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Sophomore quad day thrives with a boost in participation
October 20, 2024
Seniors ends week of Quad Day performances with an energetic display
October 20, 2024
Juniors navigate low rehearsal attendance and participation for their quad day
October 20, 2024
Widespread criticism over district leadership leads to community meetings and attempts at rebuilding trust
October 18, 2024
Freshmen pull through despite fewer than 30 participants in their first quad day performance
October 18, 2024
How are Homecoming performances ranked?
October 20, 2024
The hidden factors behind Pixar and Marvel’s downfall
October 18, 2024
In a world of short-form videos, long-term focus becomes a challenge
October 18, 2024
25 Years later: Educators reflect back on their first year at SHS
October 18, 2024
‘Despicable Me 4’ is getting too much hate
October 18, 2024
The Knicks are on course to finally bring a championship to New York
October 22, 2024
How young athletes have started using social media for success
October 21, 2024
Competitive athletes balance rigorous sports schedule with academics
October 21, 2024
Football boasts 49-0 Homecoming win over Lynbrook, maintains undefeated record
October 21, 2024
Sophomore equestrian vaults to destress, despite dangerous nature of sport
October 15, 2024
A gentler approach to growth: Why ADUs offer a middle ground in housing development
October 21, 2024
100-word rave: Applesauce is my go-to snack
October 18, 2024
100-word rant: classes without breaks
October 14, 2024
Staff editorial: As the board levels up on district office personnel, LG and SHS staff suffer negative impacts
October 10, 2024
This year’s Homecoming theme for the senior class is a major disappointment
October 10, 2024
Trip essentials from a yearly Tahoe-goer
October 22, 2024
From trash can to happy home: a tale of two teddy bears
October 21, 2024
Nostalgia for ‘Wild Kratts’ hits strong as it remains to be one of my core shows of childhood
October 21, 2024
Top 10: excuses for being late
October 18, 2024
An ode to my favorite ‘scent-sibilities’
October 18, 2024
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All content by Nikhil Mathihalli
While flawed, college ranking systems remain necessary tools for constructing college lists
William Cao
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
May 15, 2024
Multisport athletes draw on past experiences for an improved wrestling season
William Cao
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
February 14, 2024
Wrestling head coach invites her past teammates to help team improve techniques
William Cao
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
December 11, 2023
Royalty honored at halftime of Homecoming game along with fall teams
Nikhil Mathihalli
September 24, 2023
25 years later: SHS’s version of a staggering March Madness upset
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Howard Shu
April 3, 2023
Science Bowl team places first at regionals, heads to nationals
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Anthony Wang
March 26, 2023
5-member wrestling team hopes to increase size in future
Nikhil Mathihalli
February 16, 2023
Season preview: Badminton returns to rebuilding after 2022 postseason success
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
William Norwood
February 13, 2023
Wildcats deal blow to Falcons’ CCS chances
Neal Malhotra
,
Nikhil Mathihalli
, and
Andy Zhu
February 13, 2023
Bombay in the Bay video process aims to recognize long-time senior participants
Nikhil Mathihalli
February 12, 2023
MSET Fish work to build new robot for ‘Charged Up’ FRC season
Nikhil Mathihalli
February 12, 2023
February Break travel guide: 48 hours in Carmel-by-the-Sea
Neal Malhotra
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
February 10, 2023
Students disappointed with another 49ers NFC Championship loss
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Kavya Patel
February 9, 2023
Enjoy a sandy winter break vacation in relaxing Cambria
Neal Malhotra
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
December 6, 2022
80 students join winter percussion
Nikhil Mathihalli
December 6, 2022
2 seniors advance in Coca-Cola Scholars program
Nikhil Mathihalli
December 5, 2022
Quiz Bowl wins first two tournaments, qualifies for national tournament
Nikhil Mathihalli
,
Aiden Ye
, and
Zack Zhang
December 1, 2022
Huge turnout expected for Winter formal at Great America
Nikhil Mathihalli
November 30, 2022
It’s autumn and time to celebrate
Nikhil Mathihalli
November 6, 2022
The juniors had the best quad-day performance
Neal Malhotra
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
October 20, 2022
Subs fill in for history and math teachers on leave
Nikhil Mathihalli
,
Nilay Mishra
, and
Jonathan Si
October 19, 2022
Soundings literary magazine to have two issues, seeks to gain wider participation
Nikhil Mathihalli
October 19, 2022
Top 10 subreddits
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Aiden Ye
September 29, 2022
We wish COVID was over; it’s not
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Anthony Wang
September 24, 2022
Class of ‘15 valedictorian recalls high school memories — and her Falcon love story
Nikhil Mathihalli
September 21, 2022
English teacher Megan Laws steps up as new yearbook adviser
Neal Malhotra
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
September 12, 2022
28 in the Class of 2023 announced as National Merit Semifinalists
Nikhil Mathihalli
September 11, 2022
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ highlights everything wrong with the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Nikhil Mathihalli
September 10, 2022
73 questions: conversations with the school community
Lena Aribi
,
Meher Bhatnagar
,
Christina Chang
,
Lynn Dai
,
Victoria Hu
,
Hannah Lee
,
Jonny Luo
,
Shannon Ma
,
Nikhil Mathihalli
, and
Sarah Zhou
May 30, 2022
Robotics teams clash against the world’s best teams in Houston
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Daniel Wu
May 30, 2022
Pickett retires after 9 years of teaching math at the school
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Aiden Ye
May 20, 2022
Top 10 Michaels
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Arnav Swamy
May 12, 2022
STEM competitions spotlight top achievers
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
April 28, 2022
Tamasha highlights Bollywood culture at the school
Lynn Dai
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
April 1, 2022
Banner year for robotics: Both major teams to compete in Worlds
Nikhil Mathihalli
April 1, 2022
Boys’ volleyball hopes to avoid injuries that plagued them last year
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Viraaj Reddi
March 20, 2022
Guacamole is the worst
Nikhil Mathihalli
March 20, 2022
Post-pandemic woes: Yearbook, ASB face funding issues
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
March 17, 2022
Same-subject classes should have similar policies, assessments and difficulty
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Aiden Ye
March 16, 2022
Two regionals put MSET Fish’s robot to the test
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Arnav Swamy
March 15, 2022
Sources of Strength organizes Valentine’s day flower sale to fund mental health awareness projects
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
March 12, 2022
The Saratoga Library: at the heart of the city
Nikhil Mathihalli
March 12, 2022
100-word rant: Please, I don’t want to freeze in class
Nikhil Mathihalli
March 10, 2022
With young roster, badminton seeks to develop skills
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
March 10, 2022
Bombay in the Bay dazzles in person
Meher Bhatnagar
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
March 10, 2022
Students see success in competitions, scholarships
Selina Chen
,
Allen Luo
,
Jonny Luo
, and
Nikhil Mathihalli
March 2, 2022
Seniors Vignav Ramesh and Anouk Yeh selected as Coca-Cola Scholars Regional Finalists
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
February 4, 2022
Academic clubs prepare to host respective competitions
Jonny Luo
,
Nikhil Mathihalli
, and
Aiden Ye
February 1, 2022
Boys’ soccer finds early league success
Annie Liu
,
Nikhil Mathihalli
, and
Tiffany Wang
January 21, 2022
After months of deliberation, school board leaves bell schedule unchanged
Andrew Lin
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
January 21, 2022
Bombay in the Bay still on track for in-person performance
Meher Bhatnagar
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
January 20, 2022
Top 10 excuses for not returning your friend’s pencil
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Aiden Ye
January 18, 2022
Quiz Bowl to send its top team to nationals
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
December 3, 2021
Football season cut short by lack of healthy players
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
November 18, 2021
A deep dive into popular cereals
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Aiden Ye
November 17, 2021
School sees increase in iPad usage for both students and staff
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
November 9, 2021
Being unvaccinated amid a push for vaccination
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
November 4, 2021
Why can’t I make decisions?
Nikhil Mathihalli
November 2, 2021
Homecoming bounces back
Nikhil Mathihalli
October 8, 2021
MSET Fish exceed expectations at CalGames
Nikhil Mathihalli
October 8, 2021
Speech and debate, facing challenges on all fronts, begins to find solutions
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Shreya Rallabandi
October 7, 2021
Falcons kick off league season with a win and a loss
Andy Chen
,
Jonny Luo
,
Nikhil Mathihalli
, and
Shaan Sridhar
October 7, 2021
MSET Fish exceed expectations at CalGames
Nikhil Mathihalli
October 6, 2021
Quiz Bowl practices remain online to mimic tournament setting
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Jonny Luo
October 6, 2021
Top 10 ways to get bored
Nikhil Mathihalli
and
Aiden Ye
October 6, 2021
Delayed by a pandemic, sophomores struggle with first quad day performance
Nikhil Mathihalli
October 3, 2021
Music department back on track after rough pandemic year
Shannon Ma
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
September 20, 2021
Recapping the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Jonny Luo
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
September 11, 2021
As promised, district offers online program for ‘21-‘22
Howard Shu
and
Nikhil Mathihalli
September 10, 2021
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