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The band lines up for award announcements at Hornet Stadium.
Marching band wraps up a successful season with second-place finish at NorCal Super Show
November 13, 2025
Saratoga Bagels is located a short 4-minute drive from SHS.
Saratoga Bagels: a not-so-hidden, but beloved, gem
November 8, 2025
Courtesy of Respondus The student interface for the lockdown browser.
English department using lockdown browser in Canvas to prevent AI cheating on writing assignments
November 8, 2025
Sophomores Paula Cymbal and Katrina Capello carry a boat in the sophomore portion of the 2002 Homecoming float parade.
Disappearance of Homecoming decorations shows changes in interest, not lack of spirit, school leaders say
November 7, 2025
Freshmen Arjun Garlapati, Ayush Hotha, Aditya Karanam, Nima Noor, Vishak Pillai, Maks Shetler and Neel Tadikamala capture the childhood song “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.”
Annual Halloween parade showcases school spirit
November 4, 2025
Sharma sits in front of the piano at his music production setup at his house.
Falcon focus: The deeper side of a goofy guy
November 12, 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
Students help out at the pick up window.
Students working at Snack Shack gain hands-on volunteering experience preparing food
November 10, 2025
Courtesy of Creative Common License Both tests are administered at proctored testing centers, which can include schools, hotels and other community centers.
Is it better to take the SAT, the ACT or both?
November 10, 2025
Creepy witch decorations set up outside a house on Aloha.
The famed Aloha Avenue Halloween experience left me a bit disappointed
November 8, 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
Senior Hayden Berry spars against a teammate at Los Gatos Boxing.
Senior pushes physical limits through boxing
November 5, 2025
Courtesy of Jah Bennett Jah Bennett works to help the girls’ basketball team stay in top shape before the season.
Fitness trainer Jah Bennett assists girls’ basketball team
November 3, 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
Courtesy of Apple Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup, featuring a redesigned back and new color options.
Backlash over iPhone 17 grows as users call out Apple’s lack of innovation
October 31, 2025
Why is it that out of teenagers, boys find more satisfaction in video games?
How video games are harming teen boys
October 31, 2025
My biggest pet peeve: assignments due at 11:59 p.m.
Assignments should never be due at 11:59 p.m. — the default Canvas time
October 31, 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
Which states in the U.S. are the most auraful?
Top 10: U.S. states with the most aura
October 31, 2025
A composition of all the food I bought.
How far will $10 go to make a meal at Safeway?
October 28, 2025
My current Pinterest feed consists mostly of random trinkets.
Pinterest should be everyone’s alternative to doomscrolling
October 27, 2025
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The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Pranav Ahuja

Swimming Scoreboard

Sean Oh and Pranav Ahuja

Students should have chance to take home economics course

Pranav Ahuja

Underclassmen step up for small varsity team

Pranav Ahuja and Sean Oh
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Speech and debate begins to focus on end-of-year competitions

Patrick Li and Pranav Ahuja

A tale of frustration: the hunt for the perfect senior quote

Pranav Ahuja

Top 10 things to do over Winter Break

Ava Hooman and Pranav Ahuja
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Freshman earns top prize at Saratoga Idol

Pranav Ahuja and Patrick Li

Mexican exchange student enjoys visiting Saratoga

Pranav Ahuja and Michael Zhang

Exciting app induces premature Senioritis

Pranav Ahuja

How an album improved my life

Pranav Ahuja

Katy Perry makes unwelcome ‘visit’ during ACT

Pranav Ahuja

The law makes a spooky visit to Foothill Elementary School

Pranav Ahuja and Roland Shen

Top 10 ways to procrastinate on college apps

Aaron Choi, Pranav Ahuja, and Stephen Ding
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Drafted by Dodgers, alumnus joins Minor League baseball team

Pranav Ahuja
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Team looks to build off historic success at state and national tournaments

Patrick Li and Pranav Ahuja

HIMYM ending contradicts character growth

Pranav Ahuja

School should invest into more powerful bathroom hand dryers

Pranav Ahuja

New Starbucks drink should be left in a fairytale

Pranav Ahuja

Team finishes season strong, makes final preparations for CA State Tournament and Nationals

Pranav Ahuja and David Koh

Face-off: Two Falcon staff pairs battle for the pot of gold

Pranav Ahuja, Angela Lee, Kyle Wang, and Isabelle Yang

Girls’ soccer: Falcons hope to revise techniques to improve

Pranav Ahuja and Neehar Thumaty

Newly graduated alumni provide useful tips for current seniors

Pranav Ahuja

Senior class hosts ‘Turkey up your Teacher’ event once again

Pranav Ahuja

Girls’ soccer: Falcons look to fill the gaps left by Class of 2016 players

Neehar Thumaty and Pranav Ahuja

School adds security cameras to cut down on parking lot crime

Apoorv Kwatra and Pranav Ahuja

Column: Junior realizes life-changing discovery through new schedule

Pranav Ahuja
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Vendor change means cafeteria pizza is smaller but still the same price

Pranav Ahuja and Julia Miller

Individuals compete at states, fall short of previous times; defending champ Xie chooses to skip state meet

Pranav Ahuja and Emily Chen

District voters renew Measure A Parcel Tax

Pranav Ahuja

Orchestra students visit Disneyland for Music Festival Competition

Pranav Ahuja

March 4, 2016

Kyle Wang and Pranav Ahuja

New courses proposed for next school year

Pranav Ahuja and Alex Yang

Swim teams hopeful after disappointing season

Pranav Ahuja and Emily Chen

Author of dystopian novel discusses real-life ramifications

Pranav Ahuja and Navin Tiwary

Sophomore experiences KBBQ for first time, and likes it

Pranav Ahuja

Girls’ basketball: ‘Free Throw-A-Thon’ to raise money for Canada trip

Pranav Ahuja and Derek Chen

“Run, Hide, Defend”: Reason revealed for replacement of Code Red term

Pranav Ahuja and Austin Wang

Junior snowboarder takes to the slopes

Michelle Koo and Pranav Ahuja

Oct. 9, 2015

Kyle Wang and Pranav Ahuja

Water polo: Boys bounce back after last year’s disappointing season

Pranav Ahuja and Alex Yang

Classes prepare as Homecoming approaches

Pranav Ahuja and Alex Yang
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