Summer vacation should be just that — a vacation May 15, 2024 — by Caitlin Stoiber The bell rings for the final time of the fifth-grade school year. A herd of kids stream out of Argonaut Elementary teacher Amy Roper’s class and onto the playground. Like all last days, this one’s been pretty great. Our class spent the day signing yearbooks and enjoying our end-of-year class party, and now it’s time […] read more » While flawed, college ranking systems remain necessary tools for constructing college lists May 15, 2024 — by William Cao and Nikhil Mathihalli With over 5,999 college options in the U.S., seniors face a daunting array of possible directions; merely choosing colleges which to apply to can feel like navigating a maze in the cornfields, blindfolded. From our experience in the past several months, the most critical sifting device in the decision-making process has been well-known college ranking […] read more » Despite politicians’ actions to ban TikTok, eradicating would come with costs May 15, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Open a new YouTube account for the first time, and you will likely see your recommended page full of high-profile content. These selections often end up being big, successful channels with millions of subscribers like MrBeast, PewdiePie, WWE or NBA highlights. By contrast, when you log on to TikTok for the first time, the short […] read more » Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » 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 » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
While flawed, college ranking systems remain necessary tools for constructing college lists May 15, 2024 — by William Cao and Nikhil Mathihalli With over 5,999 college options in the U.S., seniors face a daunting array of possible directions; merely choosing colleges which to apply to can feel like navigating a maze in the cornfields, blindfolded. From our experience in the past several months, the most critical sifting device in the decision-making process has been well-known college ranking […] read more » Despite politicians’ actions to ban TikTok, eradicating would come with costs May 15, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Open a new YouTube account for the first time, and you will likely see your recommended page full of high-profile content. These selections often end up being big, successful channels with millions of subscribers like MrBeast, PewdiePie, WWE or NBA highlights. By contrast, when you log on to TikTok for the first time, the short […] read more » Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » 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 » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Despite politicians’ actions to ban TikTok, eradicating would come with costs May 15, 2024 — by Zack Zhang Open a new YouTube account for the first time, and you will likely see your recommended page full of high-profile content. These selections often end up being big, successful channels with millions of subscribers like MrBeast, PewdiePie, WWE or NBA highlights. By contrast, when you log on to TikTok for the first time, the short […] read more » Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » 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 » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
Self-driving cars are the future, but how safe are they? May 13, 2024 — by Amelia Chang and Florence Wei Growing up, we found the idea of self-driving cars to be eons away, a sci-fi creation that perhaps our children or grandchildren would experience. But drive around San Francisco these days and you’ll see more and more self-driving Waymo vehicles, and you realize the roads certainly feel like the future we thought was far off. […] read more » 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 » 12345...1020304050...nextlast
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 » 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 » 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 » 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 » 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 » 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 » 12345...1020304050...nextlast