Saratoga remains strong giving back to the community December 7, 2022 — by Andy Zhu Each year beginning in mid-November, the school participates in the annual Giving Tree drive, displaying a Christmas tree in the office with presents underneath, collected for children in need. This year, a tall Christmas tree stands in the lobby of the office, dazzling in brilliant Christmas lights. On it perches wishlist tags containing presents ranging […] read more » Falcon editor wins honorable mention for NSPA Writer of the Year award December 6, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Skyler Mao Searching through her past work, senior Christina Chang, one of four editors-in-chief of The Falcon this year, carefully selected five of her most impactful stories to submit to the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), the leading organization supporting scholastic journalism in the nation. She wanted to participate in the contest and take a shot at […] read more » 80 students join winter percussion December 6, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli With the marching band’s season having ended with a fourth-place finish at the Sacramento regional championships on Nov. 5, winter percussion is now among the music groups that have begun practicing for spring-semester competitions. Every year, percussion members in the band and other interested students come together and join winter percussion to craft a show […] read more » Tri-M concert raises money for Hurricane Ian relief December 6, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Zachary Zinman Cello in hand, freshman Florence Wei stepped onto the McAfee Center stage for her solo. After introducing the piece she had been practicing for six months, Bach’s Prelude from Suite 3, Wei inhaled deeply and began to play. As she swayed with the melody, audience members hunched forward, mesmerized by the sound of her cello. […] read more » 2 seniors advance in Coca-Cola Scholars program December 5, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of more than 91,000 applicants are selected as Coca-Cola Scholars and receive a $20,000 academic scholarship. Over the past 34 years, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has provided more than $78 million to over 6,600 scholars. Before these 150 finalists are selected, around 1,500 students are selected as […] read more » SHSTV moves shortened broadcast to sixth period to increase engagement December 5, 2022 — by Kathy Wang Until October, the SHSTV broadcast was shown on occasional Blue Days between second period and tutorial. However, because the broadcast clashed with ASB announcements and students often didn’t pay attention because they left for tutorial, adviser Benjamin Brotzman and the administration decided to move the broadcast to the beginning of sixth period, a period that […] read more » School releases fall finals schedule December 3, 2022 — by Skyler Mao Principal Greg Louie released the 2022 Fall Finals schedule in his Friday letter on Nov. 11, a vital tool for students to plan their study schedule for the week. Finals are 2 hours – far longer than ordinary 85-minute classes. This year’s final schedule includes 20-minute meetups with each class on Monday as well as […] read more » Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America November 30, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Winter Formal will be held at California’s Great America Pavilion on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — and the theme is “Met Gala Afterparty.” Ticket sales started on Nov. 1 and concluded on Nov. 21. About 674 students are expected to attend the dance. That number is more than any formal dance […] read more » District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Falcon editor wins honorable mention for NSPA Writer of the Year award December 6, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Skyler Mao Searching through her past work, senior Christina Chang, one of four editors-in-chief of The Falcon this year, carefully selected five of her most impactful stories to submit to the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA), the leading organization supporting scholastic journalism in the nation. She wanted to participate in the contest and take a shot at […] read more » 80 students join winter percussion December 6, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli With the marching band’s season having ended with a fourth-place finish at the Sacramento regional championships on Nov. 5, winter percussion is now among the music groups that have begun practicing for spring-semester competitions. Every year, percussion members in the band and other interested students come together and join winter percussion to craft a show […] read more » Tri-M concert raises money for Hurricane Ian relief December 6, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Zachary Zinman Cello in hand, freshman Florence Wei stepped onto the McAfee Center stage for her solo. After introducing the piece she had been practicing for six months, Bach’s Prelude from Suite 3, Wei inhaled deeply and began to play. As she swayed with the melody, audience members hunched forward, mesmerized by the sound of her cello. […] read more » 2 seniors advance in Coca-Cola Scholars program December 5, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of more than 91,000 applicants are selected as Coca-Cola Scholars and receive a $20,000 academic scholarship. Over the past 34 years, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has provided more than $78 million to over 6,600 scholars. Before these 150 finalists are selected, around 1,500 students are selected as […] read more » SHSTV moves shortened broadcast to sixth period to increase engagement December 5, 2022 — by Kathy Wang Until October, the SHSTV broadcast was shown on occasional Blue Days between second period and tutorial. However, because the broadcast clashed with ASB announcements and students often didn’t pay attention because they left for tutorial, adviser Benjamin Brotzman and the administration decided to move the broadcast to the beginning of sixth period, a period that […] read more » School releases fall finals schedule December 3, 2022 — by Skyler Mao Principal Greg Louie released the 2022 Fall Finals schedule in his Friday letter on Nov. 11, a vital tool for students to plan their study schedule for the week. Finals are 2 hours – far longer than ordinary 85-minute classes. This year’s final schedule includes 20-minute meetups with each class on Monday as well as […] read more » Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America November 30, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Winter Formal will be held at California’s Great America Pavilion on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — and the theme is “Met Gala Afterparty.” Ticket sales started on Nov. 1 and concluded on Nov. 21. About 674 students are expected to attend the dance. That number is more than any formal dance […] read more » District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
80 students join winter percussion December 6, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli With the marching band’s season having ended with a fourth-place finish at the Sacramento regional championships on Nov. 5, winter percussion is now among the music groups that have begun practicing for spring-semester competitions. Every year, percussion members in the band and other interested students come together and join winter percussion to craft a show […] read more » Tri-M concert raises money for Hurricane Ian relief December 6, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Zachary Zinman Cello in hand, freshman Florence Wei stepped onto the McAfee Center stage for her solo. After introducing the piece she had been practicing for six months, Bach’s Prelude from Suite 3, Wei inhaled deeply and began to play. As she swayed with the melody, audience members hunched forward, mesmerized by the sound of her cello. […] read more » 2 seniors advance in Coca-Cola Scholars program December 5, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of more than 91,000 applicants are selected as Coca-Cola Scholars and receive a $20,000 academic scholarship. Over the past 34 years, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has provided more than $78 million to over 6,600 scholars. Before these 150 finalists are selected, around 1,500 students are selected as […] read more » SHSTV moves shortened broadcast to sixth period to increase engagement December 5, 2022 — by Kathy Wang Until October, the SHSTV broadcast was shown on occasional Blue Days between second period and tutorial. However, because the broadcast clashed with ASB announcements and students often didn’t pay attention because they left for tutorial, adviser Benjamin Brotzman and the administration decided to move the broadcast to the beginning of sixth period, a period that […] read more » School releases fall finals schedule December 3, 2022 — by Skyler Mao Principal Greg Louie released the 2022 Fall Finals schedule in his Friday letter on Nov. 11, a vital tool for students to plan their study schedule for the week. Finals are 2 hours – far longer than ordinary 85-minute classes. This year’s final schedule includes 20-minute meetups with each class on Monday as well as […] read more » Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America November 30, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Winter Formal will be held at California’s Great America Pavilion on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — and the theme is “Met Gala Afterparty.” Ticket sales started on Nov. 1 and concluded on Nov. 21. About 674 students are expected to attend the dance. That number is more than any formal dance […] read more » District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Tri-M concert raises money for Hurricane Ian relief December 6, 2022 — by Mitchell Chen and Zachary Zinman Cello in hand, freshman Florence Wei stepped onto the McAfee Center stage for her solo. After introducing the piece she had been practicing for six months, Bach’s Prelude from Suite 3, Wei inhaled deeply and began to play. As she swayed with the melody, audience members hunched forward, mesmerized by the sound of her cello. […] read more » 2 seniors advance in Coca-Cola Scholars program December 5, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of more than 91,000 applicants are selected as Coca-Cola Scholars and receive a $20,000 academic scholarship. Over the past 34 years, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has provided more than $78 million to over 6,600 scholars. Before these 150 finalists are selected, around 1,500 students are selected as […] read more » SHSTV moves shortened broadcast to sixth period to increase engagement December 5, 2022 — by Kathy Wang Until October, the SHSTV broadcast was shown on occasional Blue Days between second period and tutorial. However, because the broadcast clashed with ASB announcements and students often didn’t pay attention because they left for tutorial, adviser Benjamin Brotzman and the administration decided to move the broadcast to the beginning of sixth period, a period that […] read more » School releases fall finals schedule December 3, 2022 — by Skyler Mao Principal Greg Louie released the 2022 Fall Finals schedule in his Friday letter on Nov. 11, a vital tool for students to plan their study schedule for the week. Finals are 2 hours – far longer than ordinary 85-minute classes. This year’s final schedule includes 20-minute meetups with each class on Monday as well as […] read more » Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America November 30, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Winter Formal will be held at California’s Great America Pavilion on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — and the theme is “Met Gala Afterparty.” Ticket sales started on Nov. 1 and concluded on Nov. 21. About 674 students are expected to attend the dance. That number is more than any formal dance […] read more » District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
2 seniors advance in Coca-Cola Scholars program December 5, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Every year, 150 students out of a pool of more than 91,000 applicants are selected as Coca-Cola Scholars and receive a $20,000 academic scholarship. Over the past 34 years, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation has provided more than $78 million to over 6,600 scholars. Before these 150 finalists are selected, around 1,500 students are selected as […] read more » SHSTV moves shortened broadcast to sixth period to increase engagement December 5, 2022 — by Kathy Wang Until October, the SHSTV broadcast was shown on occasional Blue Days between second period and tutorial. However, because the broadcast clashed with ASB announcements and students often didn’t pay attention because they left for tutorial, adviser Benjamin Brotzman and the administration decided to move the broadcast to the beginning of sixth period, a period that […] read more » School releases fall finals schedule December 3, 2022 — by Skyler Mao Principal Greg Louie released the 2022 Fall Finals schedule in his Friday letter on Nov. 11, a vital tool for students to plan their study schedule for the week. Finals are 2 hours – far longer than ordinary 85-minute classes. This year’s final schedule includes 20-minute meetups with each class on Monday as well as […] read more » Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America November 30, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Winter Formal will be held at California’s Great America Pavilion on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — and the theme is “Met Gala Afterparty.” Ticket sales started on Nov. 1 and concluded on Nov. 21. About 674 students are expected to attend the dance. That number is more than any formal dance […] read more » District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
SHSTV moves shortened broadcast to sixth period to increase engagement December 5, 2022 — by Kathy Wang Until October, the SHSTV broadcast was shown on occasional Blue Days between second period and tutorial. However, because the broadcast clashed with ASB announcements and students often didn’t pay attention because they left for tutorial, adviser Benjamin Brotzman and the administration decided to move the broadcast to the beginning of sixth period, a period that […] read more » School releases fall finals schedule December 3, 2022 — by Skyler Mao Principal Greg Louie released the 2022 Fall Finals schedule in his Friday letter on Nov. 11, a vital tool for students to plan their study schedule for the week. Finals are 2 hours – far longer than ordinary 85-minute classes. This year’s final schedule includes 20-minute meetups with each class on Monday as well as […] read more » Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America November 30, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Winter Formal will be held at California’s Great America Pavilion on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — and the theme is “Met Gala Afterparty.” Ticket sales started on Nov. 1 and concluded on Nov. 21. About 674 students are expected to attend the dance. That number is more than any formal dance […] read more » District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
School releases fall finals schedule December 3, 2022 — by Skyler Mao Principal Greg Louie released the 2022 Fall Finals schedule in his Friday letter on Nov. 11, a vital tool for students to plan their study schedule for the week. Finals are 2 hours – far longer than ordinary 85-minute classes. This year’s final schedule includes 20-minute meetups with each class on Monday as well as […] read more » Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America November 30, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Winter Formal will be held at California’s Great America Pavilion on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — and the theme is “Met Gala Afterparty.” Ticket sales started on Nov. 1 and concluded on Nov. 21. About 674 students are expected to attend the dance. That number is more than any formal dance […] read more » District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America November 30, 2022 — by Nikhil Mathihalli Winter Formal will be held at California’s Great America Pavilion on Dec. 10 from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. — and the theme is “Met Gala Afterparty.” Ticket sales started on Nov. 1 and concluded on Nov. 21. About 674 students are expected to attend the dance. That number is more than any formal dance […] read more » District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
District drops Twitter usage as hate speech increases following Musk’s takeover November 30, 2022 — by Jonathan Si The district will no longer use Twitter as a platform for communication, superintendent Bill Sanderson announced via email on Nov. 10. He cited the rise in “hate speech used on the platform,” which is opposed to the district’s values of diversity and inclusivity, and thus a decision was made to dissociate from the platform. Billionaire […] read more » SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast
SEF draws high participation in first community 5K fun run November 28, 2022 — by Victoria Hu As the opening beats to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons echoed across the Redwood Middle blacktop, a bustling crowd gathered at the lower field. Wearing blue T-shirts and race bibs, runners of all ages stood under a metal archway, prepared for the signal to start. At 8 a.m., the race began: Over 800 students, parents and […] read more » firstprevious...1020...2930313233...4050607080...nextlast