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Nicole Hao’s art piece is now displayed in downtown Los Gatos.
Junior artist wins local art competition
September 7, 2024
The Instagram post on the @toga.2028 account announcing the results of the freshman class election.
School leadership chooses to elect freshman class officers after school starts
September 6, 2024
Drama students pose for a picture outside the Central Hall Studio.
Drama program refreshes after two weeks at prestigious Fringe Festival in Scotland
August 31, 2024
The crowd collects for the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
Senior works at the Democratic National Convention as a member of the digital team
August 31, 2024
Leadership students working on various projects during class.
ASB prepares to host open meetings for all students during tutorial
August 31, 2024
A mango dragon fruit lemonade refresher.
100-word rave: Starbucks iced drinks are the greatest start to any day
September 3, 2024
Following my advice will guarantee your success!
A senior’s guide to surviving (and thriving in) APUSH
August 31, 2024
Main entrance of Ulavacharu Tiffins
Senior Mag 2024: The best places to go off-campus to at lunch
June 3, 2024
The proud group poses with Ms. Daly next to their feast.
Senior Mag 2024: An APUSH BBQ feast provides a memorable final
June 3, 2024
Current MAP seniors at Universal Studios on the MAP LA trip in junior year
Senior Mag 2024: 2 seniors reflect on what made their MAP experience memorable
May 30, 2024
The runners explore many routes in Saratoga, venturing to roads such as Elva Avenue.
Cross country season preview: Tippetts returns to coach boys while professional runner steps up to coach the girls
August 31, 2024
Beach volleyball is a great way to exercise and have fun with your friends.
Discovering our new favorite summer pastime, beach volleyball
August 24, 2024
Senior pitcher Aiden Chen announces his verbal commitment to the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps athletic program on Aug. 14.
Senior pitcher verbally commits to Claremont McKenna
August 24, 2024
The 2024 CCS bracket.
Softball falls 7-0 to Capuchino in CCS
May 26, 2024
Junior Aiden Chen winds up for a pitch against Santa Clara on May 9.
Baseball falls short of CCS but builds for the future
May 23, 2024
Summer program group bonding at Disneyland :D
While summers can bolster academics, they can also provide many other valuable opportunities
September 7, 2024
The depraved depths of the internet.
Child influencer accounts have a predator problem
September 7, 2024
A map of the 16th District, which includes Saratoga.
The local district election: Ranked voting provides a way to ensure true competition
September 7, 2024
Women Paralympic athletes run in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Is the official Paralympic social media team using their athletes for clout?
September 7, 2024
Boycotting of large brands like Starbucks, McDonalds, and Nestle have been at the forefront of social movements.
Boycotting presents an effective strategy for tackling modern-day issues
September 4, 2024
Messages such as this one will make you an academic weapon.
Burned out? Here are three study methods you’ve never heard of to help you bring your A-game
September 7, 2024
Midday naps are easy-peasy for me with the help of ASMR.
Listen up: Don’t shame me for indulging in ASMR
September 7, 2024
My own attempt at the movie poster.
‘It Ends With Us’ polishes Booktok’s darling into solid DA awareness movie
September 7, 2024
There are multiple great times to arrive to class.
Top 10: times to arrive to journalism in the morning
September 4, 2024
Wondering where you should eat? Don’t worry, here are a few recommendations.
My Top 10 Restaurants In the South Bay
September 1, 2024

The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Anishi Patel
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TikTok content is subpar, but somehow I’m still watching

Anishi Patel
April 24, 2020

Black and Brown, Crossroads are underrated thrift stores

Anishi Patel and Sandhya Sundaram Word Count: 670
January 17, 2020

Drama students travel to LA for CA State Thespian conference

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
April 1, 2019

Reheat, reduce, reprocess: the many ways SHS students and staff are managing food waste

Anishi Patel
March 26, 2019

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

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
March 26, 2019

‘The Sound of Music’ returns to SHS; cast list released and preparations underway

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
March 26, 2019

Three years later, grading scale remains controversial among students

Anishi Patel and Kaitlyn Tsai
February 14, 2019

Optional finals are a more-than-fair offering for students with high As

Anishi Patel
February 12, 2019

@ the haters: “kids these days” will change the world

Anishi Patel
February 12, 2019

Alumnus Sivakami Sambasivam works to realize her vision for global health care

Anishi Patel
December 12, 2018

Drama honors students to perform ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ at One Act Festival

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
December 12, 2018

Borderline scams: NYLF and NSHSS mislead students by marketing themselves as exclusive

Anishi Patel
December 12, 2018

My binder fell off the roof of my car on Saratoga Sunnyvale and you probably saw it

Anishi Patel
December 11, 2018

Upperclassmen express doubts about COSMOS, explore other summer programs

Rohan Kumar and Anishi Patel
October 29, 2018

Senior Shasta Ganti stars as Brutus in ‘Julius Caesar’

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
October 29, 2018

“Julius Caesar” cast list released; rehearsals begin

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
September 25, 2018
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Boba ‘bandits’ steal popular drink from class fundraisers

Rohan Kumar and Anishi Patel
September 25, 2018

Fashion week catfights fuel the media’s unfavorable portrayal of women

Anishi Patel
September 23, 2018

Unpopular Opinion: PMT is nasty

Anishi Patel
September 20, 2018

SHS Outreach and Stanford Blood Drive host event

Anishi Patel
May 30, 2018

SHS lacking in advanced humanities courses

Anishi Patel
May 30, 2018

Gender Gap apparent in CS classes, WiSTEM club faces obstacles

Anishi Patel
May 9, 2018

‘Love, Simon’: ‘I’m just like you’

Annissa Mu and Anishi Patel
May 4, 2018

Being a Girl Scout goes far beyond selling cookies

Anishi Patel
May 4, 2018

Buen apetito : Kirk’s hungry

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
May 4, 2018

Underclassmen cast in lead roles; new choreographer teaches fast-paced routines

Colleen Feng and Anishi Patel
March 15, 2018

Sheehy’s World History classes compete for doughnuts through trivia

Anishi Patel and Sandhya Sundaram
March 15, 2018

Abe makes students wrestle with their bad behavior

Anishi Patel and Krithi Sankar
March 15, 2018

Quick fame easier to achieve with social media

Anna Novoselov and Anishi Patel
March 9, 2018

Saratoga library introduces new technology

Annissa Mu and Anishi Patel
March 1, 2018

Fear of local crime increases safety

Anishi Patel and Rahul Vadlakonda
January 29, 2018

‘Glass Menagerie’ wraps up showings; ‘Servant of Two Masters’ to show soon

Colleen Feng and Anishi Patel
January 25, 2018

Enrollment rises at LG but remains steady at SHS

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
January 25, 2018

Books that give you all the mushy feels on Valentine’s Day

Anishi Patel
January 23, 2018
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SHS hosts coin drive for school destroyed by North Bay fires

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
November 28, 2017

The line between cheating and casual tips

Anishi Patel and Elaine Toh
November 13, 2017

Which is better? Animated movies vs. live action remakes

Anna Novoselov and Anishi Patel
November 9, 2017
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School offers aid to North Bay wildfire victims

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
October 18, 2017

Saratoga High is not prepared for an earthquake

Anishi Patel and Callia Yuan
October 17, 2017

4-day weekend benefits students

Callia Yuan and Anishi Patel
October 17, 2017

Petty theft on campus affects students

Ananya Vadlakonda and Anishi Patel
October 13, 2017

Saratoga students opt out of public school program

Anishi Patel and Elaine Sun
October 12, 2017

Freshman from India adjusts to new culture

Anishi Patel
September 7, 2017

English department relocates its home base

Elaine Fan and Anishi Patel
August 31, 2017
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