The ‘us v.s them’ mentality takes the fun out of fashion May 9, 2024 — by Jex Sammael Popov Ah, high school: the time of swirling hormones and self-discovery. The adolescent stage is marked by the transition into recognizing the distinctions between yourself and others and realizations of just how scary and confusing the world you will soon have to enter is. Invariably, the instinct of trying to find yourself via fitting into group […] read more » Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » Musk’s Starship hits new milestones in development and proves how close we are to space travel May 3, 2024 — by Zack Zhang After numerous failed attempts of previous launchings, Elon Musk’s private astronautics company SpaceX’s massive 394-feet-tall Starship space shuttle recently carried out its longest test flight to date: spanning 49 minutes. However, the vessel did not survive its last portion of the test flight on March 14 when it lost communication with the ground during its […] read more » Just get it over with — it’s best to shower at night May 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho In 5th grade, everyone knew the reward for all our hard work was attending the annual science camp. But upon arriving at my cabin, I came to the horrific realization that I would have to shower in the morning. Soon, science camp seemed like it wasn’t going to be a highlight of the year after all… […] read more » 100-word rant: Please bring back beef stew for school lunch April 30, 2024 — by Richard Fan As my friends and I sat under a tree in the quad early this year, we took off the styrofoam lid of the school lunch that day — a comforting bowl of beef stew. The dismal sky perfectly complemented the warm, steaming stew. The perfectly flavored vegetables and perfectly soft beef chunks — which didn’t […] read more » Is studying comp sci still the golden ticket to wealth? April 29, 2024 — by Alec Guan and Richard Fan In January alone, more than 20,000 U.S. employees from Apple, META and Facebook were laid off, a fresh setback for computer science graduates hoping to succeed in the industry. The layoffs suggest an alarming new reality for CS job-seekers: With the further advancement of AI technology and cheaper sources of labor abroad, the job market […] read more » Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Morning showers reign supreme over their nighttime counterparts May 4, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber Imagine this: you wake up after yet another night of falling asleep on your desk cramming for that APUSH test after playing the dangerous game of closing your eyes for “just a minute.” You sit up, stretch the kink out of your neck and groggily slouch into the bathroom to get ready for school. Looking […] read more » Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » Musk’s Starship hits new milestones in development and proves how close we are to space travel May 3, 2024 — by Zack Zhang After numerous failed attempts of previous launchings, Elon Musk’s private astronautics company SpaceX’s massive 394-feet-tall Starship space shuttle recently carried out its longest test flight to date: spanning 49 minutes. However, the vessel did not survive its last portion of the test flight on March 14 when it lost communication with the ground during its […] read more » Just get it over with — it’s best to shower at night May 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho In 5th grade, everyone knew the reward for all our hard work was attending the annual science camp. But upon arriving at my cabin, I came to the horrific realization that I would have to shower in the morning. Soon, science camp seemed like it wasn’t going to be a highlight of the year after all… […] read more » 100-word rant: Please bring back beef stew for school lunch April 30, 2024 — by Richard Fan As my friends and I sat under a tree in the quad early this year, we took off the styrofoam lid of the school lunch that day — a comforting bowl of beef stew. The dismal sky perfectly complemented the warm, steaming stew. The perfectly flavored vegetables and perfectly soft beef chunks — which didn’t […] read more » Is studying comp sci still the golden ticket to wealth? April 29, 2024 — by Alec Guan and Richard Fan In January alone, more than 20,000 U.S. employees from Apple, META and Facebook were laid off, a fresh setback for computer science graduates hoping to succeed in the industry. The layoffs suggest an alarming new reality for CS job-seekers: With the further advancement of AI technology and cheaper sources of labor abroad, the job market […] read more » Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Letter to the Editor: Nobody Owns Parking Spots May 3, 2024 — by Ryan Heshmati Editor’s Note: Ryan Heshmati wrote the following Letter to the Editor in response to “Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot!” by Kavya Patel. According to assistant principal Matt Torrens, Heshmati is correct in stating that there is no official distinction between the “senior” and “junior” parking lots. However, the 100-word rant was a parody on the […] read more » Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » Musk’s Starship hits new milestones in development and proves how close we are to space travel May 3, 2024 — by Zack Zhang After numerous failed attempts of previous launchings, Elon Musk’s private astronautics company SpaceX’s massive 394-feet-tall Starship space shuttle recently carried out its longest test flight to date: spanning 49 minutes. However, the vessel did not survive its last portion of the test flight on March 14 when it lost communication with the ground during its […] read more » Just get it over with — it’s best to shower at night May 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho In 5th grade, everyone knew the reward for all our hard work was attending the annual science camp. But upon arriving at my cabin, I came to the horrific realization that I would have to shower in the morning. Soon, science camp seemed like it wasn’t going to be a highlight of the year after all… […] read more » 100-word rant: Please bring back beef stew for school lunch April 30, 2024 — by Richard Fan As my friends and I sat under a tree in the quad early this year, we took off the styrofoam lid of the school lunch that day — a comforting bowl of beef stew. The dismal sky perfectly complemented the warm, steaming stew. The perfectly flavored vegetables and perfectly soft beef chunks — which didn’t […] read more » Is studying comp sci still the golden ticket to wealth? April 29, 2024 — by Alec Guan and Richard Fan In January alone, more than 20,000 U.S. employees from Apple, META and Facebook were laid off, a fresh setback for computer science graduates hoping to succeed in the industry. The layoffs suggest an alarming new reality for CS job-seekers: With the further advancement of AI technology and cheaper sources of labor abroad, the job market […] read more » Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Top 10 cafeteria delicacies May 3, 2024 — by Bryan Zhao Editor’s Note: The following ranking is an individual writer’s opinion and is not reflective of the opinion of the whole Saratoga Falcon staff. 10. Chicken Alfredo Pasta It seems to me that this is one meal that’s always left after arriving late to the lunch line and is still somehow cold even after being under […] read more » Musk’s Starship hits new milestones in development and proves how close we are to space travel May 3, 2024 — by Zack Zhang After numerous failed attempts of previous launchings, Elon Musk’s private astronautics company SpaceX’s massive 394-feet-tall Starship space shuttle recently carried out its longest test flight to date: spanning 49 minutes. However, the vessel did not survive its last portion of the test flight on March 14 when it lost communication with the ground during its […] read more » Just get it over with — it’s best to shower at night May 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho In 5th grade, everyone knew the reward for all our hard work was attending the annual science camp. But upon arriving at my cabin, I came to the horrific realization that I would have to shower in the morning. Soon, science camp seemed like it wasn’t going to be a highlight of the year after all… […] read more » 100-word rant: Please bring back beef stew for school lunch April 30, 2024 — by Richard Fan As my friends and I sat under a tree in the quad early this year, we took off the styrofoam lid of the school lunch that day — a comforting bowl of beef stew. The dismal sky perfectly complemented the warm, steaming stew. The perfectly flavored vegetables and perfectly soft beef chunks — which didn’t […] read more » Is studying comp sci still the golden ticket to wealth? April 29, 2024 — by Alec Guan and Richard Fan In January alone, more than 20,000 U.S. employees from Apple, META and Facebook were laid off, a fresh setback for computer science graduates hoping to succeed in the industry. The layoffs suggest an alarming new reality for CS job-seekers: With the further advancement of AI technology and cheaper sources of labor abroad, the job market […] read more » Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Musk’s Starship hits new milestones in development and proves how close we are to space travel May 3, 2024 — by Zack Zhang After numerous failed attempts of previous launchings, Elon Musk’s private astronautics company SpaceX’s massive 394-feet-tall Starship space shuttle recently carried out its longest test flight to date: spanning 49 minutes. However, the vessel did not survive its last portion of the test flight on March 14 when it lost communication with the ground during its […] read more » Just get it over with — it’s best to shower at night May 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho In 5th grade, everyone knew the reward for all our hard work was attending the annual science camp. But upon arriving at my cabin, I came to the horrific realization that I would have to shower in the morning. Soon, science camp seemed like it wasn’t going to be a highlight of the year after all… […] read more » 100-word rant: Please bring back beef stew for school lunch April 30, 2024 — by Richard Fan As my friends and I sat under a tree in the quad early this year, we took off the styrofoam lid of the school lunch that day — a comforting bowl of beef stew. The dismal sky perfectly complemented the warm, steaming stew. The perfectly flavored vegetables and perfectly soft beef chunks — which didn’t […] read more » Is studying comp sci still the golden ticket to wealth? April 29, 2024 — by Alec Guan and Richard Fan In January alone, more than 20,000 U.S. employees from Apple, META and Facebook were laid off, a fresh setback for computer science graduates hoping to succeed in the industry. The layoffs suggest an alarming new reality for CS job-seekers: With the further advancement of AI technology and cheaper sources of labor abroad, the job market […] read more » Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Just get it over with — it’s best to shower at night May 3, 2024 — by Annika Gho In 5th grade, everyone knew the reward for all our hard work was attending the annual science camp. But upon arriving at my cabin, I came to the horrific realization that I would have to shower in the morning. Soon, science camp seemed like it wasn’t going to be a highlight of the year after all… […] read more » 100-word rant: Please bring back beef stew for school lunch April 30, 2024 — by Richard Fan As my friends and I sat under a tree in the quad early this year, we took off the styrofoam lid of the school lunch that day — a comforting bowl of beef stew. The dismal sky perfectly complemented the warm, steaming stew. The perfectly flavored vegetables and perfectly soft beef chunks — which didn’t […] read more » Is studying comp sci still the golden ticket to wealth? April 29, 2024 — by Alec Guan and Richard Fan In January alone, more than 20,000 U.S. employees from Apple, META and Facebook were laid off, a fresh setback for computer science graduates hoping to succeed in the industry. The layoffs suggest an alarming new reality for CS job-seekers: With the further advancement of AI technology and cheaper sources of labor abroad, the job market […] read more » Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
100-word rant: Please bring back beef stew for school lunch April 30, 2024 — by Richard Fan As my friends and I sat under a tree in the quad early this year, we took off the styrofoam lid of the school lunch that day — a comforting bowl of beef stew. The dismal sky perfectly complemented the warm, steaming stew. The perfectly flavored vegetables and perfectly soft beef chunks — which didn’t […] read more » Is studying comp sci still the golden ticket to wealth? April 29, 2024 — by Alec Guan and Richard Fan In January alone, more than 20,000 U.S. employees from Apple, META and Facebook were laid off, a fresh setback for computer science graduates hoping to succeed in the industry. The layoffs suggest an alarming new reality for CS job-seekers: With the further advancement of AI technology and cheaper sources of labor abroad, the job market […] read more » Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Is studying comp sci still the golden ticket to wealth? April 29, 2024 — by Alec Guan and Richard Fan In January alone, more than 20,000 U.S. employees from Apple, META and Facebook were laid off, a fresh setback for computer science graduates hoping to succeed in the industry. The layoffs suggest an alarming new reality for CS job-seekers: With the further advancement of AI technology and cheaper sources of labor abroad, the job market […] read more » Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Juniors, stop parking in the senior lot! April 18, 2024 — by Kavya Patel Imagine waking up on time, finding a bunch of open spots in the senior lot and finally getting to snag one in the first row. As you go to open your door, it lightly taps the car next to you. Within a mere three seconds, someone you don’t recognize jumps out of the car, asking […] read more » Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Indian American usage of the N-word is skyrocketing and must be stopped April 16, 2024 — by Agastya Vitaldevara Since I was a baby, I’ve religiously met up with my family friends every month, if not more often, allowing them to become some of my closest friends. Conversations with them often follow a fairly predictable structure: school, sports, politics and updates on life in general. However, since the beginning of high school, casual conversations […] read more » 12345...1020304050...nextlast