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 » A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...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 » A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...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 » A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...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 » A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...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 » A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...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 » A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...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 » A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...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 » A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
A long shot: After losing a star player, girls’ golf has tougher time securing wins October 21, 2023 — by Kathy Wang Earlier this year No. 2 player junior Sarah Lim made the difficult choice to scale back her participation in the golf team’s practices and matches. This is one reason, among others, that the team has lost more matches this year. Due to a heavy junior year workload, Lim — after thoroughly discussing with her parents […] read more » Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Varsity girls’ volleyball pulls members from JV due to low numbers October 21, 2023 — by Natalie Chua and Sarah Zhou Junior libero Caitlin Lee locked eyes with Homestead’s server and maneuvered to pass the ball. With senior setter Ariel Zhou’s quick set, freshman Aanya Hotha slammed the ball for a point. Despite their efforts, the Falcons fell 3-0 to a tough Homestead team during their senior night home game on Oct. 18. Earlier in the […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast