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Allied teams 95071X (right) and 1000A (left) celebrate after advancing to grand finals at the U.S. Open National Championship.
VEX Robotics team makes finalists in U.S. Open National Championship
April 10, 2025
Rally commissioners act out a skit inspired by “Beauty and the Beast.”
‘Beauty and the Beast’ rally builds hype before prom
April 10, 2025
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
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
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Badminton: Falcons prevail against Palo Alto, but fall to Lynbrook, Milpitas

Sherrie Shen and Michael Wong

Badminton returns to De Anza League

Connie Liang and Sherrie Shen
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Little Free Library: national phenomenon spreads to Saratoga

Angelina Chen and Sherrie Shen
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Tea Ceremony at Hakone Gardens: a glimpse into Japanese culture

Colleen Feng and Sherrie Shen
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Athletics department enters third consecutive year in debt

Sherrie Shen and Michael Wong

Badminton: Key addition helps Falcons seize early victories

Sherrie Shen and Callia Yuan

34 students qualify for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME)

Frederick Kim and Sherrie Shen

Junior creates YouTube channel as part of artistic journey

Sherrie Shen and Elicia Ye

Boys’ lacrosse: New coaches help build up team

Sherrie Shen

75 students to take AMC math contest

Frederick Kim and Sherrie Shen

Keeping up with the Kumars: senior-freshman siblings pursue competitive math

Sherrie Shen and Kyle Wang

For Chen, DACA repeal hits close to home

Sherrie Shen and Elicia Ye

Letting the caged bird sing: English teacher revitalizes poetry on campus

Sherrie Shen
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Athletics department fighting debt after lack of donations

Sherrie Shen and Elicia Ye

Inducing fear to cause change is ethical when based upon facts

Anna Novoselov and Sherrie Shen

RISE Club sends six members to nationals, places sixth in nation

Alexandra Li and Sherrie Shen

Once-in-a-century solar eclipse viewed on campus

Sherrie Shen and Elaine Sun

The changing of tides: Inaction in combating climate change will lead to an irreversible future

Sherrie Shen

Student suspended due to threats of violence; additional security added on campus

Sherrie Shen

WiSTEM participates in Bay Area Research Exposition (BARE)

Sherrie Shen

Badminton: Falcons end season 1-11, will likely move down to El Camino league next year

Sherrie Shen and Michael Zhang

Explicit consent: A flawed system when concerning organ donation

Sherrie Shen

‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ a reminder to pay attention to the world around us

Sherrie Shen

Badminton: Falcons drop early matches as new players fill varsity positions

Sherrie Shen and Rahul Vadlakonda

Family time at school: The highs and the lows

Elaine Fan and Sherrie Shen

Competitive student-athletes forced to give up training after concussions

Harshini Ramaswamy, Sherrie Shen, and Amy Tang

FBLA prepares to compete at Bay Section

Sherrie Shen

Aspiring professional ballerina spends junior year training in Houston

Ashley Feng and Sherrie Shen

Bridging the nationwide divide: The election that shocked the world

Sherrie Shen
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WiSTEM members tour Google campus, learn importance of experience in tech industry

Caitlyn Chen and Sherrie Shen

Falcon newspaper staff learns from NorCal Media Day conference

Sherrie Shen

Sophomore shares joys of hiking through new club

Sherrie Shen

Art in the past, present and future: A sophomore’s passion for drawing extends beyond the now

Sherrie Shen

Paranormal meets the physical in sophomore’s everyday life

Leena Elzeiny and Sherrie Shen

Wu takes second place in national math competition

Sherrie Shen

Ups and downs: A junior’s passion for building

Sherrie Shen

Viruses attack students’ emails

Emily Chen and Sherrie Shen
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