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95071X Extremity’s robot competes on the playing field during a scrimmage.
VEX Robotics team hosts inter-school scrimmages in preparation for worlds
April 26, 2025
Courtesy of Abhiram Ruthala An infographic describing the implications of different waves captured by the Muse headset, included in a video produced by the group to present their project.
Sophomore explores passion in neuroscience, placing second in California’s 16th Congressional District in prestigious coding competition
April 26, 2025
Rickling’s stand at De Anza College Farmers’ Market, selling jars of honey and honey sticks alongside other vendors.
Dave’s Backyard Bees: from lockdown hobby to booming business
April 25, 2025
The SHS and RMS Combined Band performs at the 2024 Pancake Breakfast.
SMB prepares for annual Pancake Breakfast
April 25, 2025
Student art being showcased at last year’s Soundings exhibition in the SHS Library.
Soundings’ April 18. Exhibition will feature works from The Wildcat Review
April 17, 2025
Courtesy of Portsmouth Events The remake of ‘Snow White’ sparked controversy and mixed reactions ahead of its March 21 release.
Disney’s ‘Snow White’: not the fairest adaptation of them all
April 26, 2025
Courtesy of Karthik Sangameswaran Sangameswaran proudly holds up the book his work is published in.
Senior becomes a published historian
April 25, 2025
Our H-Mart shopping basket.
A Falcon guide to Chinese Lay’s flavors from H-Mart
April 25, 2025
Courtesy of Matthew Torrens Mathew Torrens stands next to his sign on Highway 85 as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program.
Picking up one piece of trash at a time, Torrens helps maintain Highway 85 in San Jose
April 25, 2025
Courtesy of Hollywood Life Cyrus when she was in Hannah Montana compared to now.
Disney child star to pop music icon: Miley Cyrus’ journey in the spotlight
April 23, 2025
Athletic trainer Kevin Attard helps junior football and lacrosse player Jayden Kwong prepare for knee rehabilitation.
New athletic trainer hired after months-long search
April 25, 2025
Bonner instructs swimmers to start the set off the block.
Christian Bonner’s journey from non-swimmer to longtime swimming coach
April 17, 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
Courtesy of Pinterest The ideal Expo marker in a classroom should be fresh and full of ink.
100-word rant: Dried markers, know your place (in the trash)
April 25, 2025
This energy drink is the perfect refreshing drink on a hot summer day.
100-word rave: Energy drinks are just spectacular
April 25, 2025
The issue of modern feminism: Don’t mistake progress for exploitation
The issue of modern feminism: Don’t mistake progress for exploitation
April 20, 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
New York Times’ games can predict my future
New York Times’ games can predict my future
April 26, 2025
The infamous “criss cross chair” from TikTok Shop, ranging from $40-70, has taken over social media feeds.
Is TikTok Shop another marketing trap or actually have legitimate products?
April 17, 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
Volume 57, Issue 6
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April 23, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 5
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April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 2
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The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Eric Shi
Running is a great way to recharge your batteries

Photo or Graphic for: Senior Mag 2024: When I can’t focus, I run for the hills

Daniel Wu
Senior year return to biking hobby brings joy lost during junior year

Senior year return to biking hobby brings joy lost during junior year

Eric Shi
Senior Ryan Lin and Sophomore Miles Sy line up on the putting green and prepare to hit a golf ball during practice

Boys’ golf sees success in their practice regimen up in mid-season games

Eric Shi and Parav Manney
After the first exhibition in 2023, senior Ryan Lin poses with LGSUHSD and Saratoga Library staff. 

Senior partners with district and Saratoga Library to host second annual AAPI Multimedia Art Exhibition

Eric Shi and Kevin Yang
The board ordered a fresh new set of more powerful Lenovo Laptops to improve the workflow efficiency of the Engineering Lab.

Engineering lab receives new batch of computers

William Cao and Eric Shi
Proposed measure of the parcel tax renewal from $49 per parcel to $129 per parcel providing $2,520,000 annually for the next nine years.

Passage of expanded parcel tax would provide $2.5 million annually for district

William Cao and Eric Shi
Logo of the College Board AP Exam.

More AP Exams to transition to digital format beginning in 2025; SHS is among schools piloting more digital tests this year

William Cao and Eric Shi
Sample drawing of solar panels at the senior parking lot.

Board picks Centrica as solar panel provider; work is set to begin this summer

William Cao and Eric Shi
AP Statistics Teacher Seema Patel picks up a barbell in a deadlift while Speech Language Pathologist Ronda Vierra practices her freestyle technique.

Working out at work: Teachers take advantage of campus weight room and swimming pool

William Cao and Eric Shi
Freshman Isabelle Jadali and Alisa Erbay pet the dogs with trainer Charlotte Lamprecht in the student center on Dec. 5.

Board approves contract introducing therapy dog in Wellness Centerstarting on Nov. 30

William Cao and Eric Shi
Food trucks were missing on the Nov. 21 Turkey Trot, and will continue to be banned in most future events involving them.

Policy change eliminates food trucks during school-day events like Turkey Trot

Derek Liang and Eric Shi
Parcel taxes fund teacher salary and support programs.

Board investigates possible parcel tax campaign

William Cao, Eric Shi, and Agastya Vitaldevara
taiwan

Photo or Graphic for: Students and staff attend climate conference in Taiwan

Agastya Vitaldevara and Daniel Wu
After a long period of declining enrollment, SHS has finally seen an increase in freshman class size this year.

School sees unexpected influx in freshman enrollment

Kevin Yang and Eric Shi
 Renovations to the school’s gym and additions of solar panels.

Board cancels gym renovations but continues with plans for solar panel carports for front parking lot

William Cao, Eric Shi, and Agastya Vitaldevara
SHS’s website has received a clean new look as the school wifi gets a major overhaul.

Major updates made to WiFi system and school website

Derek Liang and Eric Shi
My walk pathway from my house to Saratoga High.

Photo or Graphic for: Relishing my mornings: my short 5-minute commute to school

William Cao
Ahsoka holds up her white lightsaber with a large celestial map projected in the background.

Following a slow start, ‘Ahsoka’ rebounds with an exciting batch of mid-season episodes

Eric Shi
UNICEF Club advertises their club to students during club rush held on Sept. 8 and Sept. 9.

ASB aims to limit overlapping clubs

Derek Liang and Eric Shi
Where the heck is Tajikistan?

Photo or Graphic for: Geo-prodigy: Memorizing the locations of every country in the world

Daniel Wu
The crows especially enjoy delicacies such as pepperoni pizza.

Photo or Graphic for: 100-word rant: Dear crows, please stop stealing my lunch

Daniel Wu
“Clash of Clans” has been my go-to mobile game ever since elementary school.

‘Clash of Clans’ and ‘Cut the Rope’: Revisiting the games of my childhood

Eric Shi
Derivative is in fact a very nice word to say, especially if you want to make it past the first month of a Calculus class.

Calculus serves as the fundamental building block in many career paths

Eric Shi
Meta shoveling money into the fire that is the Metaverse.

Photo or Graphic for: Meta’s Metaverse so far a financial flop

Aiden Ye
Medical misinformation has historically led to the mistreatment and misdiagnosis of countless conditions, both related and unrelated to COVID-19. 

Photo or Graphic for: Medical misinformation and its role in the pandemic

Saachi Jain
A student addicted to their phone.

Photo or Graphic for: Reddit and Reels: Tech has made teens like me unable to focus for longer than 15 seconds

Sam Bai
The prestigious NCTE competition attracts the nation’s best writers.

Junior NCTE nominees explore growth and family in their writing

Eric Shi
Many universities such as Yale undersell the importance of mental health among their students.

Photo or Graphic for: Opinion: Mental health should be a major consideration when choosing colleges

Nicole Lee and Aiden Ye
I imagine myself on a worry free vacation in a typical, stressful school day.

Photo or Graphic for: A perfect day for a stressed Saratoga student

Zack Zhang
Paul Bäumer, Katczinsky and another soldier survey a trench with rifles at the ready in Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front.

English teachers weigh in on Academy Award-nominated film adaptation of ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

Parav Manney and Eric Shi
“Avatar: The Way of the Water” takes place beneath the oceans of Pandora, the planet the films take place on.

‘Avatar: The Way of the Water’ worth seeing despite lack-luster plot

Eric Shi and Parav Manney
“AI Art Story by George Huang, Eric Shi, Andrew Lin” generated by Midjourney.

AI-generated images aren’t the future of art

Andrew Lin, George Huang, and Eric Shi
 Students decided to pin almost all of the blame on their professor.

NYU professor’s firing at the hands of disgruntled students sets bad precedent

Eric Shi
The Doctor Livesy walk, among many different techniques, as pictured in the central person.

Top 10: ways to walk

Eric Shi
Qatar has endured a lot of scrutiny; however, this World Cup has been a success.

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

Anirudh Iyer
Kapoor (in front) rounds a sharp corner with another racer following close behind.

The need for speed: Junior races go-karts at an elite level

Eric Shi and Daniel Wu
“Andor” started streaming on Disney+ on Sept. 21 and has pleasantly surprised many viewers.

Star Wars franchise gets refreshing reboot with “Andor”

Eric Shi
Students spent their class period watching “Amsterdam” in the theater.

Photo or Graphic for: History in Film takes field trip to AMC theater, watches ‘Amsterdam’

Zack Zhang
Freshmen perform their all-girls dance.

Freshmen power up with exciting quad day performance

Eric Shi
Watching cartoons stimulates the imagination.

The impact of childhood cartoons carries on throughout life

Eric Shi
Disclaimer: please do not follow this advice unless your GPA is professionally trained for cliff-jumping.

Photo or Graphic for: Tips and tricks to getting an A+ on every essay

Aiden Ye
DnD is an open world role playing game that’s completely offline.      

Dungeons and Dragons: the best way to pass time offline

Eric Shi
This year’s bell schedule rings with approval from students and staff.

Photo or Graphic for: New bell schedule met with approval from students and staff

Daniel Wu
What you’ll look like after reading this.

Photo or Graphic for: Top 10: ways to seem smart

Parav Manney
The SAT will change from a paper test to a digital format.

SAT to undergo major overhaul

Eric Shi
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