Now that I’m a freshman… September 3, 2011 — by Katherine Chang The first few weeks of freshman year are the most hectic with the new campus and faces, along with adjusting to the new time and block scheduling. Among them is freshman Neha Anand, who is juggling field hockey, choir and Indian awareness club while still coming to terms with the major differences of high school. read more » Head night custodian Ever Guzman named classified employee of the year September 3, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa The bell rings. Students stream out of their classrooms—off to sports, speech and debate, band, home. Teachers lock up. It’s the end of the day. However, for one Ever Guzman, the day is just beginning. read more » Freshman pursues success in drama September 3, 2011 — by Aasim Naqvi Freshman Neesha Malik hopes to attain a reputation similar to that of recent Saratoga High graduate Jay Lee, who was renowned for his unforgettable performances. read more » Wishing to be beckoned by Broadway September 3, 2011 — by Anushree Dugar “Your future looks bright,” sophomore Nina Jayashankar said when she read aloud her fortune cookie last year. The first thought that flew through her mind was the one and only Broadway. In fact, this notion touched her heart so much, she decided to keep the slip of paper. read more » ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ packs a punch September 3, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran Unlike failed sequels of other movies that were hastily made with little thought, Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda 2” definitely matches, if not surpasses, the action-packed fun of the first movie released in 2008. read more » Q&A with Stephanie Poo: Creating custom jewelry September 3, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst Designing jewelry comes naturally to senior Stephanie Poo, who has sold original jewelry designs and custom-made pieces for three years. She answered a few questions for the Falcon: read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
Head night custodian Ever Guzman named classified employee of the year September 3, 2011 — by Sanj Nalwa The bell rings. Students stream out of their classrooms—off to sports, speech and debate, band, home. Teachers lock up. It’s the end of the day. However, for one Ever Guzman, the day is just beginning. read more » Freshman pursues success in drama September 3, 2011 — by Aasim Naqvi Freshman Neesha Malik hopes to attain a reputation similar to that of recent Saratoga High graduate Jay Lee, who was renowned for his unforgettable performances. read more » Wishing to be beckoned by Broadway September 3, 2011 — by Anushree Dugar “Your future looks bright,” sophomore Nina Jayashankar said when she read aloud her fortune cookie last year. The first thought that flew through her mind was the one and only Broadway. In fact, this notion touched her heart so much, she decided to keep the slip of paper. read more » ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ packs a punch September 3, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran Unlike failed sequels of other movies that were hastily made with little thought, Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda 2” definitely matches, if not surpasses, the action-packed fun of the first movie released in 2008. read more » Q&A with Stephanie Poo: Creating custom jewelry September 3, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst Designing jewelry comes naturally to senior Stephanie Poo, who has sold original jewelry designs and custom-made pieces for three years. She answered a few questions for the Falcon: read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
Freshman pursues success in drama September 3, 2011 — by Aasim Naqvi Freshman Neesha Malik hopes to attain a reputation similar to that of recent Saratoga High graduate Jay Lee, who was renowned for his unforgettable performances. read more » Wishing to be beckoned by Broadway September 3, 2011 — by Anushree Dugar “Your future looks bright,” sophomore Nina Jayashankar said when she read aloud her fortune cookie last year. The first thought that flew through her mind was the one and only Broadway. In fact, this notion touched her heart so much, she decided to keep the slip of paper. read more » ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ packs a punch September 3, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran Unlike failed sequels of other movies that were hastily made with little thought, Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda 2” definitely matches, if not surpasses, the action-packed fun of the first movie released in 2008. read more » Q&A with Stephanie Poo: Creating custom jewelry September 3, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst Designing jewelry comes naturally to senior Stephanie Poo, who has sold original jewelry designs and custom-made pieces for three years. She answered a few questions for the Falcon: read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
Wishing to be beckoned by Broadway September 3, 2011 — by Anushree Dugar “Your future looks bright,” sophomore Nina Jayashankar said when she read aloud her fortune cookie last year. The first thought that flew through her mind was the one and only Broadway. In fact, this notion touched her heart so much, she decided to keep the slip of paper. read more » ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ packs a punch September 3, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran Unlike failed sequels of other movies that were hastily made with little thought, Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda 2” definitely matches, if not surpasses, the action-packed fun of the first movie released in 2008. read more » Q&A with Stephanie Poo: Creating custom jewelry September 3, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst Designing jewelry comes naturally to senior Stephanie Poo, who has sold original jewelry designs and custom-made pieces for three years. She answered a few questions for the Falcon: read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
‘Kung Fu Panda 2’ packs a punch September 3, 2011 — by Vivian LeTran Unlike failed sequels of other movies that were hastily made with little thought, Dreamworks “Kung Fu Panda 2” definitely matches, if not surpasses, the action-packed fun of the first movie released in 2008. read more » Q&A with Stephanie Poo: Creating custom jewelry September 3, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst Designing jewelry comes naturally to senior Stephanie Poo, who has sold original jewelry designs and custom-made pieces for three years. She answered a few questions for the Falcon: read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
Q&A with Stephanie Poo: Creating custom jewelry September 3, 2011 — by Cecilia Hollenhorst Designing jewelry comes naturally to senior Stephanie Poo, who has sold original jewelry designs and custom-made pieces for three years. She answered a few questions for the Falcon: read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
Freshman excited for swimming, school experiences September 2, 2011 — by Michael Lee Monday through Friday, freshman Nikhil Chakravarthy gets up, goes to his classes and then heads over to the school’s pool at 4:30 p.m. Two hours and 6,000 yards later, he gets out of the water and goes home, ready to do it all again the next day. Chakravarthy learned to swim when he was two. He joined a club when he was seven, and has swam competitively ever since. He dreams of trying out for the Junior Olympic National team. read more » Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast
Now that you’re a sophomore… September 2, 2011 — by Karen Sung 10 benefits of being a sophomore compared to freshman year: 1. You can finally start driving. You still can’t go off campus, though, so one more year of cookies and pizza from the cafeteria... 2. You don’t have to pull out a map in the middle of the hallway, blocking everyone’s path. Actually, where was Mr. Scott’s room again? 3. You don’t have to endure the chants of “Go home freshmen!” Just kidding, most upperclassmen can’t tell the underclassmen apart. 4. You can step on the falcon mural without worrying that you’ll completely ruin it for the football team. read more » firstprevious...1020304050...257258259260261...270280290300...nextlast