Maya Prasad

Reporter shares her thoughts on Netflix's depiction of the popular children's book series, A Series of Unfortunate Events .

Much like going through a text-breakup, my recent separation with Facebook caused me to enter the cycle of the seven stages of grief.  

As the new year takes off, so does the robotics season.  

This year, the Falcons are working to better in their league record.

Falcon reporter and her thoughts on Kanye West’s announcement to run for president in 2020.

On the evening of Aug. 23, on the familiar stage of the McAfee Center, senior Ankitha Sarvesh performed a variety of music for her friends and family.  

Junior Esha Krishnamoorthy attends a summer music program in order to expand her knowledge on music. 

Seniors Michael Ong and Sudeep Raj won second place at the prestigious California State Speech and Debate tournament for parliamentary debate on April 20-21 at Vista Murrieta High School.

Teams compete in prank wars

As the end of the speech and debate season nears, freshman Varun Viswanath and seniors Supriya Khandekar, Sudeep Raj and Michael Ong qualified at the state qualifications tournament at Leland High School on March 2.

With the annual Spring Fling week scheduled to occur from March 30 to April 3, plans for Spirit Week, Powderpuff and the Sadie Hawkins Dance are coming together.

The U.S. History Bowl (USHB) and U.S. Geography Olympiad (USGO) took place at the school on Feb. 27.

In the summer after her freshman year, now-junior Ankitha Sarvesh was staying with her grandparents in Chennai, India, where she worked for an organization called the Smile Train Center. 

I guess you can say that I have a slight case of entomophobia (a fear of insects and other bugs). For a newspaper challenge, I was to hold a bug for one minute without screaming or dropping it.  

After I watched the third movie of the Hunger Games series, “Mockingjay Part 1,” released on Nov. 21, I was so stunned at its brilliance that my parents had to drag me out of AMC 14 before I snuck into another theater for a second round.

Buying a fresh, new pack of pencils from OfficeMax can be described as one of the most magical moments life offers. Every time I complete my homework, I take a second to notice the amazing powers of the often under-appreciated pencil.  

Over Martin Luther King Day weekend, several members of the speech and debate team made it to the elimination rounds of the large tournament held at James Logan High School.

Indian Cultural Awareness Club members have been preparing for their annual show, Bombay in the Bay, which will take place in the McAfee Center on Feb. 13 and 14.

Fraternities were created to increase brotherly bonding and promote ethical conduct, but recently, they have been riddled with problems.

The devastating attack of the weekly satirical newspaper “Charlie Hebdo” raised global discussion over the importance of freedom of press and the way society responds to its manifestations. While respect for religious beliefs is obviously important, freedom of speech is a crucial pillar of democracy that should never be compromised, even in light of such irrationally violent events.

Junior Matthew Victoria graduated on Dec. 12 from a course at the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Teen Police Academy. 

Sleep is something we can never get enough of at home, and as a result, we often find ourselves making it up during the day. Sadly, school is not the ideal place to accomplish the magnificent yet evasive goal of sleep.

At the Coast Forensic League Novice Individual Events tournament at Christopher High School in Gilroy on Nov. 1, the underclassman speech and debate team's work ethic paid off in full. Freshman Varun Viswanath took first place and freshman Divya Rallabandi won third in oratorical interpretation.

Sophomores Kainoa Giomi, Samantha Sherman, Kanika Vora and Rajat Vora decided to revive this past mania by creating a rock band in the spirit of the ‘70s: They call their band The Renegades.

We don’t negotiate with terrorists. Although the U.S. has repeated this mantra for years when dealing with hostage situations, the policy’s effectiveness has come into question recently.

The iPhone 6 does not disappoint, and it is rumored that people have heard angels sing when they pulled the device out of the box for the first time.

Sophomore Julia Vita remembers her experience at Halloween during the fall of 2012.

Reporters describe being mixed up with each either because of their similar names, despite their obviously different physical traits.

After eight years of coaching speech and debate, English teacher Erick Rector has stepped down. The program will now be led by Chris Harris, an off-campus coach who previously worked as an assistant coach.

Reporter discusses her disappointment in the new movie "The Giver," based on the award-winning novel by Lois Lowry.