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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
“Morning Sun” stars a small but powerful cast of three actresses.
‘Morning Sun,’ ‘Sylvia’ and ‘146 Point Flame’: Seniors wrap up their four years in Drama with individual productions
April 2, 2025
Students studying for physics, math and computer science competitions
Students fuel their academic passions with Olympiad competitions
March 27, 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 Olivia Chock

Virtual conversations made into reality

Olivia Chock and Brandon Judoprasetijo
August 28, 2012

Community college classes worth considering

Olivia Chock
April 26, 2012

Zhang and Chou named valedictorian, salutatorian

Olivia Chock and Andy Fang
March 29, 2012

Winter ball video contest encourages students to attend

Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock
December 15, 2011

Select charities misuse donated funds

Olivia Chock and Priyanka Nookala
September 12, 2011

Benefit fashion show donates to Special Olympics

Olivia Chock
May 24, 2011

Movies of the year

Olivia Chock and Allison Toh
May 17, 2011

Juniors try out buses for prom

Olivia Chock
May 4, 2011

Saratoga students attend national choir conference

Lillian Chen and Olivia Chock
April 26, 2011
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Senior girl dazzles judges in Saratoga Idol

Olivia Chock
March 18, 2011

Girls’ soccer comes up short in CCS

Shivani Chadha and Olivia Chock
March 1, 2011
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Changes made to Saratoga Idol

Olivia Chock
March 1, 2011
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Senior leads effort to help Los Gatos student severely injured by hit-and-run driver

Olivia Chock
February 12, 2011
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Inception vs. Social Network

Olivia Chock and Will Edman
February 10, 2011
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Showing too much ‘Skins’

Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock
February 10, 2011

Girls’ soccer: Eyes on CCS

Shivani Chadha and Olivia Chock
February 5, 2011

DJ, turn the music up: Seniors join DJ business

Shivani Chadha and Olivia Chock
January 31, 2011

The evolution of cheating

Olivia Chock, Wiill Edman, Anoop Galivanche, Albert Gu, Anika Jhalani, and Priya Nookala
January 12, 2011

More students participate in History Day than ever before

Olivia Chock
January 12, 2011

Girls’ soccer has high hopes after strong preseason

Olivia Chock and Tim Rollinson
January 7, 2011

Athlete of the issue: Shriya Nagpal

Olivia Chock
January 6, 2011

Even in a bad economy, parents continue to pay UC and private school costs

Olivia Chock
December 3, 2010

Girls’ soccer season looks promising

Shivani Chadha and Olivia Chock
November 7, 2010

Secret Exchange Program helps unify students and teachers

Olivia Chock
November 3, 2010

Students mourn for recent gay suicides by wearing purple

Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock
November 1, 2010

SAT prep has gone too far

Olivia Chock
October 28, 2010

Sports team strikes deal with Nike

Olivia Chock
September 29, 2010

Combining language classes proves challenging for teachers

Megan Benzing and Olivia Chock
September 22, 2010

Junior class making a wish

Olivia Chock
September 14, 2010

Virtual conversations made into reality

Olivia Chock and Brandon Judoprasetijo
September 14, 2010

Stanford freshman finds transition to college a breeze

Olivia Chock
May 27, 2010

Softball Season Recap: Hard work pays off on senior day

Olivia Chock and Vivian LeTran
May 27, 2010

Junior prom a success at the Decathlon club

Olivia Chock and Pia Mishra
April 23, 2010

Softball strives to improve

Olivia Chock and Vivian LeTran
April 2, 2010

Saratoga’s Got Talent

Olivia Chock and Saniha Shankar
April 2, 2010

Softball makes room for improvement

Olivia Chock and Vivian LeTran
March 16, 2010

Girls’ soccer: Season ends in CCS quarterfinals

Olivia Chock and Ren Norris
February 26, 2010
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Concert for a Cure showcases student and staff talent, helps fight epilepsy

Olivia Chock
February 13, 2010

Girls’ soccer soaring this season

Olivia Chock and Ren Norris
February 12, 2010

PTSO sponsors formal dance lessons for students

Olivia Chock and Pia Mishra
February 12, 2010

Girls’ soccer: New goalie helps solid season start

Ren Norris and Olivia Chock
January 28, 2010

Back parking accident and improvements

Anoop Galivanche and Olivia Chock
December 18, 2009

Girls’ soccer team has tough preseason to prepare for league

Olivia Chock and Ren Norris
December 10, 2009
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As college application season ends, 72 seniors await early decisions from their dream schools

Saniha Shankar and Olivia Chock
December 4, 2009
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Maybe watching sports isn’t so bad after all

Olivia Chock
November 30, 2009

Girls’ soccer: New talent, coaches hope to bring stability to program

Ren Norris and Olivia Chock
November 30, 2009

Shared interest in biking paves the way for friendship between math, English teachers

Olivia Chock
October 28, 2009

Two students expand their horizons at CCOC

Olivia Chock and Lillian Chen
October 16, 2009

Inactive clubs in danger of becoming unrecognized

Olivia Chock and Kim Tsai
October 5, 2009

Classes start to prep for Homecoming week

Olivia Chock
October 2, 2009
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