness-intermediate PE merger

Ananya Vadlakonda and Lina Kim
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