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Dance to be held at California Academy of Sciences on June 1.

Despite controversy before release, first female-led MCU film sends important message of self-discovery and the empowerment of women.

The 55-member team has been gearing up for FIRST competitions that began this month.

Student activist encourages students to go beyond protests and chants to further involve themselves in politics through letter writing campaigns. 

Saratoga's student-lead walkout has joined thousands of other walkouts across the nation to increase student activism and advocate for congressional action in light of recent Parkland Shooting. 

Playful rivaly between orchestra adn band members takes the form of jokes and heckling. 

As Amazon powers through the retail world, major bookstores such as Barnes and Noble continue to see steeper declines in shares and both in-store and online sales, often leading to store closures.

Previews for the field hockey season.

Senior Daphne Liu suffered her first concussion in March 2015 when she was knocked backwards in a club tournament during her freshman year. Despite the dizziness, she continued to play, heading the ball and falling several more times throughout the game, only find out later that she was exacerbating the problem.

Although Rotten Tomatoes provides quick movie feedback, the rating system prevents detailed opinions

Sophomores give ideas for holiday presents

Results of recent girls' golf matches. 

English palace upgrades to better location. 

Preview of the upcoming season of Girls' Golf.

Reporter covers a Los Gatos High School senior that has been criticized for going too far with his “promposal” on May 12, when he decided to ask the question in blackface.  

Freshmen adapt to being on Varisity girls' softball team. 

Results revealed for Egg hunt race competition. 

While many teachers incorporate new technology like smart boards and use online resources such as Canvas and e-books, science teacher Kristofer Orre is among the educators who is on the cutting edge with his use of modern technologies such as vodcasts, Twitter and blogs.  

With the bright spotlights shining down on them, model after model strutted down the runway as the audience cheered and cameras flashed. A total of 179 models walked the runway on March 4 — the most in Benefit Fashion Show’s history. What may have not been so obvious was the months of work that went into the 10 seconds of glamour each model experienced.  

Having been both a student and teaching assistant in his dad’s classes, Tyler has learned how to handle having a parent at his school. But for his younger brother, freshman Drew Torrens, attending SHS has been a mix of pushing away from his father but also getting closer, as he often hangs out in his dad’s room with his friends. Drew recalled a time when one of his friends put on Torrens’s Forrest Gump boots and walked around in them.  

Winter Percussion improves in order to yield better results. 

Teachers and student provide input on cheating situation at SHS.

As the competition season draws nearer, members of the Winter Guard team are working to fine-tune every step and movement in their themed routines.  

In preparation for the fast-approaching competition season, the 29 members of Winter Percussion have worked through much of their five-and-a-half-minute show, which is based on the idea of leveling up and borrows heavily from video games.  

This year, the baking adventures of our fellow Falcon staffers have led to mediocre and even disastrous results. So when we were given the challenge of creating our very own pancake masterpiece, we were nervous, yet also excited.  

Plans for the trip are coming together.

Band gets ready for concerts

Band looks to future after marching season ends

Sophomore looks back on childhood

Hidden between the large window panes of the library and the gate of the upper field, Hyde Park provides a clean and quiet environment for students to study or socialize.  

Facing three judges in a small room, senior Matthew Tung, a member of the school’s jazz band and brass captain of the marching band,  raised his trombone to play the two required jazz pieces he had chosen for the audition. One week later, in late August, Tung learned he was the first ever Saratoga High student to be accepted into the award-winning San Francisco Jazz All-Stars Big Band.  

In an age where the automatic response to any question is “just Google it,” the availability of information online is higher than ever. With the rise of websites such as Slader, AP Study Notes and even the new student-run SHS Advisor website, students can access comprehensive notes, worked problems and study guides at the click of a button.  

Teachers and students on the recent switch to Canvas

Learning of new field show begins under new director.