Avantika Singh

Title IX: Reporting sexual misconduct at PAUSD

Gina Bae, Gianna Brogley and Avantika Singh

March 25, 2021

Experiences with Reporting Sexual Misconduct in PAUSD Starting high school in a brand new environment should have been the extent of Sarah’s troubles her freshman year — new friends, teachers and pressure to g...

COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Bay Area begins

Avantika Singh

February 22, 2021

News, Science/Tech

Stanford Medical Resident Maanvi Mittal was among the first healthcare professionals in the Bay Area to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Mittal has received both doses of the Moderna vaccine and said both times th...

Survivors Speak Out: District and community respond to sexual assault discussion

Gianna Brogley, Avantika Singh and Gina Bae

February 15, 2021

News, Showcase

When several survivors who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a Paly alumnus came forward to tell their story over social media in late January, a widespread discussion about sexual misconduct ensued, with se...

Holidays in the wake of COVID-19

Avantika Singh

January 20, 2021

Lifestyle

The Thanksgiving table at junior Nikhil Majeti’s house is usually spent with family members at a booming-with-life celebration signaling the start to a joyful holiday season. But this year, only four seats will...

Embarrassing Zoom Moments

Avantika Singh

November 10, 2020

Lifestyle

At the end of last semester when senior Tessa Ehrlich was supposed to be logging onto the final Zoom call for her US History class, she was sleeping instead. Ehrlich overslept and showed up unprepared for her f...

Range of activities adopted over quarantine

Avantika Singh

October 15, 2020

Sports

With wind ripping across his face as he soars down steep trails that traverse some of California’s most beautiful terrain, senior Alex Selwyn primes his focus on the road in front of him while his surroundings ...

PAUSD delivers lunches during quarantine

Avantika Singh

October 5, 2020

News, Showcase

In order to provide support to families most affected by Santa Clara County’s shelter-in-place order, Palo Alto Unified School District started delivering free meals to students during lunchtime starting Aug.17...

Stress stemming from COVID-19 overwhelms juniors

Avantika Singh

June 19, 2020

Lifestyle, Student Life

Right before school closed down, junior Ellie Wong said she felt a cloud of stress looming over the students as they walked through the huddled outdoor hallways. Even during quarantine as she takes a seat to j...

Comedy sportz gains popularity amongst students

Avantika Singh

March 22, 2020

News

Stuck in the middle of a family vacation, junior Zoe McCrea found herself in the whirlwind of emotions that accompany this scenario, except that it was not real. Acting out a prompt from the audience, McCre...

Paly embraces Black History Month

Avantika Singh

March 9, 2020

Lifestyle, Student Life

Two years ago, When Makayla Miller was a sophomore, she found herself in a heated debate about race as part of an InFocus segment on former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the nation...

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