Andrew Toteda

Review: ‘Parasite’ first foreign film to win Best Picture Oscars

March 4, 2020

For the first time in Oscar history, a foreign-language film was crowned Best Picture this year, and President Donald Trump was quick to criticize the movie he hadn’t watched. “And the winner is . . . a movie...

Palo Alto should deploy municipal fiber to increase data speed

Andrew Toteda

February 20, 2020

Opinion

If you thought Pokemon has been around forever, so has the desire for high-speed internet in Palo Alto. But unlike fire-breathing Charizard, the ancient copper cables that connect Palo Altans to the outside wor...

ASB announces prom, Skoglobe

Andrew Toteda

February 14, 2020

News

After much fanfare and a captivating basketball shootout, the Associate Student Body revealed this year’s prom location as taking place at the San Jose Tech Museum on Saturday, April 18. According to Junior Cl...

Paulson to resign as principal in June

Andrew Toteda and Benjamin Stein

January 24, 2020

Breaking News, Showcase

Principal Adam Paulson announced his resignation and departure from Paly at the end of the 2019-20 school year following six years of work as a campus administrator, according to a school-wide announcement earl...

Putting Prowess: Paly girls golf wins states

Andrew Toteda

December 14, 2019

Girls Golf, Uncategorized

After a transformative season, Paly Girls Golf added the California Interscholastic Federation state title to its trophy shelf following a thrilling eight stroke win over Southern California rival Troy High Sch...

Girls golf defends CCS title, continues onto state level

Andrew Toteda

November 17, 2019

Fall Sports, Girls Golf, Sports

By a razor-thin margin, the girls golf team defended its Central Coast Sectionals title at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch on Oct. 29, cementing back-to-back-to-back wins at CCS over the last three years. The te...

Girls golf remains undefeated

Andrew Toteda

October 30, 2019

Fall Sports, Girls Golf, Sports

Maintaining their streak with nine wins and zero losses, the girls golf team continues to sink its opponent’s aspirations. On Tuesday, the team played Los Gatos, winning by 14 strokes: 207-193. They will play ...

The Call for Creativity

Andrew Toteda

October 23, 2019

Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle

Paly junior Eli Crystal steps back from the 2,100 degree furnace and gently places an elegant teal-colored glass vase with swirls of blue on the cooling rack where the still radiating heat buckles the air aroun...

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...

College Board releases new software for AP students to utilize in, out of classes

Andrew Toteda

October 6, 2019

News

In previous years, studying for AP tests was an antiquated experience: secure practice questions could not leave the classroom, and the only paperless aspect was the surrendering of study materials when the bel...

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