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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 Victoria Lin

Senior Mag 2024: A match made in heaven: Jarrett and Yogurtland

Victoria Lin
Victoria and Sam waiting in the League of Legends lobby

Senior Mag 2024: Bonding over League of Legends

Sam Bai and Victoria Lin
 Danni has been working on her PVP card game for the past 10 months.

Senior Mag 2024: Danni takes love of gaming to her major at college

Victoria Lin
A girl working on her homework at sunrise as opposed to during midnight hours.

Our journey of building better sleep habits

Nicole Lee and Victoria Lin
Which one would you choose?

Are we truly living in a simulation?

Victoria Lin
A person crying after losing all of their money

Sports gambling in the digital age fuels underage addiction

Sam Bai and Victoria Lin
Seniors trying out new activities.

Top 10 things to do as a senior

Victoria Lin
The pig fetus lab on Feb. 5.

Orre’s curriculum in Anatomy and Physiology evolves to stay relevant

Victoria Lin and Isabelle Wang
Checking your decision on college portals.

Early Action decisions should be released sooner than January

Victoria Lin
Budding wrestling team gains experience through tournaments, dual meets and college visits

Budding wrestling team gains experience through tournaments, dual meets and college visits

Victoria Lin and Aiden Ye
During the Homecoming game in 2021, coach Steven Matos encourages a player coming to the sideline.

Football players circulate petition hoping to bring back former coach

Victoria Lin
Puxtswaney Phil emerging from his burrow to dictate how much longer winter will be.

What even is Groundhog Day?

Victoria Lin and William Norwood
How to gaslight.

Top 10 manipulative behaviors

Victoria Lin
 Jostens’ rings are fully customizable and made from real metals.

Class rings, letterman jacks and other merchandise find few buyers among seniors

Annika Gho and Victoria Lin
Tirelessly working late at night 

Living the night owl life: As the clock ticks toward midnight (and beyond), productivity increases

Victoria Lin
Munching on the watermelon seeds is now a lifelong habit.

Busting the watermelon seed myth: No, they DO NOT grow in your stomach

Victoria Lin
Ethan Hunt protecting the female leads.

Overwhelming clichés in new ‘Mission Impossible’ movie balanced out by well-shot action scenes

Victoria Lin
Budlight released rainbow-colored cans to celebrate their partnership with Mulvaney.

Bud Light’s controversial advertisement highlights worrying social media trend

Aiden Ye and Victoria Lin
Chan presents her cardboard and paper pieces from her art portfolio class.

Finding a path forward in the arts in a STEM-obsessed community

Nicole Lee and Victoria Lin
Seniors Michelle Wan and Erika Anderson dancing in the all girls’ dance.

Seniors stick together and win Homecoming 

Victoria Lin
Say no to sparkling water; it’s bad.

Sparkling water is trying too hard

Victoria Lin and Nicole Lee
The clash of colors for graduation gowns. 

Choose white for the senior graduation gowns

Victoria Lin
What happens when seniors get home from school. 

Seniorly tired all the time: lessons we’re learning with our newly minted status

Victoria Lin and Aiden Ye

2023 Falcon Sports Rankings

Anika Kapasi, Victoria Lin, Aiden Ye, and Andy Zhu
Senior Lucas Dennis pitches a ball

Top senior athletes: Falcons shine in their respective sports

Victoria Lin, Tara Natarajan, and Aiden Ye
Swimmers warm up at the Baylor Aquatics Center at the CCS championships.

Swim team participates in CCS, girls’ team makes States

Mitchell Chen, Victoria Lin, and Aiden Ye
Join the license gang and rejoice in your newfound freedom.

Driving earlier in life will prove to be a better decision

Victoria Lin

Top 10 pains ache in very real ways

Victoria Lin and Aiden Ye
Ghosted

Top 10 ways to ghost 👻

Sam Bai and Victoria Lin
Moments before disaster

One little Victoria jumping on the bed …

Victoria Lin
The different types of pasta.

Top 10 pastas

Victoria Lin
ASB candidates taped up campaign posters in front of the Student Center.

ASB officers for 2023-24 school year announced

Victoria Lin and Zack Zhang
Junior second baseman Vivienne Brooks runs to first base.

Despite integrating inexperienced players, softball’s team chemistry remains strong

Natalie Chua and Victoria Lin
Senior middle Mateusz Palusinski spikes the ball past the opponents’ defense to score a point.

Boys’ volleyball focuses on improved  teamwork to help performances

Andrew Lin and Victoria Lin
Yale Law School began ignoring U.S. rankings in Nov. 2022.

Opinion: Harvard and Yale Law Schools’ decisions to drop out of U.S. News ranking merely symbolic

Victoria Lin
Cover of the first book in the series, “Percy Jackson and The Olympians, The Lighting Thief.”

Percy Jackson: not as good as nostalgia might make it

Sam Bai and Victoria Lin
Journalism Deadline Night

Here’s some electives advice from a junior who’s taken a bunch of them

Victoria Lin
Striker Kate Oberhauser at the preseason game.

Girls’ soccer fights uphill battle in De Anza League

Victoria Lin and Isabelle Wang
The varsity boys soccer team poses for a photo prior to their home game against Fremont on Jan. 24.

Boys’ soccer encounters hiccups but gears up for a comeback

Victoria Lin and Daniel Wu
Chocolate, hearts, cats and your math homework.

The singles empowerment movement: How to enjoy Valentine’s Day alone

Victoria Lin
How much money students spent at Saratoga High School compared to the national average.

How do students spend their money?

Sam Bai and Victoria Lin
 Day 2: Skurry. Victoria: A tiny rat scurries across the floor in search of cheese, “sneaky sneaky.” Sam: A youtuber named Skurry fights the final boss from the indie game Hollow Knight.

Inktober proves to be a daunting challenge

Sam Bai and Victoria Lin
A list of “ingredients” for how to construct Khufu’s Pyramid in Egypt for senior Joanna Bejar’s Sacred Space project.

AP art history class completes Sacred Space project

Victoria Lin
Natalie Chua

Girls’ tennis closes out season 11-3

Alexander Kan and Victoria Lin
Sophomore Dylan Wilson runs a footwork drill during the boys’ soccer tryouts.

Season preview: Boys’ soccer aims to use teamwork to make up for lack of returning juniors

Victoria Lin and Daniel Wu
Midfielder senior Gabi Golko dribbles the ball during practice on Nov. 16.

Preview: Girls’ soccer struggles to fill positions after loss of graduated players

Victoria Lin and Isabelle Wang
A collection of amigurumi made by Miranda Yee.

Senior who loves crocheting makes bags, sweaters, stuffed animals and more

Victoria Lin and Jonny Luo
Top 10 isms

Top 10 isms

Victoria Lin
Having the same name as others causes confusion.

Having a common name poses a minor burden

Victoria Lin
Sophomore Megha Horantur hits the ball at a tennis game.

Girls’ tennis: Falcons have mixed results in quest to return to De Anza

Hannah Lee and Victoria Lin
The long line of students waiting to enter the cafeteria extends all the way to the student center.

School joins National School Lunch Program

Sam Bai and Victoria Lin
You can enjoy a warm mug of hot chocolate in a matter of seconds thanks to hot tap water.

Good tap water: a privilege to be enjoyed

Victoria Lin and Annie Liu
The drama program will be performing “The Crucible” on various dates from Nov. 12 to 19.

Drama program prepares for fall play ‘The Crucible’

Andrew Lin and Victoria Lin
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