UC eases admissions requirements in response to COVID-19 crisis Adora Zheng April 1, 2020 News, Showcase In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the University of California school system announced that it will eliminate the requirements for standardized SAT/ACT and spring 2020 letter grade for students applying in Fa...
BREAKING NEWS: All Santa Clara County public schools shut down for three weeks due to coronavirus concerns Adora Zheng and Sarah O'Riordan March 13, 2020 Breaking News, News, Showcase All schools in Santa Clara County will be closed starting Monday, March 16 for a minimum of three weeks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to an announcement made by County Superintendent Ma...
Admin consult students in principal hiring process Adora Zheng March 4, 2020 News, Showcase Two weeks after Principal Adam Paulson announced his resignation, effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year, the administration held an open meeting in the Media Arts Center to gather student input on th...
Dialect on the Decline Adora Zheng February 4, 2020 Lifestyle, Showcase A high school student in Shanghai sits down to begin her homework. Her task? To write an 800-word apology letter for speaking Shanghainese, her local dialect, in class. According to the Shanghai Municipal Educ...
Student who made alleged shooting threat on Gunn High school is taken into custody Adora Zheng, Jace Purcell and Kris Risano December 14, 2019 Breaking News, News, Showcase The Palo Alto Police Department took a Gunn High School student into custody at 2:45 a.m. Friday morning who had allegedly submitted a school shooting threat the night before, via a web form. The District and P...
Student athletes ought to be granted preps for offseason training Adora Zheng December 11, 2019 Opinion Sweat drips into sophomore Julia Ragno’s eyes, her muscles aching after an intense two-hour practice at Solo Aquatics. She gets home and looks up at the clock, a familiar sinking feeling settling in when she re...
Highly ranked wrestling team aims high Adora Zheng December 8, 2019 Sports, Winter Sports, Wrestling With the boys team currently ranked fourth in CCS and girls ranked 14th, Coach Jonathan Kessler said the wrestling team is heading into the season strong, with hopes to finish at the top of the SCVAL and go on ...
Popularity of mobile payment increases among students Adora Zheng November 26, 2019 Science/Tech As Junior Kira Sterling walks to the Trader Joe’s checkout counter, instead of rummaging through her backpack for her wallet, she takes out her phone, taps it on the card reader and pays for her food with Apple...
Fair pay to play Adora Zheng October 26, 2019 Showcase, Sports This year alone, dozens of Paly athletes have committed to play for Division I colleges such as Fresno State, Stanford University and UCLA. They will not only represent their school at every game, but also the ...
Climate change affects communities disproportionately Adora Zheng and Andrew Toteda October 23, 2019 News Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color and low-income communities like East Palo Alto, according to Violet Seana, the Climate Resilient Communities Program Manager at Acterra, who recent...
