Students pursue interest in trading stocks, investment competitions Andy Wang February 17, 2020 Lifestyle After profiting $5 from buying and selling 100 shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. stock, young Aaron Chow, now a junior at the University of California, Berkeley, jumped up and down, filled with wonder and exciteme...
Girls soccer adjusts to coaching turnover, ties in first game Andy Wang December 9, 2019 Girls Soccer, Sports, Winter Sports Under new coach Armando Luna, former coach of Los Altos High School’s girls varsity soccer team, the varsity girls soccer team hopes to outperform their record from the previous season. “The team is looking go...
Rise Together Education provides dozens of college scholarships Leila Khan and Andy Wang December 6, 2019 News The non-profit Rise Together Education provided 52 college scholarships to low-income Paly students this fall. The program, whose members consist of Palo Alto residents and Paly staff, aims to provide financi...
Shots Fired: A look into the implications of vaccine mandates Sarah O'Riordan, Shiva Mohsenian and Andy Wang November 22, 2019 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight Background Hundreds of parents and activists clad in red shirts lined the halls of the state Capitol, hoisting signs that read ‘DO NOT BULLY DOCTORS INTO NOT PROTECTING THEIR PATIENTS!’ and chanting ‘YES TO ED...
Board’s canceling of international trips sparks controversy Andy Wang October 2, 2019 News The hot topic of discussion during the Sept. 24 Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education meeting was the approval for the conceptual design and scope of the projects for the Paly Tower Building reno...
Placebo effect impacts students’ academic performance Andy Wang September 15, 2019 Science/Tech The notion that the mind can act as a healing power has long been thought of as a myth. However, a clinical drug trial conducted by Harvard Medical School shows that this phenomenon, known as the placebo effect...
Cross Country team begins season with strong preparation Andy Wang September 6, 2019 Fall Sports Returning from a successful season last year, which included winning Central Coast Section and placing fourth in the Northern California Championships, the girls golf team heads back to the green for practice b...
JoyRun lets students pre-purchase lunches Andy Wang and Kris Risano May 16, 2019 News Partnering with Lulu’s and Poke House at Town and Country plaza, startup JoyRun introduced its service to Paly students on April 1st. Although JoyRun primarily operates on college campuses throughout the count...
Two members of Paly Debate qualify to Nationals Andy Wang and Kris Risano May 2, 2019 Lifestyle Two members of the Paly Debate team — senior Nisha McNealis and junior Maya Levine — recently qualified for the national tournament. Placing top three in the national qualifiers, the two Paly contestants will c...
DECA qualifies for States, internationals Andy Wang March 24, 2019 News After initially disbanding in 2017, the newly formed Paly DECA club, a business and entrepreneurial development club, has come back stronger, qualifying two teams to the International Career Development Confere...
