Adora Zheng

BREAKING NEWS: Santa Clara County moves from Purple to Red Tier

September 8, 2020

Santa Clara County is moving up from the Purple Tier to the Red Tier of Governor Gavin Newsom's 4-tier reopening plan, state officials announced today at 1:15 p.m. According to Newsom's plan, K-12 schools can o...

Students use digital means to stay connected under COVID-19 quarantine

Adora Zheng

April 27, 2020

Lifestyle, Student Life

A month ago, a movie with friends would have junior Stephanie Peng driving to the nearest theater, hugging her friends, buying concessions and enjoying a new release. Today, it entails sending a link to a Zoom ...

COVID-19: The virus that has shaken the nation

Adora Zheng, Benjamin Stein and Andy Wang

April 6, 2020

Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight

The typically packed University Avenue is desolate, a lone man seen wearing an N-95 respirator waiting for his take-out order from an empty restaurant. School campuses have been abandoned, whiteboards and desks...

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 ...

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