Alyssa Leong

Senior Nights recognize graduating athletes

May 26, 2019

As senior Fabi Teofan walks up to the home plate, softball bat in hand, her friends and family cheer her on from the stands wrapped in green and white streamers. While the team members’ siblings enjoy similarl...

PAUSD mislabels student graduation requirements in Paly, Gunn transcripts

Alyssa Leong

April 19, 2019

Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) erroneously labeled about 200 Paly and Gunn students from the Class of 2018 as having not met A-G graduation requirements, however this mistake did not affect college e...

Little Free Libraries

Alyssa Leong

March 25, 2019

In any other neighborhood, people might look at Marilee Anderson strangely for walking down the street with a pile of books. But on her street, Iris Way, everyone knows she is on her way to donate them to the n...

Annual Career Month kicks off

Alyssa Leong

March 2, 2019

As part of the centennial celebration, the majority of speakers at this year’s Career Month are Paly alumni. Paly’s eleventh annual Career Month, which hosts speakers from a variety of professions, began on Feb...

From Immigration to Assimilation

Jaures Yip, Alyssa Leong, Sophia Moore and Byron Zhang

February 2, 2019

As debates over weighted grades, middle school renaming and a cluster of other concerns rippled through the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) in recent years, an increasingly influential group — Chines...

AP English Language teachers should align learning material

Alyssa Leong

December 16, 2018

If one were to get a group of Advanced Placement English Language (AP Lang) students together and ask what they are learning, one would receive a variety of answers. Somewould say they read passages in class an...

Self-care often commercialized in media to sell merchandise

Alyssa Leong

November 19, 2018

Taking a hot bath with a bath bomb. Wearing a face mask. Burning scented candles. Going to the spa. A hot drink from Philz Coffee. These activities are what come to many people’s minds when they hear the phras...

Former professional soccer player coaches young athletes

Alyssa Leong

November 4, 2018

With minutes left on the clock, Beto Luna encourages his team, the Blizzards. “Come on guys!” he yells, cheering his team on from the sidelines as it makes a final push into the attacking third of the field. ...

Students balance academics with side applications

Alyssa Leong

September 21, 2018

After school gets out, most students go to sports practice, clubs or home. Others, however, get right back to work. Senior Lia Salvatierra is one such student. Salvatierra has a job as a hostess at the rest...

Girls lacrosse pivots to successful season

Alyssa Leong

June 2, 2018

Despite some hard losses earlier in the season against Los Gatos (15-5), Mountain View (11-10), and Gunn (14-8), the varsity girls lacrosse team has bounced back. Since their most recent loss against Mounta...

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