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Seniors pose in front of a model ship at the United States Naval Academy.
6 seniors test their mettle in summer program at U.S. Naval Academy
September 19, 2024
Henry Arellanes starts the school year by working to advance the softball batting cages and implement water stations.
New plant supervisor looks to improve athletic facilities
September 18, 2024
SHS students, faculty, and alumni pose after their final performance with BDB.
Students participate in prestigious Blue Devils Drums Corps over the summer
September 18, 2024
Sophomore Alma Garniek begins her shift at TEAZENTEA.
New bubble tea store opens in downtown Saratoga
September 15, 2024
Amanda Lupoli fills out a Venn diagram with input from students in her 6th period AP U.S. History class.
New history teacher emphasizes instilling critical thinking skills
September 15, 2024
Casavant derives Newton’s second law to the class.
A survival guide to AP Physics 1 and 2
September 19, 2024
Kanye West notoriously grabs the microphone from Taylor Swift at the VMAs in 2009 as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards.
From A-List to off-the-list: the downfall of Kanye West
September 19, 2024
Fans notice tension between the two co-stars.
‘It Ends With Us’ star Lively faces backlash over domestic violence remarks
September 19, 2024
Our conversation with ChatGPT.
Can an AI chatbot be your new best friend?
September 18, 2024
The album cover for “Bando Stone and The New World,” where Donald Glover plays the titular character in the accompanying movie with the same name.
Bando Stone and The New World is an exhilarating sendoff to the Childish Gambino persona
September 18, 2024
Junior Thalea Charton passes the ball during an after-school practice.
Season preview: Girls’ water polo tries to stay afloat with only 8 players
September 19, 2024
Abandoned aquatic facility in Rio
The devastating side of Olympic hosting
September 19, 2024
In her toughest match-up of the season, middle blocker Aanya Hotha serves the match point.
Star sophomore volleyball player makes strides toward her lofty goals
September 19, 2024
Freshman Chloe Zeng dives to narrowly save the ball during a game against Milpitas on Sept. 17.
Girls’ volleyball starts 1-1 in El Camino
September 18, 2024
The 2024 F1 season has already crowned 7 Grand Prix winners — the most since 2012.
The rise and appeal of Formula 1 racing
September 18, 2024
Junior Nirvan Shah faces off against junior Brady Liang at lunch on Sept. 16.
Student irresponsibility undermines the Falcon Nest’s true potential
September 18, 2024
I say my line during my annual spring program.
From private school to public school, the benefits and downsides I experienced
September 15, 2024
Too often, students instinctively reach for the calculator.
Stop and think: Do you really need that calculator?
September 15, 2024
Six ants crawl on bathroom sink.
Clean up after yourself before the ants take over the school
September 12, 2024
The skibidi toilet horrors that popped up in our Instagram reels less than a year ago.
Gen Alpha has a word for that — but you probably won’t know what it means
September 12, 2024
Keeping a balanced schedule can be hard in a 24-hour day.
Facing 11th grade: my new lifestyle for the new year
September 19, 2024
This so called “trendy” sport leaves the rest of the racquetball community in quite the pickle.
A plea to pickleballers from a ticked off tennis player
September 19, 2024
My pandemic level of monthly letters.
Hand-written letters are simple beauty
September 19, 2024
Kristen Thomson (left), Isla Thomson (right) and Spencer Thomson (top) on their first day all at the same school, 2024.
The three Thomsons find comfort in having family on campus
September 19, 2024
Superstitions across the world vary based on traditions and culture all the way from black cats to Friday the 13th.
Can superstitions boost confidence and performance?
September 18, 2024

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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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