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Juniors Haley Pham (left) and Sandya Iyer (right) and senior Kayla Bingel (center) hold pool noodles for the students to punch.
Girls Self Defense takes on lively chaos at Foothill Elementary
November 17, 2025
The broker, played by sophomore Bhavya Lohani, gives the latest update of the stock market to the president, played by junior Sahaana Chitrapura.
‘The Madwoman of Chaillot’ cast completes opening weekend shows
November 15, 2025
Students eagerly wait for the start of the tournament.
Mathletes face fierce competition at Berkeley event
November 15, 2025
Courtesy of Wen Chen Families from the community crowd around a pumpkin about to be smashed.
6165 MSET Cuttlefish’s 4th annual pumpkin SMASH breaks attendance records
November 14, 2025
Hyde working on her duties electronically in Evanoff’s office.
Once a Falcon, always a Falcon: Two retired administrators return in interim roles
November 14, 2025
Simple, casual autumn outfits.
Easy outfits for the fall season
November 17, 2025
Icing on the Cake’s storefront in Los Gatos.
Sampling cupcakes from a Los Gatos classic: Icing on the Cake
November 17, 2025
Isn’t this the dream?
How to be a LinkedIn influencer
November 16, 2025
Courtesy of dh.flixs Wooldridge performs a backflip during the junior quad day performance on Oct. 16, one of the various school activities he has joined since arriving in Saratoga.
An ocean of differences
November 16, 2025
Do verbal IDs take that much longer than physical IDs?
Are verbal IDs really what’s slowing down the lunch line?
November 16, 2025
The team’s seniors gather around to celebrate their last game.
Falcons end their season with a 27-21 loss despite a valiant second-half comeback
November 14, 2025
The cross country team takes a group picture at the end of league finals.
With a strong league finals finish, cross country looks toward CCS
November 14, 2025
Courtesy of Celcius Athletes often have foods or drinks that they enjoy before a game such as a Celcius.
Players follow superstitions to hype up before a game
November 9, 2025
Luo at the 2024 Starbound Regional Dance Competition; placing second overall for her ballet solo.
Dance star in ISPE maintains rigorous schedule
November 8, 2025
Follmar treks in the mountains of Colorado during the High Lonesome 100 race.
Finding her stride: Cross country coach chases purpose with ultra running
November 5, 2025
Courtesy of Bay Area News Group These white and blue buses can be seen zooming around Saratoga — “zooming” because they’re often empty.
VTA needs to change its bus schedule
November 17, 2025
Courtesy of LGSUHSD The math department course sequence chart loses some pathways.
Power of perception — math policy changes come with potential downsides
November 16, 2025
Social media is overtaking traditional news with no sign of stopping.
As Kirk assassination video shows, traditional journalism is down but shouldn’t be out
November 11, 2025
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is stranded on a trackside hill as he laments his poor race at the Dutch Grand Prix.
100-word rant: F1 has a gatekeeping problem
November 6, 2025
If there's no sun, how is it so hot?
100-word rant: Weather, can you stop being weird?
October 31, 2025
Two shelves in my room that contain souvenirs from my past trips, legos and childhood memories.
Preserving fond moments through memorabilia in my room
November 17, 2025
Hopefully this isn’t you this Winter Formal — get up and dance out there!
Top 10: Dance moves to hit at a school function
November 16, 2025
Boba prices just keep increasing
100-word rant: Can we stop with the boba-flation?
November 16, 2025
Courtesy of BuzzFeed All my quiz results, summed up in one picture.
Imagining my future one BuzzFeed quiz at a time
November 12, 2025
Courtesy of LAIKA Studios I still have nightmares of the Other Mother sewing buttons over my eyes.
As an extremely jumpy person, I’ll gladly skip horror movies
November 5, 2025
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All content by Vivien Zhang

Plethora of AP tests may not be the best choice

Alex Wang and Vivien Zhang

Interfaith club gives religion on campus a voice

Vivien Zhang and Jayne Zhou
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Bringing color into the lives of the children in Nepal

Connie Liang and Vivien Zhang

Colleges should interview students instead of stalking them online

Alex Wang and Vivien Zhang

Dogs bring mental health benefits to their human companions

Anna Novoselov and Vivien Zhang

Young girls’ basketball team has high ambitions

Anna Novoselov and Vivien Zhang

Girls’ water polo continues to struggle in upper league

Kaylene Morrison and Vivien Zhang

Color blindness an inconvenience, not a disability

Howard Tang and Vivien Zhang

Optional homework: a trap to set you up for failure

Vivien Zhang
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“It” fails as horror movie but succeeds in character development

Vivien Zhang

Girls’ water polo predicts a difficult season in higher division

Kaylene Morrison and Vivien Zhang

Students should have more of a voice in choosing Homecoming themes

Victor Liu and Vivien Zhang

Freshman advice from your Life editors: We only take L’s in life (with) style

Elicia Ye and Vivien Zhang

Business class should be restarted to promote creativity and innovation

Victor Liu and Vivien Zhang
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Baseball team tries to find groove

Victor Liu, Navin Tiwary, Vivien Zhang, and Jason Zhao
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Photo or Graphic for: Badminton: First win against Palo Alto raises hopes

Alex Yang and Jason Zhao

Club hopes for another successful ‘Pennies for Patients’ campaign

Stephen Ding and Vivien Zhang

Freshman’s dedication to violin leads to outstanding achievements

Vivien Zhang and Katherine Zhou

Seniors spread awareness for Special Olympics

Esha Lakhotia and Vivien Zhang

Teachers find ways to spice up final exams

Patrick Li and Vivien Zhang
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Photo or Graphic for: Junior inventor works with dad to create first foldable longboard

Daniel Bessonov and Roland Shen

The Giving Tree: SHS helps with the holiday season

Vivien Zhang

College Bound: Seniors apply to dual degree programs at the University of Pennsylvania

Vivien Zhang and Katherine Zhou

Cheer team: Key members sidelined for last football game due to injuries

Vivien Zhang and Sophia Zivanic

Columnists: If high school is not like ‘Mean Girls,’ what is it really like?

Ryan Kim and Vivien Zhang
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Photo or Graphic for: Sophomore chess champion shares expertise

Eleanor Goh and Ami Nachiappan

Girls’ water polo start leagues undefeated

Vivien Zhang

Some students struggle with new APCS prerequisites

Frederick Kim and Vivien Zhang

‘Mort’s Life’: a new web series by SHS alumni to debut

Vivien Zhang

New tutoring center in library part of school’s effort to reduce student stress

Muthu Palaniappan and Vivien Zhang
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Volleyball succeeds in more challenging division

Roland Shen and Vivien Zhang
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Photo or Graphic for: Music building construction causes parking lot frustration

Ami Nachiappan and Eric Sze

Schools should steer clear of ill-conceived movement to arm staff members

Vivien Zhang and Julia Miller

Poki Bowl, I choose you

Vivien Zhang
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