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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

The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Megan MacInnes

Going stag to prom is a viable option

Megan MacInnes
April 26, 2015

Marvel beginning to introduce more diverse superheroes

Megan MacInnes
April 23, 2015

Fremont Older offers scenic hiking

Megan MacInnes
March 27, 2015

Robinson: School to switch to rolling block schedule in 2016-17

Megan MacInnes and Jason Zhao
February 11, 2015

Robinson: School to switch to rolling block schedule in 2016-17

Megan MacInnes and Jason Zhao
February 10, 2015

Watson’s speech to the UN a first step towards gender equality

Megan MacInnes and Shreya Tumu
December 2, 2014

Marvel or DC, who owns the media?

Megan MacInnes
October 30, 2014

Dress code violates ‘right to bare arms’

Michelle Cen and Megan MacInnes
September 17, 2014

Gold Award Gives Girl Scouts opportunity to help the community

Larissa Chiu and Megan MacInnes
September 10, 2014

Illegal immigrants’ children can access public education; let’s keep it that way

Megan MacInnes
May 23, 2014

‘Elementary’ a good start for diversity in TV; smackdown against ‘Sherlock’

Megan MacInnes and Helen Wong
May 1, 2014

AP testing a substitute for second semester finals

Megan MacInnes
May 1, 2014

Tumblr recipes: cookie in a cup and hot chocolate mix pudding

Megan MacInnes and Helen Wong
May 1, 2014

Dance team takes first place title at NorCal Dance Competition

Allison Lin and Megan MacInnes
March 28, 2014

Great America set to reopen for the spring

Megan MacInnes
March 28, 2014

Local lessons available at Stevens Creek archery range

Megan MacInnes
March 9, 2014

Sochi: a bad template for future Games

Helen Wong and Megan MacInnes
March 3, 2014
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Cheer team finally has permanent coach

Allison Lin and Megan MacInnes
January 9, 2014

Bathroom equality regardless of gender identity

Arjun Ramanathan and Megan MacInnes
November 13, 2013

Cheer squad: no coach or routine

Allison Lin and Megan MacInnes
November 10, 2013

Marvel’s Newest Creation: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Megan MacInnes
October 10, 2013

Halloween Reality Check: Aren’t you a little old for this?

Megan MacInnes and Helen Wong
October 7, 2013

Dance team and cheer squad without a coach

Allison Lin and Megan MacInnes
October 3, 2013

Teachers find Wednesday collaboration beneficial

Megan MacInnes and Maya Ravichandran
September 26, 2013

New teacher takes up psychology and government

Megan MacInnes
September 5, 2013
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SHS dance team returns to the dance floor

Allison Lin and Megan MacInnes
August 29, 2013
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