Ben Antonow

B.L. vs. Mahanoy could affect student free speech

June 11, 2021

A cheerleader’s altercation with her high school cheer coach has turned into a Supreme Court case over the extent schools can limit a student’s free speech on social media. The case, B.L. v. Mahano...

Paly to host vaccine clinic at Peery Center for students

Gianna Brogley and Ben Antonow

May 11, 2021

Paly will hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Sunday, May 16 in the Peery Center for all students who have yet to get their first dose, according to PAUSD Health Services in an email to fa...

FDA to approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds next week

Ben Antonow

May 3, 2021

BREAKING: The Food and Drug Administration plans to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds as early as next week, federal officials said. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine is the o...

Palo Alto should designate a second parking lot for RVs on El Camino

Ben Antonow

April 29, 2021

At any given time, countless RVs are parked on the Stanford side of El Camino Real. Within them live a diverse array of people for a diverse array of reasons –– construction workers who would otherwise have to ...

The Power of Peloton

Ben Antonow

April 15, 2021

Senior Lulu Gaither clips into her Peloton and starts a 30 minute HIIT ride led by Cody Rigsby, her favorite instructor. As the ride begins, she immediately feels uplifted as Rigsby’s enthusiasm rubs off onto h...

On-campus instruction returns to Paly

Ben Antonow and Parker Wang

March 27, 2021

Following growing demand from community members, PAUSD reopened school-wide in-person learning at its middle and high schools on March 9. In the first week, about a quarter of the student body attended ...

Santa Clara County to move to Orange Tier Wednesday

Ben Antonow and Braden Leung

March 23, 2021

BREAKING: Santa Clara County, along with Marin and San Francisco Counties, will enter the orange tier of California’s Safer Economy COVID-19 protocols on Wednesday, state officials confirmed Tuesday. The Ca...

Spotlight: Being Black at Paly

Ajay Venkatraman, Ben Antonow and Braden Leung

February 14, 2021

In 1969, eight Black Students graduated from Paly. This June, eight Black Students will graduate from Paly. Black Students' Experiences Before moving to Palo Alto at the start of his sophomore year, senior R...

Vaccine update: tests show good results, administration poses complications

Ben Antonow

January 24, 2021

Vaccines usually take years, even decades to develop. However, countless pharmaceutical companies are pushing the envelope and scrambling to produce a COVID-19 vaccine by 2021. After a vaccine is created, it...

PAUSD school district navigates new options for reopening schools amid county and state restrictions

Valerie Chu, Ben Antonow and Jace Purcell

December 8, 2020

Less than a week after the Palo Alto School Board unanimously passed a new secondary school reopening proposal, Santa Clara County, along with the majority of California, reverted to the strictest “purple tier....

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