The Student News Site of Saratoga High School

The Saratoga Falcon
Students studying for physics, math and computer science competitions
Students fuel their academic passions with Olympiad competitions
March 27, 2025
MAP 11 students outside of Warner Bros. Studios
MAP 11 students explore the film wonders of LA
March 27, 2025
Seniors Aria Zhang and Niraali Garg rehearse “The Little Mermaid.”
Featuring a large ensemble, new actors and musical pieces, ‘The Little Mermaid’ classic hopes to garner a larger audience
March 27, 2025
There is one MOSAIC lesson remaining in the 2024-25 school year.
MOSAIC wins county-wide award for student impact
March 24, 2025
Sophomore Eric Liang and his VEX team 2041V pose for a photo after winning a competition
The road less traveled: choosing to do robotics outside of the school’s well-known teams
March 22, 2025
Will students ever fully regain lost ground?
The lasting impact of pandemic learning loss: How COVID-19 reshaped education for a generation
April 1, 2025
The movie mixes elements of action and emotion throughout the story
‘Ne Zha 2’ is a cinematic masterpiece that redefines animation
March 31, 2025
Childhood, wedding and family photos from Bhan and Cai’s booklets.
Students explore family histories through APUSH project
March 31, 2025
The teachers’ preferences range from fantasy to magical realism.
Free-time reads — books your English teachers recommend
March 27, 2025
Carpenter with her co-star Rowan Blanchard on the set of “Girl Meets World.”
Sabrina Carpenter’s slow rise to stardom
March 26, 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
Brennan runs with the ball in a lacrosse game last season against Gunn.
Two paths, one team — siblings’ shared support transcends different sports
March 25, 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
🤓☝️
The 3 habits of the highly professional presenter
March 31, 2025
Writing the list was hard enough, how am I actually supposed to complete it?
100-word rant: I hate March
March 31, 2025
Shrivastava’s nail designs come in a range of colors and add-ons — she tries to deliver whatever the customer wants.
Friends encourage self-taught and sophomore nail artist to open her own business
March 27, 2025
“Feng Sheng 2” movie poster
‘Feng Sheng 2’: A cinematic showcase worth seeing
March 27, 2025
Teachers can help students by allowing more lenient deadlines and holding tutorial sessions for review.
Lost in translation: the empathy gap between teachers and students
March 27, 2025

The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Krithi Sankar
the firecrackers

Student band The Firecrackers explodes into the local music scene

Kavita Sundaram and Krithi Sankar
March 27, 2020

Senior applies to college as animation major in hopes of broadening artistic perspective

Selena Liu and Krithi Sankar
February 12, 2020

Fall 2019 Sports Wrap-up

Allen Chen, Annissa Mu, and Krithi Sankar
December 13, 2019

Nature of protests in Hong Kong is ever-changing

Krithi Sankar
October 30, 2019

Popularity of online courses increase in mainstream education

Preston Fu and Krithi Sankar
October 30, 2019

VSCO girl transformation proves to be challenging

Krithi Sankar
October 4, 2019

Club Day 2019

Krithi Sankar, Annissa Mu, and Allen Chen
September 27, 2019

From the archives: ‘84 Senior prank results in threatened fine

Krithi Sankar
September 20, 2019

Falcon Feature

Krithi Sankar, Annissa Mu, and Allen Chen
May 31, 2019

Speak Up For Change 2019 – Enzo Coglitore

Allen Chen, Annissa Mu, and Krithi Sankar
April 16, 2019

Speak Up For Change 2019 – Teacher Panel

Allen Chen, Annissa Mu, and Krithi Sankar
April 16, 2019

What the community wants for P-Rob’s successor — someone like P-Rob

Allison Hartley and Krithi Sankar
March 26, 2019

Speak Up for Change Week continues to emphasize community

Megan Chen and Krithi Sankar
January 31, 2019
sufcconner

Speaking from the heart, Oaklander gives inspiring speech about overcoming adversity

Krithi Sankar and Jeffrey Xu
January 28, 2019

Effect of California Wildfire on Saratoga’s Air Quality

Allen Chen, Annissa Mu, and Krithi Sankar
December 19, 2018

Saratoga Idol Highlight Reel

Allen Chen, Annissa Mu, and Krithi Sankar
December 19, 2018

Alumnus writes and produces A-List Hollywood films

Krithi Sankar
December 19, 2018

High hopes for sophomore soloist in Saratoga Idol

Krithi Sankar
December 19, 2018

Principal Trimble, main conference room’s namesake, guided school’s early years

Krithi Sankar and Jeffrey Xu
November 27, 2018

Breaking Down the Walls video

Allen Chen, Annissa Mu, and Krithi Sankar
November 20, 2018

Construction of Student Wellness Center

Annissa Mu, Krithi Sankar, and Allen Chen
November 7, 2018

2018-19 Staff Homecoming

Annissa Mu, Krithi Sankar, and Allen Chen
November 7, 2018

2018-19 Freshman Homecoming

Annissa Mu, Krithi Sankar, and Allen Chen
November 7, 2018

2018-19 Sophomore Homecoming

Annissa Mu, Krithi Sankar, and Allen Chen
November 7, 2018

2018-19 Junior Homecoming

Annissa Mu, Krithi Sankar, and Allen Chen
November 7, 2018

2018-19 Senior Homecoming

Annissa Mu, Krithi Sankar, and Allen Chen
November 7, 2018

SB 826: legislative solution to lack of workplace diversity

David Koh and Krithi Sankar
October 26, 2018
angelisland

MAP juniors attend annual Angel Island field trip

Krithi Sankar
October 17, 2018
levis

Under the bright lights: Homecoming football game to be played at Levi’s Stadium

Megan Chen and Krithi Sankar
September 8, 2018

AP US History teachers plan upcoming field trip

Krithi Sankar
May 23, 2018

Preparation for SMASH’N underway

Krithi Sankar
May 23, 2018
anzy

Anzalone to retire in June

Krithi Sankar and Sophia Zivanic
May 9, 2018

Softball: Freshman Bela Chauhan adapts to tougher varsity competition

Krithi Sankar and Phoebe Wang
March 20, 2018

Filmmaker Isaiah Vivero creates environment for film enthusiasts

Krithi Sankar and Phoebe Wang
March 15, 2018

Abe makes students wrestle with their bad behavior

Anishi Patel and Krithi Sankar
March 15, 2018

#MeToo movement inspires girl to share her experience

Krithi Sankar and Ananya Vadlakonda
March 13, 2018

Freshman field trip introduces MAP culture early on

Sanjana Melkote and Krithi Sankar
December 12, 2017

College freshman Nate Ching explores his interest in film after taking MAP

Sanjana Melkote and Krithi Sankar
December 12, 2017
IMG_3561

Madronia Cemetery preserves Saratoga’s stories

Krithi Sankar and Elaine Toh
December 6, 2017

Fire in ceramics room causes school-wide evacuation

Krithi Sankar and Siva Sambasivam
December 5, 2017

Students reflect on city’s greater Republican prominence in blue territory

Krithi Sankar and Rahul Vadlakonda
November 16, 2017

Bollywood vs Hollywood: How Indian culture is becoming more prevalent among students

Krithi Sankar
October 25, 2017

In implementing new rule, did the school cross a line?

Jayne Zhou and Krithi Sankar
October 17, 2017

Retired librarian looks back on time at old library in the 800 wing

Krithi Sankar and Phoebe Wang
October 12, 2017

MAP finds new home in old music building

Ashley Feng and Krithi Sankar
September 1, 2017

Thermond teaching English 10 instead of Creative Writing

Sanjana Melkote and Krithi Sankar
September 1, 2017
Load More Stories
Donate to The Saratoga Falcon