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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
“Morning Sun” stars a small but powerful cast of three actresses.
‘Morning Sun,’ ‘Sylvia’ and ‘146 Point Flame’: Seniors wrap up their four years in Drama with individual productions
April 2, 2025
Students studying for physics, math and computer science competitions
Students fuel their academic passions with Olympiad competitions
March 27, 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
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
Courtesy of NOW Toronto
Why I fell for Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s collaboration
April 2, 2025

The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Ingrid Hong

Falcons project a strong season with new senior players

Ingrid Hong
March 28, 2014

Themed Spring Fling week hopes to encourage more participation

Jonathan Young and Ingrid Hong
March 6, 2014

Banks: new female artist to look out for

Ingrid Hong
March 1, 2014

Jimmy vs. Jimmy

Jonathan Young and Ingrid Hong
January 31, 2014

Field Hockey ends season with drive

Ingrid Hong
November 15, 2013

Problems mount for struggling Falcons

Ingrid Hong
October 10, 2013

Why ‘Suits’ can’t be touched

Ingrid Hong
September 23, 2013
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New face-to-face dance policy stirs controversy

Ingrid Hong and Oksana Trifonova
September 8, 2013

Field hockey playing with fewer players

Ingrid Hong
September 5, 2013

Rose Market meets halfway

Ingrid Hong
May 27, 2013

Boys’ determined to end strong

Ingrid Hong
May 10, 2013

Senior Prom themed “At Last”

Ingrid Hong
May 3, 2013

It’s YiaSSOO good

Ingrid Hong
April 29, 2013
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Boys’ lacrosse display drive at Watsonville Jamboree

Ingrid Hong
March 12, 2013

Le Quy doesn’t let down

Ingrid Hong
March 12, 2013

Red Carpet: the good and the bad

Ingrid Hong
March 12, 2013

Chinese club comes to life

Catherine Tang and Ingrid Hong
March 12, 2013

Can you: fake a proposal as a high schooler?

Ingrid Hong
January 26, 2013

Sushi Heaven lives up to its name

Ingrid Hong
January 21, 2013

Field hockey team suffers tough loss in CCS quarterfinals

Sarah Finley and Ingrid Hong
November 21, 2012
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Chick-Fil-A fulfills high expectations

Ingrid Hong
October 10, 2012
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Field hockey team led by 12 seniors

Sarah Finley and Ingrid Hong
October 9, 2012

Students park it to win it

Ingrid Hong
September 4, 2012

Field hockey team optimistic about upcoming season

Ingrid Hong and Sarah Finley
August 30, 2012

Falcons fall short of qualifying for SCVALs

Ingrid Hong
May 23, 2012

Mexican cuisine sets new standards

Ingrid Hong
May 1, 2012
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Girls’ lacrosse shows major improvements

Ingrid Hong
May 1, 2012
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Freshman and her family develop friendship with Sharks goalie

Ingrid Hong
April 24, 2012

Rea to the rescue: Sophomore does charity work with animals

Ingrid Hong
January 19, 2012

Headphone hierarchy: The most popular high-end headphones from Bose, Dr. Dre, and Ludacris compete to be number one in the competitive headphone market

Ingrid Hong
January 19, 2012

Field hockey: Girls lose to Lancers

Ingrid Hong
December 6, 2011

Kang does Kendo

Ingrid Hong
November 17, 2011

Girls’ field hockey falls to St. Francis in CCS

Ingrid Hong
November 17, 2011

Field hockey: Girls revitalize season

Ingrid Hong
November 3, 2011
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Nit picks on La Vick’s

Ingrid Hong
October 18, 2011

Field Hockey Preview 2011

Ingrid Hong
September 16, 2011

New foreign students arrive from around the world

Ingrid Hong
September 13, 2011

‘Pirates 4’ ratings drop anchor

Ingrid Hong
September 13, 2011
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