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Courtesy of LGSUHSD board The official map, decided during the April 14 public hearing.
School board finalizes district map for new trustee elections
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Saratoga High School Junior Arjun Krish is one of 20 students in the country who have a shot at representing the US at the International Biology Olympiad.
Junior qualifies for International Biology Olympiad training camp at Harvard
May 27, 2025
French 1 classes are switching to the “Reporters Francophones” textbook for next year.
Language classes to try new textbook options next year
May 25, 2025
Seniors gather in the quad to celebrate their college decisions.
Seniors showcase post-grad plans on Commit Day
May 23, 2025
Choir and AP Music Theory teacher Beth Nitzan conducts a choir class during a rehearsal for their end-of-year concert on May 19.
Nitzan to leave school after four years in music department
May 21, 2025
Me conducting taste evaluations with two drinks at once.
The *actual* best boba places in the Bay
June 2, 2025
Courtesy of Aidan Smith Finn and Aidan pose together in the backyard for pictures before prom.
The Duality of Man: Aidan and Finn Smith
June 2, 2025
Keys works on an essay with an English 11 Honors student.
The first day of school in August requires months of planning for teachers
June 1, 2025
Hector and I pose with our first target after eliminating her in San Francisco.
Senior Mag 2025: We were eliminated in Senior Assassin — but that only made the game more fun
May 29, 2025
Seniors Annette Li and Kayla Nguyen anchor on an SHSTV broadcast.
Senior Mag ‘25: Duo evolves from GNNers to SHSTV head producers
May 27, 2025
(left to right) Audrey Wong, Summer Shen, Hannah Bui and Angela Tan prepare for a football game.
Senior Mag 2025: From Europe to the Bay, Flute seniors bonded over marching band
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Annette Li We pose after our victory against Fremont High on April 30.
Senior Mag 2025: The chemistry and chaos of a 4-year badminton partnership
June 1, 2025
Junior Garrick Chau faces off sophomore William Dechlick and mental health therapist Victor Thompson in the Falcon Nest.
Foosball club brings in a professional to coach members skills
May 31, 2025
Many physical therapies consist of stretching and light exercises.
Student athletes navigate a long rehabilitation process after injuries
May 31, 2025
Courtesy of Lauren Nguyen Smiling proudly, the team stands together and celebrates their awards.
Dance team reflects on Nationals and what’s next
May 28, 2025
A wide variety of euphemisms impact perception in different ways.
Words that need to be heard: euphemisms are dangerous tools for desensitization
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Universities have no right to revoke diplomas for political speech
May 30, 2025
Courtesy of Charles Edward Miller People protesting against unlawful deportations.
Universities need to take action to prevent students from being deported by ICE
May 30, 2025
11th grade classes are full of interesting material.
100-word rant: teachers, five tests in two days is just cruel
May 29, 2025
Campaigning on popular social media apps such as Instagram shouldn’t be the norm.
For school leadership elections, candidates can rely too much on social media advertising
May 28, 2025
General Psychology teacher Hana Chen.
General Psychology class explores the field through projects
June 15, 2025
Courtesy of Nathan Shows The view from the dinner cruise on the Vltava.
The last class to remember being stranded in Prague, 2022
June 4, 2025
Courtesy of Rani Khanna Rani and Krishen in their childhood.
The Khanna twins: more like regular siblings than twins
June 4, 2025
Courtesy of Saratoga High School Grace Liu and Luke Zhang are the valedictorian and salutatorian of the senior class respectively.
Class of 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian announced
June 3, 2025
Courtesy of NBC Bay Area Saratoga High’s field shot from above.
Senior Mag: How anti-turf advocacy became my turf
June 3, 2025
Volume 58, Issue 5
Volume 58, Issue 5
July 10, 2025
Volume 59, Issue 1
Volume 59, Issue 1
July 10, 2025
Volume 59, Issue 2
Volume 59, Issue 2
July 10, 2025
Volume 58, Issue 10
Volume 58, Issue 10
July 10, 2025
Volume 58, Issue 11
Volume 58, Issue 11
July 10, 2025

The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Roy Bisht

Senior rows her way to Tulsa

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

DECA allows students to get a taste of business

Roy Bisht and Matt Foley
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Football: Season hampered by injuries

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
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Football: Milpitas delivers painful league loss

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan

Football: Falcons take big hit from Paly

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan

Football: Doles dominates on both sides of the ball

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan

Students consider drugs in Saratoga inappropriate

Roy Bisht and Edward Dong
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Football team suffers key injuries in 42-14 loss to Mountain View

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
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Athlete of the Issue: Dozier finds inspiration from family name

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Football: Offense struggles against Hollister

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan

Parking lot for parking only, not student dropoffs

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Football: Team struggles, loses key players in season opener

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan

Senior recruited to play Division I baseball at Seattle University

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Football Preview 2011

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan

Seniors look back as graduation approaches

Roy Bisht

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

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Guns at school would cause massive hazards

Roy Bisht

Cutting off transfers slightly aids overpopulated Los Gatos High

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Round two loss ends solid season

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht

Baseball: More than a game

Roy Bisht
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Family dynasty continues in SHS athletics

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Boys’ basketball: Teamwork taking team to new level

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht

Apocalypse not coming: Dead birds exemplify human ignorance

Dylan Jew and Roy Bisht
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Boys’ basketball: Team hopes to carry momentum into regular season

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht

Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game

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Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents

Roy Bisht

Billion-dollar home in the slums of India in shockingly poor taste

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Athlete of the Issue: Troy Doles

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Boys’ basketball team ready to strike opposition

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht
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Senior class pumps up school spirit

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Giants in the World Series? NO WAY

Roy Bisht

Senior recalls World Cup experience

Roy Bisht and Abhishek Venkataramana
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Car cleanliness not a priority for senior

Roy Bisht

Big Ben deserves big suspension

Roy Bisht and Cullan McChesney

New raised crosswalk in front of school draws criticism from some students

Roy Bisht
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Football star from SHS raps its up at Cal

Roy Bisht and Anoop Galivanche

Roethlisberger deserves to lose part of season

Roy Bisht

Students’ dedication pays off in CSF awards ceremony

Roy Bisht

College not so bad after all

Roy Bisht

Baseball Season Recap: Count this one as a rebuilding year

Roy Bisht and David Eng
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Lack of sign-ups forces school to cut poetry and other electives for next year

Roy Bisht and Denise Lin

2010: The Year of the Giants

Roy Bisht

The name is iPad, not iPod

Sulmaan Hassan and Roy Bisht

Baseball: Injuries plague diminished Falcon roster

Roy Bisht and David Eng

Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances

Roy Bisht and David Eng

It wouldn’t be March Madness without the Madness

Roy Bisht

Planners more than meets the eye

Roy Bisht

Georgian luger’s death prompts concerns about track safety and disregard of speed complaints

Christine Bancroft and Roy Bisht

Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond

Roy Bisht and David Eng

Boys’ soccer: Falcons shutout in CCS in quarterfinals

Roy Bisht

SHS students more than volunteers at hospital

Roy Bisht and Mira Chaykin

Boys’ soccer: fighting to maintain league lead

Roy Bisht and Aanchal Mohan

Boys’ soccer climbs ranks in hope of league championship

Aanchal Mohan and Roy Bisht

Texas Tech incident shows football injuries need more caution

Roy Bisht

Young boys’ soccer team looks to win league title

Roy Bisht

Obama needs to pay closer attention to international protocol

Roy Bisht and Parul Singh

The holidays coming early in Los Gatos park

Roy Bisht

Celebrities’ personal mistakes shouldn’t kill their careers

Roy Bisht

John Mayer Preview: ‘Battle Studies’

Roy Bisht and Anoop Galivanche

Amazon’s Kindle is making more and more sense for schools

Roy Bisht and Brandon Yang

Junior re-visits freshman lifestyle

Roy Bisht

Students find refuge in community colleges

Roy Bisht

SHS needs to be regularly updated

Roy Bisht and Brandon Yang

Michael Vick deserves right to fight his way back into the NFL

Roy Bisht and Tim Rollinson
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