New gymnasium prepares to open
After nearly three years of faulty fire alarms, blocked roads, dust-filled air and the excrutiating-but-inevitable sounds of construction, Paly's new gym has finally arrived.
As the construction of the new gym...
Foreign television programs to watch on Netflix
Let’s be real, what are people really doing this weekend? It’s pretty likely that the majority of people — students, parents and teachers — will be watching Netflix at one point or another. Unfortunately, the b...
Evergreen parking program instated
Palo Alto City Council recently voted to establish a new permit program that cuts down the number of employees parking around California Avenue. This new program, which will take effect in April, is designed to...
EPA water supply falls drastically
East Palo Alto has plans to bring job growth which include a 120-unit affordable housing development and a private school funded by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan that would create affordable housing and th...
Paly admin to change C-days
There are many reasons why people despise Mondays, but for many Palo Alto High School students the Monday bell schedule can be a contributing factor as students are required to attend all seven periods, which r...
Special Education department overcomes stigma
There was a time when the term “retarded” was a slang word for idiocy and stupidity. Many would make fun of their friends for making an intellectual mistake or a simple trip over the sidewalk and say, “you’re r...
Bay Area non-profit fights spread of HIV
He isn’t fully out to his parents, or to his friends. He had unprotected sex. His lover told him yesterday that he tested positive for HIV, syphilis and gonorrhea. He may have HIV too.
It’s no one’s fault, b...
UCs unfairly prioritize money over in-state applicants
The importance of public colleges is to offer high-quality education for students at a low price. Most in-state residents normally have priority over out-of-state students in the UC system. For years, the Unive...
Paly should present more options for CTE and VAPA classes
Across most student transcripts, core classes spanning Math, English, Science and Social Science will arise as commonalities. However, these transcripts are diversified with more specified classes that range fr...
Underneath the Drag
Picture a strong, tenacious woman. Beyoncé, Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey or Monica Beverly Hillz might come to mind. Three out of the four names will be familiar to most, but the name Monica Beverly Hillz wil...