Top 10: quotes from former British prime minister Boris Johnson October 29, 2022 — by William Norwood “We cannot turn our backs on Europe. We are part of Europe.” Hmmm … interesting for a man who actively campaigned to leave the European Union. “I don’t know what a pint of milk costs.” How out of touch can a person be? Any member of Parliament must know about the basics of their constituents’ […] read more » Top 10: scariest things October 25, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira The cafeteria line The horde of starving underclassmen running for lunch is the reason upperclassmen rush off campus. The parking lot It’s survival of the fittest, but with Teslas and Mazdas. Yearbook kids pulling you out of class Let’s be real: You want to be covered by the Falcon, not yearbook. Waking up at 8:19 […] read more » Top 10: staff members to dress up as for Halloween October 20, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi AP Computer Science teacher Brandon Peterson Peterson is the easiest teacher to dress up as: Wear a sweater and an extra large beanie to cover your forehead, then add an oversized mask. Science teacher Kirk Davis Dress up like Isaac Newton with a long coat and a white wig to represent our amazing physics teacher. […] read more » The juniors had the best quad-day performance October 20, 2022 — by Neal Malhotra and Nikhil Mathihalli Let’s just state the obvious here. The juniors were clear of every grade when it came to the Homecoming quad day performances. And in everything else too. Now, we’ll be the first to admit, the Class of 2024’s quad day in 2021 lacked an identity. This year, however, we came back with a bang. In […] read more » Remembering the supernatural Hungry Ghost Festival in China October 20, 2022 — by Kevin Yang When I moved from China to the U.S. in eighth grade, one of the biggest holidays I looked forward to experiencing was Halloween: It looked so exciting to dress up in different costumes and go trick-or-treating with friends. American kids take this fun holiday for granted. I didn’t. While kids in the U.S. are overjoyed […] read more » Left alone at Wildwood Park, middle school me fell prey to my worst fears of being kidnapped October 20, 2022 — by Kavya Patel As I walked to downtown Saratoga with my friends on an idyllic late-October Wednesday in middle school, I never expected to feel so afraid by the end of the day. My sister, a high school senior at the time, offered to give me a ride home from the park, so I had no worries at […] read more » Top 10 ways to ask someone out October 19, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Sam Bai Editor’s note: We are most definitely qualified to write this story. However, we are not liable for any losses or damage that may arise from our advice. Give them a box of chocolates. Just hope they’re not lactose intolerant. Invite them over for Thanksgiving. You can bring your parents over — fun for the whole […] read more » The grievances of a Halloween bowl decimated by trick-or-treaters October 19, 2022 — by Maggie Zeng It was hard to tell how much time had passed: The days blended into weeks, the weeks had blended into months and I — an ignored Halloween candy bowl — was growing tired from disuse. My orange paint was peeling, and the toothy black smile painted on me could not be more superficial. Oh to […] read more » An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
Top 10: scariest things October 25, 2022 — by Avani Kongetira The cafeteria line The horde of starving underclassmen running for lunch is the reason upperclassmen rush off campus. The parking lot It’s survival of the fittest, but with Teslas and Mazdas. Yearbook kids pulling you out of class Let’s be real: You want to be covered by the Falcon, not yearbook. Waking up at 8:19 […] read more » Top 10: staff members to dress up as for Halloween October 20, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi AP Computer Science teacher Brandon Peterson Peterson is the easiest teacher to dress up as: Wear a sweater and an extra large beanie to cover your forehead, then add an oversized mask. Science teacher Kirk Davis Dress up like Isaac Newton with a long coat and a white wig to represent our amazing physics teacher. […] read more » The juniors had the best quad-day performance October 20, 2022 — by Neal Malhotra and Nikhil Mathihalli Let’s just state the obvious here. The juniors were clear of every grade when it came to the Homecoming quad day performances. And in everything else too. Now, we’ll be the first to admit, the Class of 2024’s quad day in 2021 lacked an identity. This year, however, we came back with a bang. In […] read more » Remembering the supernatural Hungry Ghost Festival in China October 20, 2022 — by Kevin Yang When I moved from China to the U.S. in eighth grade, one of the biggest holidays I looked forward to experiencing was Halloween: It looked so exciting to dress up in different costumes and go trick-or-treating with friends. American kids take this fun holiday for granted. I didn’t. While kids in the U.S. are overjoyed […] read more » Left alone at Wildwood Park, middle school me fell prey to my worst fears of being kidnapped October 20, 2022 — by Kavya Patel As I walked to downtown Saratoga with my friends on an idyllic late-October Wednesday in middle school, I never expected to feel so afraid by the end of the day. My sister, a high school senior at the time, offered to give me a ride home from the park, so I had no worries at […] read more » Top 10 ways to ask someone out October 19, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Sam Bai Editor’s note: We are most definitely qualified to write this story. However, we are not liable for any losses or damage that may arise from our advice. Give them a box of chocolates. Just hope they’re not lactose intolerant. Invite them over for Thanksgiving. You can bring your parents over — fun for the whole […] read more » The grievances of a Halloween bowl decimated by trick-or-treaters October 19, 2022 — by Maggie Zeng It was hard to tell how much time had passed: The days blended into weeks, the weeks had blended into months and I — an ignored Halloween candy bowl — was growing tired from disuse. My orange paint was peeling, and the toothy black smile painted on me could not be more superficial. Oh to […] read more » An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
Top 10: staff members to dress up as for Halloween October 20, 2022 — by Anika Kapasi AP Computer Science teacher Brandon Peterson Peterson is the easiest teacher to dress up as: Wear a sweater and an extra large beanie to cover your forehead, then add an oversized mask. Science teacher Kirk Davis Dress up like Isaac Newton with a long coat and a white wig to represent our amazing physics teacher. […] read more » The juniors had the best quad-day performance October 20, 2022 — by Neal Malhotra and Nikhil Mathihalli Let’s just state the obvious here. The juniors were clear of every grade when it came to the Homecoming quad day performances. And in everything else too. Now, we’ll be the first to admit, the Class of 2024’s quad day in 2021 lacked an identity. This year, however, we came back with a bang. In […] read more » Remembering the supernatural Hungry Ghost Festival in China October 20, 2022 — by Kevin Yang When I moved from China to the U.S. in eighth grade, one of the biggest holidays I looked forward to experiencing was Halloween: It looked so exciting to dress up in different costumes and go trick-or-treating with friends. American kids take this fun holiday for granted. I didn’t. While kids in the U.S. are overjoyed […] read more » Left alone at Wildwood Park, middle school me fell prey to my worst fears of being kidnapped October 20, 2022 — by Kavya Patel As I walked to downtown Saratoga with my friends on an idyllic late-October Wednesday in middle school, I never expected to feel so afraid by the end of the day. My sister, a high school senior at the time, offered to give me a ride home from the park, so I had no worries at […] read more » Top 10 ways to ask someone out October 19, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Sam Bai Editor’s note: We are most definitely qualified to write this story. However, we are not liable for any losses or damage that may arise from our advice. Give them a box of chocolates. Just hope they’re not lactose intolerant. Invite them over for Thanksgiving. You can bring your parents over — fun for the whole […] read more » The grievances of a Halloween bowl decimated by trick-or-treaters October 19, 2022 — by Maggie Zeng It was hard to tell how much time had passed: The days blended into weeks, the weeks had blended into months and I — an ignored Halloween candy bowl — was growing tired from disuse. My orange paint was peeling, and the toothy black smile painted on me could not be more superficial. Oh to […] read more » An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
The juniors had the best quad-day performance October 20, 2022 — by Neal Malhotra and Nikhil Mathihalli Let’s just state the obvious here. The juniors were clear of every grade when it came to the Homecoming quad day performances. And in everything else too. Now, we’ll be the first to admit, the Class of 2024’s quad day in 2021 lacked an identity. This year, however, we came back with a bang. In […] read more » Remembering the supernatural Hungry Ghost Festival in China October 20, 2022 — by Kevin Yang When I moved from China to the U.S. in eighth grade, one of the biggest holidays I looked forward to experiencing was Halloween: It looked so exciting to dress up in different costumes and go trick-or-treating with friends. American kids take this fun holiday for granted. I didn’t. While kids in the U.S. are overjoyed […] read more » Left alone at Wildwood Park, middle school me fell prey to my worst fears of being kidnapped October 20, 2022 — by Kavya Patel As I walked to downtown Saratoga with my friends on an idyllic late-October Wednesday in middle school, I never expected to feel so afraid by the end of the day. My sister, a high school senior at the time, offered to give me a ride home from the park, so I had no worries at […] read more » Top 10 ways to ask someone out October 19, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Sam Bai Editor’s note: We are most definitely qualified to write this story. However, we are not liable for any losses or damage that may arise from our advice. Give them a box of chocolates. Just hope they’re not lactose intolerant. Invite them over for Thanksgiving. You can bring your parents over — fun for the whole […] read more » The grievances of a Halloween bowl decimated by trick-or-treaters October 19, 2022 — by Maggie Zeng It was hard to tell how much time had passed: The days blended into weeks, the weeks had blended into months and I — an ignored Halloween candy bowl — was growing tired from disuse. My orange paint was peeling, and the toothy black smile painted on me could not be more superficial. Oh to […] read more » An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
Remembering the supernatural Hungry Ghost Festival in China October 20, 2022 — by Kevin Yang When I moved from China to the U.S. in eighth grade, one of the biggest holidays I looked forward to experiencing was Halloween: It looked so exciting to dress up in different costumes and go trick-or-treating with friends. American kids take this fun holiday for granted. I didn’t. While kids in the U.S. are overjoyed […] read more » Left alone at Wildwood Park, middle school me fell prey to my worst fears of being kidnapped October 20, 2022 — by Kavya Patel As I walked to downtown Saratoga with my friends on an idyllic late-October Wednesday in middle school, I never expected to feel so afraid by the end of the day. My sister, a high school senior at the time, offered to give me a ride home from the park, so I had no worries at […] read more » Top 10 ways to ask someone out October 19, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Sam Bai Editor’s note: We are most definitely qualified to write this story. However, we are not liable for any losses or damage that may arise from our advice. Give them a box of chocolates. Just hope they’re not lactose intolerant. Invite them over for Thanksgiving. You can bring your parents over — fun for the whole […] read more » The grievances of a Halloween bowl decimated by trick-or-treaters October 19, 2022 — by Maggie Zeng It was hard to tell how much time had passed: The days blended into weeks, the weeks had blended into months and I — an ignored Halloween candy bowl — was growing tired from disuse. My orange paint was peeling, and the toothy black smile painted on me could not be more superficial. Oh to […] read more » An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
Left alone at Wildwood Park, middle school me fell prey to my worst fears of being kidnapped October 20, 2022 — by Kavya Patel As I walked to downtown Saratoga with my friends on an idyllic late-October Wednesday in middle school, I never expected to feel so afraid by the end of the day. My sister, a high school senior at the time, offered to give me a ride home from the park, so I had no worries at […] read more » Top 10 ways to ask someone out October 19, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Sam Bai Editor’s note: We are most definitely qualified to write this story. However, we are not liable for any losses or damage that may arise from our advice. Give them a box of chocolates. Just hope they’re not lactose intolerant. Invite them over for Thanksgiving. You can bring your parents over — fun for the whole […] read more » The grievances of a Halloween bowl decimated by trick-or-treaters October 19, 2022 — by Maggie Zeng It was hard to tell how much time had passed: The days blended into weeks, the weeks had blended into months and I — an ignored Halloween candy bowl — was growing tired from disuse. My orange paint was peeling, and the toothy black smile painted on me could not be more superficial. Oh to […] read more » An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
Top 10 ways to ask someone out October 19, 2022 — by Christina Chang and Sam Bai Editor’s note: We are most definitely qualified to write this story. However, we are not liable for any losses or damage that may arise from our advice. Give them a box of chocolates. Just hope they’re not lactose intolerant. Invite them over for Thanksgiving. You can bring your parents over — fun for the whole […] read more » The grievances of a Halloween bowl decimated by trick-or-treaters October 19, 2022 — by Maggie Zeng It was hard to tell how much time had passed: The days blended into weeks, the weeks had blended into months and I — an ignored Halloween candy bowl — was growing tired from disuse. My orange paint was peeling, and the toothy black smile painted on me could not be more superficial. Oh to […] read more » An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
The grievances of a Halloween bowl decimated by trick-or-treaters October 19, 2022 — by Maggie Zeng It was hard to tell how much time had passed: The days blended into weeks, the weeks had blended into months and I — an ignored Halloween candy bowl — was growing tired from disuse. My orange paint was peeling, and the toothy black smile painted on me could not be more superficial. Oh to […] read more » An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
An ode to fall clothing October 19, 2022 — by Divya Vadlakonda I love fall: I love its ambience, its serene landscapes, its aesthetic and the warmth you feel inside the comfort of your room, shielded from the crisp wind outside. As the red and yellow leaves start to pile up and the weathers change, I find myself increasingly eager to adjust my wardrobe fittingly. As we […] read more » Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast
Trick-or-treating, the best part of Halloween, is my childhood October 19, 2022 — by Beverly Xu Not once have I regretted spending three hours on the Halloween Eve of 2018 cutting out rounded cardboard rectangles, covering them with glossy poster papers scavenged from my grandpa’s dusty bookshelf and then squeezing all the orange ink out of my poor Crayola marker for my sushi costume. Dressing up for Halloween and trick-or-treating has […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2829303132...4050607080...nextlast