Chemistry teacher aims to inspire students October 29, 2013 — by Sweeya Raj and Tiffany Zheng Kathy Nakamatsu was inspired early on to be a chemistry teacher by her own high school chemistry teacher Kathryn Hardy at Willow Glen High. Although Nakamatsu admitted she did not initially succeed in the class, she nonetheless developed a love for the subject and set her mind to follow her former teacher’s footsteps. read more » Childhood movies cause nostalgia October 29, 2013 — by Rohan Hardikar and Jay Mulye Back in elementary school when we were boisterous and under 5 feet tall, after-school Clubhouse daycare was the highlight of our days, on Fridays especially because we got to jump into a magical fantasy world full of talking fish, flying carpets and song and dance through many Disney classics. read more » Davis gravitates to physics October 29, 2013 — by Ashley Chen and Robert Eng A few feet away from physics teacher Kirk Davis’ desk hangs a fist-sized toy pig held by a strand of thread from the ceiling panels. The flying pig, as students have affectionately dubbed it, not only teaches a lesson on tension and centripetal force, but also serves as an inspiration to students that the impossible is within reach. read more » What’s the highest possible GPA? October 29, 2013 — by Shreya Tumu and Tiffany Zheng and Robert Eng Only valedictorians get close to this theoretical number. read more » Language Barrier is a hurdle for foreign student October 28, 2013 — by Aditya Chaudhry From getting up early to doing homework and taking tests, everyone has a difficulty at the beginning of the school year. New students from different schools have the added challenge of finding new friendships and trying to fit in. Now imagine, on top of all these pressures, having to move from a country where english is not spoken. Everything is brand new: the people, the customs and especially the language. read more » Brothers by chance, life changers by choice October 28, 2013 — by Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie Going home to watch YouTube videos of two grown men rant and rave about giraffe sex has never been so amusing; specifically, when one of the two is world famous author John Green. Commonly known as Vlogbrothers, Hank and John Green connect and educate their audience through their various YouTube channels. Most famous is their Vlogbrothers channel, which produces two videos a week, with topics ranging from timely worldwide problems (most recently the government shutdown) to 53 of the most terrible jokes. read more » Korean cuisine reigns supreme: Junior barbeques the competition October 28, 2013 — by Sabrina Chen I’m a competitive person; ask any of my friends or family.They’ll tell you that if I find out that someone is better than I am — in grades, fruit ninja or otherwise — I will try to push myself to get back to that No. 1 position.So when my Falcon Lifestyles editors Rohan Hardikar and Amy Lin told the class that we were going to do a cultural cook-off, I was already craving that first place win as top chef. read more » Tribute episode for Cory Monteith creates tears for longtime ‘Glee’ fan October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu The clock read 5:55 p.m. as I sat on my couch, checking my phone every 5 seconds. The TV was already on, but the Windex and Toyota ads, which seemed to drag on and on, were unbearable to watch, blurring together the overly happy housewives cleaning bathrooms and the sleek red and blue cars speeding by. read more » Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
Childhood movies cause nostalgia October 29, 2013 — by Rohan Hardikar and Jay Mulye Back in elementary school when we were boisterous and under 5 feet tall, after-school Clubhouse daycare was the highlight of our days, on Fridays especially because we got to jump into a magical fantasy world full of talking fish, flying carpets and song and dance through many Disney classics. read more » Davis gravitates to physics October 29, 2013 — by Ashley Chen and Robert Eng A few feet away from physics teacher Kirk Davis’ desk hangs a fist-sized toy pig held by a strand of thread from the ceiling panels. The flying pig, as students have affectionately dubbed it, not only teaches a lesson on tension and centripetal force, but also serves as an inspiration to students that the impossible is within reach. read more » What’s the highest possible GPA? October 29, 2013 — by Shreya Tumu and Tiffany Zheng and Robert Eng Only valedictorians get close to this theoretical number. read more » Language Barrier is a hurdle for foreign student October 28, 2013 — by Aditya Chaudhry From getting up early to doing homework and taking tests, everyone has a difficulty at the beginning of the school year. New students from different schools have the added challenge of finding new friendships and trying to fit in. Now imagine, on top of all these pressures, having to move from a country where english is not spoken. Everything is brand new: the people, the customs and especially the language. read more » Brothers by chance, life changers by choice October 28, 2013 — by Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie Going home to watch YouTube videos of two grown men rant and rave about giraffe sex has never been so amusing; specifically, when one of the two is world famous author John Green. Commonly known as Vlogbrothers, Hank and John Green connect and educate their audience through their various YouTube channels. Most famous is their Vlogbrothers channel, which produces two videos a week, with topics ranging from timely worldwide problems (most recently the government shutdown) to 53 of the most terrible jokes. read more » Korean cuisine reigns supreme: Junior barbeques the competition October 28, 2013 — by Sabrina Chen I’m a competitive person; ask any of my friends or family.They’ll tell you that if I find out that someone is better than I am — in grades, fruit ninja or otherwise — I will try to push myself to get back to that No. 1 position.So when my Falcon Lifestyles editors Rohan Hardikar and Amy Lin told the class that we were going to do a cultural cook-off, I was already craving that first place win as top chef. read more » Tribute episode for Cory Monteith creates tears for longtime ‘Glee’ fan October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu The clock read 5:55 p.m. as I sat on my couch, checking my phone every 5 seconds. The TV was already on, but the Windex and Toyota ads, which seemed to drag on and on, were unbearable to watch, blurring together the overly happy housewives cleaning bathrooms and the sleek red and blue cars speeding by. read more » Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
Davis gravitates to physics October 29, 2013 — by Ashley Chen and Robert Eng A few feet away from physics teacher Kirk Davis’ desk hangs a fist-sized toy pig held by a strand of thread from the ceiling panels. The flying pig, as students have affectionately dubbed it, not only teaches a lesson on tension and centripetal force, but also serves as an inspiration to students that the impossible is within reach. read more » What’s the highest possible GPA? October 29, 2013 — by Shreya Tumu and Tiffany Zheng and Robert Eng Only valedictorians get close to this theoretical number. read more » Language Barrier is a hurdle for foreign student October 28, 2013 — by Aditya Chaudhry From getting up early to doing homework and taking tests, everyone has a difficulty at the beginning of the school year. New students from different schools have the added challenge of finding new friendships and trying to fit in. Now imagine, on top of all these pressures, having to move from a country where english is not spoken. Everything is brand new: the people, the customs and especially the language. read more » Brothers by chance, life changers by choice October 28, 2013 — by Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie Going home to watch YouTube videos of two grown men rant and rave about giraffe sex has never been so amusing; specifically, when one of the two is world famous author John Green. Commonly known as Vlogbrothers, Hank and John Green connect and educate their audience through their various YouTube channels. Most famous is their Vlogbrothers channel, which produces two videos a week, with topics ranging from timely worldwide problems (most recently the government shutdown) to 53 of the most terrible jokes. read more » Korean cuisine reigns supreme: Junior barbeques the competition October 28, 2013 — by Sabrina Chen I’m a competitive person; ask any of my friends or family.They’ll tell you that if I find out that someone is better than I am — in grades, fruit ninja or otherwise — I will try to push myself to get back to that No. 1 position.So when my Falcon Lifestyles editors Rohan Hardikar and Amy Lin told the class that we were going to do a cultural cook-off, I was already craving that first place win as top chef. read more » Tribute episode for Cory Monteith creates tears for longtime ‘Glee’ fan October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu The clock read 5:55 p.m. as I sat on my couch, checking my phone every 5 seconds. The TV was already on, but the Windex and Toyota ads, which seemed to drag on and on, were unbearable to watch, blurring together the overly happy housewives cleaning bathrooms and the sleek red and blue cars speeding by. read more » Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
What’s the highest possible GPA? October 29, 2013 — by Shreya Tumu and Tiffany Zheng and Robert Eng Only valedictorians get close to this theoretical number. read more » Language Barrier is a hurdle for foreign student October 28, 2013 — by Aditya Chaudhry From getting up early to doing homework and taking tests, everyone has a difficulty at the beginning of the school year. New students from different schools have the added challenge of finding new friendships and trying to fit in. Now imagine, on top of all these pressures, having to move from a country where english is not spoken. Everything is brand new: the people, the customs and especially the language. read more » Brothers by chance, life changers by choice October 28, 2013 — by Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie Going home to watch YouTube videos of two grown men rant and rave about giraffe sex has never been so amusing; specifically, when one of the two is world famous author John Green. Commonly known as Vlogbrothers, Hank and John Green connect and educate their audience through their various YouTube channels. Most famous is their Vlogbrothers channel, which produces two videos a week, with topics ranging from timely worldwide problems (most recently the government shutdown) to 53 of the most terrible jokes. read more » Korean cuisine reigns supreme: Junior barbeques the competition October 28, 2013 — by Sabrina Chen I’m a competitive person; ask any of my friends or family.They’ll tell you that if I find out that someone is better than I am — in grades, fruit ninja or otherwise — I will try to push myself to get back to that No. 1 position.So when my Falcon Lifestyles editors Rohan Hardikar and Amy Lin told the class that we were going to do a cultural cook-off, I was already craving that first place win as top chef. read more » Tribute episode for Cory Monteith creates tears for longtime ‘Glee’ fan October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu The clock read 5:55 p.m. as I sat on my couch, checking my phone every 5 seconds. The TV was already on, but the Windex and Toyota ads, which seemed to drag on and on, were unbearable to watch, blurring together the overly happy housewives cleaning bathrooms and the sleek red and blue cars speeding by. read more » Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
Language Barrier is a hurdle for foreign student October 28, 2013 — by Aditya Chaudhry From getting up early to doing homework and taking tests, everyone has a difficulty at the beginning of the school year. New students from different schools have the added challenge of finding new friendships and trying to fit in. Now imagine, on top of all these pressures, having to move from a country where english is not spoken. Everything is brand new: the people, the customs and especially the language. read more » Brothers by chance, life changers by choice October 28, 2013 — by Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie Going home to watch YouTube videos of two grown men rant and rave about giraffe sex has never been so amusing; specifically, when one of the two is world famous author John Green. Commonly known as Vlogbrothers, Hank and John Green connect and educate their audience through their various YouTube channels. Most famous is their Vlogbrothers channel, which produces two videos a week, with topics ranging from timely worldwide problems (most recently the government shutdown) to 53 of the most terrible jokes. read more » Korean cuisine reigns supreme: Junior barbeques the competition October 28, 2013 — by Sabrina Chen I’m a competitive person; ask any of my friends or family.They’ll tell you that if I find out that someone is better than I am — in grades, fruit ninja or otherwise — I will try to push myself to get back to that No. 1 position.So when my Falcon Lifestyles editors Rohan Hardikar and Amy Lin told the class that we were going to do a cultural cook-off, I was already craving that first place win as top chef. read more » Tribute episode for Cory Monteith creates tears for longtime ‘Glee’ fan October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu The clock read 5:55 p.m. as I sat on my couch, checking my phone every 5 seconds. The TV was already on, but the Windex and Toyota ads, which seemed to drag on and on, were unbearable to watch, blurring together the overly happy housewives cleaning bathrooms and the sleek red and blue cars speeding by. read more » Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
Brothers by chance, life changers by choice October 28, 2013 — by Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie Going home to watch YouTube videos of two grown men rant and rave about giraffe sex has never been so amusing; specifically, when one of the two is world famous author John Green. Commonly known as Vlogbrothers, Hank and John Green connect and educate their audience through their various YouTube channels. Most famous is their Vlogbrothers channel, which produces two videos a week, with topics ranging from timely worldwide problems (most recently the government shutdown) to 53 of the most terrible jokes. read more » Korean cuisine reigns supreme: Junior barbeques the competition October 28, 2013 — by Sabrina Chen I’m a competitive person; ask any of my friends or family.They’ll tell you that if I find out that someone is better than I am — in grades, fruit ninja or otherwise — I will try to push myself to get back to that No. 1 position.So when my Falcon Lifestyles editors Rohan Hardikar and Amy Lin told the class that we were going to do a cultural cook-off, I was already craving that first place win as top chef. read more » Tribute episode for Cory Monteith creates tears for longtime ‘Glee’ fan October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu The clock read 5:55 p.m. as I sat on my couch, checking my phone every 5 seconds. The TV was already on, but the Windex and Toyota ads, which seemed to drag on and on, were unbearable to watch, blurring together the overly happy housewives cleaning bathrooms and the sleek red and blue cars speeding by. read more » Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
Korean cuisine reigns supreme: Junior barbeques the competition October 28, 2013 — by Sabrina Chen I’m a competitive person; ask any of my friends or family.They’ll tell you that if I find out that someone is better than I am — in grades, fruit ninja or otherwise — I will try to push myself to get back to that No. 1 position.So when my Falcon Lifestyles editors Rohan Hardikar and Amy Lin told the class that we were going to do a cultural cook-off, I was already craving that first place win as top chef. read more » Tribute episode for Cory Monteith creates tears for longtime ‘Glee’ fan October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu The clock read 5:55 p.m. as I sat on my couch, checking my phone every 5 seconds. The TV was already on, but the Windex and Toyota ads, which seemed to drag on and on, were unbearable to watch, blurring together the overly happy housewives cleaning bathrooms and the sleek red and blue cars speeding by. read more » Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
Tribute episode for Cory Monteith creates tears for longtime ‘Glee’ fan October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu The clock read 5:55 p.m. as I sat on my couch, checking my phone every 5 seconds. The TV was already on, but the Windex and Toyota ads, which seemed to drag on and on, were unbearable to watch, blurring together the overly happy housewives cleaning bathrooms and the sleek red and blue cars speeding by. read more » Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
Celebrity crushes influence students October 28, 2013 — by Ariel Liu Most of us have one, that one actor or singer, or maybe athlete, who makes our hearts pound whenever the celebrity’s name is mentioned. We know everything there is to know about that person, and perhaps even more than that. read more » Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast
Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way October 28, 2013 — by Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev It was our first time grilling hamburgers. A pair of sophomore boys might not be ready to take on chef Gordon Ramsay, but we weren’t going to let our lacking of cooking experience stop us — we had a mission. A mission to make the most delicious, mouth-watering holy hamburgers known to mankind for the judges in order to win the newspaper cooking competition. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...208209210211212...220230240250260...nextlast