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Mothers of middle and high school students from across the Bay Area listen to MomsConnect 2024 panelists on Sept. 22.
Safine among panelists for non-profit Chai with Moms inaugural event
October 10, 2024
Ward talks to a representative from Hult International Business School as part of a college fair on Sept. 23
The CCC’s services are here to help students through the application process
October 5, 2024
To conserve paper and reduce the risk of cheating, College Board has made the decision to transition toward an almost fully digital testing model for their Advanced Placement (AP) courses.
Changes to AP testing procedures set to take effect in 2025
October 5, 2024
“A Dark Future” currently holds three titles: Lift-off Global Network Sessions Official Selection, Official Winners of the One Earth Film Festival Young Filmmakers Contest and Regeneration International Youth Film Selection.
MAP grade 11 project “A Dark Future” wins International Environmental Film Award
September 29, 2024
During their first meeting on Sept. 12, Slime Club members mix a large bowl of glue with an activator to make slime.
New Slime Club is drawing over 60 members each meeting
September 26, 2024
A screenshot of SHS Fizz where students post content ranging from academics to shower thoughts
New SHS-focused Instagram confessions page stirs concerns
October 4, 2024
The crevice is widening between the ideologies of America’s two leading parties.
Deepening political divides are fragmenting America
September 26, 2024
History classes rely on using reliable sources when discussing political events.
When politics intrude into the classroom
September 26, 2024
Big data corporations like Disney are more involved in data stealing than you may think.
Behind a curtain of ‘transparency,’ many companies process user data undercover
September 25, 2024
A name like that might just give poor X a case of torrential bullying.
Elon Musk cursed his son by naming him X æ A-xii Musk
September 24, 2024
Young NFL stars James Cook and Marvin Harrison Jr. celebrated their breakout campaigns in blowout victories.
Fantasy Football Overview Weeks 1-4: Wild breakout performances and disappointing injuries
October 5, 2024
On Aug. 24, Zhang competes in the 50-meter freestyle in the preliminary round at Junior Pan-Pacific Championships.
Talented swimmer goes to Australia to compete at 2024 Junior Pan-Pacific Championships
September 30, 2024
Freshmen Delsin Dizoglio and Kaylee Ren play physical tic-tac-toe in period 6 P.E.
New mandatory P.E. rule for freshmen goes into effect
September 29, 2024
The Falcons huddle before their first scrimmage of the season against Evergreen on Sept. 5th.
Football team sees hard work pay off as a dominant 42-7 win against the Pioneers places them 2-0 in league
September 29, 2024
In last year’s matchup with Santa Clara, senior Sydney Riera controls the game from the middle of the field.
Field hockey team hopes to find improvement during rebuild
September 24, 2024
The balance of power at the school sites is heavily outweighed by the district.
Staff editorial: As the board levels up on district office personnel, LG and SHS staff suffer negative impacts
October 10, 2024
The Monopoly theme is a mere shadow of what it could have been.
This year’s Homecoming theme for the senior class is a major disappointment
October 10, 2024
Kamala Harris represents the U.S. in international politics.
Kamala Harris brings long-awaited and indispensable gender and ethnic representation to U.S. politics
September 30, 2024
No phone use on campus will prove to be a health and safety hazard.
Cell phones have a healthy and necessary role in schools
September 26, 2024
In the dark reality of social media, family channels have let money and fame blind them.
YouTube Family channels too often lead to child exploitation
September 24, 2024
Real-life image of my friend with AirPods while studying.
Top-10 classical music pieces to take a listen to
October 5, 2024
The library is the perfect place to work
100-word rave: A love letter to tutorials
September 26, 2024
An example of a WeTip poster depicting the impact of negative comments hangs in Meghan Laws’ English classroom.
WeTip posters aim to provide a way to report harassment, bullying and other issues
September 26, 2024
Stationery products from Muji
Top 10 best stationery brands
September 24, 2024
A paper knife is like trying to become an academic weapon — it’s not as magnificent or sustainable as it appears.
New year, new habits: I tried to become an academic weapon
September 24, 2024

The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon

Bryan Zhao, Entertainment Editor

All content by Bryan Zhao
The crevice is widening between the ideologies of America’s two leading parties.

Deepening political divides are fragmenting America

Bryan Zhao
September 26, 2024
Freshman Chloe Zeng dives to narrowly save the ball during a game against Milpitas on Sept. 17.

Photo or Graphic for: Girls’ volleyball starts 1-1 in El Camino

Ashni Pillai and Jeremy Si
September 18, 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

Seabert Mao and Bryan Zhao
September 14, 2024
Pan Zhanle celebrates following his 100m freestyle win on July 31.

Chinese doping allegations elicit stigma around 2024 Olympic swimmers

Bryan Zhao
September 11, 2024
Star player Brian Le takes a shot at goalie Armon Vuppula

Photo or Graphic for: Promising transfer gives boys’ water polo team newfound hope

Debesh Das Sharma and Mikul Rana
September 9, 2024
The Falcons take a brief water break to regroup and prepare to return to the field.

Photo or Graphic for: Football secures 30-7 win against El Camino in first league game

Linh Do and Vedant Sinha
September 8, 2024
Parent volunteers help serve condiments to the students.

Annual social and spirit-filled events kick off the school year

Andrew Gong and Bryan Zhao
August 24, 2024
Senior Omead Bagherian crowd surfs in the seniors following the popping of the balloons.

Class of ‘24 gets sent off with action-packed rally

Bryan Zhao
May 29, 2024
On April 18, the Deputy Ambassador of the US Robert Wood vetoed a resolution that would have recognized Palestine as a full UN member state.

Permanent membership in the U.N. Security Council: a catastrophic failure

Skyler Mao and Bryan Zhao
May 19, 2024
Senior setters Kali Duvvuri sets the ball as junior middle Ryan Backhus approaches to hit on May 6 against Summit Shasta.

Boys’ volleyball wraps up season with league win and advances to CCS quarterfinals

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao
May 19, 2024
Used monitors and desktop stands lay below a tarp in the e-waste bin behind the Physics wing.

IT department works to lessen campus e-waste

Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao
May 15, 2024
Team 95071X executes their H-tier hang with their alliance partner 151T in their division quarterfinals match.

Three Robotics teams compete at VEX World Championships

Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu
May 11, 2024
Some foods garner positive attention, and some garner negative attention.

Top 10 cafeteria delicacies

Bryan Zhao
May 3, 2024
Falcons huddle before the game to talk about strategies.

Boys’ volleyball defeats Los Altos, holding on to top spot in El Camino

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao
May 1, 2024
A younger me stares at a paleontologist working at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

My childhood dream job: digging up the secrets of the earth

Bryan Zhao
April 28, 2024
Sophomore Esha Verma snaps the football back as sophomore Samantha Timmons rushes forward.

Amidst delays, sophomores maintain winning streak in annual Falcon Puff Games

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao
April 22, 2024
Julian Berkowitz-Sklar takes a short break at a beach house in Koh Samui, Thailand.

Gap-year greatness: Falcon alumnus embarks on a journey of personal discovery and life lessons

Bryan Zhao
April 19, 2024
One of the iconic caricatures of the “Clash Royale” game.

“Clash Royale”: The defining game of my middle school days

Bryan Zhao
April 19, 2024
Sophomore Vedant Padhi runs the 1600m during a home meet against Fremont High on March 7. 

Photo or Graphic for: Track coaching change signals a season of adjustments 

Sunny Cao and Annika Gho
March 19, 2024
Sophomore Eliza Lin keeps score during a match.

Photo or Graphic for: Badminton coach implements stricter practices to hone skills

Sunny Cao and Nika Svizhenko
March 18, 2024
Middle Blocker senior Eric Norris prepares to receive a spike against Los Altos on March 13.

Volleyball team starts season with winning preseason record

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao
March 15, 2024
Speech and debate wraps up qualifications for Tournament of Champions

Speech and debate wraps up qualifications for Tournament of Champions

Bryan Zhao and Alan Cai
March 15, 2024
Saira Ramakrishnan pitching at the March 6 game against Leland

Photo or Graphic for: Softball players settle in on their season and aim for another CCS appearance

Christina Labban
March 15, 2024
Although there are still comparatively few, the number of Asian-American athletes is on the rise.

What is behind the low Asian-American racial makeup in American sports?

Florence Hu and Bryan Zhao
March 14, 2024
The latest Youth Commission meeting on Jan. 30.

Photo or Graphic for: Saratoga Youth Commission: a vessel for teen voices

Sunny Cao
February 8, 2024
Senior Diego Rocabado playing against Cupertino at an away game on Jan. 24.

Photo or Graphic for: Boys’ soccer struggles to adapt after rough start to season

Mitchell Chen and Christina Labban
February 3, 2024
Senior Zinnerah Ahmed rushes forward to score a layout against Mountain View on Jan. 24.

Photo or Graphic for: Girls’ basketball shows improvement in rebuilding year

Mitchell Chen and Ariel Zhou
February 3, 2024
Senior Bryan Wang brings up the ball against Monta Vista during a match on January 16.

Boys’ basketball: Wang’s buzzer-beating basket caps thrilling win over Monta Vista

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao
January 30, 2024
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Photo or Graphic for: Budding wrestling team gains experience through tournaments, dual meets and college visits

Victoria Lin and Aiden Ye
January 27, 2024
Junior Hilary Gonzalez gains possession of the ball on Jan. 16 during a game against Mountain View.

Photo or Graphic for: After frenzied search, girls’ soccer team finds permanent goalie

Amelia Chang and Ruiyan Zhu
January 27, 2024
Freshman Class President Sina Mohtaj-Khorassani helps set up for the night rally.

Rally Commission aims to inspire more active engagement

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao
January 25, 2024
The short-term glimmer in the city covered up its homelessness crisis.

San Francisco undergoes rapid cleanup, attempting to mask troubles within

Bryan Zhao and Florence Hu
January 16, 2024
The weight room has the equipment needed for conditioning and strength training.

Photo or Graphic for: Weight room reopens for all students after school

Grace Lin and Christina Labban
January 8, 2024
Warmuth helps her engineering students with their project.

Photo or Graphic for: Warmuth receives county award in teaching for kickstarting school’s engineering program

Florence Hu
December 15, 2023
Junior point guard Urvi Iyer prepares to take a shot during a team practice game.

Photo or Graphic for: Girls’ basketball adjusts work ethic and play style under new head coach 

Emma Fung
December 11, 2023
Junior Caleb Yu practices drills with senior Bryan Wang during an open gym session in preparation for the season.

Photo or Graphic for: Boys’ basketball teams to participate in winter break tournament in Canada

Daniel Wu
December 2, 2023
Junior Keion Ashjaee-Marshall works towards a cradle hold against sophomore Jayden Kwong.

Photo or Graphic for: New wrestlers work with experienced new coach

Aiden Ye
November 17, 2023
Sophomore Nathan Liu goes for a layup as both junior Daniel Jadali and senior Bryan Wang tail after him during practice.

Boys’ basketball team forged team chemistry in sweltering summer practices

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao
November 16, 2023
Urvi Iyer dribbles down the court towards teammate Ava Cai.

Photo or Graphic for: Season preview: Guided by new coach, girls’ basketball focuses on shoring up defense

Aiden Ye and Florence Wei
November 16, 2023
Senior Jiah Jung does a simple drill during tryouts.

Photo or Graphic for: Girls’ soccer preview: Spendlove, Oberhauser lead Falcons into a new season

Amelia Chang and Ruiyan Zhu
November 15, 2023
 Sophomore Jack Dong attentively poses an inquisitive question to teacher PJ Yim. 

Flipped classrooms maximize class time for active learning 

Lawson Wang and Bryan Zhao
November 8, 2023
Students fill the student center on a Tuesday night for debate practice.

A new year for speech and debate: new faces, new branches and more hopes for more national tournament bids

Alan Cai and Bryan Zhao
November 8, 2023
Traffic lights glare red as soon as they see me.

Traffic lights: Are they really automated?

Bryan Zhao
November 6, 2023
The winter view of Yosemite covered in a fluffy blanket of snow.

My favorite vacation spot: the glorious — and nearby — Yosemite Valley

Bryan Zhao
November 5, 2023
Junior goalie Lera Polyakova gets ready to block the shot on goal during a home game against Homestead on Sept. 26. 

Photo or Graphic for: 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league 

Richard Fan
October 21, 2023
Casavant points to a formula detailing the velocity of an object in a circular orbit.

From high tech to high school hallways: Former engineer joins science faculty

Bryan Zhao
October 15, 2023
Sophomore William Huang vigorously plays the game League of Legends during an important class.

Photo or Graphic for: Bring Your Own Device policy has fundamental flaws

Alan Cai
September 29, 2023
Coach busy dishing out lessons on and off the court

Coach busy dishing out lessons on and off the court

Bill Huang and Bryan Zhao
September 29, 2023
Students in biology class peer into a microscope and record their observations.

Photo or Graphic for: New biology teacher Jennifer Lee returns to SHS after 3 years at LG

Florence Hu
September 29, 2023
The Falcons preparing to execute their Run-Pass-Option play during their Homecoming game.

Photo or Graphic for: Pioneers plow through Falcons’ defense in Homecoming defeat

Caitlin Stoiber and Nika Svizhenko
September 29, 2023
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