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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 Lina Kim

Hard Work and time commitment pay off for college athletes

Lina Kim and Kaylene Morrison
May 7, 2018

Student activism: A part of something bigger

Lina Kim
May 4, 2018

Hero Club and Chinese Club collaborate to deliver care packages in SF

Lina Kim and Connie Liang
March 20, 2018
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Black Panther: A rallying cry for cultural identity

Lina Kim and Alex Wang
March 7, 2018
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Bellarmine Broads blog: Boys rated female teachers’ looks, attractiveness online

Lina Kim, Claire Rhee, Kyle Wang, and Sophia Zivanic
February 13, 2018

Dividers in boys bathrooms greeted positively

Lina Kim
January 29, 2018
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13-Word Love Stories

Lina Kim
January 26, 2018

Re-established photography club attracts many students

Lina Kim and Elaine Sun
January 25, 2018

Memes based on movies going viral

Lina Kim and Elicia Ye
November 16, 2017

Girls’ golf puts itself in strong position

Elaine Fan and Lina Kim
October 19, 2017

Friday Night Work Shifts: Kick Poelmann and Anya Srivats

Colleen Feng and Lina Kim
October 12, 2017

The plug has not been pulled on rigged game and reality TV shows

Lina Kim and Anna Novoselov
October 5, 2017

Leadership students learn sensitivity through workshop

Lina Kim
September 5, 2017

Not such a high price to pay: City should legalize permit-based marijuana cultivation

Lina Kim
September 1, 2017
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Low enrollment leads to dance fitness-intermediate PE merger

Ananya Vadlakonda and Lina Kim
August 31, 2017

Girls golf anticipates good season

Elaine Fan and Lina Kim
August 31, 2017

Girls’ lacrosse sees progress in season-ending loss to LG

Lina Kim and Elicia Ye
May 30, 2017

Softball and basketball’s mom: Kerri Spirakis

Lina Kim
May 26, 2017

Urban Decay’s Basquiat collection proves controversial in cosmetics community

Lina Kim
May 25, 2017

Junior adapting well after recent move from Korea and Japan

Frederick Kim and Lina Kim
May 25, 2017

Girls’ lacrosse struggles with low numbers

Lina Kim and Elicia Ye
March 30, 2017

Student organizations gain profit from Club Rush

Lina Kim and Roland Shen
March 26, 2017

College tours, preparation season has already come for some

Lina Kim and Alex Yang
March 23, 2017

Teachers were students once, and most say they didn’t feel nearly the same pressures as today’s teens

Lina Kim and Alexandra Li
March 22, 2017

Truth: If I won the lottery

Lina Kim
March 16, 2017

Torn apart: Trump ban echoes in immigrant community of Saratoga

Lina Kim, Austin Wang, and Phoebe Wang
February 14, 2017

Club field hockey strengthens team friendships and skills

Lina Kim
February 10, 2017

Girls’ lacrosse faces challenge of small team

Lina Kim and Elicia Ye
February 9, 2017

Wrestling team increases conditioning, technique

Daniel Bessonov, Lina Kim, and Ami Nachiappan
February 9, 2017

Fresh off the boat: Understanding that I’m more than my racial stereotype

Lina Kim
February 2, 2017

Field Hockey bids season farewell, prepares for CCS

Lina Kim and Neil Rao
November 1, 2016

‘Daveyland’ teaches MAP students about campaigning

Lina Kim and Jason Zhao
October 31, 2016

College counselor and former assistant principal Karen Hyde guides ‘Path to Success’ in talk to parents

Lina Kim
October 27, 2016

Students perform in city’s 60th anniversary parade

Karen Chow and Lina Kim
September 27, 2016

Field hockey looks to continue solid start

Lina Kim and Neil Rao
September 26, 2016

Student assumes leadership role, helps with Homecoming preparation

Lina Kim and Neil Rao
September 22, 2016
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