Grieving the loss of a Falcon print copy January 20, 2022 — by Selina Chen To Whom It May Concern, I am a copy of The Saratoga Falcon’s Vol. 62 No. 5. I was conceived on a grueling deadline night and printed for the school a week later on Dec. 10, 2021. I’ve since come to know the despair of being born into a world where my brethrens are routinely […] read more » If you think mixing sodas is weird, you’re missing out January 20, 2022 — by Vicky Bai My love for mixing sodas at the soda machine started with an empty cup. I had my heart set on Coca Cola, but it ran out mid-pour and I was left with a cup half empty … or half full, if you’re feeling optimistic. Reluctantly, I filled the rest of the cup with root beer […] read more » Senior delves into new-found interest in photography January 18, 2022 — by Christina Chang Senior Cary Chen inhaled the crisp evening air two hours after school as he surveyed the view at Skyline, a viewpoint about 20 minutes down Highway 35. Vibrant hues of oranges, pinks and purples painted the sky as the sun began to sink below the horizon. Scanning the scenery, Chen set up his tripod and […] read more » Redefining the superhero genre: ‘Invincible’ January 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Warning: major spoilers ahead. When I watched Amazon Prime Video’s animated series “Invincible” over the summer, I was immediately hooked by its excellent animation and emotional voice-acting. Adapted from its namesake comic written by Robert Kirkman, “Invincible” starts off like any other coming-of-age superhero story: Mark Grayson, son of Omni-Man, the world’s premiere superhero, suddenly […] read more » Top 10 excuses for not returning your friend’s pencil January 18, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye 10. “I thought I gave it to you already.” If you’re the type of person who actually says this, you’re extremely bad at lying. 9. “I left it at home.” Can I borrow another pencil? 8. “I’ll bring it tomorrow.” You’re not charging interest, right? 7. “Here you go — I only replaced the lead, […] read more » What’s in your Notes app? January 18, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar The Notes app — our sacred online diary, containing everything from random passwords to birthday charts. Throughout any given day, our fingers frequently hover over our iPhones’ Notes app as we debate whether to open it and furiously type our hearts out. This app knows every thought on our minds, some that we don’t dare […] read more » Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
If you think mixing sodas is weird, you’re missing out January 20, 2022 — by Vicky Bai My love for mixing sodas at the soda machine started with an empty cup. I had my heart set on Coca Cola, but it ran out mid-pour and I was left with a cup half empty … or half full, if you’re feeling optimistic. Reluctantly, I filled the rest of the cup with root beer […] read more » Senior delves into new-found interest in photography January 18, 2022 — by Christina Chang Senior Cary Chen inhaled the crisp evening air two hours after school as he surveyed the view at Skyline, a viewpoint about 20 minutes down Highway 35. Vibrant hues of oranges, pinks and purples painted the sky as the sun began to sink below the horizon. Scanning the scenery, Chen set up his tripod and […] read more » Redefining the superhero genre: ‘Invincible’ January 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Warning: major spoilers ahead. When I watched Amazon Prime Video’s animated series “Invincible” over the summer, I was immediately hooked by its excellent animation and emotional voice-acting. Adapted from its namesake comic written by Robert Kirkman, “Invincible” starts off like any other coming-of-age superhero story: Mark Grayson, son of Omni-Man, the world’s premiere superhero, suddenly […] read more » Top 10 excuses for not returning your friend’s pencil January 18, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye 10. “I thought I gave it to you already.” If you’re the type of person who actually says this, you’re extremely bad at lying. 9. “I left it at home.” Can I borrow another pencil? 8. “I’ll bring it tomorrow.” You’re not charging interest, right? 7. “Here you go — I only replaced the lead, […] read more » What’s in your Notes app? January 18, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar The Notes app — our sacred online diary, containing everything from random passwords to birthday charts. Throughout any given day, our fingers frequently hover over our iPhones’ Notes app as we debate whether to open it and furiously type our hearts out. This app knows every thought on our minds, some that we don’t dare […] read more » Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Senior delves into new-found interest in photography January 18, 2022 — by Christina Chang Senior Cary Chen inhaled the crisp evening air two hours after school as he surveyed the view at Skyline, a viewpoint about 20 minutes down Highway 35. Vibrant hues of oranges, pinks and purples painted the sky as the sun began to sink below the horizon. Scanning the scenery, Chen set up his tripod and […] read more » Redefining the superhero genre: ‘Invincible’ January 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Warning: major spoilers ahead. When I watched Amazon Prime Video’s animated series “Invincible” over the summer, I was immediately hooked by its excellent animation and emotional voice-acting. Adapted from its namesake comic written by Robert Kirkman, “Invincible” starts off like any other coming-of-age superhero story: Mark Grayson, son of Omni-Man, the world’s premiere superhero, suddenly […] read more » Top 10 excuses for not returning your friend’s pencil January 18, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye 10. “I thought I gave it to you already.” If you’re the type of person who actually says this, you’re extremely bad at lying. 9. “I left it at home.” Can I borrow another pencil? 8. “I’ll bring it tomorrow.” You’re not charging interest, right? 7. “Here you go — I only replaced the lead, […] read more » What’s in your Notes app? January 18, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar The Notes app — our sacred online diary, containing everything from random passwords to birthday charts. Throughout any given day, our fingers frequently hover over our iPhones’ Notes app as we debate whether to open it and furiously type our hearts out. This app knows every thought on our minds, some that we don’t dare […] read more » Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Redefining the superhero genre: ‘Invincible’ January 18, 2022 — by Jonny Luo Warning: major spoilers ahead. When I watched Amazon Prime Video’s animated series “Invincible” over the summer, I was immediately hooked by its excellent animation and emotional voice-acting. Adapted from its namesake comic written by Robert Kirkman, “Invincible” starts off like any other coming-of-age superhero story: Mark Grayson, son of Omni-Man, the world’s premiere superhero, suddenly […] read more » Top 10 excuses for not returning your friend’s pencil January 18, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye 10. “I thought I gave it to you already.” If you’re the type of person who actually says this, you’re extremely bad at lying. 9. “I left it at home.” Can I borrow another pencil? 8. “I’ll bring it tomorrow.” You’re not charging interest, right? 7. “Here you go — I only replaced the lead, […] read more » What’s in your Notes app? January 18, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar The Notes app — our sacred online diary, containing everything from random passwords to birthday charts. Throughout any given day, our fingers frequently hover over our iPhones’ Notes app as we debate whether to open it and furiously type our hearts out. This app knows every thought on our minds, some that we don’t dare […] read more » Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Top 10 excuses for not returning your friend’s pencil January 18, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli and Aiden Ye 10. “I thought I gave it to you already.” If you’re the type of person who actually says this, you’re extremely bad at lying. 9. “I left it at home.” Can I borrow another pencil? 8. “I’ll bring it tomorrow.” You’re not charging interest, right? 7. “Here you go — I only replaced the lead, […] read more » What’s in your Notes app? January 18, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar The Notes app — our sacred online diary, containing everything from random passwords to birthday charts. Throughout any given day, our fingers frequently hover over our iPhones’ Notes app as we debate whether to open it and furiously type our hearts out. This app knows every thought on our minds, some that we don’t dare […] read more » Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
What’s in your Notes app? January 18, 2022 — by Lena Aribi and Meher Bhatnagar The Notes app — our sacred online diary, containing everything from random passwords to birthday charts. Throughout any given day, our fingers frequently hover over our iPhones’ Notes app as we debate whether to open it and furiously type our hearts out. This app knows every thought on our minds, some that we don’t dare […] read more » Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Achieving perfection after two reboots and nine tries: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ January 18, 2022 — by Andrew Lin and Sam Bai Warning: spoilers ahead. 2021 was a big year for the film industry. Despite the pandemic, over 500 million people went to theaters to see movies on the big screen, more than doubling 2020’s movie attendance. A whopping 12,307 movies were released just last year in the U.S.. Among all the excellent films we saw, one […] read more » My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
My room decor journey using my pastel personality January 9, 2022 — by Anamika Anand For most of middle school, the walls of my room were a stark white, with little decoration. This was because, well, it wasn’t actually my room — I shared it with my two sisters. It was crowded, and although I didn’t hate it, I couldn’t personalize the place where I spent the most time. However, […] read more » Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Ranking horror movies I tried to watch before bolting from the room January 7, 2022 — by Shannon Ma The screen goes pitch black, matching the darkness of the theater, and the silence is so jarring one could hear a pin drop. Then, a deafening roar makes the hair on my neck stand, and a life-size doll with a knife in hand lurches at me through the screen. My shrieks of terror bounce off […] read more » Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast
Leave my desktop alone December 18, 2021 — by Sina Salehi I own a computer. Specifically, I own a 15-inch Macbook Pro, and I’m one of those people who puts stickers on the back of the computer lid. After you look past my stickers on the other side of my laptop, you’ll see my desktop above my background, which I’ve grown to love. It stays up […] read more » firstprevious...102030...4243444546...5060708090...nextlast