Eileen Toh

Sadies name change not bringing in more sales.

Each of the honorees has taken at least 15 AP and honors classes.

Event pays homage to senior class. 

Seniors talk about obtaining jobs for students who major in the performing arts. 

Alumni come back over the break

One sophomore’s struggle with a culture of ignorance and lingering depression

As a result of her efforts, English teacher Natasha Ritchie was recently named the district teacher of the year for 2016-2017. She was nominated for the award by fellow teachers.  

Caroline Oliver anticipates freshman year at Barnard. Saro Acharya sets up future in film with Emerson.

This January, in the dark-pitched alleyways of the Indiana Jones Adventure attraction at Disneyland, we found a mutual love in spewing out our favorite lines from the “Harry Potter” franchise.  

This semester, Robert Kucer has been welcomed back by the school’s staff as he substitutes for science teacher Kathy Nakamatsu, who is currently on maternity leave.  

Twenty-eight students from Leadership, ASB and class office positions are attending the annual Youth Leadership Program conference held by USA Student Travel at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim from Jan. 28-31. 

Call me childish or just plain odd, but I will never lose my love for DragonVale, an iOS and Android game. 

When the 300 or so students decked out with Peter Pan hats and carrying lightsabers filed into the already-packed Large Gym for the Homecoming dance on Oct. 17, something was already off. 

After taking time off from dancing during her junior year, Chen joined the team again this season. As one of the four dance team officers, Chen “cleans,” or makes tweaks or adjustments to the team’s routines and acts as another set of eyes for coach Kaitlyn Landeza.  

Junior Caroline Li balances choreographing dances for the junior Quad Day, being an officer on the dance team, and injuries.

 Saratoga High’s new assistant principal Brian Thompson talks about his experiences here and at his previous high schools.

With a passing rate of 91 percent on AP exams, Saratoga High School is ranked 27th in California and known for its ability to send a high percentage of its graduates to prestigious colleges. But as students graduate each year, they sometimes ask themselves questions like: Was it worth it? Would they want their own children to attend such an ultra competitive school?

With a passing rate of 91 percent on AP exams, Saratoga High School is ranked 27th in California and known for its ability to send a high percentage of its graduates to prestigious colleges. But as students graduate each year, they sometimes ask themselves questions like: Was it worth it? Would they want their own children to attend such an ultra competitive school?

SHSTV and the Falcon newspaper have merged together as one program this year by creating a class where students can practice both print and broadcast journalism.  

On May 23, the Falcons’ varsity No. 1 boys’ doubles pair, junior Partha Shah and sophomore Josh Li, finished second among the 53 teams in boys’ doubles in league finals. Coming into leagues unseeded, the pair defeated the No. 1 seeded team from Lynbrook and continued on to play in semifinals and finals.

To give more students a chance to participate in student government, the ASB and activities director Rebeca Marshburn have decided not to allow students to take on more than one leadership position in next year’s commissions, class office and ASB. 

Every WongFu video showcases an overwhelming talent in film, videography and post production, as their shooting and editing techniques feature modern and simplistic aesthetics.   It would not be surprising that the first item on our summer bucket list is seeing their first feature film, “Everything Before Us,” which will come to theaters on June 3.

As many 'classic' Disney shows such as "Hannah Montana" came to a close, Disney welcomed its viewers to brand-new shows, such as “Austin and Ally," leading to a whole new era of Disney shows.

When junior Savannah Green’s doorbell rang at 11:45 p.m. on April 26, the night before the juniors vs. seniors Powderpuff game, she was shocked to see her front yard strewn haphazardly with toilet paper. Even though she suspected that the senior girls’ Powderpuff football players were the culprits, the team was nowhere to be seen. 

After losses to Gunn 20-10 on April 14 and Monta Vista 23-7 on April 21, the badminton team is looking to learn from its mistakes and improve for the next games to come. 

On Monday, March 30, students arrived to school decked out in red, blue, white and military gear, excited for the upcoming annual Spring Fling festivities. For the remaining days of the week, students participated in a vareity of Spring Fling related activities.  

Despite playing with a lineup missing several key players, the Falcons began league play with a home win against Cupertino on March 24.  

The Sadie Hawkins Dance was canceled last year for lack of interest of ticket sales, but this year, the school was able to host a successful dance to kick off Spring Fling week.

Raves are parties or events attended by large numbers of people, where attendees from all around the area can dance to fast, electronic music. More upperclassmen have begun to attend these events as an outlet to relieve the stress of their busy lives.

On March 19-21, the dance team competed at USA Nationals in Anaheim, which brought together approximately 60 teams from all over California. The girls competed in X-Small Dance (lyrical) and Small Dance (jazz) in the Open Division after scoring an average of 84.9 or lower at regional competitions, and X-Small Hip-Hop in the Championship Division after scoring an average of 85 or above. Senior co-captains Madison Seagraves and Joy Tang also performed solos.

In only their second year of competition, members of the dance team were proud of their performance at a national competion in Anaheim.

The school will be offering a number of new classes for the 2015-2016 school year.

Performing at Homestead High School, the dance team competed in X-Small Dance (lyrical), Small Dance (jazz) and X-Small Hip-Hop categories, placing first for their hip-hop performance and fourth in the jazz category.

During December break, an unknown student, possibly several, created an Instagram account called “gossipgirlofshs.” The account seemed intended to spread nasty rumors about certain students in clearly personal attacks.

Reporters recount unfortunate story at Tpumps, a pearl milk tea shop.

Today, junior Ruby MacRae, who is bisexual, is proud of her sexuality and wants to bring awareness to the bisexual community, but it was not always this way. 

The badminton team prepares for the upcoming season.

English 11 Honors students are actually receiving an equal opportunity to take advanced courses in the subject.    

The Falcons made history as they beat the Palo Alto Vikings on Nov. 14, garnering a spot in the CCS playoffs.  

Custodian John Sequeira has lived through pain but also had beautiful memories from his time in America and at SHS.

With Christmas and other holidays just around the corner, many teachers and students have begun their annual preparations for the upcoming season.

One of our most basic rights is our right to access public records. It goes back all the way to the Freedom of Information Act in 1966.

Homecoming 2014 will certainly be a week to remember as it came to a close with a victorious football game, successful dance and crowning of the Homecoming Court.  

On Oct. 25, 314 students filed into the already-packed Large Gym, many decked out with chef hats, Minnie Mouse ears and class T-shirts to participate in the Homecoming dance.  

This year, the Math Club is planning to create a mural in the school’s Math Quad. 

The Internet is not just a teeming pool of information for us to feed off of; it chips away at our mind’s capacities for contemplation and attention. Consequently, we zip along the surface of the its information.

In a near 50-minute performance filled with fast-paced dances and familiar Disney remixes and inside jokes, the Class of 2015 delivered an impressive (and nostalgic) Disney Channel-themed Quad Day to conclude the five-day Homecoming week celebration on Oct 24.  

The Class of 2016’s Nickelodeon-themed Quad Day delivered a solid performance filled with eccentric show characters and impressive dances.  

Freshman Angela Lee sews her own clothing, often inspired by designs on Polyvore, an online fashion community.

The Class of 2017 shows it can handle Homecoming. 

Freshmen put together their first Quad Day at lunch on Oct. 21, which centered on a KRON 4 newscast. 

Staff members kicked off Homecoming Week with an impressive Quad Day at lunch on Oct. 20.

More students will have the opportunity to enroll in advanced classes starting this year because the administration has increased the school's open access policy to include foreign language and math classes.

Sophomore Gabriel Burgos works on a design for a biomedical device that could identify patients’ heartbeats with more accuracy by accounting for the patient’s weight.

Dance team impresses students with their new season's energetic performances.

The number of Freshman Focuses — “classes” during tutorials designed to ease the transition for freshmen into high school — has been cut back to four total meetings this year, instead of the 11 last year’s freshmen had.

2011 alumnus David Mandell, now a senior and theater arts major at University of Southern California, is producing a 15-minute film titled “Laugh Along the Way.” The film centers around three characters: John, Sam and Chris, who each deal with his own set of adversities, much like Mandell, who also dealt with struggles during high school.

“Shake It Off” is an appalling, entertaining-only-to-the-tone-deaf song, and it seems like it will lose her all the fans she gained by converting to mainstream pop music in addition to her old country devotees. 

"I do agree that we should change out our artificial turf, but like you said, the chances are very slim. Not many people know the effects of the carcinogens in the turf, but hopefully they will  all read your article because it is very informative and worth reading."

I have to admit my childhood was nearly in ruins as I went backstage of the oh-so-famous Disneyland Resort of Anaheim, California.