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All hands in as the Girls Falcons Rugby team (12-5) does their cheer before kickoff. The team only lost five games this season, making them a strong competitor in the San Diego area. Photo courtesy of Elijah Seay.

Girls Falcons Rugby season recap

Makaylah Gerling, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2025

The Girls Falcons Rugby team (12-5) wraps up its season this Saturday after one of its most successful seasons since its founding in 2016.  “You know, I’m always surprised every single year by...

Evelyn Tran (12) wears a jade bracelet on her left wrist. Tran's mother brought her the bracelet from Vietnam. Photo Courtesy of Evelyn Tran.

Meaningful jewelry wears its purpose

Cass Love, Staff Writer February 19, 2025

Her jade bracelet is heavy as it slides down her wrist. Her aunts, grandmother and mother each have one; Evelyn Tran (12) has one too. Even though there is considerable distance between Tran and her family...

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 —...

Emma Schreuder-Welte (12) recieves a scholarship to attend the United States Naval Academy. After interactions with the veterans in her family sparked her interest in the military, Schreuder-Welte joined a youth military program. Photo courtesy of Emma Schreuder-Welte.

Military students prepare for flight

Liv Weaver, Asst. Editor-in-Chief, Workflow February 14, 2025

As college application season comes to a close, a niche branch of universities is already sending back admissions decisions to prospective students: military and service academies. With only one student...

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...

Cardinal Choas rushes the court as the Falcons secure their sixth consecutive win at home. Karel Novy (12) sank the game winning shot in overtime, leaving the team with a final score of 69-68. Photo courtesy of Anna Scipione.

Boys varsity basketball defeats Lancers at home

Ellie Koff, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Outreach February 4, 2025

In a dramatic finish on Friday night, the boys varsity basketball team (19-5) achieved a nail-biting 69-68 overtime victory against the Carlsbad High School Lancers (17-5), extending their home winning...

The Math Club gathers every Wednesday at lunch and solves past American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems in preparation. Nine students qualified for the AIME after taking the American Mathematics Competition last November. Left to right: Chris Chen (9), Jian Kun Yu (11), Alex Chen (9), Xinyu Meng (12) and Eric Xie (11).

Nine students qualify for American Invitational Mathematics Examinatination

Sarina Feng, Feature Editor January 21, 2025

Nine students qualified for the American Invitational Mathematics Examination, the first of the Mathematical Association of America invitational competitions, after taking the American Mathematics Competitions...

Visual arts teachers dress in black attire and sunglasses. The Staff Dress-Up Week took place from Jan. 13 to 17. Photo courtesy of Katie O'Brien.

Photo Gallery: Staff Dress-up week

April Kato, News Editor January 17, 2025
Visual arts teachers dress in black attire and sunglasses. The Staff Dress-Up Week took place from Jan. 13 to 17. Photo courtesy of Katie O'Brien.
The girls varsity basketball team (12-5) gathers in yellow, showing support for childhood cancer. The team raised $3,663 through their fundraiser during a game against Canyon Crest Academy on Jan. 10. Photo courtesy of Anna Scipione.

Girls basketball raises more than $3,000 for child cancer

Viki Kiss, Staff Writer January 16, 2025

The girls varsity basketball team raised $3,663 for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation through the “I am Vs. Cancer” cause during a league game against Canyon Crest Academy on Jan. 10. During the...

While many students are drawn to schools because of their name recognition, they might not be the best fit. Reporter Sneha Lele, looked into whether the idea of a 'dream school' should be eliminated.

‘Dream school’ needs to go

Sneha Lele, Copy Editor January 14, 2025

Hands shaking, heart pounding, eyes racing over the screen, you find yourself staring at the update on your application. The letter holds your dreams and desires, the largely idolized school you have played...

While the boy's sport is "basketball," the female equivalent is "girls basketball." Women suffered from injustices in sports for far too long.

Empty stands, silence in women’s sports

Mari Kradjian, Staff Writer January 13, 2025

There’s basketball, and there’s “girls basketball.” There’s soccer, and there’s “girls soccer.” There’s lacrosse, and there’s “girls lacrosse.” At school, whenever I hear a sport...

Winter brew, Winter Latte, and Winter Iced Nola sit on the table. All three drinks were part of the Blue Bottle Coffee's winter drinks menu.

Restaurant Review: Blue Bottle Coffee

Claire Zhou and Isabel Ji January 8, 2025

It hardly looks like winter in San Diego until lights are strung across storefronts and rooftops, and Christmas music begins to play over the radio. At Blue Bottle Coffee, the winter menu serves as...

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