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School ramps up AED count on campus
November 20, 2024
Students listen to Natasha Schatzman’s presentation in the student center on Nov. 15.
NASA aerospace engineer shares research in aeromechanics and aeroacoustics
November 20, 2024
Acting superintendent Heath Rocha speaks during the Nov. 12 board meeting.
New concerns arise over former superintendent Sanderson’s 2022 hiring
November 20, 2024
The flyer for this year’s Winter Formal hangs up around school and is posted on social media.
Tickets for Winter Formal sell out before purchase window closes
November 20, 2024
Saratoga Team 1, senior Alan Lu, junior Lawson Wang, sophomores Andy Lu and Seabert Mao, senior Skyler Mao and sophomore Vivian Zhong (left to right), hold their 3rd place trophy.
Math club places third at Berkeley tournament
November 17, 2024
Actress Naomi Scott playing Skye Riley brings to life a terrifying transformation through subtle changes.
‘Smile 2’ mixes traditional jump scare and psychological horror
November 20, 2024
BASIC officers at a boba fundraiser on Oct. 2.
BASIC club emphasizes youth action on humanitarian aid
November 18, 2024
The U.S., China and Taiwan, among other nations, are engaged in one of the fastest-growing tech races in history to develop and produce the best semiconductors and AI.
The U.S. is playing catchup in the semiconductor race. Is it too late to win?
November 12, 2024
Highlights of freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors dances during Homecoming week from Oct. 14-19.
Behind the scenes: Meet the choreographers who brought the Homecoming dance to life
November 2, 2024
Students gather around the table at the top of the quad steps during the voter registration drive on Sept. 25.
Revived Democracy Matters club kicks off the school year with successful election events
October 30, 2024
Senior Saira Ramakrishnan pitches for the Saratoga Falcons.
Senior softball player commits to University of Rochester
November 20, 2024
The team gathered around a fire during their retreat to enjoy s’mores and build team chemistry.
Girls’ basketball team aims to build winning culture in pre-season after eye-opening retreat
November 20, 2024
Recap of fall sports.
Fall Sports Recap: Toga teams fight hard to the end
November 16, 2024
The girls’ tennis team poses for a group photo.
Girls’ tennis finishes the regular season with a solid victory
November 16, 2024
Mascots and volunteers cheering runners on as they cross the finish line.
Saratoga 5K Fun Run: a blend of community and competition
November 13, 2024
Cigarette packaging should depict frightening images on the front and sides, clearly communicating the consequences of smoking.
Cigarette packaging needs to be more graphic in its dire warnings
November 15, 2024
Journalism labor unions have firmly opposed the bill, calling it a “shakedown.”
‘Undemocratic’ deal reached between Google and California news outlets
November 7, 2024
Test dates make or break our vacation
The bliss and benefits of having tests before breaks
October 31, 2024
Here’s why you should vote against Prop 34.
Prop 34’s devious methods target non-profits
October 30, 2024
Please let me understand my mistakes.
100-word rant: Let me use the answer key to check my work
October 28, 2024
Personally, I really need some noodle slippers.
My 8-year-old self would be sad to see ‘5-Minute Crafts’ go — but I’m not
November 20, 2024
A hearty stew such as a beef bourguignon is perfect for a cold winter day.
Winter break bucket list: cooking galore
November 18, 2024
Don’t hate until you try it.
Top 10: weirdly good food combos that might get you flamed
November 16, 2024
A girl cries as she realizes her wallet is empty.
Resisting the urge to splurge: regulating money spent on lunchtime outings
November 11, 2024
The seating chart is often like a game of Russian Roulette, you either sit next to your best friend or next to your ex.
Top 10: Reasons to request a seat change
November 5, 2024

The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Andy Chen
Facing low participation, underclassmen-heavy team remains underdog in league

Facing low participation, underclassmen-heavy team remains underdog in league

Andy Chen and Tiffany Wang
March 18, 2022
Teachers can do more to address remote student concerns

Teachers can do more to address remote student concerns

Andy Chen
March 16, 2022
Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus

Coolest and cleanest: the best water fountains on campus

Andy Chen and Bill Yuan
November 29, 2021
At the beginning of the game against Homestead, the field hockey team runs onto the field.

Following 9-1 season, field hockey loses in second round of CCS

Meher Bhatnagar and Andy Chen
November 19, 2021
Junior running back Paolo Navarro runs the ball as senior lineman Parker Smith blocks Monta Vista’s defense.

Falcons kick off league season with a win and a loss

Andy Chen, Jonny Luo, Nikhil Mathihalli, and Shaan Sridhar
October 7, 2021

Falcons shatter loss streak with 31-14 Homecoming game win

Andy Chen
September 26, 2021
Rookie members of team MSET 6165 Cuttlefish work on the finishing touches of their robot together in the robotics room before their scrimmage.

Photo or Graphic for: Robotic teams use offseason to get even stronger after a strong pandemic year

Arnav Swamy and Martin Xu
September 25, 2021

Staff editorial – Title IX: topic too big for tutorial

Andy Chen and Esther Luan
September 19, 2021
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Econ Club highlights real-world applications through speaker event

Andy Chen
April 25, 2021
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District must provide fair salary, increase benefits for SHS athletic trainer position

Andy Chen, Shama Gupta, and Howard Shu
April 15, 2021

Top 10 excuses for turning your camera off on Zoom

Andy Chen and Allen Luo
April 14, 2021

Top ten worst days of the week

Andy Chen and Bill Yuan
April 3, 2021
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Team tackles season amidst safety concerns

Andy Chen and Jason Cheng
March 28, 2021
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Gluttonous duo rates Girl Scout cookies

Andy Chen and Tiffany Wang
March 26, 2021
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Catan: a perfect game to play with family

Andy Chen
March 18, 2021
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From the runway to the pages: Benefit Fashion Show changes to fashion magazine

Andy Chen and Anjali Nuggehalli
March 6, 2021
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Robotics team wins top two awards, qualifies for regionals

Andy Chen and Kaasha Minocha
March 4, 2021
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School should open new P.E. credit opportunities

Andy Chen
March 1, 2021

Top 10 things to do after COVID-19

Andy Chen and Justin Guo
January 26, 2021
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Turn your Zoom camera on (or not)

Andy Chen and Audrey Mah
January 19, 2021
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School hires new long-term subs, staff for second semester

Andy Chen and Ethan Lin
January 17, 2021
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Robotics: Paused in-person cohorts lead to new challenges, opportunities

Andy Chen and Kaasha Minocha
January 14, 2021
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Weir leads maintenance staff in preparation for eventual in-person school

Andy Chen and Cici Xu
December 12, 2020
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In face of coronavirus, robotics club prepares for competition

Andy Chen
December 3, 2020
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Teachers increase use of new technology

Andy Chen and Avani Kongetira
December 2, 2020
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SHS unfairly caters too much to STEM students

Andy Chen and Shaan Sridhar
December 2, 2020
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Weight room loses $7,000 worth of equipment, reflecting larger security problem across campus

Andy Chen and Allen Luo
December 1, 2020
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SHS alumni makes videos for hospitalized children amidst pandemic

Andy Chen
November 9, 2020
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Video games connect friends during coronavirus pandemic

Andy Chen and Justin Guo
October 18, 2020
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Football: Falcons hope to rebuild after losing key players from last year’s team to graduation

Andy Chen and Jason Cheng
October 15, 2020
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Class of 2020 alumni move to college campuses to find something like a normal freshman experience in a pandemic

Andy Chen
October 13, 2020
A Survey of Modern Economics (3)

Econ club to feature Stanford, Princeton, UPenn professors at speaker series

Apurva Chakravarthy and Andy Chen
October 7, 2020
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I broke a world record

Andy Chen
October 7, 2020

District’s decision to host the standardized tests causes controversy

Andy Chen, Shreya Rallabandi, and Harshini Velchamy
September 18, 2020
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Robotics team mentors Argonaut Elementary students through virtual software summer program

Andy Chen and Kaasha Minocha
September 5, 2020

Top 10 ways 2020 can get worse

Andy Chen
August 27, 2020
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P.E. teachers adjust workouts, curriculum

Andy Chen
August 26, 2020
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District establishes new protocols for distance learning

Andy Chen and Esther Luan
August 26, 2020
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Science department adjusts to online education

Andy Chen
August 21, 2020
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Administration and senior class office plan to hold in-person prom in December

Andy Chen and Kaasha Minocha
May 22, 2020

Top 10 ways to spend your quarantined summer

Andy Chen and Justin Guo
May 21, 2020
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Staff finishes yearbook despite coronavirus obstacles; books to be mailed home instead of distributed

Andy Chen
May 13, 2020
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Transition to online learning continues

Andy Chen and Ethan Lin
May 10, 2020
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Online schooling hinders students, teachers

Andy Chen
April 23, 2020
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Leadership to introduce changes to club system

Andy Chen and Esther Luan
April 16, 2020
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Dance commission hosts online TikTok competition

Andy Chen and Angelina Chen
April 14, 2020
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M-SET mentors and students print and deliver 3-D-printed face shields to local hospitals

Andy Chen and Kaasha Minocha
April 11, 2020
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School closures force cancellation of standardized tests

Andy Chen
April 10, 2020
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Sleep connoisseur rates the best ways to fall asleep

Andy Chen
April 10, 2020
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Best practices in online teaching needed in face of coronavirus

Andy Chen
March 31, 2020

Badminton team experiments with practices in attempt to recover from last year’s season

Andy Chen and Alan Zu
March 28, 2020
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Kids should get social media sooner rather than later

Andy Chen
March 21, 2020

Some second semester seniors stay in spring sports, others quit

Andy Chen and Anna Novoselov
March 12, 2020

Boys’ golf team dominates competition, looks to make history yet again

Andy Chen and Harshini Velchamy
March 12, 2020

Dietary habits can lead to less spending on meals

Andy Chen
March 11, 2020

Sophomore pursues comedic passion

Andy Chen and Anouk Yeh
March 10, 2020

As students scramble for summer recs, teachers encourage other options

Andy Chen
March 10, 2020

New rules say upperclassmen presidents must have had one year of Leadership

Andy Chen and Harshini Velchamy
March 9, 2020

Not just another statistic: an examination of teen suicide

Marisa Kingsley and Andy Chen
March 9, 2020

Daily tutorial system should remain

Andy Chen
March 6, 2020
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Sophomore soccer star has played against top national and international competition

Andy Chen
March 5, 2020
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As build season comes to a close, M-SET preps for competitions

Andy Chen and Kaasha Minocha
March 5, 2020

Wrestling team making gains despite inexperience

Andy Chen and Sina Salehi
January 29, 2020

Students choose to play football despite relative risk

Andy Chen
January 28, 2020

Unnecessary emphasis on instructional minutes hinders schools

Andy Chen
January 22, 2020

Immigrants must overcome stereotypes in order to adjust to life in America

Andy Chen and Benjamin Li
November 25, 2019

Robotics scrimmage provides rewarding experience

Andy Chen and Kaasha Minocha
November 20, 2019

Clubs take advantage of social media to advertise

Andy Chen and Tiffany Wang 
November 20, 2019

JV football team struggles to retain members; trend is part of larger decline in sports participation

Andy Chen
November 20, 2019

World geography curriculum should include more modern history

Andy Chen and Tiffany Wang
November 18, 2019

Season preview: Wrestling team looks to polish skills in preparation for league

Andy Chen
November 15, 2019

Response to NBA, Blizzard controversies are overreactions

Andy Chen and Benjamin Li
November 15, 2019

M-SET spreads STEM to Argonaut Elementary students through mentoring program

Andy Chen and Kaasha Minocha
October 17, 2019

Fall fashion without fast fashion

Megan Chen and Andy Chen
October 15, 2019

Memo to teachers: SHSTV should actually be shown in classrooms

Andy Chen and Esther Luan
October 15, 2019
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Blue shells make me blue

Andy Chen
October 15, 2019

‘Trunk-or-Treat’ aims to foster safe trick-or-treating environment

Andy Chen
October 15, 2019

Field trips costs generally outweigh benefits

Andy Chen
October 15, 2019

AP Statistics students interview students, analyze response bias

Andy Chen and Allen Luo
October 14, 2019

As the power goes off in students’ homes, SHS hosts extends hours for student center, library

Andy Chen
October 14, 2019

E-sports club achieves wide popularity but has no traditional meetings

Esther Luan and Andy Chen
October 14, 2019

Later start time both help and hinder students

Andy Chen and Benjamin Li
September 9, 2019

ASB implements new club policies that target ‘college app’ clubs

Andy Chen and Issac Le
September 9, 2019

Administration has two new members

Andy Chen and Allison Hartley
September 9, 2019

New club policy limits growth

Esther Luan and Andy Chen
September 9, 2019

Falcon Fest changes fail to hit their mark

Andy Chen and Allen Luo
September 9, 2019

Minecraft takes its ‘Revenge’

Andy Chen and Megan Chen
September 5, 2019
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