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Courtesy of Belal Aftab Saratoga mayor Belal Aftab centers his agenda on residents’ feedback.
New mayor Belal Aftab aims to foster a more vibrant, connected community
May 10, 2025
The Saratoga Speech and Debate team at TOC in Kentucky
Speech and debate celebrates national-level results while striving for more
May 9, 2025
Assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham.
Cunningham to leave for admin role at LGHS, district
May 8, 2025
Courtesy of Mary Ko MSET senior mentor Anh-Quan Nguyen described the team’s performance as “the best performance of any Cuttlefish team in history.” MSET senior mentor Anh-Quan Nguyen described the team’s performance as “the best performance of any Cuttlefish team in history.”
FTC 6165 Cuttlefish boasts an 8-2 record at World Championships
May 1, 2025
Sahana Kumar shares her story on the stage of Thermond Drama Center on March 30.
TEDx Club talks featured stories of recovery and resilience
May 1, 2025
MAP, a longstanding program at SHS, hosts numerous video-based projects for students.
Sophomore MAP students illuminate social issues ‘Be the Change’ projects
May 12, 2025
Courtesy of Kristen Hamilton Hamilton and her family at her daughter Kathryn’s college graduation.
Hamilton reflects on transition from engineering career to teaching
May 7, 2025
At Garrod Farms, dozens of horses frolic in front of picturesque mountains.
Garrod Farms: a family’s generational commitment to agriculture since 1893
May 7, 2025
Courtesy of Manlin Zhang A rendered photo of “Achromatic,” the 2022-23 Cuttlefish robot.
6165 MSET Cuttlefish’s impact extends to college endeavors
May 5, 2025
Courtesy of Saratoga High School The Saratoga High math department’s recommended pathway.
Math department to require placement tests starting in August to combat unwise acceleration
May 4, 2025
Senior Captain Avi Taneja serves the birdie during the 4/15 match.
Q&A: Four senior captains reflect on their four years on the badminton team
May 11, 2025
Courtesy of Ian Johnson Junior Ian Johnson captures senior Daniel Jadali going up with contact in a basketball game against Lynbrook High School on Jan 31.
Two juniors explore their passion for photography through sports
May 10, 2025
Senior Dylan Wilson gets into the blocks for the 4x400 meter relay
Track and field team has strong outing at leagues; SCVALs will determine CCS qualifications
May 9, 2025
Golfers pose after defeating Los Gatos.
One last swing: Senior golfers bid farewell to the Toga fairways and each other
May 7, 2025
Courtesy of Quinn Bossow Bossow celebrates winning a point against an opponent at Palo Alto HS.
No limits: Sophomore Quinn Bossow tackles athletics head on despite disability
May 7, 2025
The early bird gets the worm.
To aspiring Leadership students: Campaigning early is a must
May 13, 2025
The least user-friendly survey out there.
Help wanted: Someone please fix the California Healthy Kids Survey
May 13, 2025
If only the calendar started on Monday…
The week should officially start on Monday: It just makes sense
May 11, 2025
Courtesy of Gage Skidmore Political rightwingers like Charlie Kirk and Tucker Carlson argue the U.S was built on Christian principles
Religion should not play any role in public policy decisions
May 9, 2025
43% of Republicans in a Yougov poll think Trump should be allowed a third term
While it may be possible, the two-term limit on presidency should not be overridden
May 6, 2025
My classic study setup.
The blind leading the blind: how to study like a pro
May 13, 2025
After President Yoon Suk Yeol invoked martial law on Dec. 3, hundreds of Korean citizens took to the streets to show their disapproval of Yoon’s actions.
Democracy preserved in South Korea as country impeaches would-be authoritarian president
May 11, 2025
YouTube Kids’ Policies prohibit certain types of advertisements but not enough.
Learning from the tall tales of Big Cereal
May 7, 2025
$400 camera 🆚 $150 camera
Your guide to suddenly viral old-school $1,500 digital cameras
May 7, 2025
Whatever board game you choose, it’ll certainly make a night of memories and connections.
The best way to have fun at game nights
May 7, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 6
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April 23, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 5
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April 23, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 4
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April 23, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 3
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April 23, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 2
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April 23, 2025

The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Dylan Jew

Engineering course fills gap

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Clubs use new ‘Club Sweep’ to advertise

Dylan Jew and Megana Iyer

Application developer’s club works on next big project

Dylan Jew and Jennifer Jin

Iran’s Konkoor: the SAT on steroids

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iPad Mini makes a small splash

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Common App streamlined, limiting creativity

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King James deserves his throne

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‘Skins’ for dummies

Dylan Jew and Akshara Sekar

Just another iPhone

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MLB must clean up tainted game

Dylan Jew and Derek Sun

Coaching and teaching share both similarities and differences

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Sports produces fashion trend

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I am the real Cat Daddy

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Falcons lose heart-breaker to Santa Cruz after beating Prospect in CCS

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Boys’ basketball ups record to 6-1

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Senior rows her way to Tulsa

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Service clubs spread holiday cheer

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Freshmen duo looks to continue their friendship in high school

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Boys’ Basketball: Falcons struggle at the Los Gatos Wildcat Shootout

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School repeals controversial pass-fail grading policy affecting sports, cheer and band

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Halloween rally successful despite obstacles

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Halloween rally successful despite obstacles

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Boys’ basketball: Small team looks to outrun competition

Dylan Jew and Jonathan Young

School considers repairing 52-year-old gym windows

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ASB inspecting and cutting clubs

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Athlete of the Issue: Dozier finds inspiration from family name

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From the archives: “Champ Gu” conquers at the IOI

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Memories of 9/11: staff members share tragic accounts

Dylan Jew and Minu Palaniappan

Sports and sevenths: Loss of playing time for students with full schedules an unfair reality

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Best technology of 2010-2011

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Baseball: Despite mediocre season outcome, team has high hopes for next year

Dylan Jew and Paul Jung

Baseball: Team comes back strong from early defeats

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Baseball: Team comes back strong from early defeats

Dylan Jew and Paul Jung

The Bachelor of Saratoga: Four girls compete in speed dating competition

Dylan Jew and Paul Jung

Baseball: Return of aces looks to turn team around

Dylan Jew and Paul Jung

Cutting off transfers slightly aids overpopulated Los Gatos High

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Baseball hopes to rise from last year’s defeats

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Family dynasty continues in SHS athletics

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Apocalypse not coming: Dead birds exemplify human ignorance

Dylan Jew and Roy Bisht

Senior Alex Chan manages SHS TV as the executive producer

Dylan Jew

It’s 2010 and there are still no flying cars: The effects of advances in technology

Justine Huang and Dylan Jew

A spirited school is a better school

Dylan Jew

Athlete of the Issue: Troy Doles

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Senior class pumps up school spirit

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Henry Shen: Tennis Mentality

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David Wang: Math Master

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Security cameras on campus do more good than harm

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Senior quad day ends Homecoming in style

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Freshmen pull together first quad day

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Changing summers, more changes to come?

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College students reflect back on SAT

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Changing summers, more changes to come?

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