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The school's Distributive Education Clubs of America club gather for a group photo at the at the annual State Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California. The team had two medalists place in the top 10. Photo courtesy of Isabel Ji.

Distributive Education Clubs of America compete at annual State Career Development Conference

Lily Bruch, Staff Writer March 19, 2025

The school's Distributive Education Clubs of America club competed at the annual State Career Development Conference in Anaheim, California from Feb. 27 to March 3. The club finished with high scores overall...

San Diego State University is currently ranked No. 109 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. SDSU recently achieved Research 1 status after meeting the necessary criteria. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons from Stuart Seeger.

San Diego State University reaches Research 1 status

Jessie Chen, Staff Writer March 18, 2025

San Diego State University reached the status of a Research 1 institution, and was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation on Feb. 13 as one of the top 5% universities in research in the United States.  To...

The school's band and orchestra gather for a photo in front of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Along with their annual trip to Disneyland Park, the groups performed at the Forum Music Festival at Biola University this past weekend. Photo courtesy of Mila Keres.

Band and Orchestra attend Forum Musical Festival

Mari Kradjian, Staff Writer March 18, 2025

The school’s band and orchestra traveled to Anaheim, California, for the Forum Musical Festival at Biola University March 8 and 9. When the band arrived at Biola University on the morning of March...

Annual Winter American Red Cross Blood Drive

Annual Winter American Red Cross Blood Drive

Makaylah Gerling, Editor-in-Chief March 17, 2025
66 signups - 35 units of blood collected - 100+ lives saved

Falcon Vision competes at 2025 Student Television Network Convention

Sneha Lele, Copy Editor March 13, 2025

The Falcon Vision program earned multiple national awards at the 2025 Student Television Network Convention on March 1- 4 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Florida. Students competed in fast-paced...

February Rising Star of the Month Gary Ying (12) poses for a photo. During the ceremony held by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 5, Ying received the award for his academic excellence and dedication to helping others.

February Rising Star of the Month: Gary Ying

Viki Kiss, Staff writer March 12, 2025

Gary Ying (12) received the February Rising Star Award at a ceremony hosted by the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 5. The award recognizes SDUHSD students who made a significant impact on their community...

A crowd of incoming freshmen and families fill up the B Building. Freshman Welcome Night started with a presentation from the principal and others, ending with the new student group exploring the programs' display area.

Photo Gallery: Freshman Welcome Night

April Kato, News Editor March 8, 2025
A crowd of incoming freshmen and families fill up the B Building. Freshman Welcome Night started with a presentation from the principal and others, ending with the new student group exploring the programs' display area.
Students and other participants walk in recognition of National Eating Disorder Awareness Month. The NEDA Walk, hosted by PALs, took place on March 1.

PALs hosts National Eating Disorder Awareness Walk

Eric Lee, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Design March 4, 2025

PALs held its second annual walk for National Eating Disorder Awareness Month at the school on Saturday.  The event began with PALs speakers Kaitlyn Chmelka (11) and Jaclyn Rokoszewski (12) sharing...

Feb. 18 marks 30 days of President Donald Trump's second presidency. Within the last month, he has signed over 70 executive orders, posing major alterations to the policies of the United States.

President Donald Trump’s first month in office

Sneha Lele, Copy Editor February 26, 2025

Feb. 18 marked President Donald J. Trump’s 30th day as President of the United States for his second term, and a variety of different policies, executive orders and large scale changes have followed...

Nathan Molina poses in his new office. Molina joined the administration team on Feb. 7 as the new assistant principal, following the promotion of former assistant principal Robert Shockney to a district position.

Nathan Molina joins administration as new assistant principal

Kai Strzelecki, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

Nathan Molina joined the school’s administration team as the new assistant principal on Feb. 7, following Robert Shockney’s  promotion to the Coordinator of College and State Testing for SDUHSD. From...

Two new Career Technical Education Pathways are available starting the 2025-26 school year. The pathways are Professional Theater and Health Science and Medical Technology, introduced in this year's course selection form.

New Career Technical Education Pathways available next year

Viki Kiss, Staff Writer February 14, 2025

Starting the 2025-26 school year, the Health Science and Medical Technology Pathway — which includes the Sports Medicine I and Sports Medicine II classes — and the Professional Theater Pathway —...

Students show different levels of engagement during class. Staff writer, Cass Love (12) interviewed teachers across campus whether they had noticed a decline in student engagement in the second semester. Photo illustrated by Eric Lee and Sophia Gorba.

Second semester student engagement shows disparity

Cass Love, Staff Writer February 11, 2025

As students are settling back into the school routine for the second semester, the Falconer wondered how academic participation was faring in classrooms. To answer this, a simple question was posed to...

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