Stefanie Ting

Juniors share stressful experiences in March and April as AP testing approaches.

Garton’s day officially starts at approximately 7 a.m. Throughout the day, he touches base with the administration and is updated with information at each of the nine schools he helps, most of which are in Saratoga or the west side of Santa Clara County.

The junior swimmer proved his own of the best in the state — and the nation.

The No. 11-seeded Falcons proved seedings don't mean much as they coasted to the championship.

Joel Schneidmiller had 37 kills to lead the Falcons.

The boys’ volleyball team is making a strong push for a CCS bid, standing 9-0 in the El Camino League as of April 24 and having lost only set all season (that one to Los Altos). In order to make CCS, the Falcons must win league, which is a goal well within their reach.

Roughly 100 out of the China’s 1.4 billion population train with China’s national swim team. Junior Jack Xie, a recent transfer, was one of these elite swimmers at the age of 13. 

While the school boasts an array of more than 50 clubs, ranging from American Sign Language club to Marine Biology club, most have around only 15 members. Considering this small number, it is safe to wonder: What do clubs look like at other schools, and how can we learn from them?

To help the slacker or not? When put into mandatory group projects, responsible students are often forced to pull the dead weight of their lazy peers.

Though the final details of a new schedule that will begin in 2016-17 will be worked out in coming months, the district is hopeful of having both Los Gatos and Saratoga High on similar schedules that will allow students to take classes on the other campus.    

The boys’ volleyball team has started the season off strong, winning several preseason games against higher-league teams, with an overall record of 11-7 as of March 27. To make CCS, the team will need to win its league since they are in the lower division.

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.

Teachers put in countless hours each day to keep their classes moving ahead. Their efforts are often overlooked, brushed off by some students' remarks on how slow some teachers are at grading papers. Some parents even complain in the form of emails, also blinded from the work teachers put in behind the scenes.

The boys' volleyball team prepares for the new season.

Members of the Leadership class along with ASB commissioners and class officers attended the Youth Leadership Program at Disney’s Grand Californian Resort from Jan. 29 to Feb. 1.

Even as he excelled in the classroom, Class of 2006 valedictorian alumnus Henry Barmeier participated in many extracurriculars. Between running in the 2004 cross country state championship and participating in a drama production, Barmeier was also the editor-in-chief of The Falcon.

After seeing pictures on Instagram of people hanging like possums from slings, two reporters decided to try out aerial yoga, a series of exercises incorporating regular yoga and aerial acrobatics. 

Reporter takes challenge of vlogging for a couple of days.

Here are the answers to the crossword on Backpage of the Falcon's Nov. 14 issue.

The girls’ water polo team finished third in the SCVAL League De Anza Division with a record of 7-5. After placing fourth in the League Tournament on Nov. 9, the team moved on to CCS as a No. 9 seed.

Math teachers are working more closely to align their testing policies.

Student reflects on the drawbacks of social media by recounting her own experiences.

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.

On Sept. 19, Apple released the iPhone 6 worldwide — the company’s newest product in its “making things bigger and smaller and bigger again but not that big” progression. Despite Apple’s new upgrades, it has too many drawbacks to be worth the $300 for 16GB.

UCLA’s Bruin Marching Band, also known as The Solid Gold Sound, performed on the school’s football field on Oct. 17 during tutorial and lunch.

Emerging from last year’s 7-5 record, the girls’ water polo team is training hard so far this season. After losing star player Nikki de Roos to graduation, the Falcons are depending on the experienced seniors such as seniors Mackenzie Rosenthal and Madison Gress to lead them.

In recent years, a number of Saratoga High School students have transferred to Los Gatos High School. The administration has refused requests to disclose the number of transfers, but based on the information the Falcon has gathered, around a dozen students switched to Los Gatos this school year.

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.

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.

Monta Vista has implemented a stricter dance policy, permitting only side-to-side swaying, hands on waist and dancing upright. Anything more than that would result in verbal warnings, removal of a wristband and eventually expulsion from the dance.