Caitlin Ju

Senior explains her love for dogs. 

The track and field team secure key win against Matadors, pushing the team to run and train even harder.

Airing on CBS since 2007, "The Big Banf Theory" averages more than 20 million viewers per episode. With its perfect prime time slot at 8 p.m. on Thursdays and memorable catchphrases like “Bazinga!” it is easy to see why viewers flock to the show. Still, the stereotypical portrayals of scientists as socially incapable geeks have drawn disapproval, especially from the scientific community itself.  

Students review a brand new tea shop is opened in Cupertino.

cheating on the SAT has become a serious problem, and collegeboard needs to take measures to prevent this from happening.

Subject tests are becoming less accepted at colleges. 

Boy's track gears up for a strong start to the reason, because of many returning key players. 

Facebook's fight with memes may have deeper implications

The girls' track team is improved through the addition of new star freshmen players, regardless of the lack of coaches. 

Seniors talk about obtaining jobs for students who major in the performing arts. 

Senior talks about ramifications of prop. 55.

Netflix recreates history with stunningly accurate series.

Girls tennis look forward to CCS after finishing their league games.

Senior talks about college application process. 

Senior talks about Kim Khardasian robbing incident. 

Senior talks about the term "millennial" and how it impacts her life.

Linguistics Club promotes lesser known languages

Robinson hopes to be out as little as two weeks.

Senior captains Hsu and Li have also witnessed the team grow from the “disaster” Li said their freshman year was. After their second coach quit in March that year and no adequate replacement could be found, the dancers coached themselves until the end of the year.

Early results show the girls' tennis team to be one of the top in the state.

Spanish exchange studnt spends a year in Saratoga High School. 

Third-party personal vendettas should be excluded from the legal system  

Senior shares story of watching "Hamilton".

Seven Saratoga High athletes who placed in the top six in their respective events at the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) meet that took place on May 13 at Los Gatos High; their stellar performances earned them spots at CCS trials, but none qualified for CCS finals on May 27.  

Junior delivers her thoughts on the A4 Waist Challenge.

Junior reacts to quickly increasing concert ticket prices.

Top California students, who were once able to rely on being accepted to into the University of California (UC) system, can no longer count on having a place at the schools.  

Though Yang performed well, the Falcons suffered a tough loss 2-0 at the Cupertino meet, losing 146-107. However, certain star runners were able to show well for the team.

Three students — Sarah Traina, Diana Alvarado Isguerra and Savannah Green — talked to Falcon reporters about how they got their start in the entertainment business.

Spanish teacher Arnaldo Rodriguex, who has taught in the district for more than four decades years, said his plan for retirement did not feel right anymore.

Last year, tuition alone for Ivy League schools increased by an average of 3.76 percent, raising costs to as high as $63,000 a year, according to Bloomberg. To put it into perspective, paying the four-year tuition of a prestigious Ivy like Columbia University can be likened to buying a 2016 Lexus GS 450h priced at $63, 080 a year for the next four years, or if a student doesn’t quite reach a degree, driving the equivalent of four Lexus cars off a cliff.

There is a growing divide in the country. On one side are those who are passionate about the issue of racism and are willing to change it; on the other are those who simply wish to stand back and let whatever happens happen.  

Homecoming, Prom, Powderpuff and rallies — these events are what many students consider to be the school’s core traditions. But in this past year, administrators and students alike have taken a second look at certain controversial or low-attended events, leading to the difficult question: Who decides when to keep or get rid of certain traditions?

Homecoming, Prom, Powderpuff and rallies — these events are what many students consider to be the school’s core traditions. But in this past year, administrators and students alike have taken a second look at certain controversial or low-attended events, leading to the difficult question: Who decides when to keep or get rid of certain traditions? 

Seventy-two students who currently attend Saratoga High came from private middle schools. Ten years ago, this number was 50 percent lower, indicating more local students are switching from private middle schools to public high schools.

In reality, it is virtually impossible for the school to specify a level of academic rigor that can serve as a challenging yet realistic goal for all students. Given the proper guidance and information, students ultimately hold the responsibility to know what is best for themselves and to thus make healthy decisions.    

The girls’ team would like to have more members make it to the league finals and have more CCS qualifying athletes. “Though it is hard to tell so far, I see more going on to SCVALs,” junior Celine Bellegarda said. “The coaches are working hard to place people in the right events for them.”

CASSY (Counseling and Support Services for Youth) program is a safe place where students can go for therapy and yet often don’t. The reason might be that “therapy” is a loaded word: It drags with it the difficulty of mental problems, intangible issues that so frequently are overlooked.

In Saratoga, students recognize that racial diversity, a topic often raised by colleges, is important but in Hollywood, the recognition of the significance of diversity is a different story.  

Many students here have tutors, whether they like to admit it or not. These tutors are, for the most part, not magicians armed with old tests who give their students an extraordinary advantage; they are merely assistants who help students understand what they are still confused about from class, supplying them with the best methods to approach certain problems and keeping them on track.

Senior Shireen Haghshenas attributed the team’s success to its strong doubles pairings and supportive atmosphere.

In the challenge, participants forecast a fashion trend for the fall and winter seasons.

Reporter explores Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

The petition by a parent says students lack opportunities to take physics as underclassmen and are consequently limited in the amount of exposure they can have with the subject by the end of high school.  

Reporter, originally tennis player, attempts to play badminton

China’s outdated one-child policy, instituted by the Communist Party in 1980, was rightfully ended by the Chinese government on Oct. 29. Chinese couples are now allowed to have two children.

Gift ideas for parents, siblings, relatives, and friends.

It was inarguably the most important match the team has had all season as it determined if Saratoga was to be the winner of the De Anza league championship. The result of the game on Oct. 22 against Los Gatos was disappointing for the girls: They were no longer certain they could add to their four-year streak as De Anza league champions. Instead, there was now a tie.

Junior warns of the horrors of cramming. 

A glance at the curriculum across the grade levels at this school, especially in freshman year, gives us a reading list dominated by the names of white (mostly dead) males such as William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck and Mark Twain, leaving students with a narrow perspective of what the world they live in is actually like today.

2010 alumnus Max Snyder is being remembered as someone who always followed his passions, actively seeking to make a difference, and cared deeply about others.

According to the Washington Post, 80 percent of women across the nation in STEM fields say they have been discriminated against, contributing to a gender gap in these fields.

Many ambitious high schoolers travel far and wide in search of the cultural exposure that is so valued by elite universities. Others need not bother. Because of changes to their fathers’ careers, several students at Saratoga have already attended both international and local schools across the world and become culturally conversant in the two education systems.

With these two easy wins, and a other challenging ones, the Falcons show strong promise for a third consecutive De Anza League championship.

Owen Keogh attended international schools in both countries.

The academic fraud and the lower academic and admissions standards of Division 1 athletes are unfair, to say the least, biased towards those athletes.  

On Aug. 14, the 305 students in the Class of 2019 gathered in the gym at 9 in the morning for a campus tour and lunch with their designated Link Leaders, the older mentors to incoming freshmen.  

Junior Vincent Faylor is one of 12 individuals and two relay teams who participated in SCVALs; of the 12, six qualified for CCS. Among them were senior Steven Sum, who won both the 1600m and 3200m; junior Tanner Zuleeg, who placed first in shot put; and freshman Chloe McGhee, who placed sixth in the 300m hurdles. CCS will take place May 29 at San Jose City College.

On the first day of school, you’re flooded with multicolored syllabuses from each of your classes. You immediately check the rounding policies and dedicate yourself to keeping them straight for the rest of the year. Your math teacher doesn’t round up, your science teacher does and your English and history teachers both do, but only between a B+ and an A-.

In light of the recent senior prank in which students TP-ed the entire campus on May 4, the policies surrounding senior pranks have become of extreme importance.  

Freshman Priya Chaganti sprinted toward her waiting teammate at the De Anza Invitational on March 13, ready to hand off the baton. Chaganti, who ran the second leg of the race, then waited anxiously until her last 4x100 relay team member, sophomore Hayley Williamson, crossed the finish line. The glaring red numbers stared back at Chaganti — 54 seconds. The relay team had set a JV meet record, and a huge grin stretched across her face. She knew she had found the right sport, or at least one of them.  

The no-homework weekend during Spring Fling week proved to be more stressful than stress-free. 

At the end of this newspaper prank war, it is safe to say our team was the winner.

With a rolling block schedule confirmed to start in the fall of 2016, teachers and students are expressing a range of reactions to the change.

“Must be in AP Chinese class at SHS.” It’s right there on the AP exam registration form.

Counseling and Support Services for Youth (CASSY) therapist Erica Smith is a bit apprehensive about her upcoming presentation for her Career Day on March 23.

A key member of the team for four years and now a star varsity sprinter, senior Laura Cummins first became involved in the sport during the summer after eighth grade.

Students struggled to keep their eyes open during fourth period on March 4 without the extra hour of sleep that they usually get before school on Wednesdays.

Like any debate captain or Intel finalist who has perfected his or her specialty, school athletes also wield aces in the race for colleges. While some seniors continue to wait in anticipation for college acceptances, some are already certain of their futures.

Dr. Jill Tarter, an astronomer and astrophysicist, was invited by the Media Arts Program and PTSO to speak with the Saratoga Community on Jan. 15.

SHS athletic trainer Liz Alves, who has been working in the position for seven years, helps provide diagnosis, treatments and emergency care year-round to all the school’s athletes.  

When the first half of “Mockingjay” premiered on Nov. 21, I was honestly excited. I had been surprisingly impressed by the previous movie in the trilogy, “Catching Fire” and was ready for an action-packed ride. I had even bought my tickets online and arrived earlier than I normally would for a movie.

This year district leaders decided to lower Saratoga High’s athletic asked-for contribution from $275 to $225 — the same amount now being sought at Los Gatos High School. Los Gatos’ contribution has been raised from $200 to $225. According to Robinson, the district’s decision to lower Saratoga’s asked-for contribution has left SHS sports programs with a $12,000 deficit.

Saratoga High should be separated from Los Gatos as it does not have as able a foundation to help with funding.

After finishing the season with a 20-game winning streak and a record of 22-1, the girls’ tennis team’s post-season ended abruptly after being defeated 4-3 by the fifth-seeded Menlo on Nov. 17 at the Bay Club Courtside. The loss came especially as a blow as the team had beaten Menlo at the Fresno tournament in early September 4-1, with 2 matches unfinished.

Tennis, golf, wrestling and lacrosse share the backstage.

Following a 7-0 win at home against Los Gatos on Oct. 2, the team prepared for the first annual Battle of the Bay tournament in which Central Coast Section (CCS) teams competed against those of the North Coast Section (NCS). Though the tournament was held at several different schools in the Bay Area, Saratoga played at home along with fellow CCS school St. Francis High.

Students were given the opportunity to meet astronaut Michael Massimino on Sept. 26 in the library’s research center.

Freshmen Dasee Carter and Stephanie Ren bring experience to the tennis team.

Completed just before graduation last year, the Sports Plaza is now the main entrance of countless sporting events. The Plaza was the culmination of more than two years of extensive planning and fundraising that started when the SHS Foundation and alumni got together and decided the old ticket booth was something the school needed to fix.

With school already kicking into high gear, students are looking for places to relax and grab a small bite to eat after school. SnoCrave Tea House and Hot Pot, located next to 85°C Bakery Café on De Anza Boulevard, is the perfect place to do so.

The girls' tennis team looks to play in the league championship for the upcoming season.