Despite their aging core, the Warriors will still win the championship November 6, 2023 — by George Hu The Golden State Warriors have hit the jackpot in the past decade, winning a jaw-dropping four NBA championships in the past 10 NBA seasons, with their most recent being in 2021-2022. All four championships involved point guard Stephen Curry, shooting guard Klay Thompson and power forward Draymond Green — their longtime three core players. Despite […] read more » Don’t be surprised if the Miami Heat wins it all in ‘23-’24 November 6, 2023 — by Alan Cai “There’s no chance the Miami Heat will win,” fans said during every matchup in the playoffs. Yet, out of four playoff series, the Florida team only failed to win one: the NBA Finals, falling only to the Denver Nuggets. The team has consistently surpassed expectations this decade and its players have proven themselves to be […] read more » Bonding with my younger sister over basketball strengthens our relationship November 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu All eyes were on the court, as I intently watched my little sister, Bella, shoot a free throw at a tournament in Hayward. As expected, not many points were scored during that game since I was watching fifth grade girls play one of their first-ever basketball games. However, I was amazed to see how far […] read more » Face the facts: The reloaded Milwaukee Bucks are winning it all November 3, 2023 — by Bill Huang Staring at an official report from ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski on Instagram in late September, I saw a huge image of 7-time all-star Damian Lillard photoshopped into a Milwaukee Buck jersey. It was a seismic shakeup of the NBA landscape. Arguably one of the best shooters behind Stephen Curry, Lillard had joined the franchise […] read more » Science teacher finds second home coaching swimmers on the pool deck October 31, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Every spring, students walking along the pool might be surprised to see science teacher Kristen Thomson coaching the girls on the swim team. She can be seen patrolling the pool, encouraging swimmers to meet their set times and giving advice on swimmers’ strokes and form to stride faster and smoother in the water. Although Thomson […] read more » Girls’ tennis unable to move up a league despite successful season October 23, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad After winning 8 of their last 10 matches, the girls’ varsity tennis team are in second place in the El Camino League with a 8-2 record as of Oct. 20. Despite this, the Falcons will not move up to the De Anza league as they hoped at the beginning of the season. Due to their […] read more » Boys’ water polo struggles to stay afloat with sicknesses and new coach October 23, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The boys’ water polo team took the lead in the first quarter against Santa Clara on their Oct. 19 senior night game Oct. 19, with senior co-captain and center defender Yanis Herne scoring the first goal. After the score went back and forth for the first two quarters, a weak third quarter left the Falcons […] read more » College football standout: athletic director Rick Ellis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Growing up, athletic director and PE teacher Rick Ellis was surrounded by passionate athletic relatives — some of his earliest memories include cheering on his uncles from the sidelines of the football field. “I was always enamored by the look of their pads and helmet,” Ellis said. “That’s the atmosphere I was raised in. When […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
Don’t be surprised if the Miami Heat wins it all in ‘23-’24 November 6, 2023 — by Alan Cai “There’s no chance the Miami Heat will win,” fans said during every matchup in the playoffs. Yet, out of four playoff series, the Florida team only failed to win one: the NBA Finals, falling only to the Denver Nuggets. The team has consistently surpassed expectations this decade and its players have proven themselves to be […] read more » Bonding with my younger sister over basketball strengthens our relationship November 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu All eyes were on the court, as I intently watched my little sister, Bella, shoot a free throw at a tournament in Hayward. As expected, not many points were scored during that game since I was watching fifth grade girls play one of their first-ever basketball games. However, I was amazed to see how far […] read more » Face the facts: The reloaded Milwaukee Bucks are winning it all November 3, 2023 — by Bill Huang Staring at an official report from ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski on Instagram in late September, I saw a huge image of 7-time all-star Damian Lillard photoshopped into a Milwaukee Buck jersey. It was a seismic shakeup of the NBA landscape. Arguably one of the best shooters behind Stephen Curry, Lillard had joined the franchise […] read more » Science teacher finds second home coaching swimmers on the pool deck October 31, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Every spring, students walking along the pool might be surprised to see science teacher Kristen Thomson coaching the girls on the swim team. She can be seen patrolling the pool, encouraging swimmers to meet their set times and giving advice on swimmers’ strokes and form to stride faster and smoother in the water. Although Thomson […] read more » Girls’ tennis unable to move up a league despite successful season October 23, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad After winning 8 of their last 10 matches, the girls’ varsity tennis team are in second place in the El Camino League with a 8-2 record as of Oct. 20. Despite this, the Falcons will not move up to the De Anza league as they hoped at the beginning of the season. Due to their […] read more » Boys’ water polo struggles to stay afloat with sicknesses and new coach October 23, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The boys’ water polo team took the lead in the first quarter against Santa Clara on their Oct. 19 senior night game Oct. 19, with senior co-captain and center defender Yanis Herne scoring the first goal. After the score went back and forth for the first two quarters, a weak third quarter left the Falcons […] read more » College football standout: athletic director Rick Ellis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Growing up, athletic director and PE teacher Rick Ellis was surrounded by passionate athletic relatives — some of his earliest memories include cheering on his uncles from the sidelines of the football field. “I was always enamored by the look of their pads and helmet,” Ellis said. “That’s the atmosphere I was raised in. When […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
Bonding with my younger sister over basketball strengthens our relationship November 3, 2023 — by Andy Zhu All eyes were on the court, as I intently watched my little sister, Bella, shoot a free throw at a tournament in Hayward. As expected, not many points were scored during that game since I was watching fifth grade girls play one of their first-ever basketball games. However, I was amazed to see how far […] read more » Face the facts: The reloaded Milwaukee Bucks are winning it all November 3, 2023 — by Bill Huang Staring at an official report from ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski on Instagram in late September, I saw a huge image of 7-time all-star Damian Lillard photoshopped into a Milwaukee Buck jersey. It was a seismic shakeup of the NBA landscape. Arguably one of the best shooters behind Stephen Curry, Lillard had joined the franchise […] read more » Science teacher finds second home coaching swimmers on the pool deck October 31, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Every spring, students walking along the pool might be surprised to see science teacher Kristen Thomson coaching the girls on the swim team. She can be seen patrolling the pool, encouraging swimmers to meet their set times and giving advice on swimmers’ strokes and form to stride faster and smoother in the water. Although Thomson […] read more » Girls’ tennis unable to move up a league despite successful season October 23, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad After winning 8 of their last 10 matches, the girls’ varsity tennis team are in second place in the El Camino League with a 8-2 record as of Oct. 20. Despite this, the Falcons will not move up to the De Anza league as they hoped at the beginning of the season. Due to their […] read more » Boys’ water polo struggles to stay afloat with sicknesses and new coach October 23, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The boys’ water polo team took the lead in the first quarter against Santa Clara on their Oct. 19 senior night game Oct. 19, with senior co-captain and center defender Yanis Herne scoring the first goal. After the score went back and forth for the first two quarters, a weak third quarter left the Falcons […] read more » College football standout: athletic director Rick Ellis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Growing up, athletic director and PE teacher Rick Ellis was surrounded by passionate athletic relatives — some of his earliest memories include cheering on his uncles from the sidelines of the football field. “I was always enamored by the look of their pads and helmet,” Ellis said. “That’s the atmosphere I was raised in. When […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
Face the facts: The reloaded Milwaukee Bucks are winning it all November 3, 2023 — by Bill Huang Staring at an official report from ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski on Instagram in late September, I saw a huge image of 7-time all-star Damian Lillard photoshopped into a Milwaukee Buck jersey. It was a seismic shakeup of the NBA landscape. Arguably one of the best shooters behind Stephen Curry, Lillard had joined the franchise […] read more » Science teacher finds second home coaching swimmers on the pool deck October 31, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Every spring, students walking along the pool might be surprised to see science teacher Kristen Thomson coaching the girls on the swim team. She can be seen patrolling the pool, encouraging swimmers to meet their set times and giving advice on swimmers’ strokes and form to stride faster and smoother in the water. Although Thomson […] read more » Girls’ tennis unable to move up a league despite successful season October 23, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad After winning 8 of their last 10 matches, the girls’ varsity tennis team are in second place in the El Camino League with a 8-2 record as of Oct. 20. Despite this, the Falcons will not move up to the De Anza league as they hoped at the beginning of the season. Due to their […] read more » Boys’ water polo struggles to stay afloat with sicknesses and new coach October 23, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The boys’ water polo team took the lead in the first quarter against Santa Clara on their Oct. 19 senior night game Oct. 19, with senior co-captain and center defender Yanis Herne scoring the first goal. After the score went back and forth for the first two quarters, a weak third quarter left the Falcons […] read more » College football standout: athletic director Rick Ellis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Growing up, athletic director and PE teacher Rick Ellis was surrounded by passionate athletic relatives — some of his earliest memories include cheering on his uncles from the sidelines of the football field. “I was always enamored by the look of their pads and helmet,” Ellis said. “That’s the atmosphere I was raised in. When […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
Science teacher finds second home coaching swimmers on the pool deck October 31, 2023 — by Sunny Cao Every spring, students walking along the pool might be surprised to see science teacher Kristen Thomson coaching the girls on the swim team. She can be seen patrolling the pool, encouraging swimmers to meet their set times and giving advice on swimmers’ strokes and form to stride faster and smoother in the water. Although Thomson […] read more » Girls’ tennis unable to move up a league despite successful season October 23, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad After winning 8 of their last 10 matches, the girls’ varsity tennis team are in second place in the El Camino League with a 8-2 record as of Oct. 20. Despite this, the Falcons will not move up to the De Anza league as they hoped at the beginning of the season. Due to their […] read more » Boys’ water polo struggles to stay afloat with sicknesses and new coach October 23, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The boys’ water polo team took the lead in the first quarter against Santa Clara on their Oct. 19 senior night game Oct. 19, with senior co-captain and center defender Yanis Herne scoring the first goal. After the score went back and forth for the first two quarters, a weak third quarter left the Falcons […] read more » College football standout: athletic director Rick Ellis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Growing up, athletic director and PE teacher Rick Ellis was surrounded by passionate athletic relatives — some of his earliest memories include cheering on his uncles from the sidelines of the football field. “I was always enamored by the look of their pads and helmet,” Ellis said. “That’s the atmosphere I was raised in. When […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
Girls’ tennis unable to move up a league despite successful season October 23, 2023 — by Sasha Prasad After winning 8 of their last 10 matches, the girls’ varsity tennis team are in second place in the El Camino League with a 8-2 record as of Oct. 20. Despite this, the Falcons will not move up to the De Anza league as they hoped at the beginning of the season. Due to their […] read more » Boys’ water polo struggles to stay afloat with sicknesses and new coach October 23, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The boys’ water polo team took the lead in the first quarter against Santa Clara on their Oct. 19 senior night game Oct. 19, with senior co-captain and center defender Yanis Herne scoring the first goal. After the score went back and forth for the first two quarters, a weak third quarter left the Falcons […] read more » College football standout: athletic director Rick Ellis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Growing up, athletic director and PE teacher Rick Ellis was surrounded by passionate athletic relatives — some of his earliest memories include cheering on his uncles from the sidelines of the football field. “I was always enamored by the look of their pads and helmet,” Ellis said. “That’s the atmosphere I was raised in. When […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
Boys’ water polo struggles to stay afloat with sicknesses and new coach October 23, 2023 — by Agastya Vitaldevara The boys’ water polo team took the lead in the first quarter against Santa Clara on their Oct. 19 senior night game Oct. 19, with senior co-captain and center defender Yanis Herne scoring the first goal. After the score went back and forth for the first two quarters, a weak third quarter left the Falcons […] read more » College football standout: athletic director Rick Ellis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Growing up, athletic director and PE teacher Rick Ellis was surrounded by passionate athletic relatives — some of his earliest memories include cheering on his uncles from the sidelines of the football field. “I was always enamored by the look of their pads and helmet,” Ellis said. “That’s the atmosphere I was raised in. When […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
College football standout: athletic director Rick Ellis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Growing up, athletic director and PE teacher Rick Ellis was surrounded by passionate athletic relatives — some of his earliest memories include cheering on his uncles from the sidelines of the football field. “I was always enamored by the look of their pads and helmet,” Ellis said. “That’s the atmosphere I was raised in. When […] read more » Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
Math teacher Kelly Frangieh: once dual collegiate athlete at UC Davis October 21, 2023 — by Amy Luo Math teacher Kelly Frangieh is known on campus for teaching Algebra 2 honors and Pre-calculus. Hidden behind her academic career, however, is the journey of an active athlete from childhood through college at UC Davis. She began athletics by swimming and playing soccer starting at age 5. Eventually, she realized she had a stronger passion […] read more » 1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast
1-loss girls’ water polo celebrates success in league October 21, 2023 — by Richard Fan The girls’ water polo team has concluded their season in first place with an overwhelmingly successful league record of 11-1 as of Oct. 20. They won every game in the El Camino League except for a 7-2 loss away to Mountain View on Oct. 3. With a 9-3 home win against Santa Clara on Oct. […] read more » firstprevious...89101112...2030405060...nextlast