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Courtesy of LGSUHSD board The official map, decided during the April 14 public hearing.
School board finalizes district map for new trustee elections
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Saratoga High School Junior Arjun Krish is one of 20 students in the country who have a shot at representing the US at the International Biology Olympiad.
Junior qualifies for International Biology Olympiad training camp at Harvard
May 27, 2025
French 1 classes are switching to the “Reporters Francophones” textbook for next year.
Language classes to try new textbook options next year
May 25, 2025
Seniors gather in the quad to celebrate their college decisions.
Seniors showcase post-grad plans on Commit Day
May 23, 2025
Choir and AP Music Theory teacher Beth Nitzan conducts a choir class during a rehearsal for their end-of-year concert on May 19.
Nitzan to leave school after four years in music department
May 21, 2025
Me conducting taste evaluations with two drinks at once.
The *actual* best boba places in the Bay
June 2, 2025
Courtesy of Aidan Smith Finn and Aidan pose together in the backyard for pictures before prom.
The Duality of Man: Aidan and Finn Smith
June 2, 2025
Keys works on an essay with an English 11 Honors student.
The first day of school in August requires months of planning for teachers
June 1, 2025
Hector and I pose with our first target after eliminating her in San Francisco.
Senior Mag 2025: We were eliminated in Senior Assassin — but that only made the game more fun
May 29, 2025
Seniors Annette Li and Kayla Nguyen anchor on an SHSTV broadcast.
Senior Mag ‘25: Duo evolves from GNNers to SHSTV head producers
May 27, 2025
(left to right) Audrey Wong, Summer Shen, Hannah Bui and Angela Tan prepare for a football game.
Senior Mag 2025: From Europe to the Bay, Flute seniors bonded over marching band
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Annette Li We pose after our victory against Fremont High on April 30.
Senior Mag 2025: The chemistry and chaos of a 4-year badminton partnership
June 1, 2025
Junior Garrick Chau faces off sophomore William Dechlick and mental health therapist Victor Thompson in the Falcon Nest.
Foosball club brings in a professional to coach members skills
May 31, 2025
Many physical therapies consist of stretching and light exercises.
Student athletes navigate a long rehabilitation process after injuries
May 31, 2025
Courtesy of Lauren Nguyen Smiling proudly, the team stands together and celebrates their awards.
Dance team reflects on Nationals and what’s next
May 28, 2025
A wide variety of euphemisms impact perception in different ways.
Words that need to be heard: euphemisms are dangerous tools for desensitization
June 1, 2025
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Universities have no right to revoke diplomas for political speech
May 30, 2025
Courtesy of Charles Edward Miller People protesting against unlawful deportations.
Universities need to take action to prevent students from being deported by ICE
May 30, 2025
11th grade classes are full of interesting material.
100-word rant: teachers, five tests in two days is just cruel
May 29, 2025
Campaigning on popular social media apps such as Instagram shouldn’t be the norm.
For school leadership elections, candidates can rely too much on social media advertising
May 28, 2025
General Psychology teacher Hana Chen.
General Psychology class explores the field through projects
June 15, 2025
Courtesy of Nathan Shows The view from the dinner cruise on the Vltava.
The last class to remember being stranded in Prague, 2022
June 4, 2025
Courtesy of Rani Khanna Rani and Krishen in their childhood.
The Khanna twins: more like regular siblings than twins
June 4, 2025
Courtesy of Saratoga High School Grace Liu and Luke Zhang are the valedictorian and salutatorian of the senior class respectively.
Class of 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian announced
June 3, 2025
Courtesy of NBC Bay Area Saratoga High’s field shot from above.
Senior Mag: How anti-turf advocacy became my turf
June 3, 2025
Volume 58, Issue 5
Volume 58, Issue 5
July 10, 2025
Volume 59, Issue 1
Volume 59, Issue 1
July 10, 2025
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Volume 59, Issue 2
July 10, 2025
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July 10, 2025
Volume 58, Issue 11
Volume 58, Issue 11
July 10, 2025

The Saratoga Falcon

The Saratoga Falcon
All content by Sweeya Raj

CREAM outshines Icebox

Deepthi Sampathkumar and Sweeya Raj

Substitute teacher Scott Nelson ‘psyched’ for teaching position

Sweeya Raj and Fiona Sequeira

Students should not view schedules as a rough draft

Sweeya Raj

Senior commits to play soccer at UCSD

Sweeya Raj and Vibha Seshadri

Junior goes to Guatemala for unique volunteer opportunity

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj

Oxford ‘Out of the Blue’ a cappella group works with choir, performs in McAfee

Claire Chou and Sweeya Raj

Mostly positive results from online election

Sweeya Raj and Eric Sze

Prom shopping proves tiring and disappointing

Sweeya Raj

Students prepare for statewide tournament

Nidhi Jain and Sweeya Raj

Senior Rohit Rao helps study sleep in internship at NASA

Sweeya Raj and Jihau Yu

Juniors organize second annual high school hackathon

Sweeya Raj and Shreya Tumu

Can you be a Target employee for a day?

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj

Saratoga earns 3rd place overall at Santa Clara Invitational

Nidhi Jain and Sweeya Raj

Snapchat Leak leads to questions about lack of teenage awareness

Sweeya Raj and Shreya Tumu

Sophomore finds strength in parkour and free-running

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj

Girls’ golf team ends season 5th in the league

Sweeya Raj

Girls’ golf team ends season 5th in the league

Sweeya Raj

Speech and debate recognized with Premier Distinction

Nidhi Jain and Sweeya Raj

Speech and debate captains and coaches announced

Nidhi Jain and Sweeya Raj

Girls’ golf begins season with a winning record

Sweeya Raj

Leadership to build new plan to alleviate traffic congestion

Nidhi Jain and Sweeya Raj

Students talk about Chin at school board meeting

Sweeya Raj

Library promotes reading for pleasure with summer program

Sweeya Raj and Jihau Yu

Artists gradually transitioning to pop genre

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj

Teachers annoyed by students’ grade grubbing

Nupur Maheshwari and Sweeya Raj

Robotics team competes in Colorado tournament

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj

Spring Fling week brings a wave of school spirit

Sweeya Raj

Annual Benefit Fashion Show a success

Sweeya Raj

Some parents are becoming college-obsessed

Sweeya Raj and Shazia Gupta

Some parents are becoming college-obsessed

Sweeya Raj and Shazia Gupta

Rejection wall returns this year

Anant Rajeev and Sweeya Raj
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Sophomore actress lands role in ‘NCIS’ as a Taliban sniper

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj

On the other side of the runway: Model discusses the impossible pursuit of perfection

Tiffany Zheng and Sweeya Raj

Jazz Cab expected to have more entertainment

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj

SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK; 64 hours of hacking, four hours of sleep

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj
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Freshman photographer finds her passion

Ariel Liu and Sweeya Raj

Social experiment: walking a mile in someone else’s … socks?

Sweeya Raj

Students start their own fundraisers

Shazia Gupta and Sweeya Raj

Upcoming rally scheduled for Dec. 6

Shreya Tumu and Sweeya Raj

After one year at Great America, Grad Night will be back on campus for class of 2014

Sweeya Raj and Jihau Yu

Students overreact to well-intended dance policy

Deepti Kannan and Sweeya Raj

Speech and debate kicks off with new coaches and strong novices

Deepti Kannan and Sweeya Raj

Falcons hope to improve record as the season comes to a close

Sweeya Raj

Chemistry teacher aims to inspire students

Sweeya Raj and Tiffany Zheng

New emphasis on Ed Code leads to tissues no longer being worth extra credit

Sweeya Raj

Field hockey captain leads underdog team

Sweeya Raj
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