New activities director Cunningham brings fresh perspective September 10, 2021 — by Nicole Lu After working with assistant principal Matt Torrens as part of the Leadership class for the past three years, senior class president Apurva Chakravarthy felt a mixture of excitement and nervousness upon meeting his replacement, Kristen Cunningham. When meeting her for the first time during the summer over Zoom, Chakravarthy had no idea what to expect. […] read more » New English teacher strives for student-centered classroom September 10, 2021 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Kavya Patel New English teacher Megan Laws can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a teacher. In fact, she remembers setting up stuffed animals to prepare for her next “lesson” at just 3 years old. Fast forward to 2021, and she is now teaching both freshmen and sophomores here after seven years of teaching […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more » Students and teachers criticize new bell schedule September 9, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Nilay Mishra This year’s new bell schedule has resulted in many changes, including a later start time of 8:30 a.m., 90-minute periods, 30-minute lunches and 10-minute passing periods. Tutorials now only occur on Blue Days, with 14 tutorials dedicated to Advisory modules on topics such as consent and sexual harassment. But student and teacher reactions have not […] read more » Cafeteria adopts safety procedures to keep students and staff safe September 9, 2021 — by Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma and Minsui Tang As the cafeteria reopened this year at full capacity during the pandemic, new safety policies and procedures have been put in place. District cafeteria head Pam Carlino has introduced a system that has 12 cafeteria employees, not including herself, rotating between the Saratoga and Los Gatos campuses. That way, if one cohort comes in contact […] read more » Robotics members excited by new facilities funded by Measure E September 9, 2021 — by Atrey Desai and Hannah Lee After entering the robotics room on a rainy day in December 2019, team members were unsurprised to see the pool of water that had collected in the middle of the floor. For years, leaky roofs, a lack of space and poor insulation, among other problems, were unfixed due to a lack of funding — until […] read more » AP Physics C students dive into school year with advanced concepts and labs September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Nicole Lu As senior Jocelyn Li walked into class on Aug. 27, she saw AP Physics C teacher Matthew Welander preparing for a projectile motion experiment. Li was eager to finally perform in-person science labs using the PASCO SPARKvue software — a data collection and visualization application — and a Mini Launcher, a highly accurate metal sphere […] read more » Spirit commission pilots genderless Homecoming court September 9, 2021 — by Ariel Zhou and Sanjoli Gupta The school is changing its customary Homecoming court elections of a Homecoming king and queen to a genderless process, honoring two students of any gender as Homecoming monarchs and, in the case of princes and princesses, Homecoming royalties. Some students interviewed by The Falcon said they agree that this change will promote a more inclusive […] read more » After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
New English teacher strives for student-centered classroom September 10, 2021 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Kavya Patel New English teacher Megan Laws can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a teacher. In fact, she remembers setting up stuffed animals to prepare for her next “lesson” at just 3 years old. Fast forward to 2021, and she is now teaching both freshmen and sophomores here after seven years of teaching […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more » Students and teachers criticize new bell schedule September 9, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Nilay Mishra This year’s new bell schedule has resulted in many changes, including a later start time of 8:30 a.m., 90-minute periods, 30-minute lunches and 10-minute passing periods. Tutorials now only occur on Blue Days, with 14 tutorials dedicated to Advisory modules on topics such as consent and sexual harassment. But student and teacher reactions have not […] read more » Cafeteria adopts safety procedures to keep students and staff safe September 9, 2021 — by Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma and Minsui Tang As the cafeteria reopened this year at full capacity during the pandemic, new safety policies and procedures have been put in place. District cafeteria head Pam Carlino has introduced a system that has 12 cafeteria employees, not including herself, rotating between the Saratoga and Los Gatos campuses. That way, if one cohort comes in contact […] read more » Robotics members excited by new facilities funded by Measure E September 9, 2021 — by Atrey Desai and Hannah Lee After entering the robotics room on a rainy day in December 2019, team members were unsurprised to see the pool of water that had collected in the middle of the floor. For years, leaky roofs, a lack of space and poor insulation, among other problems, were unfixed due to a lack of funding — until […] read more » AP Physics C students dive into school year with advanced concepts and labs September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Nicole Lu As senior Jocelyn Li walked into class on Aug. 27, she saw AP Physics C teacher Matthew Welander preparing for a projectile motion experiment. Li was eager to finally perform in-person science labs using the PASCO SPARKvue software — a data collection and visualization application — and a Mini Launcher, a highly accurate metal sphere […] read more » Spirit commission pilots genderless Homecoming court September 9, 2021 — by Ariel Zhou and Sanjoli Gupta The school is changing its customary Homecoming court elections of a Homecoming king and queen to a genderless process, honoring two students of any gender as Homecoming monarchs and, in the case of princes and princesses, Homecoming royalties. Some students interviewed by The Falcon said they agree that this change will promote a more inclusive […] read more » After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more » Students and teachers criticize new bell schedule September 9, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Nilay Mishra This year’s new bell schedule has resulted in many changes, including a later start time of 8:30 a.m., 90-minute periods, 30-minute lunches and 10-minute passing periods. Tutorials now only occur on Blue Days, with 14 tutorials dedicated to Advisory modules on topics such as consent and sexual harassment. But student and teacher reactions have not […] read more » Cafeteria adopts safety procedures to keep students and staff safe September 9, 2021 — by Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma and Minsui Tang As the cafeteria reopened this year at full capacity during the pandemic, new safety policies and procedures have been put in place. District cafeteria head Pam Carlino has introduced a system that has 12 cafeteria employees, not including herself, rotating between the Saratoga and Los Gatos campuses. That way, if one cohort comes in contact […] read more » Robotics members excited by new facilities funded by Measure E September 9, 2021 — by Atrey Desai and Hannah Lee After entering the robotics room on a rainy day in December 2019, team members were unsurprised to see the pool of water that had collected in the middle of the floor. For years, leaky roofs, a lack of space and poor insulation, among other problems, were unfixed due to a lack of funding — until […] read more » AP Physics C students dive into school year with advanced concepts and labs September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Nicole Lu As senior Jocelyn Li walked into class on Aug. 27, she saw AP Physics C teacher Matthew Welander preparing for a projectile motion experiment. Li was eager to finally perform in-person science labs using the PASCO SPARKvue software — a data collection and visualization application — and a Mini Launcher, a highly accurate metal sphere […] read more » Spirit commission pilots genderless Homecoming court September 9, 2021 — by Ariel Zhou and Sanjoli Gupta The school is changing its customary Homecoming court elections of a Homecoming king and queen to a genderless process, honoring two students of any gender as Homecoming monarchs and, in the case of princes and princesses, Homecoming royalties. Some students interviewed by The Falcon said they agree that this change will promote a more inclusive […] read more » After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
Students and teachers criticize new bell schedule September 9, 2021 — by Nidhi Mathihalli and Nilay Mishra This year’s new bell schedule has resulted in many changes, including a later start time of 8:30 a.m., 90-minute periods, 30-minute lunches and 10-minute passing periods. Tutorials now only occur on Blue Days, with 14 tutorials dedicated to Advisory modules on topics such as consent and sexual harassment. But student and teacher reactions have not […] read more » Cafeteria adopts safety procedures to keep students and staff safe September 9, 2021 — by Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma and Minsui Tang As the cafeteria reopened this year at full capacity during the pandemic, new safety policies and procedures have been put in place. District cafeteria head Pam Carlino has introduced a system that has 12 cafeteria employees, not including herself, rotating between the Saratoga and Los Gatos campuses. That way, if one cohort comes in contact […] read more » Robotics members excited by new facilities funded by Measure E September 9, 2021 — by Atrey Desai and Hannah Lee After entering the robotics room on a rainy day in December 2019, team members were unsurprised to see the pool of water that had collected in the middle of the floor. For years, leaky roofs, a lack of space and poor insulation, among other problems, were unfixed due to a lack of funding — until […] read more » AP Physics C students dive into school year with advanced concepts and labs September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Nicole Lu As senior Jocelyn Li walked into class on Aug. 27, she saw AP Physics C teacher Matthew Welander preparing for a projectile motion experiment. Li was eager to finally perform in-person science labs using the PASCO SPARKvue software — a data collection and visualization application — and a Mini Launcher, a highly accurate metal sphere […] read more » Spirit commission pilots genderless Homecoming court September 9, 2021 — by Ariel Zhou and Sanjoli Gupta The school is changing its customary Homecoming court elections of a Homecoming king and queen to a genderless process, honoring two students of any gender as Homecoming monarchs and, in the case of princes and princesses, Homecoming royalties. Some students interviewed by The Falcon said they agree that this change will promote a more inclusive […] read more » After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
Cafeteria adopts safety procedures to keep students and staff safe September 9, 2021 — by Jonny Luo, Shannon Ma and Minsui Tang As the cafeteria reopened this year at full capacity during the pandemic, new safety policies and procedures have been put in place. District cafeteria head Pam Carlino has introduced a system that has 12 cafeteria employees, not including herself, rotating between the Saratoga and Los Gatos campuses. That way, if one cohort comes in contact […] read more » Robotics members excited by new facilities funded by Measure E September 9, 2021 — by Atrey Desai and Hannah Lee After entering the robotics room on a rainy day in December 2019, team members were unsurprised to see the pool of water that had collected in the middle of the floor. For years, leaky roofs, a lack of space and poor insulation, among other problems, were unfixed due to a lack of funding — until […] read more » AP Physics C students dive into school year with advanced concepts and labs September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Nicole Lu As senior Jocelyn Li walked into class on Aug. 27, she saw AP Physics C teacher Matthew Welander preparing for a projectile motion experiment. Li was eager to finally perform in-person science labs using the PASCO SPARKvue software — a data collection and visualization application — and a Mini Launcher, a highly accurate metal sphere […] read more » Spirit commission pilots genderless Homecoming court September 9, 2021 — by Ariel Zhou and Sanjoli Gupta The school is changing its customary Homecoming court elections of a Homecoming king and queen to a genderless process, honoring two students of any gender as Homecoming monarchs and, in the case of princes and princesses, Homecoming royalties. Some students interviewed by The Falcon said they agree that this change will promote a more inclusive […] read more » After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
Robotics members excited by new facilities funded by Measure E September 9, 2021 — by Atrey Desai and Hannah Lee After entering the robotics room on a rainy day in December 2019, team members were unsurprised to see the pool of water that had collected in the middle of the floor. For years, leaky roofs, a lack of space and poor insulation, among other problems, were unfixed due to a lack of funding — until […] read more » AP Physics C students dive into school year with advanced concepts and labs September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Nicole Lu As senior Jocelyn Li walked into class on Aug. 27, she saw AP Physics C teacher Matthew Welander preparing for a projectile motion experiment. Li was eager to finally perform in-person science labs using the PASCO SPARKvue software — a data collection and visualization application — and a Mini Launcher, a highly accurate metal sphere […] read more » Spirit commission pilots genderless Homecoming court September 9, 2021 — by Ariel Zhou and Sanjoli Gupta The school is changing its customary Homecoming court elections of a Homecoming king and queen to a genderless process, honoring two students of any gender as Homecoming monarchs and, in the case of princes and princesses, Homecoming royalties. Some students interviewed by The Falcon said they agree that this change will promote a more inclusive […] read more » After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
AP Physics C students dive into school year with advanced concepts and labs September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Nicole Lu As senior Jocelyn Li walked into class on Aug. 27, she saw AP Physics C teacher Matthew Welander preparing for a projectile motion experiment. Li was eager to finally perform in-person science labs using the PASCO SPARKvue software — a data collection and visualization application — and a Mini Launcher, a highly accurate metal sphere […] read more » Spirit commission pilots genderless Homecoming court September 9, 2021 — by Ariel Zhou and Sanjoli Gupta The school is changing its customary Homecoming court elections of a Homecoming king and queen to a genderless process, honoring two students of any gender as Homecoming monarchs and, in the case of princes and princesses, Homecoming royalties. Some students interviewed by The Falcon said they agree that this change will promote a more inclusive […] read more » After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
Spirit commission pilots genderless Homecoming court September 9, 2021 — by Ariel Zhou and Sanjoli Gupta The school is changing its customary Homecoming court elections of a Homecoming king and queen to a genderless process, honoring two students of any gender as Homecoming monarchs and, in the case of princes and princesses, Homecoming royalties. Some students interviewed by The Falcon said they agree that this change will promote a more inclusive […] read more » After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
After 30 years in multiple roles, assistant principal Kerry Mohnike retires September 8, 2021 — by Jonny Luo and Shreya Rallabandi When assistant principal Kerry Mohnike started teaching here 30 years ago, much of present-day Saratoga High did not exist. There was no state-of-the-art science wing. There was no football stadium, let alone lights on its field. The McAfee Center was not yet built, and there was no blackbox theater. Many of the trees on the […] read more » School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast
School outlines COVID-19 protocols and expectations September 5, 2021 — by Lynn Dai and Shaan Sridhar When students returned to in-person instruction on Aug. 12, over 60 percent of them had not been on campus in the past year — or ever. Many were unfamiliar with the protocols put in place during the phased reopening at the end of last semester, only some of which still remain. Now, in response to […] read more » firstprevious...1020304050...5455565758...708090100110...nextlast