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...
Sticker Culture Adora Zheng October 3, 2019 Lifestyle, Showcase, Student Life Junior Joey Edmonds’ green water bottle is plastered with stickers, ranging from a Rubik’s cube to Captain America’s shield. According to Edmonds, her stickers represent her personality and the topics she is pa...
Holocaust survivor visits Paly Adora Zheng and Alex Liu September 27, 2019 News Ninety-eight-year old Holocaust survivor Ben Stern is set to give a talk about his life at Paly. Stern will give the talk in the Performing Arts Center during sixth period on Oct. 15. According to English teac...
Science building renovation to finish in 2020 Adora Zheng September 7, 2019 News Cramped, harshly-lit portable classrooms, dated teacher collaboration spaces and crowded lab prep spaces are about to be replaced with modern, bright new classrooms and streamlined meeting spaces. Funded by th...
One Acts boasts record number of student-written shows Adora Zheng May 18, 2019 News A casket, a vase, a fish-taco stand and two boys with hot-glued microphones stand before a theater of enraptured audience members. As the voices of senior Cameron Miller and junior Max Frankel echo through the ...
