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Lalitha Maruvda helps freshman Brooklyn Harman test his nearly complete Pong game on Sept. 13.
New Intro to Computer Science teacher brings over 20 years of industry experience
September 19, 2024
Seniors pose in front of a model ship at the United States Naval Academy.
6 seniors test their mettle in summer program at U.S. Naval Academy
September 19, 2024
Henry Arellanes starts the school year by working to advance the softball batting cages and implement water stations.
New plant supervisor looks to improve athletic facilities
September 18, 2024
SHS students, faculty, and alumni pose after their final performance with BDB.
Students participate in prestigious Blue Devils Drums Corps over the summer
September 18, 2024
Sophomore Alma Garniek begins her shift at TEAZENTEA.
New bubble tea store opens in downtown Saratoga
September 15, 2024
Through the outlined steps, deepfakes are capable of swapping faces and emulating mouth-movement to create misleading videos.
Deepfakes take dangerous steps forward in authenticity, blurring the lines between fiction and reality
September 19, 2024
Casavant derives Newton’s second law to the class.
A survival guide to AP Physics 1 and 2
September 19, 2024
Kanye West notoriously grabs the microphone from Taylor Swift at the VMAs in 2009 as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards.
From A-List to off-the-list: the downfall of Kanye West
September 19, 2024
Fans notice tension between the two co-stars.
‘It Ends With Us’ star Lively faces backlash over domestic violence remarks
September 19, 2024
Our conversation with ChatGPT.
Can an AI chatbot be your new best friend?
September 18, 2024
In May of 2022, baseball player Samanyu Ram stands on Saratoga’s home field after a CCS win against St. Thomas More.
Senior commits to NYU’s Division III baseball program
September 19, 2024
The dance team sells homemade baked goods at their bake sale at the Sept. 5 home football game against El Camino to fundraise for competition and costume costs.
Dance team welcomes new assistant coach who focuses on their technique and fitness
September 19, 2024
Junior Thalea Charton passes the ball during an after-school practice.
Season preview: Girls’ water polo tries to stay afloat with only 8 players
September 19, 2024
Abandoned aquatic facility in Rio
The devastating side of Olympic hosting
September 19, 2024
In her toughest match-up of the season, middle blocker Aanya Hotha serves the match point.
Star sophomore volleyball player makes strides toward her lofty goals
September 19, 2024
Junior Nirvan Shah faces off against junior Brady Liang at lunch on Sept. 16.
Student irresponsibility undermines the Falcon Nest’s true potential
September 18, 2024
I say my line during my annual spring program.
From private school to public school, the benefits and downsides I experienced
September 15, 2024
Too often, students instinctively reach for the calculator.
Stop and think: Do you really need that calculator?
September 15, 2024
Six ants crawl on bathroom sink.
Clean up after yourself before the ants take over the school
September 12, 2024
The skibidi toilet horrors that popped up in our Instagram reels less than a year ago.
Gen Alpha has a word for that — but you probably won’t know what it means
September 12, 2024
Toga Tests advertises its exams by posting on Instagram.
Toga Tests seeks to lend a helping hand to students studying for upcoming exams
September 19, 2024
Keeping a balanced schedule can be hard in a 24-hour day.
Facing 11th grade: my new lifestyle for the new year
September 19, 2024
This so called “trendy” sport leaves the rest of the racquetball community in quite the pickle.
A plea to pickleballers from a ticked off tennis player
September 19, 2024
My pandemic level of monthly letters.
Hand-written letters are simple beauty
September 19, 2024
Kristen Thomson (left), Isla Thomson (right) and Spencer Thomson (top) on their first day all at the same school, 2024.
The three Thomsons find comfort in having family on campus
September 19, 2024

The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Kelly Liu

Art teacher’s remembered by students and fellow teachers

Kelly Liu and Sophie Mattson
February 4, 2013

Sexist attitudes result from both societal pressure, family upbringing

Kelly Liu and Sophie Mattson
February 2, 2013

Athletes accept smack-talking as a part of playing sports

Kelly Liu
February 2, 2013
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Art teacher Steve McCue remembered by students and fellow teachers

Kelly Liu and Sophie Mattson
January 21, 2013
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Expect to cry, laugh, wonder: ‘The Fault in Our Stars’

Kelly Liu
December 7, 2012
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Sophomore’s passing stuns and saddens community

Edward Dong and Kelly Liu
September 24, 2012

Students embrace meme mania on Facebook

Kelly Liu and Karen Sung
March 10, 2012
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The sound of silence

Kelly Liu
January 17, 2012

Torrens takes APUSH students to San Francisco walking tour

Kelly Liu
January 12, 2012
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New student noted for stellar photography

Kelly Liu and Grace Ma
November 13, 2011

Juniors pave a successful yellow brick road toward a cleaner Homecoming

Kelly Liu
October 16, 2011

Juniors pave a successful yellow brick road toward a cleaner Homecoming

Kelly Liu
October 6, 2011

Students work to surmount scheduling struggles on a more crowded campus

Allison Chang, Amy Jan, Kelly Liu, and Akshara Sekar
September 9, 2011

Retweet this: Oxford’s new addition of words are outlandish

Kelly Liu
September 9, 2011

Mavericks owner too harsh about lack of real online journalism

Kelly Liu
May 24, 2011

Vaccination required for students by state law

Kelly Liu
May 14, 2011

Class offerings predicted to remain the same for next year

Kelly Liu
April 27, 2011

Class offerings predicted to remain the same for next year

Kelly Liu
April 27, 2011
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‘Race to Nowhere’ exposes over-the-top high school pressures

Grishma Athavale and Kelly Liu
April 26, 2011
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‘Race to Nowhere’ exposes over-the-top high school pressures

Grishma Athavale and Kelly Liu
April 26, 2011

Swimming: Swim team holds chin high after defeat against Monta Vista

Kelly Liu and Stanley Yip
April 26, 2011

Swimming: Swim team holds chin high after defeat against Monta Vista

Kelly Liu and Stanley Yip
April 26, 2011

UCLA girl should not be punished for racist remarks

Kelly Liu and Allison Toh
April 6, 2011

Poll concludes a ‘yes’ from students to have AP tests and finals close together

Kelly Liu
March 30, 2011

A scope on the education system: An ideal curriculum for students

Paul Jung and Kelly Liu
March 23, 2011

The methods of avoiding traffic demand a proper solution

Kelly Liu
March 1, 2011

Girls’ swimming: Bright goals even with small numbers

Kelly Liu and Ashwini Velchamy
February 23, 2011

Tasers can be the solution, but with caution

Kelly Liu
February 15, 2011

E-learning does not trump real learning

Denise Lin and Kelly Liu
February 10, 2011

School Scope online extra: The hidden rooms of Saratoga High

Nandini Ruparel, Sabrina Cismas, Kelly Liu, Denise Lin, and Arnav Dugar
January 16, 2011

Hidden rooms on campus: the science hallway and the boiler room

Kelly Liu
January 12, 2011

Winter Guard and Percussion seasons kick off with adjustments

Kelly Liu and Michelle Shu
December 20, 2010

Organization, hard work key to textbook room’s success

Will Edman and Kelly Liu
December 7, 2010

When the melting pot heats up…

Anoop Galivanche, Anika Jhalani, Kelly Liu, Anshu Siripurapu, and Elijah Yi
November 10, 2010
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Deathly Hallows anticipated to top all previous movies

Kelly Liu
November 7, 2010

HC rules need another look

Kelly Liu and Michelle Shu
November 6, 2010

What you’re missing… The College and Career Center

Denise Lin and Kelly Liu
November 3, 2010

How it feels to be preggo

Denise Lin and Kelly Liu
October 4, 2010
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Learning challenges for foreign students

Kelly Liu
September 26, 2010

Pakistan deserves aid from UN

Kelly Liu and Apeksha Sharma
September 25, 2010
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