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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

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Miles Albert

Boys’ basketball team has a shot at CCS

Miles Albert and Ami Nachiappan
January 21, 2016

Fantasy football scandal causes debate

Miles Albert and Roland Shen
January 21, 2016

Falcon hoopsters welcome newcomers

Miles Albert and Ami Nachiappan
November 15, 2015

Junior creates entrepreneurship club sponsored by MIT Launch program

Miles Albert
November 10, 2015

ASB and Leadership aim to create more inclusive student culture

Miles Albert and Elizabeth Lee
October 14, 2015

Students choose ACT to avoid new SAT

Miles Albert and Claire Rhee
October 4, 2015

Common Roots aims to improve its school presence

Miles Albert and Lauren Louie
March 12, 2015

“Humans of New York” Facebook page raises $1.5 million for students

Miles Albert and Amulya Vadlakonda
March 5, 2015

Leadership class grants wishes big and small

Miles Albert and Deepthi Sampathkumar
January 25, 2015

Cupertino bakery doesn’t live up to glowing reviews

Miles Albert and Gitika Nalwa
January 22, 2015

Startup site Ello fails to compete as a strong Facebook alternative

Miles Albert and Trung Vandinh
November 24, 2014

Streaming video games: the new reality TV?

Miles Albert
November 13, 2014

Announcements need to be more effective

Miles Albert
October 12, 2014

Saratoga prepares for council elections

Neehar Thumaty and Miles Albert
October 9, 2014

Juniors take the ‘Yo.’ app to the next level

Miles Albert
September 4, 2014

Baseball: Falcons repeat league championship title with win over Paly

Miles Albert and Allison Lin
May 23, 2014
Football 013

Faylors follow father’s footsteps in football

Miles Albert and Tiffany Zheng
May 1, 2014

Underclassmen should be able to go off campus

Miles Albert and Andrew Jiang
May 1, 2014

Students visiting college at younger age

Miles Albert and Andrew Jiang
April 30, 2014

Baseball team achieves victory over Homestead after long battle

Miles Albert
April 2, 2014

Homecoming: an opportunity to increase SHS spirit

Miles Albert
April 2, 2014

School hosts event that asks students what it means to be successful

Miles Albert
February 12, 2014

Senior high jumper signs with Division I school

Andrew Jiang and Miles Albert
February 8, 2014

Varsity baseball aims to duplicate last year’s success

Miles Albert
February 8, 2014

Snapchat: Is it really private?

Andrew Jiang and Miles Albert
February 8, 2014
JJwalters

The path back from concussions

Miles Albert and Ashley Chen
December 11, 2013

Student led hackathon plans to get teens involved with coding

Minu Palaniappan and Miles Albert
December 11, 2013

YouTube takes a step backward with paid channels

Miles Albert
November 21, 2013

Cheese, beef (albeit a bit burnt) and the American way

Miles Albert and Anant Rajeev
October 28, 2013

Application Developer’s Club joins the Hack revolution

Miles Albert and Minu Palaniappan
October 28, 2013

Table Tennis siblings both compete in Junior Olympics

Miles Albert
October 15, 2013

Freshmen find new relationships and continue old ones upon entering SHS

Miles Albert
September 23, 2013

New clubs spark interests

Miles Albert
September 23, 2013
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