Arjun Ramanathan

The final score was 16-14, and the victory was a key part of a recent three-game winning streak, bringing their league record to 3-2 as of March 24.

The TSA is just as responsible for keeping itself in check as it is for keeping airline passengers in check. If passengers are to respect the TSA’s wishes as they go through security to board their flights, the TSA personnel must be ready to demonstrate respect for the cultural values of every passenger in return.

After getting its groove back wins against Homestead and Mountain View in late January, the boys’ basketball team suffered two heartbreaking losses on Feb. 2 against Lynbrook (49-46) and on Feb. 5 against Santa Clara (47-44).  

Badminton season preview.

Since last season, senior power forward Jatin Mohanty has been working on the team’s plays and conditioning, transforming himself from a solid starter to the star of the team.

Freshman Kaitlyn Lee began gymnastics at age 9 after watching the 2008 summer Olympics and continues to perform and compete.

A parent has created a petition that asks the school to offer an algebra-based Physics class to freshmen and sophomores as a way of lightening the heavy workloads of junior and senior year.  

Becoming a leader of anything in the world of engineering is difficult, but being a female and rising to the top is harder still. 

As an underclassman, senior Rotem Shaked chose not to take P.E. or the equivalent so that he could take other classes. Having put off P.E. credits until his senior year, Shaked assumed he’d have to endure a dreadful season of a sport or P.E. class with freshmen and sophomores. Instead, Shaked said he has loved participating in cross country and fulfilling his needed credits.

Drake's new album "What a Time to Be Alive" eagerly received by Falcon Reporter

In 2014, the Indian Cultural Awareness Club (ICAC) launched Tamasha shortly after the show, and in the spring of the same year, the team began attending local dance shows.  

The first rally of the year on Sept. 11 was different from many previous rallies in that it contained elements and activities that had not been introduced before and tried to maintain a more positive and inclusive tone, including a heavy emphasis on students not using the traditional “go home, freshmen,” chant.  

The new assistant principal next year will be Brian Thompson, the current principal at Branham High School.

Labeling Kendrick Lamar’s most recent album “To Pimp a Butterfly” (TPAB) as confrontationally ambitious is an understatement. With aggressive lyrics and soothing jazz, the album soars above expectations, as each of the album’s 16 songs captures the soulful charisma and witty remarks of Lamar. 

For the 2015-2016 academic year,  provided that enough students sign up, a Calculus course without the rigor of an AP level class will be offered. College Prep Calculus, the only Saratoga Calculus course without AP credit, will be introduced as a new math course for students who have finished Trigonometry/Precalculus Regular or Honors.

Although the boys’ swim team lost several key athletes to graduation including star alumni Cameron Borch, Patrick Wang and Sasha Samoilov, new additions to the roster are sure to boost the team’s chances for CCS.

Arriving to school on Jan. 22, custodians found the sides of the McAfee Center and multiple poles in the parking lot covered with graffiti, a problem that has grown increasingly common in recent years. 

Reporters discuss their Indian culture and its place in Saratoga.

The Falcons beat the Palo Alto Vikings 41-33 on Nov. 14, securing a coveted spot in the CCS playoffs — a feat they last accomplished two years ago. 

When I agreed to participate in a makeup challenge with editor-in-chief Amy Lin, I had no idea what to expect. 

Reading manga and watching anime are frequently pastimes enjoyed by a large number of students who enjoy the action and comedy woven into plotlines. When the ending of a big-name series was announced, there was some well-warranted panic among its regular viewers.

After a seven-year hiatus, the long awaited fourth installment to the Super Smash Bros. series is being released on two consoles: the Nintendo 3DS and the Nintendo Wii U.

After a successful sophomore Quad Day last fall, the class of 2016 plans to repeat the feat in this year’s performance on Oct. 23. 

With upwards of eight hours of dance practices per week, the senior class has been putting their full efforts behind preparations for their final Quad Day on Oct. 24.

In a high-scoring contest, the Falcons generated their second win of the season against Santa Clara on Oct. 3 with a score of 41-35. However, that bright spot was demolished by a 49-0 loss to Milipitas on Oct. 10, putting the Falcons’overall record at 2-3 and their league record at 1-1.

The football team last season had lots of talent in many key positions, but multiple injuries and their inability to work together to secure key wins hindered them from performing decently in their league.

With the start of the new school year, teachers are making the transition to a new system called Canvas, which functions as a learning management tool for students and teachers alike.

California is generally known for its calm weather, good vibes and scenery. Under the state’s beaches and greenery, however, lies a dangerous problem that has gripped the state for three years — drought.

A total of 19 swimmers and one diver from both the boys’ and girls’ swimming and diving teams attended CCS preliminaries on May 16. The next day, four swimmers, four relay teams and the diver returned for CCS finals.

As the year comes to a close, the school will be adapting completely to the California State Common Core standards in order to prepare for next year’s permanent curriculum change. Along with the Common Core changes, which emphasize a curriculum that focuses on experiencing the subject rather than memorizing facts, the AP exams for various subjects will be affected by the new standards.

It’s not every day that students decide early in life what they want to be when they grow up. One of these rare students is junior Nik Aji, who wants to be a rapper.

When people imagine prom, they probably think of a guy asking a girl and the terrible stress a girl has to go through to get ready for prom. From the hours spent picking out a dress to the many more pouring over their makeup, girls seem to be the most important in the prom equation.

Let’s say you’re a junior looking for elective choices in the upcoming school year. Classes such as AP European History and AP Computer Science along with Marine Biology and Anatomy and Physiology don’t interest you much. Beyond these, you may have few other choices. The problem is that too many electives target only freshmen and sophomores, and upperclassmen seeking to find a new interest find themselves with a limited range of options.

After a very successful season for the girls’ basketball team, the team found itself with the No. 2 seed in the Division III CCS playoffs. They were able to easily handle Gunderson in the quarterfinals, winning with a score of 50-27 on March 1 but were unable to make it past the Soquel Knights in the CCS semi-finals, losing 56-44 on March 5.

Course requests for the upcoming 2014-2015 year are here, and the prerequisite rules have seen a change.

Drivers who had previously had the bottom of their cars scraped when exiting the front parking lot got good news following February break: The problem has been fixed.  

Some seniors have time for senioritis. Daniel Martin doesn't. That's because he's working part time at auto repair shop, pursuing one of his main passions.

On a sedentary day with not much to do, few things are better than the breathtaking scenery of a good view and a calm surrounding. One such place with these elements is Vista Point in San Francisco, which is a popular spot to go for a nice breezy experience and a fabulous view of the city and the Bay. 

Jay Leno’s longtime career has had its ups and downs. As his age continues to climb, his retirement as a host on late night television has been pending these last few years. Leno’s experience has grown a lot after his 21 years as host of “The Tonight Show.” Since he is 63, it was a good time for him to give up his spot.

Animes, the name for Japanese-animated TV shows, have become wildly popular in the U.S.  

The girls’ basketball team has started the season with multiple wins. With a pre-season record of 8-3 and a regular season record of 4-1 so far, the team has high hopes for the rest of the season.

I take a lot for granted, which isn’t right. It is during times like Thanksgiving when I think of what I have and appreciate how lucky I am. I’m most thankful for my life inside one of the greatest communities around.

Six-year-old Coy Mathis wandered the halls of Eagleside Elementary school in Colorado. As she approached the bathrooms, she reluctantly stepped into the door with the male sign on it. Mathis, who identifies as a female, has been forced to use the boys bathroom at her school even though she has identified and dressed as female for most of her life.  

The shadowing program offered at SHS and other high schools such as  Archbishop Mitty is a great opportunity to view a potential school for the future. Junior Claire Strickland was one of the students who found that shadowing at Saratoga High helped her narrow down her choice of school. Strickland shadowed here when she was a freshman at Notre Dame in 2011, following then-freshman Rachel Hull to all of her classes one Friday.  

Through the rising popularity of online colleges, online tutoring and Sparknotes, the Internet has become a primary educational tool in a modern student's life. As part of this movement, some teachers are embracing the idea of online help, and post videos of their lectures on their websites.

By noon on Saturday and Sunday, dozens of students working on their Homecoming decorations will be hungry.   

A new specialty grocery store, Wildwood Market, has recently opened in downtown Saratoga. 

The hit television show “Breaking Bad” has a following matched by no other. The sensational show about a cancer-ridden chemistry teacher who decided to “break bad” by selling meth to secure his family’s financial security has a very loyal audience. Naturally, when the director, Vince Gilligan, announced the inevitable last season of the show, fans had very mixed feelings about the news.