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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 Anjali Pai
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Anjali Pai
Din Tai Fung offers an array of authentic Taiwanese dishes.

Foodie reviews Taiwanese restaurant Din Tai Fung

Anjali Pai
Nobu offers dynamic dishes inspired by Japanese and Peruvian cuisine.

Food fanatic approves of Nobu: a high end yet comforting Japanese restaurant

Anjali Pai
Zeni’s offers various meat dishes as well, including this meat combination plate.

Photo or Graphic for: Local Ethiopian restaurant is a favorite of all cultures and palettes

Saachi Jain
In another realm, an alien plays my character in a video game.  

How a conspiracy theory from Elon Musk helped me develop a growth mindset

Anjali Pai
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Photo or Graphic for: Top 10: ways to fake having friends

Christina Chang
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Photo or Graphic for: 73 questions: conversations with the school community

Lena Aribi, Meher Bhatnagar, Christina Chang, Lynn Dai, Victoria Hu, Hannah Lee, Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Sarah Zhou
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Photo or Graphic for: District to review plan for solar panel farms in mid-June

Christina Chang
May is the worst month

May is the worst month

Anjali Pai
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Photo or Graphic for: Students, teachers weigh in on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Lynn Dai, Andrew Lin, and Daniel Wu
Baking and reviewing the Trader Joe’s Hawaiian mochi cake

Baking and reviewing the Trader Joe’s Hawaiian mochi cake

Anjali Pai
Appreciation for a still underground music genre: electroswing

Appreciation for a still underground music genre: electroswing

Anjali Pai

One small skip for man, one giant leap for mankind

Anjali Pai
My biggest regret: Not stepping up the time I saw Sadie Sink

My biggest regret: Not stepping up the time I saw Sadie Sink

Anjali Pai
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Photo or Graphic for: Despite omicron, school to stay in person unless trends worsen greatly

Sarah Zhou
Mathway was a commonly used website that many students used to cheat during remote learning.

Photo or Graphic for: From cheating online to struggling in person

Shannon Ma and Stephanie Sun
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Photo or Graphic for: Current universal health care proposals are disasters waiting to happen

Sarah Zhou
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Photo or Graphic for: We hate baseball.

Atrey Desai and Viraaj Reddi
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Photo or Graphic for: 5 stages of grief? More like 1

Sarah Zhou
Soccer is unbearably boring to watch

Soccer is unbearably boring to watch

Anjali Pai
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Photo or Graphic for: Clubs readjust to an in-person setting

Sarah Thomas and Kavya Patel
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Photo or Graphic for: Is it morally OK to do extracurriculars mostly for college?

Arnav Swamy
During college visits, colleges should not repeat information easily found on their website. 

Photo or Graphic for: College visits should humanize the admission process, focus less on numerical data

Ethan Lin
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Photo or Graphic for: Under the magnifying glass: students with faculty and staff parents

Sarah Zhou and Victoria Hu
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Photo or Graphic for: Students asked to pitch in to combat campus waste

Sarah Zhou and Sarah Thomas
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Photo or Graphic for: Every day I’m puzzlin’

Jonny Luo
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Photo or Graphic for: Falcon Family Peer Tutoring Program offers student guidance for maneuvering tough classes

Sarah Zhou and Atrey Desai
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Photo or Graphic for: Explaining — not solving — the problem causing my massive bank statements

Sarah Zhou

Student athletes identify with Simone Biles’ mental health struggles

Anamika Anand and Anjali Pai
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Photo or Graphic for: Teachers implement course modifications to combat learning gaps

Christina Chang and Martin Xu
Junior Anjali Pai styles sweater vests for each of the four seasons.

Sweater vests: I’m a convert

Anjali Pai
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An asynchronous Wednesday reflection: When we needed them most, they vanished

Anjali Pai
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Follow what other schools do and drop driver’s education from the curriculum

Vicky Bai and Anjali Pai
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SCVAL teams forced to forgo CCS playoffs

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
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Trying a viral TikTok recipe: an epic fail

Anjali Pai
health and cooking class photo courtesy of Wendy Lewis

Students enjoy health and cooking class both in-person and at home

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
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Reporters maintain friendship through animal nicknames

Christina Chang, Anjali Pai, and Carolyn Wang
zoomburnout

One year after it began, Zoom burnout continues as pandemic takes mental toll

Andrew Li and Anjali Pai
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‘Night’: A must-read memoir about the Holocaust

Anjali Pai
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Truth be told, shy sophomore not sure she wants to go back to regular school

Anjali Pai
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With conditions worsening, district will not move forward with Phase 3 to start second semester

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
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Old Disney reigns supreme over remakes

Anjali Pai
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The problem with cultural gatekeeping

Atrey Desai and Anjali Pai
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Recurring internet outages irk students and staff

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
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TikTok slang but make it ✨normalized✨

Anjali Pai
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A quarantine clothing evolution: finding myself through fashion

Anjali Pai
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Sports should not have practices at this time due to safety concerns

Christina Chang and Anjali Pai
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Boba: mediocrity at its finest

Anjali Pai
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Cancel culture has often gone too far

Anjali Pai
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Financial literacy: a topic worth teaching

Anjali Pai
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Experienced music director fills in for Boitz

Andrew Li and Anjali Pai
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