In her gap year, alumna becomes reporter in Morocco and learns real-world lessons December 4, 2023 — by Amy Miao and Emily Wu Half-eaten apples and oily cafeteria pizza littered the ground as Class of ‘22 alumna Selina Chen — a former news editor for The Falcon — dug through six overflowing recycling bins around the school. Her gloved hands dripped with unidentifiable liquids as the stench of decomposing waste hung in the air. Photographing and gathering evidence […] read more » Speech and Debate team celebrates senior night, head coach’s Hall of Fame induction May 22, 2022 — by Selina Chen Donning blazers, shirts and dresses, students and parents filed into the cafeteria on May 17 in formal attire for the speech and debate team’s banquet and senior night. The team celebrated this year’s successes, achieved at 35 tournaments with 148 total entries and 34 awards. At states, freshman orator Timothy Leung placed 7th, and freshman […] read more » Long-term sub brings in her experiences as an advocate, journalist and entrepreneur into classroom May 22, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Selina Chen and Aiden Ye On May 11, Saratoga mayor Tina Walia stepped into Room 606, which was filled with eager students. She had been invited by long-term substitute Gloriana Garcia to give her knowledge on the local government. Such a relevant discussion is not an uncommon scene in AP United States Government and Economics, where Garcia has been working […] read more » Saratoga Mormons live by a faith often misunderstood by outsiders May 12, 2022 — by Selina Chen Tucked into the plastic sleeve outside senior Leslie Robinson’s AP Government binder is a detailed family tree featuring her ancestors going back six generations. One name in the topmost layer, John Lowe Butler, is hidden among the 126 others but holds special prominence in Mormon history. In July 1838, Butler arrived at the polls at […] read more » Superintendent Mike Grove announces retirement for later this year April 2, 2022 — by Selina Chen Superintendent Mike Grove, who joined the district in 2018, will be retiring this summer or early fall after the board finds his successor, according to an email sent to students and staff on April 1. Grove, 54, wrote that he has been battling a rare and slow-growing form of cancer called Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, for […] read more » Boys volleyball team seizes second chances April 1, 2022 — by Selina Chen and Ariel Zhou Deep echoes of balls bouncing against the wooden gym floor reverberated around the gym — it was March 28, the first time all 11 players on the boys’ volleyball team showed up for practice and almost two months into the spring sports season. With challenges including condensed previous season, a relatively young team, a star […] read more » 20 students win awards at the 2022 Scholastic Writing and Arts Awards March 31, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli Each year thousands of students from across the nation submit entries to the Scholastic Writing and Art Awards and await the results. The writing results came out in late January. Among the winners were 15 SHS students, including sophomores Avik Belenje, Maithreyi Bharathi and Lynn Dai; juniors Christina Chang, Channie Hong, George Huang, Melody Lin, […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
Speech and Debate team celebrates senior night, head coach’s Hall of Fame induction May 22, 2022 — by Selina Chen Donning blazers, shirts and dresses, students and parents filed into the cafeteria on May 17 in formal attire for the speech and debate team’s banquet and senior night. The team celebrated this year’s successes, achieved at 35 tournaments with 148 total entries and 34 awards. At states, freshman orator Timothy Leung placed 7th, and freshman […] read more » Long-term sub brings in her experiences as an advocate, journalist and entrepreneur into classroom May 22, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Selina Chen and Aiden Ye On May 11, Saratoga mayor Tina Walia stepped into Room 606, which was filled with eager students. She had been invited by long-term substitute Gloriana Garcia to give her knowledge on the local government. Such a relevant discussion is not an uncommon scene in AP United States Government and Economics, where Garcia has been working […] read more » Saratoga Mormons live by a faith often misunderstood by outsiders May 12, 2022 — by Selina Chen Tucked into the plastic sleeve outside senior Leslie Robinson’s AP Government binder is a detailed family tree featuring her ancestors going back six generations. One name in the topmost layer, John Lowe Butler, is hidden among the 126 others but holds special prominence in Mormon history. In July 1838, Butler arrived at the polls at […] read more » Superintendent Mike Grove announces retirement for later this year April 2, 2022 — by Selina Chen Superintendent Mike Grove, who joined the district in 2018, will be retiring this summer or early fall after the board finds his successor, according to an email sent to students and staff on April 1. Grove, 54, wrote that he has been battling a rare and slow-growing form of cancer called Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, for […] read more » Boys volleyball team seizes second chances April 1, 2022 — by Selina Chen and Ariel Zhou Deep echoes of balls bouncing against the wooden gym floor reverberated around the gym — it was March 28, the first time all 11 players on the boys’ volleyball team showed up for practice and almost two months into the spring sports season. With challenges including condensed previous season, a relatively young team, a star […] read more » 20 students win awards at the 2022 Scholastic Writing and Arts Awards March 31, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli Each year thousands of students from across the nation submit entries to the Scholastic Writing and Art Awards and await the results. The writing results came out in late January. Among the winners were 15 SHS students, including sophomores Avik Belenje, Maithreyi Bharathi and Lynn Dai; juniors Christina Chang, Channie Hong, George Huang, Melody Lin, […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
Long-term sub brings in her experiences as an advocate, journalist and entrepreneur into classroom May 22, 2022 — by Sam Bai, Selina Chen and Aiden Ye On May 11, Saratoga mayor Tina Walia stepped into Room 606, which was filled with eager students. She had been invited by long-term substitute Gloriana Garcia to give her knowledge on the local government. Such a relevant discussion is not an uncommon scene in AP United States Government and Economics, where Garcia has been working […] read more » Saratoga Mormons live by a faith often misunderstood by outsiders May 12, 2022 — by Selina Chen Tucked into the plastic sleeve outside senior Leslie Robinson’s AP Government binder is a detailed family tree featuring her ancestors going back six generations. One name in the topmost layer, John Lowe Butler, is hidden among the 126 others but holds special prominence in Mormon history. In July 1838, Butler arrived at the polls at […] read more » Superintendent Mike Grove announces retirement for later this year April 2, 2022 — by Selina Chen Superintendent Mike Grove, who joined the district in 2018, will be retiring this summer or early fall after the board finds his successor, according to an email sent to students and staff on April 1. Grove, 54, wrote that he has been battling a rare and slow-growing form of cancer called Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, for […] read more » Boys volleyball team seizes second chances April 1, 2022 — by Selina Chen and Ariel Zhou Deep echoes of balls bouncing against the wooden gym floor reverberated around the gym — it was March 28, the first time all 11 players on the boys’ volleyball team showed up for practice and almost two months into the spring sports season. With challenges including condensed previous season, a relatively young team, a star […] read more » 20 students win awards at the 2022 Scholastic Writing and Arts Awards March 31, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli Each year thousands of students from across the nation submit entries to the Scholastic Writing and Art Awards and await the results. The writing results came out in late January. Among the winners were 15 SHS students, including sophomores Avik Belenje, Maithreyi Bharathi and Lynn Dai; juniors Christina Chang, Channie Hong, George Huang, Melody Lin, […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
Saratoga Mormons live by a faith often misunderstood by outsiders May 12, 2022 — by Selina Chen Tucked into the plastic sleeve outside senior Leslie Robinson’s AP Government binder is a detailed family tree featuring her ancestors going back six generations. One name in the topmost layer, John Lowe Butler, is hidden among the 126 others but holds special prominence in Mormon history. In July 1838, Butler arrived at the polls at […] read more » Superintendent Mike Grove announces retirement for later this year April 2, 2022 — by Selina Chen Superintendent Mike Grove, who joined the district in 2018, will be retiring this summer or early fall after the board finds his successor, according to an email sent to students and staff on April 1. Grove, 54, wrote that he has been battling a rare and slow-growing form of cancer called Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, for […] read more » Boys volleyball team seizes second chances April 1, 2022 — by Selina Chen and Ariel Zhou Deep echoes of balls bouncing against the wooden gym floor reverberated around the gym — it was March 28, the first time all 11 players on the boys’ volleyball team showed up for practice and almost two months into the spring sports season. With challenges including condensed previous season, a relatively young team, a star […] read more » 20 students win awards at the 2022 Scholastic Writing and Arts Awards March 31, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli Each year thousands of students from across the nation submit entries to the Scholastic Writing and Art Awards and await the results. The writing results came out in late January. Among the winners were 15 SHS students, including sophomores Avik Belenje, Maithreyi Bharathi and Lynn Dai; juniors Christina Chang, Channie Hong, George Huang, Melody Lin, […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
Superintendent Mike Grove announces retirement for later this year April 2, 2022 — by Selina Chen Superintendent Mike Grove, who joined the district in 2018, will be retiring this summer or early fall after the board finds his successor, according to an email sent to students and staff on April 1. Grove, 54, wrote that he has been battling a rare and slow-growing form of cancer called Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, for […] read more » Boys volleyball team seizes second chances April 1, 2022 — by Selina Chen and Ariel Zhou Deep echoes of balls bouncing against the wooden gym floor reverberated around the gym — it was March 28, the first time all 11 players on the boys’ volleyball team showed up for practice and almost two months into the spring sports season. With challenges including condensed previous season, a relatively young team, a star […] read more » 20 students win awards at the 2022 Scholastic Writing and Arts Awards March 31, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli Each year thousands of students from across the nation submit entries to the Scholastic Writing and Art Awards and await the results. The writing results came out in late January. Among the winners were 15 SHS students, including sophomores Avik Belenje, Maithreyi Bharathi and Lynn Dai; juniors Christina Chang, Channie Hong, George Huang, Melody Lin, […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
Boys volleyball team seizes second chances April 1, 2022 — by Selina Chen and Ariel Zhou Deep echoes of balls bouncing against the wooden gym floor reverberated around the gym — it was March 28, the first time all 11 players on the boys’ volleyball team showed up for practice and almost two months into the spring sports season. With challenges including condensed previous season, a relatively young team, a star […] read more » 20 students win awards at the 2022 Scholastic Writing and Arts Awards March 31, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli Each year thousands of students from across the nation submit entries to the Scholastic Writing and Art Awards and await the results. The writing results came out in late January. Among the winners were 15 SHS students, including sophomores Avik Belenje, Maithreyi Bharathi and Lynn Dai; juniors Christina Chang, Channie Hong, George Huang, Melody Lin, […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
20 students win awards at the 2022 Scholastic Writing and Arts Awards March 31, 2022 — by Nidhi Mathihalli Each year thousands of students from across the nation submit entries to the Scholastic Writing and Art Awards and await the results. The writing results came out in late January. Among the winners were 15 SHS students, including sophomores Avik Belenje, Maithreyi Bharathi and Lynn Dai; juniors Christina Chang, Channie Hong, George Huang, Melody Lin, […] read more » Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
Standing up for local businesses: I love Big Basin Burger Bar for sentimental reasons March 31, 2022 — by Selina Chen Jet-lagged and still struggling to digest the idea of immigration, 11-year-old me wandered aimlessly through the half-assembled pieces of IKEA furniture strewn about haphazardly in a strange apartment in a strange land. The issue on the table: the need for food. After a 12-hour flight from China and the hassle of pushing enormous cardboard boxes […] read more » Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
Attempting to unmask the traditional art of changing faces March 23, 2022 — by Selina Chen “Game of Thrones” creeps me out. Among its many questionable plot points, the one thing that’s unquestionably creepy is Arya Stark’s changing faces. Seriously, this girl learned to carve off someone else’s skin, wear their face as a mask, and peel it off within seconds. Now, what if I told you that changing faces is […] read more » To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast
To Lit or to Lang? Ay, there’s the rub March 18, 2022 — by Selina Chen If you’re an underclassman envisioning your incredibly exciting academic journey, or a junior having doubts about your senior year schedule (I sympathize), my humble opinions here might be of interest to you. I cannot choose a favorite between AP English Literature and Composition (Lit) versus AP English Language and Composition (Lang), but I will make […] read more » 12345...nextlast