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Students studying for physics, math and computer science competitions
Students fuel their academic passions with Olympiad competitions
March 27, 2025
MAP 11 students outside of Warner Bros. Studios
MAP 11 students explore the film wonders of LA
March 27, 2025
Seniors Aria Zhang and Niraali Garg rehearse “The Little Mermaid.”
Featuring a large ensemble, new actors and musical pieces, ‘The Little Mermaid’ classic hopes to garner a larger audience
March 27, 2025
There is one MOSAIC lesson remaining in the 2024-25 school year.
MOSAIC wins county-wide award for student impact
March 24, 2025
Sophomore Eric Liang and his VEX team 2041V pose for a photo after winning a competition
The road less traveled: choosing to do robotics outside of the school’s well-known teams
March 22, 2025
The movie mixes elements of action and emotion throughout the story
‘Ne Zha 2’ is a cinematic masterpiece that redefines animation
March 31, 2025
Childhood, wedding and family photos from Bhan and Cai’s booklets.
Students explore family histories through APUSH project
March 31, 2025
The teachers’ preferences range from fantasy to magical realism.
Free-time reads — books your English teachers recommend
March 27, 2025
Carpenter with her co-star Rowan Blanchard on the set of “Girl Meets World.”
Sabrina Carpenter’s slow rise to stardom
March 26, 2025
Astronauts return after being stranded on the ISS for nine months.
Second space race era sparks new discoveries and hopes and some fears
March 26, 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
Brennan runs with the ball in a lacrosse game last season against Gunn.
Two paths, one team — siblings’ shared support transcends different sports
March 25, 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
The average tuition and fees for public colleges have decreased, while increase in private college tuition has slowed.
Unlike critics of CollegeBoard suggest, the cost of attending public colleges will likely decrease
March 19, 2025
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The 3 habits of the highly professional presenter
March 31, 2025
Writing the list was hard enough, how am I actually supposed to complete it?
100-word rant: I hate March
March 31, 2025
Shrivastava’s nail designs come in a range of colors and add-ons — she tries to deliver whatever the customer wants.
Friends encourage self-taught and sophomore nail artist to open her own business
March 27, 2025
“Feng Sheng 2” movie poster
‘Feng Sheng 2’: A cinematic showcase worth seeing
March 27, 2025
Teachers can help students by allowing more lenient deadlines and holding tutorial sessions for review.
Lost in translation: the empathy gap between teachers and students
March 27, 2025

The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Preston Fu
Team Saratoga 1, consisting of students Bryan Li, Lawson Wang, Advaith Avadhanam, Alan Lu, Skyler Mao and Victoria Hu (left to right) proudly hold up their second place trophy.

Photo or Graphic for: Mathletes place second at highly competitive Berkeley tournament

Jessica Li and Amy Miao
December 7, 2023
A tale of two seniors: What we wish we had known

A tale of two seniors: What we wish we had known

Apurva Chakravarthy and Preston Fu
April 9, 2022
One senior’s journey: how to make the most of college applications

One senior’s journey: how to make the most of college applications

Preston Fu
April 9, 2022

A global tapestry: Students share experiences with international sports cultures

Preston Fu and Allen Luo
February 1, 2022
Clubs should be allowed to meet during tutorial

Clubs should be allowed to meet during tutorial

Jason Cheng and Preston Fu
December 8, 2021
Coalition schools: Move to Common App

Coalition schools: Move to Common App

Preston Fu
October 2, 2021

Top 10 ways to avoid COVID-19

Allen Luo and Preston Fu
September 9, 2021
Senior Henrik Zhang prepares to serve in a match at the Spartans Butterfly Open in Santa Clara on June 11 this past summer.

Senior qualifies for U-17 national table tennis team

Preston Fu and Allen Luo
September 5, 2021
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About half of seniors opt to return for in-person education

Preston Fu and Benjamin Li
May 13, 2021
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Congress needs term limits

Preston Fu
March 26, 2021
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Digital technology rapidly changes our approach to COVID-19

Preston Fu
March 18, 2021
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California’s vaccine distribution needs more than just manpower

Preston Fu
February 9, 2021
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Student athletes in college balance sports and studies

Christina Chang and Preston Fu
January 27, 2021
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Surviv.io: the road to 20 kills

Preston Fu
January 24, 2021
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Seeking connections in a pandemic

Preston Fu
December 12, 2020
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November elections frazzle nerves but teach valuable lessons

Preston Fu and Nidhi Mathihalli
December 6, 2020
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Going test-blind distorts the college admissions process

Preston Fu and Nilay Mishra
December 1, 2020
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Social media’s echo chamber reinforces political divide

Preston Fu
November 4, 2020
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K-12 districts, including LGSUHSD, may still not be taking reopening seriously enough

Preston Fu and Lihi Shoshani
October 30, 2020

Young adults encouraged to become poll workers amid coronavirus-induced shortage

Preston Fu
September 24, 2020
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Classes can benefit from major revamps

Preston Fu
September 9, 2020
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Quarantine: time to buckle down and stay fit

Preston Fu
September 4, 2020
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Online testing functional but could be improved by implementing more project-based learning

Preston Fu and Viraaj Reddi
May 26, 2020
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Keys recognized as District Teacher of the Year for 2020-2021

Preston Fu
May 22, 2020
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Multi-sport athletes change focus to single sport

Preston Fu
May 6, 2020
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Students win UCLA hacking competition with Archiscape

Preston Fu and Viraaj Reddi
April 23, 2020
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Seven win awards at online Synopsys Science Fair

Preston Fu and Viraaj Reddi
April 20, 2020
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History Bowl seniors reflect, prepare for postponed Nationals

Preston Fu and Viraaj Reddi
April 4, 2020
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Achievement Awards in Writing: a mechanism for student expression

Preston Fu and Samantha Yee
April 4, 2020
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Students should watch their spending

Preston Fu
April 2, 2020

With discipline and motivation, students can overcome addiction to their phones

Preston Fu and Bill Yuan
April 1, 2020
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Junior explores genres of music production

Preston Fu
April 1, 2020

Exchange students navigate life away from home

Vicky Bai and Preston Fu
March 10, 2020

Boys’ tennis resumes with solid returning players

Preston Fu and Andrew Lee
February 10, 2020

UCs should keep standardized tests a part of application process

Preston Fu
February 8, 2020

Senior starts company to help limit kids’ screen time

Preston Fu and Christine Zhang
February 6, 2020

In and out of the classroom, teens’ best teachers are often their peers

Preston Fu and Serena Li
January 13, 2020

Overreaching academically creates problems that are hard to fix several weeks into school year

Preston Fu and Lihi Shoshani
December 9, 2019

Just say no to bah humbug spirit

Preston Fu
December 3, 2019

Popularity of online courses increase in mainstream education

Preston Fu and Krithi Sankar
October 30, 2019

Breakup of Big Tech stifles innovation

Preston Fu
October 30, 2019
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Freshman chess player named International Master

Preston Fu and Nicole Lu
October 29, 2019

Sports analytics field grows, attracts student interest

Preston Fu and Christine Zhang
October 28, 2019

Apollo 11 conspiracy debunked

Preston Fu
September 26, 2019

Alumnus praises Caltech’s robust computer science offerings 

Preston Fu and Viraaj Reddi
September 26, 2019

Limited course selection obstructs underclassman education

Preston Fu
September 19, 2019
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Freshman dancer embraces Chinese styles, wins Miss Teen Dance America

Preston Fu and Christine Zhang
September 16, 2019
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