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Allied teams 95071X (right) and 1000A (left) celebrate after advancing to grand finals at the U.S. Open National Championship.
VEX Robotics team makes finalists in U.S. Open National Championship
April 10, 2025
Rally commissioners act out a skit inspired by “Beauty and the Beast.”
‘Beauty and the Beast’ rally builds hype before prom
April 10, 2025
Trustee Shawn Mortensen (far left) listens to a presentation at the district office during the school board’s March 11 meeting.
Meet Shawn Mortensen: LGSUHSD’s newest school board trustee
April 5, 2025
The Philharmonic Strings orchestra combined with the Freshman orchestra to play together in the non-competitive category of the conference.
SHS orchestras travel to Atlanta for National Orchestra Festival
April 4, 2025
During the summer of 2026, the music department will be traveling to perform in Japan.
Music department to tour Japan in summer of 2026
April 3, 2025
Cochrum helps a student during tutorial.
Cochrum reflects on educational journey with learning disability
April 5, 2025
An advertisement poster Leung made for the company.
Senior takes on remote social media job in New York
April 5, 2025
Courtesy of Montalvo Arts Center Often rented for weddings, the beautiful grounds of the Montalvo Arts Center is a popular place for hosting social events.
A nearby gem: the Montalvo Arts Center
April 3, 2025
Combining multiple skill-sets fosters collaboration and growth in ceramics class
April 2, 2025
Kinoshita films a fight scene for her college sophomore-year passion project, “The Veil” — her first time as Director of Photography
Stories that matter: Alumna pursues cinematography to inspire through storytelling
April 2, 2025
Ning launches a three against Sacred Heart as his teammates prepare to celebrate.
From 13th man to 3rd team all league — Steven Ning’s basketball journey
April 3, 2025
The beam training area at Gold Star Gymnastics.
Paying it forward for the next generation of gymnasts
March 31, 2025
Bossow wrestles against Bellarmine at Overfelt High on Dec. 6.
Wrestling team shows significant improvement this season
March 27, 2025
Coach Brian Liao talks game strategy with sophomores Andy Lu and Teegan Seid-Pham.
New head badminton coach brings valued guidance for players
March 27, 2025
President Riley Adler demonstrates yoga moves on the March 20 meeting, focused on the benefits of the practice.
Sports Medicine Club strives to teach athletes to be more aware of their body
March 26, 2025
Mangione’s alleged actions were wrong, but the diagnosis of America’s failing health-care system wasn’t
Mangione’s alleged actions were wrong, but the diagnosis of America’s failing health-care system wasn’t
March 31, 2025
Stay safe.
In a dark time, it’s time to know your rights
March 27, 2025
Starting next school year, more students are able to study at MIT without worrying about tuition.
Educational institutions are wise to offer free tuition to low-income families
March 26, 2025
Nationwide voter turnout since 2002, blue is presidential, yellow is midterm
Sagging voter participation puts democracy at risk
March 22, 2025
Cutting the tree of the Department of Education in half.
DOGE’s cuts for educational programs cause instability and loss of research confidence
March 19, 2025
Students gather to eat and talk on the upper deck.
Prom 2025: A grape evening at the Mountain Winery
April 6, 2025
Courtesy of Imgflip If you’re going to stop reading this story right here, this meme sums up my entire high school experience (I been chilling with boba but it’s close enough). Seriously, though, John Cena’s Chinese is elite.
My high school life in memes
April 5, 2025
Courtesy of Neha Sharan Students compete in a co-ed tournament held at the India Community Center in Milpitas.
A sophomore’s gambit: encouraging more girls to take up chess
April 4, 2025
Top 10 celebrity baby names over the years
April 3, 2025
Students take a test in Mrs. Marks’ Spanish 3 class.
Spanish teacher Stephanie Marks connects language learning to current events
April 2, 2025

The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Anirudh Iyer

Senior Mag 2023: Fusing the music of my heritage with classical piano — how a relationship with two instruments has shaped my present and future

Anirudh Iyer
August 30, 2023

Senior Mag 2023:Football, basketball? Nah. I’ve spent months watching two more ‘out of the box’ sports

Anirudh Iyer
August 30, 2023

Senior Mag 2023: Samantha Stoiber revives rock climbing pastime, encourages friends to join in

Anirudh Iyer
June 6, 2023
Senior Mateusz Palusinski in action with junior Kali Duvvuri and sophomore Caleb Yu during the March Madness game on Mar. 15.

School March Madness tournament wraps up after a month of scintillating basketball

Anirudh Iyer
April 5, 2023
A quick summary of the rule changes for the 2023 MLB season. 

2023 MLB rule changes aim to revolutionize, reinvigorate baseball 

Anirudh Iyer
April 5, 2023
Senior Lucas Dennis standing on second base in Saratoga’s game against Del Mar

Baseball tries to build momentum, but stumbles in early-season games

Anirudh Iyer
March 15, 2023
SpeakEasy’s technology architecture

Junior develops award-winning AI-powered browser extension

Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu
March 15, 2023
Samsung’s tablets provide a superior value-for-money option than what Apple churns out. 

Samsung tablet represents superior value-for-money option than overhyped iPad

Anirudh Iyer
March 12, 2023
Coach Davey oversees the boys’ practice as sophomore Caleb Yu dribbles down the court.

Basketball coach Mike Davey reflects on a productive first season back, one in which he led varsity boys to CCS

Anirudh Iyer
March 11, 2023
Belenje and Pattanayak pictured together.

Athletes recount difficulties that come with pursuing high level sports

Anirudh Iyer
March 10, 2023
Featuring headline-worthy quarterbacks Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes of the Eagles and Chiefs respectively, this Super Bowl was an offensive battle first and foremost. 

Super Bowl LVII: a game that lived up to hyped up expectations

Anirudh Iyer
March 7, 2023
Davis poses with his golf partner at his course in San Martin.

Physics teacher pursues golf in free time

Anirudh Iyer
March 7, 2023
AMD seniors rehearse their finale dance in preparation for the show.

Bombay in the Bay practices ramp up

Anirudh Iyer and Michelle Wan
January 31, 2023
Famous sports analytics company Fivethirtyeight’s supercomputer predicts that Arsenal will win the Premier League, with the top 4 staying as it currently is.

English Premier League: a midseason report card

Anirudh Iyer
January 24, 2023
Qatar has endured a lot of scrutiny; however, this World Cup has been a success.

Qatar: fraudulent sportswasher or soccer’s new sensational spectacle?

Anirudh Iyer
December 17, 2022
Spirit week promotes holiday fervor

Spirit week promotes holiday fervor

Anirudh Iyer
December 17, 2022
Average unweighted GPAs were unnecessarily added next to sports season recaps. 

Publicizing average unweighted GPAs of sports teams serves no good purpose

Anirudh Iyer
December 13, 2022
Athletes, both pros and amateurs, often face mental health challenges

Athletes, both pros and amateurs, often face mental health challenges

Anirudh Iyer
December 5, 2022
A quick visual overview of Sunak’s background.

Rishi Sunak’s election as U.K. prime minister: putting national pride aside

Anirudh Iyer
November 17, 2022
The vegetarian meal Anirudh got in its full form.

Mediterranean cuisine: an underrated delicacy

Anirudh Iyer and Daniel Wu
November 14, 2022
Ronaldo’s goal output has fallen off a cliff in the last year or so — could this run of form signal the end of his career?

Cristiano Ronaldo: Age finally trips up soccer superstar

Anirudh Iyer
November 12, 2022
Expanded Homecoming court celebrated at football game

Expanded Homecoming court celebrated at football game

Anirudh Iyer and Shaan Sridhar
October 1, 2022
A graphical depiction of the changes in the bell schedule over the last 5 years, illustrating the yearly annual shifts in both tutorial and class lengths. 

New bell schedule is a significant improvement

Anirudh Iyer
September 30, 2022
This Premier League season has all it takes to become one for the history books.

Revamped Premier League season inspires newfound hype and interest

Anirudh Iyer
September 29, 2022
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