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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
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 Lauren Louie

Common Roots aims to improve its school presence

Miles Albert and Lauren Louie
March 12, 2015

Nationally ranked freshman crucial to badminton team

Lauren Louie
March 9, 2015

Event to Stop Hunger Now a success

Lauren Louie
March 5, 2015

No fear, all clear: Reporters ask teachers about hot-button issues

Kevin Chow, Lauren Louie, Melissa Magner, and Dorrie Tang
February 5, 2015

Parents should not help students with college applications

Lauren Louie and Arman Vaziri
January 20, 2015

Tuition hikes dooming and deterring students

Lauren Louie and Arman Vaziri
January 20, 2015

Freaking out in Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza

Lauren Louie and Arman Vaziri
November 20, 2014

College presentations prove ineffective

Lauren Louie and Arman Vaziri
November 20, 2014

Purple Sparkly Candy Apples

Lauren Louie
October 16, 2014

Rejected by ‘dream college,’ 2014 graduate lands in better spot

Lauren Louie and Arman Vaziri
October 12, 2014

Bucket half full or half empty?

Anant Rajeev and Lauren Louie
September 5, 2014

Levi’s Stadium’s facilities are an upgrade on outdated Candlestick Park

Lauren Louie and Arman Vaziri
September 4, 2014
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Badminton team struggles

Lauren Louie
May 5, 2014

Prom askings more eventful than prom

Lauren Louie
May 1, 2014

Disney capitalizes on the opportunities within YouTube

Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie
April 30, 2014

Senior has achieved lofty heights in badminton career

Lauren Louie and Candice Zheng
March 9, 2014

How based on a true story does a true story have to be?’

Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie
November 13, 2013

Brothers by chance, life changers by choice

Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie
October 28, 2013

Members of baseball team volunteer at Giants’ game

Lauren Louie
October 10, 2013

Homecoming themes stray from the norm

Lauren Louie
September 10, 2013

Our generation: Where the good TV shows were at

Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie
August 31, 2013

Sequels and Prequels: Pixar edition

Jade Bisht and Lauren Louie
May 19, 2013

Unnecessary roughness in sports makes a difference

Sudeep Raj and Lauren Louie
February 5, 2013

Curse-ive: archaic writing form unnecessary

David Sparkman and Lauren Louie
December 16, 2012

Definition of a party game

Jay Mulye, Arman Vaziri, and Lauren Louie
December 7, 2012

The new age of gaming

Jane Park and Lauren Louie
December 7, 2012

Girls’ XC: Sophomores compete despite injuries

Carolyn Sun and Lauren Louie
October 29, 2012

Life tips: Bread can salvage dry cookies!

Amy Lin and Lauren Louie
October 27, 2012

Unique humor and stories helps students learn

Lauren Louie
September 30, 2012

Girls’ Cross Country: Takahashi’s sunny personality shines on the team

Lauren Louie and Carolyn Sun
September 30, 2012

Girls’ XC: “acorn,” the secret warning

Lauren Louie and Carolyn Sun
September 28, 2012
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