Spanish Club shows what is possible for a cultural club December 20, 2023 — by Kathy Wang “Tacos de pollo!” Spanish 4 Honors teacher Stephany Marks yelled as a group of students crowded into a line in front of her desk. Chopped onions, cilantro, a variety of salsas and a selection of Mexican drinks were neatly arranged on her desk, as the savory aroma of grilling carnitas hung in the air. Casual […] read more » The SpongeBob Christmas Special: an animated masterpiece worth watching every holiday season December 20, 2023 — by Parav Manney “Christmas Who?” (also known as “Patchy The Pirate Presents The SpongeBob Christmas Special”) is the eighth episode in Season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants and the first double-length episode of the series. First airing on Nickelodeon in 2000, this special has been part of my Christmas rituals since childhood, partly out of nostalgia and just as […] read more » Leg day does not deserve the disrespect it gets December 16, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar Picture this: It is a cold winter night somewhere during finals season in December. You decide to put your studying to the side to relieve some stress by hitting the gym. However, today isn’t just any regular day at the gym. Today is LEG day. Walking in with headphones, blasting “Teen Bean” by Ken Carson, […] read more » 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 » firstprevious...678910...2030405060...nextlast
The SpongeBob Christmas Special: an animated masterpiece worth watching every holiday season December 20, 2023 — by Parav Manney “Christmas Who?” (also known as “Patchy The Pirate Presents The SpongeBob Christmas Special”) is the eighth episode in Season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants and the first double-length episode of the series. First airing on Nickelodeon in 2000, this special has been part of my Christmas rituals since childhood, partly out of nostalgia and just as […] read more » Leg day does not deserve the disrespect it gets December 16, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar Picture this: It is a cold winter night somewhere during finals season in December. You decide to put your studying to the side to relieve some stress by hitting the gym. However, today isn’t just any regular day at the gym. Today is LEG day. Walking in with headphones, blasting “Teen Bean” by Ken Carson, […] read more » 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 » firstprevious...678910...2030405060...nextlast
Leg day does not deserve the disrespect it gets December 16, 2023 — by Meher Bhatnagar Picture this: It is a cold winter night somewhere during finals season in December. You decide to put your studying to the side to relieve some stress by hitting the gym. However, today isn’t just any regular day at the gym. Today is LEG day. Walking in with headphones, blasting “Teen Bean” by Ken Carson, […] read more » 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 » firstprevious...678910...2030405060...nextlast
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 » firstprevious...678910...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 » firstprevious...678910...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 » firstprevious...678910...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 » firstprevious...678910...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 » firstprevious...678910...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 » firstprevious...678910...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 » firstprevious...678910...2030405060...nextlast