Falcon works to boost digital presence as print platform declines December 16, 2023 — by Parav Manney According to the United States Census Bureau, newspaper publishers’ revenue dropped by 52% between 2002 and 2020. As more people acquire their information through online sources, legacy print publications around the nation are increasingly looking to expand their online presence and leave behind or substantially decrease their traditional physical print issues. The Saratoga Falcon is […] read more » Matthew Perry: the embodiment of elite humor and selflessness December 15, 2023 — by Kavya Patel For millions of Americans, the news that actor Matthew Perry, best known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing on “Friends,” passed away on Oct. 28 at age 54 hit particularly hard and in unexpected ways. I grew up watching Perry embody the personality of every character he played with his witty one-liners and sharp sarcasm […] read more » Warmuth receives county award in teaching for kickstarting school’s engineering program December 15, 2023 — by Florence Hu The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) recognized three teachers from the district for their leadership and inspiration, awarding them the 2023 Special Teacher Recognition Award on Oct. 23. Among the recipients was engineering teacher Audrey Warmuth, who has been teaching for 28 years, 17 of which have been at the school. Recognized for […] read more » Advisory board of students helps principal in making better decisions December 14, 2023 — by Caitlin Stoiber and Lawson Wang Each month during a Blue Day tutorial, 30 students, roughly seven to eight from each grade, gather in the cafeteria to listen to and discuss numerous school topics with principal Greg Louie. Louie presents an agenda of topics and attentively listens to students’ input, taking notes and action when needed. “A few years ago, we […] read more » How my father rocked my musical world December 14, 2023 — by Alec Guan Growing up, I repeatedly listened to the same collection of Chinese songs my mom would play during the car ride to elementary school from her huge stack of CDs. I remember telling myself that if I ever learned to play guitar, I would learn all of the songs that I used to sing with my […] read more » Behind the scenes: How students ran the theater production of ‘Almost Maine’ December 14, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad The audience fell silent as a plethora of black shadows lugged bags of balloons and various set pieces onto the dimly lit stage during one of the November performances. The figures signaled to each other through glances and hand motions, transitioning to the set for Scene 4 of the school drama program’s fall play “Almost […] read more » Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion seamlessly blends intrigue and action December 14, 2023 — by Kevin Yang Spoiler alert: This review contains references to key plot points. After the massive success of their Witcher video game franchise in 2012, the famous video game developers CD Projekt Red decided to venture out and create something entirely different from their preceding work: an action-adventure role-playing game based on the famous tabletop game Cyberpunk. This […] read more » Recent alumni offer their report card on how SHS prepared them for elite colleges December 13, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li Saratoga High, one of the top public high schools in California, is consistently commended for its academic rigor and success, according to data from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2023-2024 U.S. News national high school rankings reports that 91% of the students achieve proficiency in math, 94% in reading and 65% […] read more » ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Matthew Perry: the embodiment of elite humor and selflessness December 15, 2023 — by Kavya Patel For millions of Americans, the news that actor Matthew Perry, best known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing on “Friends,” passed away on Oct. 28 at age 54 hit particularly hard and in unexpected ways. I grew up watching Perry embody the personality of every character he played with his witty one-liners and sharp sarcasm […] read more » Warmuth receives county award in teaching for kickstarting school’s engineering program December 15, 2023 — by Florence Hu The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) recognized three teachers from the district for their leadership and inspiration, awarding them the 2023 Special Teacher Recognition Award on Oct. 23. Among the recipients was engineering teacher Audrey Warmuth, who has been teaching for 28 years, 17 of which have been at the school. Recognized for […] read more » Advisory board of students helps principal in making better decisions December 14, 2023 — by Caitlin Stoiber and Lawson Wang Each month during a Blue Day tutorial, 30 students, roughly seven to eight from each grade, gather in the cafeteria to listen to and discuss numerous school topics with principal Greg Louie. Louie presents an agenda of topics and attentively listens to students’ input, taking notes and action when needed. “A few years ago, we […] read more » How my father rocked my musical world December 14, 2023 — by Alec Guan Growing up, I repeatedly listened to the same collection of Chinese songs my mom would play during the car ride to elementary school from her huge stack of CDs. I remember telling myself that if I ever learned to play guitar, I would learn all of the songs that I used to sing with my […] read more » Behind the scenes: How students ran the theater production of ‘Almost Maine’ December 14, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad The audience fell silent as a plethora of black shadows lugged bags of balloons and various set pieces onto the dimly lit stage during one of the November performances. The figures signaled to each other through glances and hand motions, transitioning to the set for Scene 4 of the school drama program’s fall play “Almost […] read more » Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion seamlessly blends intrigue and action December 14, 2023 — by Kevin Yang Spoiler alert: This review contains references to key plot points. After the massive success of their Witcher video game franchise in 2012, the famous video game developers CD Projekt Red decided to venture out and create something entirely different from their preceding work: an action-adventure role-playing game based on the famous tabletop game Cyberpunk. This […] read more » Recent alumni offer their report card on how SHS prepared them for elite colleges December 13, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li Saratoga High, one of the top public high schools in California, is consistently commended for its academic rigor and success, according to data from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2023-2024 U.S. News national high school rankings reports that 91% of the students achieve proficiency in math, 94% in reading and 65% […] read more » ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Warmuth receives county award in teaching for kickstarting school’s engineering program December 15, 2023 — by Florence Hu The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) recognized three teachers from the district for their leadership and inspiration, awarding them the 2023 Special Teacher Recognition Award on Oct. 23. Among the recipients was engineering teacher Audrey Warmuth, who has been teaching for 28 years, 17 of which have been at the school. Recognized for […] read more » Advisory board of students helps principal in making better decisions December 14, 2023 — by Caitlin Stoiber and Lawson Wang Each month during a Blue Day tutorial, 30 students, roughly seven to eight from each grade, gather in the cafeteria to listen to and discuss numerous school topics with principal Greg Louie. Louie presents an agenda of topics and attentively listens to students’ input, taking notes and action when needed. “A few years ago, we […] read more » How my father rocked my musical world December 14, 2023 — by Alec Guan Growing up, I repeatedly listened to the same collection of Chinese songs my mom would play during the car ride to elementary school from her huge stack of CDs. I remember telling myself that if I ever learned to play guitar, I would learn all of the songs that I used to sing with my […] read more » Behind the scenes: How students ran the theater production of ‘Almost Maine’ December 14, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad The audience fell silent as a plethora of black shadows lugged bags of balloons and various set pieces onto the dimly lit stage during one of the November performances. The figures signaled to each other through glances and hand motions, transitioning to the set for Scene 4 of the school drama program’s fall play “Almost […] read more » Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion seamlessly blends intrigue and action December 14, 2023 — by Kevin Yang Spoiler alert: This review contains references to key plot points. After the massive success of their Witcher video game franchise in 2012, the famous video game developers CD Projekt Red decided to venture out and create something entirely different from their preceding work: an action-adventure role-playing game based on the famous tabletop game Cyberpunk. This […] read more » Recent alumni offer their report card on how SHS prepared them for elite colleges December 13, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li Saratoga High, one of the top public high schools in California, is consistently commended for its academic rigor and success, according to data from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2023-2024 U.S. News national high school rankings reports that 91% of the students achieve proficiency in math, 94% in reading and 65% […] read more » ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Advisory board of students helps principal in making better decisions December 14, 2023 — by Caitlin Stoiber and Lawson Wang Each month during a Blue Day tutorial, 30 students, roughly seven to eight from each grade, gather in the cafeteria to listen to and discuss numerous school topics with principal Greg Louie. Louie presents an agenda of topics and attentively listens to students’ input, taking notes and action when needed. “A few years ago, we […] read more » How my father rocked my musical world December 14, 2023 — by Alec Guan Growing up, I repeatedly listened to the same collection of Chinese songs my mom would play during the car ride to elementary school from her huge stack of CDs. I remember telling myself that if I ever learned to play guitar, I would learn all of the songs that I used to sing with my […] read more » Behind the scenes: How students ran the theater production of ‘Almost Maine’ December 14, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad The audience fell silent as a plethora of black shadows lugged bags of balloons and various set pieces onto the dimly lit stage during one of the November performances. The figures signaled to each other through glances and hand motions, transitioning to the set for Scene 4 of the school drama program’s fall play “Almost […] read more » Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion seamlessly blends intrigue and action December 14, 2023 — by Kevin Yang Spoiler alert: This review contains references to key plot points. After the massive success of their Witcher video game franchise in 2012, the famous video game developers CD Projekt Red decided to venture out and create something entirely different from their preceding work: an action-adventure role-playing game based on the famous tabletop game Cyberpunk. This […] read more » Recent alumni offer their report card on how SHS prepared them for elite colleges December 13, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li Saratoga High, one of the top public high schools in California, is consistently commended for its academic rigor and success, according to data from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2023-2024 U.S. News national high school rankings reports that 91% of the students achieve proficiency in math, 94% in reading and 65% […] read more » ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
How my father rocked my musical world December 14, 2023 — by Alec Guan Growing up, I repeatedly listened to the same collection of Chinese songs my mom would play during the car ride to elementary school from her huge stack of CDs. I remember telling myself that if I ever learned to play guitar, I would learn all of the songs that I used to sing with my […] read more » Behind the scenes: How students ran the theater production of ‘Almost Maine’ December 14, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad The audience fell silent as a plethora of black shadows lugged bags of balloons and various set pieces onto the dimly lit stage during one of the November performances. The figures signaled to each other through glances and hand motions, transitioning to the set for Scene 4 of the school drama program’s fall play “Almost […] read more » Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion seamlessly blends intrigue and action December 14, 2023 — by Kevin Yang Spoiler alert: This review contains references to key plot points. After the massive success of their Witcher video game franchise in 2012, the famous video game developers CD Projekt Red decided to venture out and create something entirely different from their preceding work: an action-adventure role-playing game based on the famous tabletop game Cyberpunk. This […] read more » Recent alumni offer their report card on how SHS prepared them for elite colleges December 13, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li Saratoga High, one of the top public high schools in California, is consistently commended for its academic rigor and success, according to data from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2023-2024 U.S. News national high school rankings reports that 91% of the students achieve proficiency in math, 94% in reading and 65% […] read more » ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Behind the scenes: How students ran the theater production of ‘Almost Maine’ December 14, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad The audience fell silent as a plethora of black shadows lugged bags of balloons and various set pieces onto the dimly lit stage during one of the November performances. The figures signaled to each other through glances and hand motions, transitioning to the set for Scene 4 of the school drama program’s fall play “Almost […] read more » Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion seamlessly blends intrigue and action December 14, 2023 — by Kevin Yang Spoiler alert: This review contains references to key plot points. After the massive success of their Witcher video game franchise in 2012, the famous video game developers CD Projekt Red decided to venture out and create something entirely different from their preceding work: an action-adventure role-playing game based on the famous tabletop game Cyberpunk. This […] read more » Recent alumni offer their report card on how SHS prepared them for elite colleges December 13, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li Saratoga High, one of the top public high schools in California, is consistently commended for its academic rigor and success, according to data from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2023-2024 U.S. News national high school rankings reports that 91% of the students achieve proficiency in math, 94% in reading and 65% […] read more » ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion seamlessly blends intrigue and action December 14, 2023 — by Kevin Yang Spoiler alert: This review contains references to key plot points. After the massive success of their Witcher video game franchise in 2012, the famous video game developers CD Projekt Red decided to venture out and create something entirely different from their preceding work: an action-adventure role-playing game based on the famous tabletop game Cyberpunk. This […] read more » Recent alumni offer their report card on how SHS prepared them for elite colleges December 13, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li Saratoga High, one of the top public high schools in California, is consistently commended for its academic rigor and success, according to data from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2023-2024 U.S. News national high school rankings reports that 91% of the students achieve proficiency in math, 94% in reading and 65% […] read more » ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Recent alumni offer their report card on how SHS prepared them for elite colleges December 13, 2023 — by Shirina Cao and Jessica Li Saratoga High, one of the top public high schools in California, is consistently commended for its academic rigor and success, according to data from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2023-2024 U.S. News national high school rankings reports that 91% of the students achieve proficiency in math, 94% in reading and 65% […] read more » ‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
‘The Hunger Games’ prequel subverts expectations through theatrical elements and great scriptwriting December 11, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sanjoli Gupta Released and popularized in the beginning of the 2010s, “The Hunger Games” is a series of four movies set in a dystopian world where children fight to the death to entertain the Capital’s citizens. The society’s extreme wealth inequality draws unsettling parallels to our modern world. “The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes,” the newly released […] read more » Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast
Another day, another win for the ‘OG’ Fortnite December 11, 2023 — by Mitchell Chen Remember 2018? It seems a lot longer ago than just five years. Since then, the world has changed in big — and often deeply unpleasant — ways: a global pandemic, economic downturns and seemingly extreme inflation. Things sometimes seem a little more bleak in 2023, a little less hopeful. However, Fortnite fans recently turned back […] read more » firstprevious...56789...2030405060...nextlast