Amith Galivanche

Some romantic cemedies deserve credit for their hopeful sentiment and unique sappy truths about love and life.  

Why is it that Saratoga, an affluent community with nearly 30,000 residents, chooses not to offer its populace better lighting?  

Senior's walks have lead him to discover a severe lack of streetlights. 

Trump's lackluster response to Hurricane Maria reflects a history of US ignorance to Puerto Rican needs. 

Almost 300 students have to retake tests they previously took.

Indians targeted mistakenly under Trump's administration reveals falw with society. 

The Falcon recommends how to spend your March. 

Alumni, Anshu Siripurapu, reflects on his time at SHS.

It was 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning. As junior Dean Stratakos took a short break from working on his AP U.S. History homework, he switched tabs and opened up the fundraising portal to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), which he had been working on for the past few weeks, to check to see if anyone had donated money or items for the upcoming silent auction.

Movies can have alot of educational value.

Protesters agaisnt Donald Trump are good. 

Students from SHS share their experiences as part of the Trump protests. 

Junior shares opinions on Trump's victory and the use of the First Amendment in the U.S.

Students from same extended family share more experiences on their family's adventures. 

AP Gov's mock election

In response to the recent increase of burglaries in Saratoga, city councilman Rishi Kumar is trying to make sure residents are using an effective tool.

Discrimination against students with mental illnesses is still a myth.

Pricate schools like Fusion and SIL provide students with an alternative way to learn about different subjects at their own pace.

Before their playoff game on May 11, the boys’ lacrosse team had hope that they could beat — or at least compete with — Palo Alto, ranked No. 1 in the De Anza League (DAL).  

Science teacher Lisa Cochrum has always been able to accept students — and treat them equally — regardless of their backgrounds.

At the beginning of the school year, ASB officers sent out a survey on the SHS Facebook page, looking for suggestions on how to spend the $276,000 that had accumulated over the years.  

Sophomore Amith Galivanche and Junior Amulya Vadlakonda share their life experiences with their 19-person family. 

The boys’ lacrosse team has rebounded from last year’s losing season with both more victories and improved play.

You’re an upset student. The administration has made a decision, and you vehemently disagree with it. You feel like they don’t know the students' side. What is the best approach?

The team is looking to improve its overall unity but because less people have signed up for track than in previous years, the team has found it hard to manage.

With 14 new players on the boys’ lacrosse team this year, coach CJ Toy is counting on strong veteran players such as junior team captain Aidan Peck, who plays midfielder and attack, to help the team succeed. 

Recently, the 11 SHS students named Daniel have been receiving spontaneous compliments from their friends. This is no coincidence, but is the result of an Internet video that it seems everyone not living under a rock knows about. In late February, a video titled “Damn Daniel” went viral, leading people around the world use the phrase in daily life. 

The transfer from South Korea is making an impact on the varsity team.

Saratoga High is known statewide — even nationwide — for its academic focus. With an average SAT score 300 points above the national average it wasn’t surprising that Business Insider ranked Saratoga as No. 10 on its “50 Smartest Public High Schools in the U.S.” ranking. 

The culminating assembly for last year’s Speak Up for Change week brought together a group of men and women dressed in blue work shirts, not accustomed to being in front of the entire student body. Senior Ingrid Pan presented each of the custodial staff with gift certificates, radiating with pride that she had the opportunity to recognize these “hidden heroes” to her peers.

UC Berkeley is a top-choice school for many students here. With its proximity to home, liberal atmosphere, relatively reasonable price tag and high national ranking, admission into the university is a praiseworthy accomplishment.  

In May of 2013, it was announced that the 50th Super Bowl would be held in Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers. As Super Bowl Sunday approaches on Feb. 7, many students continue to follow football closely, despite the 49ers’ abysmal season. One such student is sophomore Akhil Marimuthu. Marimuthu was always a fan of the 49ers, but the Arizona Cardinals captured his interest earlier this season when they beat the 49ers 47-7.  

Seniors Brendan and Nate Ney wove up and down the badminton court, seeming to predict each other’s exact movements, easily scoring on their opponents and winning their match against Gunn High School’s varsity No. 2 doubles team 21-15. 

Our grandparents learned about current events by reading large sheets of paper covered in ink. Our parents’ generation watched local and national news on television. But our generation? We keep up through late-night comedy talk shows that poke fun at current events.

Many students are new to following basketball and first became interested in doing so after the team won the 2015 NBA championship.

Although Winter Formal is usually held in the Large Gym, this year’s dance will be held at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose. 

In HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” a group of eccentric, tech-savvy individuals work together to build up their startup, Pied Piper, into a successful company, showing similarities to Silicon Valley's technology centered culture.

Administrators, teachers and parents have all come together this year to focus on the issue of student stress.  

Senior Karthik Padmanabhan will head to Annapolis, Md., after graduation to play tennis for the United States Naval Academy.

Redwood Middle School underwent an after-school lockdown on Oct. 1 around 4:30 p.m. The lockdown ended with every person on campus safely evacuated.

Freshman class president Roshan Verma works hard to make the rally, homecoming and other class events  successes for his class.

The guidance department recently started using its own YouTube channel to help seniors work their way through the college application process and benefit from the lessons learned by alumni. 

Online ticket sellers such as StubHub buy obscene quantities of high-demand tickets when they are at market price, only to resell them to eager concertgoers months later for a grossly large profit.

The History Bowl team attempts to make it back to nationals with a new roster.

In a program called the Great Ensemble of Musicians (GEM), skilled upperclassmen are now grooming younger musicians.

This past July, a Falcon reporter and his family visited India for the first time since 2006. He emerged from this trip with a new perspective on his heritage and people.

Each Tuesday and Thursday, around 20 upperclassmen are part of the school’s first American Sign Language class, taught by Evette Ybarra, an instructor brought to campus from West Valley College.

The night kicked off around 5:30 p.m., with different clubs and organizations hosting booths in the quad. Showing parents their mission and purpose, each group stood hopefully as parents signed up to help or donated money. The M-SET Robotics  team showed off its prized robot, dubbed “Nessie.” Senior M-SET president Kabir Manghnani said that presenting at Back to School Night was an effective way to reach parents.