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Courtesy of Belal Aftab Saratoga mayor Belal Aftab centers his agenda on residents’ feedback.
New mayor Belal Aftab aims to foster a more vibrant, connected community
May 10, 2025
The Saratoga Speech and Debate team at TOC in Kentucky
Speech and debate celebrates national-level results while striving for more
May 9, 2025
Assistant principal and activities director Kristen Cunningham.
Cunningham to leave for admin role at LGHS, district
May 8, 2025
Courtesy of Mary Ko MSET senior mentor Anh-Quan Nguyen described the team’s performance as “the best performance of any Cuttlefish team in history.” MSET senior mentor Anh-Quan Nguyen described the team’s performance as “the best performance of any Cuttlefish team in history.”
FTC 6165 Cuttlefish boasts an 8-2 record at World Championships
May 1, 2025
Sahana Kumar shares her story on the stage of Thermond Drama Center on March 30.
TEDx Club talks featured stories of recovery and resilience
May 1, 2025
MAP, a longstanding program at SHS, hosts numerous video-based projects for students.
Sophomore MAP students illuminate social issues ‘Be the Change’ projects
May 12, 2025
Courtesy of Kristen Hamilton Hamilton and her family at her daughter Kathryn’s college graduation.
Hamilton reflects on transition from engineering career to teaching
May 7, 2025
At Garrod Farms, dozens of horses frolic in front of picturesque mountains.
Garrod Farms: a family’s generational commitment to agriculture since 1893
May 7, 2025
Courtesy of Manlin Zhang A rendered photo of “Achromatic,” the 2022-23 Cuttlefish robot.
6165 MSET Cuttlefish’s impact extends to college endeavors
May 5, 2025
Courtesy of Saratoga High School The Saratoga High math department’s recommended pathway.
Math department to require placement tests starting in August to combat unwise acceleration
May 4, 2025
Senior Captain Avi Taneja serves the birdie during the 4/15 match.
Q&A: Four senior captains reflect on their four years on the badminton team
May 11, 2025
Courtesy of Ian Johnson Junior Ian Johnson captures senior Daniel Jadali going up with contact in a basketball game against Lynbrook High School on Jan 31.
Two juniors explore their passion for photography through sports
May 10, 2025
Senior Dylan Wilson gets into the blocks for the 4x400 meter relay
Track and field team has strong outing at leagues; SCVALs will determine CCS qualifications
May 9, 2025
Golfers pose after defeating Los Gatos.
One last swing: Senior golfers bid farewell to the Toga fairways and each other
May 7, 2025
Courtesy of Quinn Bossow Bossow celebrates winning a point against an opponent at Palo Alto HS.
No limits: Sophomore Quinn Bossow tackles athletics head on despite disability
May 7, 2025
The early bird gets the worm.
To aspiring Leadership students: Campaigning early is a must
May 13, 2025
The least user-friendly survey out there.
Help wanted: Someone please fix the California Healthy Kids Survey
May 13, 2025
If only the calendar started on Monday…
The week should officially start on Monday: It just makes sense
May 11, 2025
Courtesy of Gage Skidmore Political rightwingers like Charlie Kirk and Tucker Carlson argue the U.S was built on Christian principles
Religion should not play any role in public policy decisions
May 9, 2025
43% of Republicans in a Yougov poll think Trump should be allowed a third term
While it may be possible, the two-term limit on presidency should not be overridden
May 6, 2025
My classic study setup.
The blind leading the blind: how to study like a pro
May 13, 2025
After President Yoon Suk Yeol invoked martial law on Dec. 3, hundreds of Korean citizens took to the streets to show their disapproval of Yoon’s actions.
Democracy preserved in South Korea as country impeaches would-be authoritarian president
May 11, 2025
YouTube Kids’ Policies prohibit certain types of advertisements but not enough.
Learning from the tall tales of Big Cereal
May 7, 2025
$400 camera 🆚 $150 camera
Your guide to suddenly viral old-school $1,500 digital cameras
May 7, 2025
Whatever board game you choose, it’ll certainly make a night of memories and connections.
The best way to have fun at game nights
May 7, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 6
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April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
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April 23, 2025
Volume 57, Issue 2
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The Saratoga Falcon

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Senior rows her way to Tulsa

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

DECA allows students to get a taste of business

Roy Bisht and Matt Foley
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Football: Season hampered by injuries

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan
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Football: Milpitas delivers painful league loss

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Football: Falcons take big hit from Paly

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Football: Doles dominates on both sides of the ball

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Students consider drugs in Saratoga inappropriate

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

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Athlete of the Issue: Dozier finds inspiration from family name

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Football: Offense struggles against Hollister

Roy Bisht and Nikil Ramanathan

Parking lot for parking only, not student dropoffs

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Football: Team struggles, loses key players in season opener

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Senior recruited to play Division I baseball at Seattle University

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Football Preview 2011

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Seniors look back as graduation approaches

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

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Guns at school would cause massive hazards

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Cutting off transfers slightly aids overpopulated Los Gatos High

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Round two loss ends solid season

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht

Baseball: More than a game

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Family dynasty continues in SHS athletics

Roy Bisht and Dylan Jew

Boys’ basketball: Teamwork taking team to new level

Karthik Annaamalai and Roy Bisht

Apocalypse not coming: Dead birds exemplify human ignorance

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

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Boys’ Basketball: Coach Naas and seniors step up game

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Gone too far? Trash talking evokes serious incidents

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

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Athlete of the Issue: Troy Doles

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Boys’ basketball team ready to strike opposition

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Senior class pumps up school spirit

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Giants in the World Series? NO WAY

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Senior recalls World Cup experience

Roy Bisht and Abhishek Venkataramana
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Car cleanliness not a priority for senior

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Big Ben deserves big suspension

Roy Bisht and Cullan McChesney

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

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Football star from SHS raps its up at Cal

Roy Bisht and Anoop Galivanche

Roethlisberger deserves to lose part of season

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Students’ dedication pays off in CSF awards ceremony

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College not so bad after all

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Baseball Season Recap: Count this one as a rebuilding year

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

Roy Bisht and Denise Lin

2010: The Year of the Giants

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The name is iPad, not iPod

Sulmaan Hassan and Roy Bisht

Baseball: Injuries plague diminished Falcon roster

Roy Bisht and David Eng

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

Roy Bisht and David Eng

It wouldn’t be March Madness without the Madness

Roy Bisht

Planners more than meets the eye

Roy Bisht

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

Christine Bancroft and Roy Bisht

Baseball adjusts to changes all around the diamond

Roy Bisht and David Eng

Boys’ soccer: Falcons shutout in CCS in quarterfinals

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SHS students more than volunteers at hospital

Roy Bisht and Mira Chaykin

Boys’ soccer: fighting to maintain league lead

Roy Bisht and Aanchal Mohan

Boys’ soccer climbs ranks in hope of league championship

Aanchal Mohan and Roy Bisht

Texas Tech incident shows football injuries need more caution

Roy Bisht

Young boys’ soccer team looks to win league title

Roy Bisht

Obama needs to pay closer attention to international protocol

Roy Bisht and Parul Singh

The holidays coming early in Los Gatos park

Roy Bisht

Celebrities’ personal mistakes shouldn’t kill their careers

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John Mayer Preview: ‘Battle Studies’

Roy Bisht and Anoop Galivanche

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

Roy Bisht and Brandon Yang

Junior re-visits freshman lifestyle

Roy Bisht

Students find refuge in community colleges

Roy Bisht

SHS needs to be regularly updated

Roy Bisht and Brandon Yang

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

Roy Bisht and Tim Rollinson
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