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Lalitha Maruvda helps freshman Brooklyn Harman test his nearly complete Pong game on Sept. 13.
New Intro to Computer Science teacher brings over 20 years of industry experience
September 19, 2024
Seniors pose in front of a model ship at the United States Naval Academy.
6 seniors test their mettle in summer program at U.S. Naval Academy
September 19, 2024
Henry Arellanes starts the school year by working to advance the softball batting cages and implement water stations.
New plant supervisor looks to improve athletic facilities
September 18, 2024
SHS students, faculty, and alumni pose after their final performance with BDB.
Students participate in prestigious Blue Devils Drums Corps over the summer
September 18, 2024
Sophomore Alma Garniek begins her shift at TEAZENTEA.
New bubble tea store opens in downtown Saratoga
September 15, 2024
Through the outlined steps, deepfakes are capable of swapping faces and emulating mouth-movement to create misleading videos.
Deepfakes take dangerous steps forward in authenticity, blurring the lines between fiction and reality
September 19, 2024
Casavant derives Newton’s second law to the class.
A survival guide to AP Physics 1 and 2
September 19, 2024
Kanye West notoriously grabs the microphone from Taylor Swift at the VMAs in 2009 as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards.
From A-List to off-the-list: the downfall of Kanye West
September 19, 2024
Fans notice tension between the two co-stars.
‘It Ends With Us’ star Lively faces backlash over domestic violence remarks
September 19, 2024
Our conversation with ChatGPT.
Can an AI chatbot be your new best friend?
September 18, 2024
In May of 2022, baseball player Samanyu Ram stands on Saratoga’s home field after a CCS win against St. Thomas More.
Senior commits to NYU’s Division III baseball program
September 19, 2024
The dance team sells homemade baked goods at their bake sale at the Sept. 5 home football game against El Camino to fundraise for competition and costume costs.
Dance team welcomes new assistant coach who focuses on their technique and fitness
September 19, 2024
Junior Thalea Charton passes the ball during an after-school practice.
Season preview: Girls’ water polo tries to stay afloat with only 8 players
September 19, 2024
Abandoned aquatic facility in Rio
The devastating side of Olympic hosting
September 19, 2024
In her toughest match-up of the season, middle blocker Aanya Hotha serves the match point.
Star sophomore volleyball player makes strides toward her lofty goals
September 19, 2024
Junior Nirvan Shah faces off against junior Brady Liang at lunch on Sept. 16.
Student irresponsibility undermines the Falcon Nest’s true potential
September 18, 2024
I say my line during my annual spring program.
From private school to public school, the benefits and downsides I experienced
September 15, 2024
Too often, students instinctively reach for the calculator.
Stop and think: Do you really need that calculator?
September 15, 2024
Six ants crawl on bathroom sink.
Clean up after yourself before the ants take over the school
September 12, 2024
The skibidi toilet horrors that popped up in our Instagram reels less than a year ago.
Gen Alpha has a word for that — but you probably won’t know what it means
September 12, 2024
Toga Tests advertises its exams by posting on Instagram.
Toga Tests seeks to lend a helping hand to students studying for upcoming exams
September 19, 2024
Keeping a balanced schedule can be hard in a 24-hour day.
Facing 11th grade: my new lifestyle for the new year
September 19, 2024
This so called “trendy” sport leaves the rest of the racquetball community in quite the pickle.
A plea to pickleballers from a ticked off tennis player
September 19, 2024
My pandemic level of monthly letters.
Hand-written letters are simple beauty
September 19, 2024
Kristen Thomson (left), Isla Thomson (right) and Spencer Thomson (top) on their first day all at the same school, 2024.
The three Thomsons find comfort in having family on campus
September 19, 2024

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TikTok content is subpar, but somehow I’m still watching

Anishi Patel
April 24, 2020

Black and Brown, Crossroads are underrated thrift stores

Anishi Patel and Sandhya Sundaram Word Count: 670
January 17, 2020

Drama students travel to LA for CA State Thespian conference

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
April 1, 2019

Reheat, reduce, reprocess: the many ways SHS students and staff are managing food waste

Anishi Patel
March 26, 2019

Community rallies to help math teacher after 200-foot tree destroys her home during a mountain rainstorm

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
March 26, 2019

‘The Sound of Music’ returns to SHS; cast list released and preparations underway

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
March 26, 2019

Three years later, grading scale remains controversial among students

Anishi Patel and Kaitlyn Tsai
February 14, 2019

Optional finals are a more-than-fair offering for students with high As

Anishi Patel
February 12, 2019

@ the haters: “kids these days” will change the world

Anishi Patel
February 12, 2019

Alumnus Sivakami Sambasivam works to realize her vision for global health care

Anishi Patel
December 12, 2018

Drama honors students to perform ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ at One Act Festival

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
December 12, 2018

Borderline scams: NYLF and NSHSS mislead students by marketing themselves as exclusive

Anishi Patel
December 12, 2018

My binder fell off the roof of my car on Saratoga Sunnyvale and you probably saw it

Anishi Patel
December 11, 2018

Upperclassmen express doubts about COSMOS, explore other summer programs

Rohan Kumar and Anishi Patel
October 29, 2018

Senior Shasta Ganti stars as Brutus in ‘Julius Caesar’

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
October 29, 2018

“Julius Caesar” cast list released; rehearsals begin

Anishi Patel and Oliver Ye
September 25, 2018
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Boba ‘bandits’ steal popular drink from class fundraisers

Rohan Kumar and Anishi Patel
September 25, 2018

Fashion week catfights fuel the media’s unfavorable portrayal of women

Anishi Patel
September 23, 2018

Unpopular Opinion: PMT is nasty

Anishi Patel
September 20, 2018

SHS Outreach and Stanford Blood Drive host event

Anishi Patel
May 30, 2018

SHS lacking in advanced humanities courses

Anishi Patel
May 30, 2018

Gender Gap apparent in CS classes, WiSTEM club faces obstacles

Anishi Patel
May 9, 2018

‘Love, Simon’: ‘I’m just like you’

Annissa Mu and Anishi Patel
May 4, 2018

Being a Girl Scout goes far beyond selling cookies

Anishi Patel
May 4, 2018

Buen apetito : Kirk’s hungry

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
May 4, 2018

Underclassmen cast in lead roles; new choreographer teaches fast-paced routines

Colleen Feng and Anishi Patel
March 15, 2018

Sheehy’s World History classes compete for doughnuts through trivia

Anishi Patel and Sandhya Sundaram
March 15, 2018

Abe makes students wrestle with their bad behavior

Anishi Patel and Krithi Sankar
March 15, 2018

Quick fame easier to achieve with social media

Anna Novoselov and Anishi Patel
March 9, 2018

Saratoga library introduces new technology

Annissa Mu and Anishi Patel
March 1, 2018

Fear of local crime increases safety

Anishi Patel and Rahul Vadlakonda
January 29, 2018

‘Glass Menagerie’ wraps up showings; ‘Servant of Two Masters’ to show soon

Colleen Feng and Anishi Patel
January 25, 2018

Enrollment rises at LG but remains steady at SHS

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
January 25, 2018

Books that give you all the mushy feels on Valentine’s Day

Anishi Patel
January 23, 2018
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SHS hosts coin drive for school destroyed by North Bay fires

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
November 28, 2017

The line between cheating and casual tips

Anishi Patel and Elaine Toh
November 13, 2017

Which is better? Animated movies vs. live action remakes

Anna Novoselov and Anishi Patel
November 9, 2017
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School offers aid to North Bay wildfire victims

Anishi Patel and Ananya Vadlakonda
October 18, 2017

Saratoga High is not prepared for an earthquake

Anishi Patel and Callia Yuan
October 17, 2017

4-day weekend benefits students

Callia Yuan and Anishi Patel
October 17, 2017

Petty theft on campus affects students

Ananya Vadlakonda and Anishi Patel
October 13, 2017

Saratoga students opt out of public school program

Anishi Patel and Elaine Sun
October 12, 2017

Freshman from India adjusts to new culture

Anishi Patel
September 7, 2017

English department relocates its home base

Elaine Fan and Anishi Patel
August 31, 2017
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