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David Zhang (11) and engineering teacher Jonathan Tator assemble their new CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine during lunch. Tator, also the wood technology teacher at the school, developed a passion for engineering in his middle school woodshop class and went on to major in materials science and engineering.

Career Technical Education pathways: Engineering

Jessie Chen, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Workflow November 17, 2025

Behind the Falcon Eatery lies a lesser-known area of campus. There, inside the engineering classrooms, machines whir and tools clatter. While most students relax, attend clubs or walk to Del Mar Highlands...

Left to right: Andre Wang (10), Ethan Wang (10) and William Cheng (10). Photo courtesy of Andre Wang

Club Spotlight: Keys for Kindness

Tylor Shin, Staff Writer November 13, 2025

The school’s music department features a variety of programs, including Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band, and holds concerts and performances throughout the year. For the organization Keys...

Students crochet a variety of items. Some crocheted stuffed animals, others made tank tops. Photo courtesy of Syd Roenfeldt, Macey Seiter and Samantha Feinberg.

Hooked on craft: Students who crochet

Joanne Liu, Opinion Editor November 12, 2025

A tidy skein of yarn begins to unravel, slowly but surely. With each tug at the coil, a stitch is delicately added by deft fingers, the hook swiftly swooping up and over, down and through. What could be...

Audrey Chi (11) owns Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, a nonpest species of cockroach. Chi had a passion for bugs since childhood. Photo courtesy of Audrey Chi.

Life with unconventional pets

Joanne Liu, Opinion Editor November 4, 2025

Instead of meeting soft fur, your hand gently glides across smooth scales. Instead of pink toe pads leaving grubby paw prints across the floor, you see the swift scuttle of six small, spiny legs digging...

Alexandra Anthony stands behind her desk, with lots of motivational and colorful items to add a positive mood to her classroom. Anthony graduated in 2012 from University of San Diego with a degree in Biochemistry.

Career Technical Education pathways: Biochemistry

Talia Rosenthal, Staff Writer November 3, 2025

Approximately 18% of college students in the United States major in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Many students pursue biochemistry, a field within STEM that combines biology...

Career Technical Education pathways: Business

Career Technical Education pathways: Business

Priscilla Akin, Staff Writer October 29, 2025

Students have the opportunity to explore the business field through the school’s Business & Finance Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathway. However, for Alli Billmeyer, Intro to Business Management...

The school’s Bring Change to Mind officers Lindsay Lardon (12) (left), Jack Norman (12) (middle) and Landon Demuth (12) (right) stand behind their table before the school's Suicide Prevention Walk. Bring Change to Mind — a national high school and middle school program across 43 states — was created to stop the stigma surrounding mental illnesses.

Club Spotlight: Bring Change to Mind Club Q&A

Talia Rosenthal, Staff Writer October 20, 2025

With 220 clubs registered for the 2025-26 school year, students may find it difficult to navigate organizations on campus. The Falconer spoke with Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) club co-president Lindsay...

Ava Bauer (12) smiles in her sacred 'sports medicine' creweneck with her med-kit wrapped around her body. Bauer has been in the sports medicine program for three years, now serving as president, and intends to pursue sports medicine as a career. (Viktoria Kiss)

What’s in your bag: Sports medicine intern

Viktoria Kiss, Sports Editor October 16, 2025

Various tapes, gauze, scissors and electrolytes fill a sports medicine intern’s “med kit” bag. You may have seen these kits wrapped around interns' bodies at sporting events, without knowing they...

Luka Trevino (10) celebrates his win as he emerges from the Russian Race with a clear lead. Trevino was part of the varsity swim and dive, cross country and track and field team since his freshmen year. Photo courtesy of Luka Trevino.

1 in 3000: Luka Trevino

Lana Weber, Feature Editor October 16, 2025

As Luka Trevino (10) emerges from the water after completing the swimming phase of his triathlon, he swiftly prepares himself for his next challenge, the biking phase.  He is already a serious competitor...

The five co-founders of Cali Empanadas make food and manage the stand. Originally from Los Angeles, Cali Empanadas has brought in many local and hungry customers.

Fun for Sunday: Carmel Valley Farmers Market

Sage Rosskopf, Staff Writer October 15, 2025

The school's front parking lot transforms into a center of culture and cuisine every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Booths full of food, jewelry and clothes line the painted asphalt, usually filled with...

World History and SEI U.S. History teacher Ruben Martinez explains the class agenda. Martinez's lesson centered around Christopher Columbus, in recognition of the upcoming federal holiday on Monday. Photo courtesy of Ruben Martinez.

Fresh Face Friday: Ruben Martinez

Dylan Guillory, Staff Writer October 10, 2025

Found in rooms 402 or 212, Ruben Martinez spends his days teaching World History and Structured English Immersion (SEI) U.S. History to sophomores and juniors. Martinez is the newest addition to the history...

(Left to right) Lily Bruch (12), Tess Wheatley (12), Angelia Coenen (12), Sabine Chung (12), Avani Goyal (10), Jake Selecky (12), Tegan Inns (12), Emiko Matsuda (12) and Dean Smith (12). The Go Greenish officer team smiles for a photo. Students from both Torrey Pines High School and Canyon Crest Academy went to Earl Warren Middle School to host a presentation for the students as part of the Road to Zero Waste program. Photo courtesy of Dean Smith.

Club Spotlight: Go Greenish

Emily Chao, Staff Writer October 7, 2025

On a day-to-day basis, making a real, meaningful impact feels exceedingly distant from the general student population. In fact, some aspects of culture have perpetuated the idea that a person needs certain...

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