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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

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Student explores Republican beliefs through political campaigns

Lillian Chen and Nikil Ramanathan
April 1, 2012

Passionate dancers bring dance club to life

Lillian Chen
March 15, 2012

The gender gap: what it’s like to be the minority

Lillian Chen and Samuel Liu
March 14, 2012

YouTube offers outlet for students

Lillian Chen and Anushree Dugar
January 18, 2012

Drama preps ‘South Pacific’ with Thermond substituting and planning ITS trip

Lillian Chen
January 13, 2012

CCC volunteers work to help the woes of students

Lillian Chen
November 17, 2011

Drama hosts fun events and prepares for spring musical

Lillian Chen
November 9, 2011
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Students debut fall play ‘Tartuffe’

Lillian Chen
October 20, 2011

Drama works hard on fall play while hosting murder mystery fundraiser and deciding on spring musical

Lillian Chen
October 14, 2011

Can you….pay for your food with pennies?

Lillian Chen and Amy Jan
October 6, 2011

Senior starts own T-shirt line

Lillian Chen
September 9, 2011

Little Theater to be renamed as drama department welcomes new teacher, prepares for fall play “Tartuffe”

Lillian Chen
September 9, 2011

Tseng pursues life as an artist

Lillian Chen
September 2, 2011

Clubs fundraise for Japan around school

Lillian Chen
June 6, 2011

Saratoga alumni reunite after decades

Lillian Chen
April 26, 2011

Saratoga alumni reunite after decades

Lillian Chen
April 26, 2011

Saratoga students attend national choir conference

Lillian Chen and Olivia Chock
April 26, 2011

Buildings and grounds commission plans to paint mural

Aanchal Mohan and Lillian Chen
March 2, 2011
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Badminton: Aiming for higher rank this season

Lillian Chen
March 2, 2011

English classes explore novel through motif fair

Lillian Chen and Denise Lin
January 6, 2011

Even teachers can be inspired

Lillian Chen and Brandon Judoprasetijo
January 3, 2011
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Photo or Graphic for: Falcons to take on Matadors for CCS title

Evaline Ju
November 16, 2010
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Students utilize new Facebook group chat to their advantage

Lillian Chen and Allison Toh
November 3, 2010

Students finally getting a real winter break?

Lillian Chen and Nandini Ruparel
October 4, 2010

Spending Summer at Colleges

Lillian Chen
September 29, 2010

Sports apparel boosts team spirit

Lillian Chen
September 27, 2010

Students tame the Wild Wild West

Lillian Chen and Jenny Zhang
April 23, 2010

Badminton: Early in season, team put to test

Lillian Chen and Kevin Mu
April 5, 2010

Alumni offer perspectives on their college experiences

Lillian Chen and Girish Swaminath
April 5, 2010

Senior class holds drawing that gives away Macbooks and iPods as fundraiser

Lillian Chen
March 31, 2010

Artist of the Issue: Cody Cai

Lillian Chen
March 26, 2010

Cart Creations spice up lunch menu

Lillian Chen and Saniha Shankar
February 22, 2010
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Second-year MAP electives further program’s growth

Lillian Chen and Jenny Zhang
February 2, 2010

ESL teacher connects with students

Lillian Chen
February 2, 2010

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a.. spoon?

Lillian Chen
December 10, 2009
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New club DECA gets down to business

Lillian Chen
December 10, 2009

Two students expand their horizons at CCOC

Olivia Chock and Lillian Chen
October 16, 2009

French 1 reoffered, Japanese 1 put on the back burner

Lillian Chen and Girish Swaminath
September 9, 2009

Students need to be allowed to learn math at a slower pace

Alex Ju and Lillian Chen
September 9, 2009
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