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Allied teams 95071X (right) and 1000A (left) celebrate after advancing to grand finals at the U.S. Open National Championship.
VEX Robotics team makes finalists in U.S. Open National Championship
April 10, 2025
Rally commissioners act out a skit inspired by “Beauty and the Beast.”
‘Beauty and the Beast’ rally builds hype before prom
April 10, 2025
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
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

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Lil Baby brings the heat with new album ‘My Turn’

Leo Cao and Kevin Sze
March 30, 2020
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The stigma of revealing mental health issues for professional athletes

Leo Cao and Ethan Lin
March 21, 2020

Why the San Francisco 49ers will win the Super Bowl

Leo Cao
January 28, 2020

It seems very rare to have customers at RareTea

Leo Cao and Jeffrey Xu
January 17, 2020

Football ends with loss to Carmel in CCS Quarterfinals

Siva Sambasivam and Leo Cao
November 25, 2019

Mario Kart Tour offers fun and simple take on classic series

Leo Cao
November 15, 2019

100 Word Rants

Kaitlyn Tsai, Kaasha Minocha, Manasi Garg, and Leo Cao
October 17, 2019

Football: Falcons lose first league game at home to Gunn

Leo Cao and Siva Sambasivam
October 15, 2019

There are many reasons to avoid Season 3 of ‘13 Reasons Why’

Leo Cao
October 14, 2019

The 49ers rebuild is over: It is time to win

Leo Cao
October 9, 2019

Football team looks build on 2-0 start

Siva Sambasivam and Leo Cao
September 10, 2019

Solar panels save money and are step toward greener schools

Leo Cao
September 9, 2019

Sony announces ‘Spider-man’ to leave Marvel Cinematic Universe

Leo Cao and Alan Zu
September 6, 2019
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From the archives: The Falcon looks back on the school’s first 60 years

Leo Cao
August 30, 2019

Golf team tops league standings, looks toward CCS

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
April 26, 2019

Teaching cursive outdated

Leo Cao
April 25, 2019

Why teachers should embrace technology in classrooms

Leo Cao
April 25, 2019

Golf: Talented team jumps to hot start

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
March 26, 2019

Facebook’s research app invades privacy

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
March 25, 2019

‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ exemplifies Dreamworks’ animation talent, impresses most

Leo Cao and Andrew Lee
March 11, 2019

‘Sex Education’: intimate and relatable

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
March 11, 2019

CCS: Boys take a disappointing loss against Hillsdale, ending season

Leo Cao and Jeffrey Xu
March 9, 2019

Too often self-help books enrich authors without benefiting readers

Leo Cao and Andrew Lee
January 31, 2019

Boys basketball: Wilcox tops Falcons in close game at home, try to rally for high seed at CCS

Leo Cao and Jeffrey Xu
January 30, 2019
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Why the Patriots will win Super Bowl LIII

Leo Cao
January 28, 2019

Boys’ basketball: A younger team faces a new season with optimism

Leo Cao and Jeffrey Xu
November 27, 2018
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Football team’s season ends on heartbreaking, high-scoring CCS loss

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
November 27, 2018

‘Creed II’ a predictable but satisfying sequel

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
November 27, 2018
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Falcons bounce back from early-season losses

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
October 16, 2018

California’s gender quotas for corporate boards unnecessary

Leo Cao
October 16, 2018

Favorite sports moment: Curry cooks up a miracle

Leo Cao
October 15, 2018

YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI fight to draw in boxing match

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
September 10, 2018
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Season preview: Football looks to succeed after moving down

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
September 4, 2018

‘The Wizard of Oz’: Will it be a great theme?

Leo Cao and Andrew Lee
September 4, 2018
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Boys’ golf ends CCS drought

Leo Cao and Alex Wang
May 6, 2018

Boys’ golf team looks to build on strong start

Leo Cao
April 1, 2018

Improved ‘Tomb Raider’ is still emotionally inadequate

Leo Cao
April 1, 2018

Movement participation: an individual, not group decision

Leo Cao
March 29, 2018

Boys’ basketball: Falcons pick up big wins to improve in league

Leo Cao and Patrick Li
February 13, 2018

Boys’ golf team ready for more successful season

Leo Cao
February 8, 2018

Columnist: Team sports teach important life lessons

Leo Cao
February 8, 2018

Mental toughness is key to athletes’ success

Kevin Sze and Leo Cao
February 8, 2018

Cafeteria’s new ID card payment method has some flaws, many benefits

Leo Cao and Michael Zhang
February 8, 2018

Jimmy Garoppolo leads a 49ers reawakening

Leo Cao and Kevin Sze
February 8, 2018

Boys’ basketball: Falcons pull off OT win vs. Branham

Leo Cao and Patrick Li
December 10, 2017
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Common Roots branches out

Andrew Lee and Leo Cao
December 9, 2017

Athletes do not deserve lighter punishments for crimes

Leo Cao and Jeffrey Xu
December 9, 2017

Holiday Rally helps cap a first semester

Andrew Lee and Leo Cao
December 9, 2017

Persistence, not protein, is key to fitness

Leo Cao and Jeffrey Xu
December 9, 2017

Strong familial relationships are vital to teenagers

Leo Cao
December 7, 2017

Column: When Trump bashes professional athletes, no one wins

Leo Cao and Kevin Sze
October 27, 2017

U.S. is losing its status as world power

Leo Cao and Michael Zhang
October 19, 2017

The culture of hypebeasts

Leo Cao and Kevin Sze
October 19, 2017

Why Adidas is surpassing the Swoosh

Leo Cao
October 19, 2017

Controversial ‘promposals’ at Los Gatos inspire district to take action against racism

Leo Cao
September 17, 2017

Sophomore Homecoming preparations can’t get a day off

Andrew Lee and Leo Cao
September 14, 2017

ASMR: A great experience unexplainable in words

Leo Cao
September 14, 2017
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