National Cereal Day is today: an ode to my midnight best friend March 7, 2024 — by Sunny Cao While March 7 may seem like a normal day, it holds a deeper meaning in my heart: It is the ever cherished National Cereal Day. This day is dedicated to my favorite nighttime snack, the one keeping me awake through all my desperate homework grinds, the epitome of American food: cereal. A typical evening with […] read more » National Cereal Day: an ode to my midnight best friend March 7, 2024 — by Sunny Cao While March 7 may seem like a normal day, it holds a deeper meaning in my heart: It is the ever cherished National Cereal Day. This day is dedicated to my favorite nighttime snack, the one keeping me awake through all my desperate homework grinds, the epitome of American food: cereal. A typical evening with […] read more » Puffer vests: the must-have in a closet March 4, 2024 — by Ruiyan Zhu Imagine this: It’s a bitter rainy morning with icy air. A couple of hours later, the skies clear and the sun beams down on your thick coat that the early rain had tricked you into wearing. My solution: Wear a black padded vest. My favorite piece of clothing, hands down, is my black padded vest. […] read more » Happiness is a dinosaur-themed rhythm game March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Around the summer of 2021, I found myself in an airport. As I shuffled through cramped airport security, minutes passed as the line barely budged. Staring down at my phone, I found that I was interested in none of the games I had downloaded, so I continued to the App Store and was greeted by […] read more » Taking off my powdered wig and putting on the spiky boots March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Ever since I was little, people have teased me about my musical tastes: Are you listening to Beethoven again? Mozart? Bach? It all sounds the same, doesn’t it? Of course, it doesn’t all sound the same! I argued there were many more composers than the big three, but that made everyone think I was even […] read more » Goodbye seasonal depression; hello sunshine March 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho From the months of December to February, the cold and dreary weather practically begs me to stay indoors and be unproductive. All I want is a hot drink while watching a movie under a weighted blanket. When someone tries to persuade me to do something more than being a couch potato, I become frustrated and […] read more » Legos: late nights and never-ending fun February 17, 2024 — by Natalie Chua My eyes watered from intense concentration. Scattered messily on my desk, I frantically searched for my missing piece. Despite my favorite TV show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” blaring loudly from my computer, my ears and mind blocked any distraction, for my complete focus was on my half-built Lego Lamborghini. It was 2 a.m., and […] read more » Colored noise is a hidden gem among distracting study music February 15, 2024 — by Divya Vadlakonda Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music (ideal if you want to pretend as a pop star) or even movies (definitely the move if you want to finish […] read more » The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
National Cereal Day: an ode to my midnight best friend March 7, 2024 — by Sunny Cao While March 7 may seem like a normal day, it holds a deeper meaning in my heart: It is the ever cherished National Cereal Day. This day is dedicated to my favorite nighttime snack, the one keeping me awake through all my desperate homework grinds, the epitome of American food: cereal. A typical evening with […] read more » Puffer vests: the must-have in a closet March 4, 2024 — by Ruiyan Zhu Imagine this: It’s a bitter rainy morning with icy air. A couple of hours later, the skies clear and the sun beams down on your thick coat that the early rain had tricked you into wearing. My solution: Wear a black padded vest. My favorite piece of clothing, hands down, is my black padded vest. […] read more » Happiness is a dinosaur-themed rhythm game March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Around the summer of 2021, I found myself in an airport. As I shuffled through cramped airport security, minutes passed as the line barely budged. Staring down at my phone, I found that I was interested in none of the games I had downloaded, so I continued to the App Store and was greeted by […] read more » Taking off my powdered wig and putting on the spiky boots March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Ever since I was little, people have teased me about my musical tastes: Are you listening to Beethoven again? Mozart? Bach? It all sounds the same, doesn’t it? Of course, it doesn’t all sound the same! I argued there were many more composers than the big three, but that made everyone think I was even […] read more » Goodbye seasonal depression; hello sunshine March 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho From the months of December to February, the cold and dreary weather practically begs me to stay indoors and be unproductive. All I want is a hot drink while watching a movie under a weighted blanket. When someone tries to persuade me to do something more than being a couch potato, I become frustrated and […] read more » Legos: late nights and never-ending fun February 17, 2024 — by Natalie Chua My eyes watered from intense concentration. Scattered messily on my desk, I frantically searched for my missing piece. Despite my favorite TV show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” blaring loudly from my computer, my ears and mind blocked any distraction, for my complete focus was on my half-built Lego Lamborghini. It was 2 a.m., and […] read more » Colored noise is a hidden gem among distracting study music February 15, 2024 — by Divya Vadlakonda Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music (ideal if you want to pretend as a pop star) or even movies (definitely the move if you want to finish […] read more » The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Puffer vests: the must-have in a closet March 4, 2024 — by Ruiyan Zhu Imagine this: It’s a bitter rainy morning with icy air. A couple of hours later, the skies clear and the sun beams down on your thick coat that the early rain had tricked you into wearing. My solution: Wear a black padded vest. My favorite piece of clothing, hands down, is my black padded vest. […] read more » Happiness is a dinosaur-themed rhythm game March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Around the summer of 2021, I found myself in an airport. As I shuffled through cramped airport security, minutes passed as the line barely budged. Staring down at my phone, I found that I was interested in none of the games I had downloaded, so I continued to the App Store and was greeted by […] read more » Taking off my powdered wig and putting on the spiky boots March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Ever since I was little, people have teased me about my musical tastes: Are you listening to Beethoven again? Mozart? Bach? It all sounds the same, doesn’t it? Of course, it doesn’t all sound the same! I argued there were many more composers than the big three, but that made everyone think I was even […] read more » Goodbye seasonal depression; hello sunshine March 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho From the months of December to February, the cold and dreary weather practically begs me to stay indoors and be unproductive. All I want is a hot drink while watching a movie under a weighted blanket. When someone tries to persuade me to do something more than being a couch potato, I become frustrated and […] read more » Legos: late nights and never-ending fun February 17, 2024 — by Natalie Chua My eyes watered from intense concentration. Scattered messily on my desk, I frantically searched for my missing piece. Despite my favorite TV show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” blaring loudly from my computer, my ears and mind blocked any distraction, for my complete focus was on my half-built Lego Lamborghini. It was 2 a.m., and […] read more » Colored noise is a hidden gem among distracting study music February 15, 2024 — by Divya Vadlakonda Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music (ideal if you want to pretend as a pop star) or even movies (definitely the move if you want to finish […] read more » The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Happiness is a dinosaur-themed rhythm game March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Around the summer of 2021, I found myself in an airport. As I shuffled through cramped airport security, minutes passed as the line barely budged. Staring down at my phone, I found that I was interested in none of the games I had downloaded, so I continued to the App Store and was greeted by […] read more » Taking off my powdered wig and putting on the spiky boots March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Ever since I was little, people have teased me about my musical tastes: Are you listening to Beethoven again? Mozart? Bach? It all sounds the same, doesn’t it? Of course, it doesn’t all sound the same! I argued there were many more composers than the big three, but that made everyone think I was even […] read more » Goodbye seasonal depression; hello sunshine March 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho From the months of December to February, the cold and dreary weather practically begs me to stay indoors and be unproductive. All I want is a hot drink while watching a movie under a weighted blanket. When someone tries to persuade me to do something more than being a couch potato, I become frustrated and […] read more » Legos: late nights and never-ending fun February 17, 2024 — by Natalie Chua My eyes watered from intense concentration. Scattered messily on my desk, I frantically searched for my missing piece. Despite my favorite TV show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” blaring loudly from my computer, my ears and mind blocked any distraction, for my complete focus was on my half-built Lego Lamborghini. It was 2 a.m., and […] read more » Colored noise is a hidden gem among distracting study music February 15, 2024 — by Divya Vadlakonda Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music (ideal if you want to pretend as a pop star) or even movies (definitely the move if you want to finish […] read more » The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Taking off my powdered wig and putting on the spiky boots March 4, 2024 — by Florence Wei Ever since I was little, people have teased me about my musical tastes: Are you listening to Beethoven again? Mozart? Bach? It all sounds the same, doesn’t it? Of course, it doesn’t all sound the same! I argued there were many more composers than the big three, but that made everyone think I was even […] read more » Goodbye seasonal depression; hello sunshine March 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho From the months of December to February, the cold and dreary weather practically begs me to stay indoors and be unproductive. All I want is a hot drink while watching a movie under a weighted blanket. When someone tries to persuade me to do something more than being a couch potato, I become frustrated and […] read more » Legos: late nights and never-ending fun February 17, 2024 — by Natalie Chua My eyes watered from intense concentration. Scattered messily on my desk, I frantically searched for my missing piece. Despite my favorite TV show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” blaring loudly from my computer, my ears and mind blocked any distraction, for my complete focus was on my half-built Lego Lamborghini. It was 2 a.m., and […] read more » Colored noise is a hidden gem among distracting study music February 15, 2024 — by Divya Vadlakonda Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music (ideal if you want to pretend as a pop star) or even movies (definitely the move if you want to finish […] read more » The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Goodbye seasonal depression; hello sunshine March 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho From the months of December to February, the cold and dreary weather practically begs me to stay indoors and be unproductive. All I want is a hot drink while watching a movie under a weighted blanket. When someone tries to persuade me to do something more than being a couch potato, I become frustrated and […] read more » Legos: late nights and never-ending fun February 17, 2024 — by Natalie Chua My eyes watered from intense concentration. Scattered messily on my desk, I frantically searched for my missing piece. Despite my favorite TV show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” blaring loudly from my computer, my ears and mind blocked any distraction, for my complete focus was on my half-built Lego Lamborghini. It was 2 a.m., and […] read more » Colored noise is a hidden gem among distracting study music February 15, 2024 — by Divya Vadlakonda Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music (ideal if you want to pretend as a pop star) or even movies (definitely the move if you want to finish […] read more » The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Legos: late nights and never-ending fun February 17, 2024 — by Natalie Chua My eyes watered from intense concentration. Scattered messily on my desk, I frantically searched for my missing piece. Despite my favorite TV show, “Keeping up with the Kardashians,” blaring loudly from my computer, my ears and mind blocked any distraction, for my complete focus was on my half-built Lego Lamborghini. It was 2 a.m., and […] read more » Colored noise is a hidden gem among distracting study music February 15, 2024 — by Divya Vadlakonda Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music (ideal if you want to pretend as a pop star) or even movies (definitely the move if you want to finish […] read more » The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Colored noise is a hidden gem among distracting study music February 15, 2024 — by Divya Vadlakonda Even though I find studying in silence to be effective, I am sometimes unable to focus without audio stimulation. It is then that I turn to soft music (relaxing though somewhat distracting), loud music (ideal if you want to pretend as a pop star) or even movies (definitely the move if you want to finish […] read more » The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
The Charcuterie Board Beatdown: which reporter will make the breaking board? February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi, Derek Liang, Tara Natarajan, Kathy Wang and Beverly Xu During a recent fourth-period class, Falcon staffers battled it out to see who could create the best charcuterie board. The five contestants — Derek Liang, Beverly Xu, Anika Kapasi, Kathy Wang and Tara Natarajan — had full creative freedom and were judged upon three different categories: presentation, creativity and taste. Each category was worth 10 […] read more » Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast
Rolling through life as a certified third wheel February 14, 2024 — by Anika Kapasi After two and a half years in high school, I can confidently say that I am a professional in third wheeling. In my friend group of four girls, three have been in stable relationships for at least a year, and my best friend has been dating her boyfriend for seven months. And although the sappiness […] read more » firstprevious...23456...1020304050...nextlast