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Juniors Haley Pham (left) and Sandya Iyer (right) and senior Kayla Bingel (center) hold pool noodles for the students to punch.
Girls Self Defense takes on lively chaos at Foothill Elementary
November 17, 2025
The broker, played by sophomore Bhavya Lohani, gives the latest update of the stock market to the president, played by junior Sahaana Chitrapura.
‘The Madwoman of Chaillot’ cast completes opening weekend shows
November 15, 2025
Students eagerly wait for the start of the tournament.
Mathletes face fierce competition at Berkeley event
November 15, 2025
Courtesy of Wen Chen Families from the community crowd around a pumpkin about to be smashed.
6165 MSET Cuttlefish’s 4th annual pumpkin SMASH breaks attendance records
November 14, 2025
Hyde working on her duties electronically in Evanoff’s office.
Once a Falcon, always a Falcon: Two retired administrators return in interim roles
November 14, 2025
Simple, casual autumn outfits.
Easy outfits for the fall season
November 17, 2025
Icing on the Cake’s storefront in Los Gatos.
Sampling cupcakes from a Los Gatos classic: Icing on the Cake
November 17, 2025
Isn’t this the dream?
How to be a LinkedIn influencer
November 16, 2025
Courtesy of dh.flixs Wooldridge performs a backflip during the junior quad day performance on Oct. 16, one of the various school activities he has joined since arriving in Saratoga.
An ocean of differences
November 16, 2025
Do verbal IDs take that much longer than physical IDs?
Are verbal IDs really what’s slowing down the lunch line?
November 16, 2025
The team’s seniors gather around to celebrate their last game.
Falcons end their season with a 27-21 loss despite a valiant second-half comeback
November 14, 2025
The cross country team takes a group picture at the end of league finals.
With a strong league finals finish, cross country looks toward CCS
November 14, 2025
Courtesy of Celcius Athletes often have foods or drinks that they enjoy before a game such as a Celcius.
Players follow superstitions to hype up before a game
November 9, 2025
Luo at the 2024 Starbound Regional Dance Competition; placing second overall for her ballet solo.
Dance star in ISPE maintains rigorous schedule
November 8, 2025
Follmar treks in the mountains of Colorado during the High Lonesome 100 race.
Finding her stride: Cross country coach chases purpose with ultra running
November 5, 2025
Courtesy of Bay Area News Group These white and blue buses can be seen zooming around Saratoga — “zooming” because they’re often empty.
VTA needs to change its bus schedule
November 17, 2025
Courtesy of LGSUHSD The math department course sequence chart loses some pathways.
Power of perception — math policy changes come with potential downsides
November 16, 2025
Social media is overtaking traditional news with no sign of stopping.
As Kirk assassination video shows, traditional journalism is down but shouldn’t be out
November 11, 2025
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is stranded on a trackside hill as he laments his poor race at the Dutch Grand Prix.
100-word rant: F1 has a gatekeeping problem
November 6, 2025
If there's no sun, how is it so hot?
100-word rant: Weather, can you stop being weird?
October 31, 2025
Two shelves in my room that contain souvenirs from my past trips, legos and childhood memories.
Preserving fond moments through memorabilia in my room
November 17, 2025
Hopefully this isn’t you this Winter Formal — get up and dance out there!
Top 10: Dance moves to hit at a school function
November 16, 2025
Boba prices just keep increasing
100-word rant: Can we stop with the boba-flation?
November 16, 2025
Courtesy of BuzzFeed All my quiz results, summed up in one picture.
Imagining my future one BuzzFeed quiz at a time
November 12, 2025
Courtesy of LAIKA Studios I still have nightmares of the Other Mother sewing buttons over my eyes.
As an extremely jumpy person, I’ll gladly skip horror movies
November 5, 2025
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The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Nitya Marimuthu

District should protect the county, not force teachers back prematurely

Nitya Marimuthu

Decade in review: a look back at our favorite sports moments

Jonathan Li and Nitya Marimuthu
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Uncut sports see high levels of students enrolling to fulfill PE credits

Nitya Marimuthu
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ICAC officers settle on virtual showcase for annual Bombay in the Bay performance

Nitya Marimuthu
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The toxic two-party system has wreaked disaster upon U.S. politics

Nitya Marimuthu
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To fight urgent obstacles, U.S. needs to turn its gaze outwards

Nitya Marimuthu
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Netflix show perpetuates stereotypes in failed attempt to relate to Indian-Americans

Nitya Marimuthu
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Seniors will pick up diplomas in drive-through graduation ceremony June 1

Nitya Marimuthu
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Stimulus plan has the right idea but the wrong execution

Nitya Marimuthu
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Former SHS principal passes away due to complications from COVID-19

Nitya Marimuthu
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Alumni participate in videos on YouTube channel Jubilee

Nitya Marimuthu

Fitness apps have the right idea but lack the miracle transformations they claim

Nitya Marimuthu

‘Run, hide, defend’ is out of date and must be updated for better safety

Nitya Marimuthu

Rising conflicts expose political inadequacies in students

Nitya Marimuthu

Dance and Verma to run at state championship meet

Nitya Marimuthu
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Girls’ cross country team finishes season with high morale and a strong sense of camaraderie

Nitya Marimuthu

Ten tips to begin running on your own

Nitya Marimuthu

Losing a family member leads to realizations about the value of life and relationships

Nitya Marimuthu
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Traditional Thanksgiving turkey takes tremendous twist

Nitya Marimuthu and Kaitlyn Tsai

Should juniors respect so-called senior parking spots?

Jayne Zhou and Nitya Marimuthu

Administration misused authority to shut down and forcibly change student-run ‘toga confessions’ page

Manasi Garg and Nitya Marimuthu

After successful Crystal performance, boys’ cross country gears up for future meets

Nitya Marimuthu and Sina Salehi

Lynbrook was right to fire Persky, the judge who was recalled as a result of the Brock Turner case

Nitya Marimuthu and Esther Luan

Identification cards contain reforms that aim to address student mental health

Brandon Wang and Nitya Marimuthu

Seeking to catch coaches’ attention, student athletes attend summer camps

Nitya Marimuthu and Sina Salehi

Boys’ cross country team hopes to cross previous obstacles unscathed

Sina Salehi and Nitya Marimuthu

Pop the bubble: get an internship and experience real life

Nitya Marimuthu

Are the stigmas surrounding teenage drivers justified?

Neeti Badve and Nitya Marimuthu

The ‘team’ aspect of playing an individual sport

Nitya Marimuthu

The transition between being a player to leading a team

Nitya Marimuthu

Speedy seven sprint through CCS semis

Allison Hartley and Nitya Marimuthu
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Athletes achieve personal records at end-of-the season qualifying meets

Allison Hartley and Nitya Marimuthu

Young track star: Dance making large strides

Neeti Badve and Nitya Marimuthu

Leadership students visit senior center, hear speech by politician

Jun Lee and Nitya Marimuthu

Outreach commission works with Stanford on annual blood drive

Jun Lee and Nitya Marimuthu

The cheating dilemma: Students take homework ‘help’ to a new level

Edwin Chen and Nitya Marimuthu

Gingerly taking on a dessert challenge

Neeti Badve and Nitya Marimuthu
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Six contestants will compete in Mr. Saratoga

Jun Lee and Nitya Marimuthu

Work on WASC begins

Jun Lee and Nitya Marimuthu

Track team is hopeful for upcoming season

Neeti Badve and Nitya Marimuthu

Smart is shallow

Nitya Marimuthu

Don’t be jelly, we ruined mac and cheese

Neeti Badve and Nitya Marimuthu

Notable alumni: Mark Kvamme takes VC company to the midwest

Nitya Marimuthu

Substitute to fill in for counselor

Nitya Marimuthu and Kaitlyn Tsai

Giving Tree gives chance to help others during the holidays

Nitya Marimuthu and Jun Lee
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Freshman duet wins Saratoga idol

Nitya Marimuthu and Jun Lee

Younger siblings get the scoop

Nitya Marimuthu

Seniors connect to elementary schoolers in annual ‘Toga reads’

Jun Lee and Nitya Marimuthu
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Lucid dreaming: Students shape experiences behind closed eyes

Nitya Marimuthu and Kevin Sze

‘The Hate U Give’: A beautiful, moving story about police brutality in America

Nitya Marimuthu and Neeti Badve

Spirit commission branches out with new Halloween event

Jun Lee and Nitya Marimuthu

Kardash captures first as girls’ cross country competes at Lynbrook

Nitya Marimuthu

Restrooms remodeled after Leadership class, administration act on complaints

Nitya Marimuthu and Jun Lee
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Equity team organizes Breaking Down the Walls week

Nitya Marimuthu and Emilie Zhou
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Veteran teachers adjust to new classrooms

Nitya Marimuthu and Howard Tang

Math acceleration speeds to new levels

Nitya Marimuthu
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