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Top 10 pickup lines to woo your crush with

Nicole Lu and Sarah Zhou April 5, 2022

Warning: Use at your own discretion. Results not guaranteed.   Are you gorilla glue? Because I can’t get you out of my head. Please help.   You’re like Addison Rae’s...

NATO’s expansion plays a role in Putin’s invasion Ukraine

NATO’s expansion plays a role in Putin’s invasion Ukraine

George Huang April 2, 2022

March 20 marks the 24th day since Russian troops began their march into Ukraine. The artillery that continues to fall across the country has forced over 1.5 million people to flee, while many more have...

Mary Campbell, Caroline Keogh, Leena El Ashmawi, Casey Gilligan run together against their home game against Palo Alto on March 30, which they won 9-7

Happy to play: Girls’ lacrosse fields a team and matches up

Serena Li, Anjali Nuggehalli, and Cici Xu April 2, 2022

Senior girls’ lacrosse midfielder Caroline Keogh feels lucky to be on the field this year with her varsity teammates— and it’s not just because the team is back from the pandemic season of 2021....

Sannidhi Boppana plays badminton at a home game against Cupertino on March 31.

Badminton team bounces back after rocky start

Serena Li and Sanjoli Gupta April 2, 2022

On March 31, the Falcons fell 16-14 to Cupertino, marking their fifth loss of the season.  Though the team wins have been rare this spring, individuals like sophomore singles player Sannidhi Boppana,...

Future me: Am I tripping for no reason?

Future me: Am I tripping for no reason?

Shaan Sridhar April 1, 2022

Hey, future me. It’s my junior year and I’m sitting in the journalism room contemplating what I’ve done in my life. To be honest, I don’t really know what to think of what I’ve done; it’s...

Sports and video games: merging two different worlds

Sports and video games: merging two different worlds

Benjamin Li April 1, 2022

For most athletes, turning on the TV, jumping onto the couch and waiting excitedly for the intro screen for NBA 2k, Madden or FIFA to load has been an integral part of their growing up. Video games...

Restrict course enrollment to preserve students’ mental and physical health

Restrict course enrollment to preserve students’ mental and physical health

Nidhi Mathihalli April 1, 2022

By all measures, students here are stressed out, overworked and tired, especially as juniors and seniors, and the cause is obvious to everyone: They’re taking too many AP and Honors classes at the same...

Sophomore Arushi Maheshwar (right) at the load-in on Sunday, March 27.

Breaking tradition: Underclassmen fill stage manager role in ‘Fiddler’

Michael Fok and Avani Kongetira April 1, 2022

Since 2018, the drama department has had three seniors and one junior fill the role of the stage manager — the director’s right hand person and one of the most important positions for the production....

The Tamasha dance team performs at their BnB performance on Feb. 19

Tamasha highlights Bollywood culture at the school

Lynn Dai and Nikhil Mathihalli April 1, 2022

On March 24, 16 dancers from Toga Tamasha, a non-school sponsored group that represents SHS at local Bollywood dance competitions, performed at Jalwa, an Indian Bollywood Dance Festival, against 10 to...

As mask mandate expires, most students and staff still choose to wear them

As mask mandate expires, most students and staff still choose to wear them

Christina Chang and Lynn Dai March 18, 2022

On Feb. 28, California, Oregon, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Washington announced they would be gradually removing the mask mandate in schools in the following weeks. Santa Clara County ended...

ASB elections run smoothly with biggest turnout in history

ASB elections run smoothly with biggest turnout in history

Tiffany Wang March 18, 2022

This year saw the largest turnout in recent history with 712 students, or 79% of eligible, non-senior voters casting a ballot for 2022-23 ASB officers.  Junior Mason Wang was elected as president,...

Senioritis is natural and not altogether bad

Senioritis is natural and not altogether bad

Benjamin Li March 18, 2022

Second semester — the golden stretch of time where seniors, finally finished with college applications, can supposedly embrace their newly contracted senioritis.  The symptoms: falling grades, frustrated...

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