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The band lines up for award announcements at Hornet Stadium.
Marching band wraps up a successful season with second-place finish at NorCal Super Show
November 13, 2025
Saratoga Bagels is located a short 4-minute drive from SHS.
Saratoga Bagels: a not-so-hidden, but beloved, gem
November 8, 2025
Courtesy of Respondus The student interface for the lockdown browser.
English department using lockdown browser in Canvas to prevent AI cheating on writing assignments
November 8, 2025
Sophomores Paula Cymbal and Katrina Capello carry a boat in the sophomore portion of the 2002 Homecoming float parade.
Disappearance of Homecoming decorations shows changes in interest, not lack of spirit, school leaders say
November 7, 2025
Freshmen Arjun Garlapati, Ayush Hotha, Aditya Karanam, Nima Noor, Vishak Pillai, Maks Shetler and Neel Tadikamala capture the childhood song “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.”
Annual Halloween parade showcases school spirit
November 4, 2025
Sharma sits in front of the piano at his music production setup at his house.
Falcon focus: The deeper side of a goofy guy
November 12, 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
Students help out at the pick up window.
Students working at Snack Shack gain hands-on volunteering experience preparing food
November 10, 2025
Courtesy of Creative Common License Both tests are administered at proctored testing centers, which can include schools, hotels and other community centers.
Is it better to take the SAT, the ACT or both?
November 10, 2025
Creepy witch decorations set up outside a house on Aloha.
The famed Aloha Avenue Halloween experience left me a bit disappointed
November 8, 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
Senior Hayden Berry spars against a teammate at Los Gatos Boxing.
Senior pushes physical limits through boxing
November 5, 2025
Courtesy of Jah Bennett Jah Bennett works to help the girls’ basketball team stay in top shape before the season.
Fitness trainer Jah Bennett assists girls’ basketball team
November 3, 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
Courtesy of Apple Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup, featuring a redesigned back and new color options.
Backlash over iPhone 17 grows as users call out Apple’s lack of innovation
October 31, 2025
Why is it that out of teenagers, boys find more satisfaction in video games?
How video games are harming teen boys
October 31, 2025
My biggest pet peeve: assignments due at 11:59 p.m.
Assignments should never be due at 11:59 p.m. — the default Canvas time
October 31, 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
Which states in the U.S. are the most auraful?
Top 10: U.S. states with the most aura
October 31, 2025
A composition of all the food I bought.
How far will $10 go to make a meal at Safeway?
October 28, 2025
My current Pinterest feed consists mostly of random trinkets.
Pinterest should be everyone’s alternative to doomscrolling
October 27, 2025
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The Saratoga Falcon

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Bellarmine Broads blog: Boys rated female teachers’ looks, attractiveness online

Lina Kim, Claire Rhee, Kyle Wang, and Sophia Zivanic

Seniors devise plan to build automated solar panel cleaner for engineering project

Caitlyn Chen and Claire Rhee

Oscars shocks audience with biggest mistake in show history

Claire Rhee

Alumni encourage taking AP classes, doing own chores to prepare for college

Claire Rhee

Administration encourages more communication between parents and students to limit underage drinking

Claire Rhee and Kyle Wang

Expensive housing makes the Bay Area a tough fit for teachers and other government employees

Leena Elzeiny and Claire Rhee

Scanners are not the way to increase class spirit

Claire Rhee and Isabelle Yang

Concerns surface over earlier start time of new schedule

Claire Rhee and Summer Smith

Young adult books aim to interest all readers

Claire Rhee

Mystery Club: Students investigate and role play puzzling riddles

Claire Rhee and Katherine Zhou

Sequel to beloved show fails to fulfill high expectations

Claire Rhee

Students discover better fit away from name-brand schools

Claire Rhee and Oksana Trifonova

Inspiring stories and videos form strong student connections

Claire Rhee

School works to prepare for new security technology

David Fan and Claire Rhee

Junior gains unique memories, life skills from robotics

Ami Nachiappan and Claire Rhee

Blocked Aeries just causes more stress

Claire Rhee

Worldwide messaging apps simplify global communication

Julia Miller and Claire Rhee

School leaders share ideas on student wellness

Spring Ma and Claire Rhee

Girls’ volleyball advances to CCS despite losses in A league

Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee

Teachers share unique Thanksgiving traditions

Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee

Volleyball: Girls hang tough despite coach’s absence

Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee

Students choose ACT to avoid new SAT

Miles Albert and Claire Rhee

Sending juveniles to adult prison detrimental, unnecessary

Claire Rhee

‘The Italian Job’: Stealing gold 34 years later

Claire Rhee

Girls’ volleyball brings A-game

Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee

Ross substitutes for Ryan

Claire Rhee

Facebook’s usefulness wanes

Claire Rhee

Say ‘hey’ to Heher: Saratoga welcomes Judi Heher to the Falcon family as another computer science teacher.

Claire Rhee

‘Fantastic Four’: OK not fantastic

Claire Rhee
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