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Sophomore Lauren Song performs as Clara in Los Gatos Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker.”
Dancers perform in ‘The Nutcracker’ with the Los Gatos Ballet
December 18, 2024
Casavant’s frequent drop-ins on water polo games and practices brought energy to the team.
In supporting student athletes, staff members make important connections
December 15, 2024
Students dance to the music in the moshpit on Dec. 7.
Winter Formal at Gilroy Gardens garners positive feedback
December 14, 2024
Many seniors feel frustrated with the lack of a consistent counselor.
Students last names A-F have faced struggles with guidance counselor turnovers in past two years
December 13, 2024
In recent years, an increasing number of students have applied early to college.
Class of ’25 sees an increased number of early college applicants
December 13, 2024
Playing Grace Fryer and Tom Kreider respectively, senior Kat Aldrete and junior Larry O’Brien star in the SHS ‘Radium Girls’ fall play.
Senior Kat Aldrete shines as lead role in ‘Radium Girls’
December 14, 2024
A perfect sparkly Christmas decoration to get you in the festive mood.
Top 10: Christmas Decorations
December 13, 2024
There are various ways to approach studying math competitions such as the AMC.
Students prepare for math competitions with various methods and mediums
December 13, 2024
AP Physics teachers Tom Casavant and Matthew Welander discuss a change in their upcoming lesson plans.
Class-alike teachers collaborate to improve and standardize student experiences
December 13, 2024
The result of the poll conducted by our Falcon Instagram account.
What songs top the charts for all-time favorite holiday music?
December 13, 2024
The boys basketball team poses after their game with American High School on Dec. 7.
Boys’ basketball secures second place at James Lick Invitational despite key injuries
December 14, 2024
Free throw attempt from the team's recent scrimmage against Wilcox on Dec. 7.
Freshman basketball team brought back for the first time since COVID
December 13, 2024
Senior Daniel Jadali shooting a freethrow
For Falcon players, basketball is a year-round commitment
December 13, 2024
Falcons look to defend Notre Dame’s free kick during home game on Dec. 10.
Girls’ soccer defeats Notre Dame Knights 3-2, still undefeated in pre-season
December 13, 2024
49ers’ head coach and former SHS student, Kyle Shanahan, sits in grief after the team suffered a rough 24-23 loss to the Cardinals on Oct. 6.
49ers hobble through losing season
December 12, 2024
The logo of the Better Canvas extension for students to download.
100-word rave: “Better Canvas” is just better
December 13, 2024
Red lights are often run at the intersection of Highway 85 and Saratoga Avenue.
Saratoga drivers: Simmer down and use more caution, please
December 13, 2024
The use of social media allows controversial news to spread and grab the attention of more Americans than ever.
Social media fuels increasing polarization of American politics
December 13, 2024
The fast fashion industry really is Hell.
‘Brandy Hellville’ documentary reveals fast fashion as a devil in disguise
December 12, 2024
The many confusing aspects of Shakespeare make his works unappealing.
To read or not to read: My struggle with Shakespeare
December 7, 2024
A super cool pineapple
Top 10: Fruits
December 14, 2024
My perfect Christmas tree where these gifts go under.
Top 10: Best Christmas Gifts
December 13, 2024
I contemplate between two different Owala FreeSip colors at Target.
My journey to find the perfect water bottle ends with Owala
December 13, 2024
Christmas music is fine no matter what season you’re in.
Christmas music can be played, shamelessly, any time of the year
December 13, 2024
The perfect place to be during Christmas.
Christmas is just horrible without snow
December 13, 2024

The Saratoga Falcon

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All content by Roy Bisht

Senior rows her way to Tulsa

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew
January 18, 2012

DECA allows students to get a taste of business

Roy Bisht and Matt Foley
December 7, 2011
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Football: Season hampered by injuries

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
November 13, 2011
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Football: Milpitas delivers painful league loss

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
November 11, 2011

Football: Falcons take big hit from Paly

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
October 26, 2011

Football: Doles dominates on both sides of the ball

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
October 18, 2011

Students consider drugs in Saratoga inappropriate

Roy Bisht and Edward Dong
October 18, 2011
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Football team suffers key injuries in 42-14 loss to Mountain View

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
October 17, 2011
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Athlete of the Issue: Dozier finds inspiration from family name

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew
October 14, 2011
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Football: Offense struggles against Hollister

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
September 22, 2011

Parking lot for parking only, not student dropoffs

Roy Bisht
September 13, 2011
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Football: Team struggles, loses key players in season opener

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
September 9, 2011

Senior recruited to play Division I baseball at Seattle University

Roy Bisht
September 9, 2011
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Football Preview 2011

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
September 7, 2011

Seniors look back as graduation approaches

Roy Bisht
June 7, 2011

Sports and sevenths: Loss of playing time for students with full schedules an unfair reality

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew
May 31, 2011

Guns at school would cause massive hazards

Roy Bisht
April 6, 2011

Cutting off transfers slightly aids overpopulated Los Gatos High

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew
March 31, 2011

Round two loss ends solid season

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht
March 1, 2011

Baseball: More than a game

Roy Bisht
February 5, 2011
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Family dynasty continues in SHS athletics

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew
February 5, 2011

Boys’ basketball: Teamwork taking team to new level

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht
February 5, 2011

Apocalypse not coming: Dead birds exemplify human ignorance

Dylan Jew and Roy Bisht
January 28, 2011
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Boys’ basketball: Team hopes to carry momentum into regular season

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht
January 13, 2011

Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht
December 7, 2010
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Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents

Roy Bisht
December 7, 2010

Billion-dollar home in the slums of India in shockingly poor taste

Roy Bisht
November 23, 2010

Athlete of the Issue: Troy Doles

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew
November 23, 2010

Boys’ basketball team ready to strike opposition

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht
November 23, 2010
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Senior class pumps up school spirit

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew
November 18, 2010
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Giants in the World Series? NO WAY

Roy Bisht
October 22, 2010

Senior recalls World Cup experience

Roy Bisht and Abhishek Venkataramana
October 15, 2010
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Car cleanliness not a priority for senior

Roy Bisht
September 14, 2010

Big Ben deserves big suspension

Roy Bisht and Cullan McChesney
September 14, 2010

New raised crosswalk in front of school draws criticism from some students

Roy Bisht
September 14, 2010
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Football star from SHS raps its up at Cal

Roy Bisht and Anoop Galivanche
June 1, 2010

Roethlisberger deserves to lose part of season

Roy Bisht
June 1, 2010

Students’ dedication pays off in CSF awards ceremony

Roy Bisht
May 27, 2010

College not so bad after all

Roy Bisht
May 27, 2010

Baseball Season Recap: Count this one as a rebuilding year

Roy Bisht and David Eng
May 24, 2010
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Lack of sign-ups forces school to cut poetry and other electives for next year

Roy Bisht and Denise Lin
May 3, 2010

2010: The Year of the Giants

Roy Bisht
April 26, 2010

The name is iPad, not iPod

Sulmaan Hassan and Roy Bisht
April 23, 2010

Baseball: Injuries plague diminished Falcon roster

Roy Bisht and David Eng
April 23, 2010

Falcons struggle with starting pitching, look for defense to improve chances

Roy Bisht and David Eng
March 31, 2010

It wouldn’t be March Madness without the Madness

Roy Bisht
March 29, 2010

Planners more than meets the eye

Roy Bisht
March 19, 2010

Georgian luger’s death prompts concerns about track safety and disregard of speed complaints

Christine Bancroft and Roy Bisht
March 16, 2010

Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond

Roy Bisht and David Eng
March 16, 2010

Boys’ soccer: Falcons shutout in CCS in quarterfinals

Roy Bisht
March 8, 2010

SHS students more than volunteers at hospital

Roy Bisht and Mira Chaykin
February 22, 2010

Boys’ soccer: fighting to maintain league lead

Roy Bisht and Aanchal Mohan
February 9, 2010

Boys’ soccer climbs ranks in hope of league championship

Aanchal Mohan and Roy Bisht
February 2, 2010

Texas Tech incident shows football injuries need more caution

Roy Bisht
January 26, 2010

Young boys’ soccer team looks to win league title

Roy Bisht
December 10, 2009

Obama needs to pay closer attention to international protocol

Roy Bisht and Parul Singh
December 9, 2009

The holidays coming early in Los Gatos park

Roy Bisht
November 30, 2009

Celebrities’ personal mistakes shouldn’t kill their careers

Roy Bisht
November 20, 2009

John Mayer Preview: ‘Battle Studies’

Roy Bisht and Anoop Galivanche
November 4, 2009

Amazon’s Kindle is making more and more sense for schools

Roy Bisht and Brandon Yang
October 30, 2009

Junior re-visits freshman lifestyle

Roy Bisht
October 15, 2009

Students find refuge in community colleges

Roy Bisht
October 12, 2009

SHS needs to be regularly updated

Roy Bisht and Brandon Yang
October 12, 2009

Michael Vick deserves right to fight his way back into the NFL

Roy Bisht and Tim Rollinson
September 8, 2009
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