Lynn Dai

AP Government and Economics teacher Kirk Abe, a college wrestler-turned former head coach, has managed to better understand his students, personally and mentally, through the sport.

A surface-level analysis of the school’s harmonious integration between its campus structures and surrounding environment.

After being sworn in on Dec. 13, three new board members plan to bring their vision and change to the district. 

Among other artists, visual artist Jaishri Abichandani and Pulitzer Prize winner dramatist Ayad Akhtar discuss their journey reworking the duality of their cultural identities in their homeland and America.

Alumni Luke Salin and Kanika Vora continue developing their love for expressing real stories through filmmaking, from working with others to voicing their own recollections through film.

In a state that requires the universal right to free public education, school departments and organizations like visual arts, MAP, speech and debate, sports and music cannot require donations, which are often misinterpreted as optional. 

Special education teacher Brian Elliott, who has taught at Saratoga High for 11 years, shares his highlights and teaching methodologies from working individually with each student and their family to the school community at large.

New superintendent Bill Sanderson, along with several other district staff, was welcomed to the school district at the beginning of the school year.

Cynthia Chang will step back from the position she has held for more than two decades and through multiple elections. 

Every Thursday and Saturday, retired cross country coach Danny Moon runs with a group of 20 to 30 runners at West Valley.

The center on campus introduced new games, meditation pods and youth outreach worker groups to destigmatize mental health.

Joel Tarbox, MAP and AP Art History teacher, is also teaching art courses this year.

Young has taken roughly seven different jobs to get to where she is now, and is thankful for all she has learned along the way.

Water polo and cross country continued practicing throughout the week, with the latter making significant changes to its practices. Other fall sports like volleyball and field hockey returned to practice on Sept. 7.

The Falcon interviewed a number of students and teachers on campus to formulate this Vogue-inspired story.

The team is working on winning their CCS division.

Saratoga’s 120 historical reservations feature a variety of architectural styles and orchards, definitive of the city’s early horticultural-focused community.

Drawing crowds from around the Bay, the festival showcases local craftsmen and organizations to highlight Saratoga’s rich history.

Meals will be slightly altered to fit federal nutrition standards, but the new policy will have no direct monetary impact on the district

The dance team performed at their most recent Bollywood dance showcase on March 24 at Dublin High

WASC records reveal surprising differences in school and community culture. However, fixation on academic achievement and other core values have remained the same since the school’s early years.

As the team returns with more players, they welcome newcomers to the field.

Out of 33 responses gathered from a Google form sent to the SHS 2021-2022 Facebook group, 6 are for the lifting of the school mask mandate and 27 are against.

The basic rundown on what has been happening in Eastern Europe.

Sixty of the 81 students who advanced to the South Bay Peninsula History Day Competition for Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties will be advancing to the California State Finals the day after their AP Exam, on May 7, in Rocklin, CA.

A conflict captured in videos and on social media inspires strong feelings and mirrors other conflicts.

Sophomore Luke Stratakos and his siblings SHS alumni Dean and Monica Stratakos all play tennis. Though their parents first introduced them to the sport, each sibling grew to love it more than any other.

The event, which will occur on Feb. 4, will revolve around destigmatizing mental health.

Seniors share their advice on discovering their fields of interest, managing time and dealing with pressure.

The Olympics have a long history of boycotts. How can the IOC uphold its own core policy of participation if it can’t select an appropriate nation to host the games?

Samika Agarwal takes a spontaneous, direct method to convey her feelings about mental health in mixed media.

While some teams have slightly adjusted team traditions due to COVID-19 restrictions, others seek to establish new ones.

The technology department and students alike are frustrated with outdated technology on campus, but seeking donations from alumni and tech companies can help support technology refresh.

The board unanimously supported three of six possible schedules.

During the study session of LGSUHSD Board Meeting on Nov. 16, representatives from SHS, LGHS and the district board debated course pathway alignment.

Recent approval of Senate Bills 9 and 10 and requirements to install more than 1,700 housing units may upend Saratoga’s housing demographics by Jan. 1, 2023, leaving profound impacts on its rural atmosphere.

My left shoe fell off for 0.75 miles during the 2.23-mile meet at Lynbrook on Oct. 28.

If my family of three can do it, so can yours.

Students and staff share strong opinions on not getting vaccinated, aside from medically-related exemptions.

Controversial statement was made in an email about increasing housing density in the city.

Santa Clara County Fire Department officials urge wildfire protection and planning this season.

Students share mixed feelings about returning to campus, from socializing at new events to identity crises from the year lost. 

These fruits and beverages are derived from holistic medicinal theories whose Chinese origins trace back thousands of years.

The school is enforcing the use of Screener-19, E-Hall Pass and masks indoors, but is dropping enforcement of other mitigation protocols previously used in Phase 4A.

Shannon Wang founded Draw For A Cause, a non-profit that holds art commissions to fund charities and causes people are passionate about.