Students should be more understanding of test stacking Bernie Koen November 16, 2018 Opinion The overpowering stress of having multiple tests on one day happens often to students at Paly. It happens at every school. It’s an unpreventable occurrence that will happen to all students. And it’s something t...
School bathroom policy ought to be consistent, fair Bernie Koen October 8, 2018 Opinion The uncertainty of the process of going to the bathroom troubles any individual awaiting the relief that a long-awaited bathroom visit can provide. Across classes, students experience different procedures for ...
Inefficient schedule change system needs reform Bernie Koen September 17, 2018 Opinion For the first two weeks of school, the main office was a little short of a battlefield: long white tables blocked the entrance to the Guidance Department with several faculty members managing to hold down the o...
OCR investigates Title IX violations Bernie Koen April 28, 2018 News Staff from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) visited Palo Alto High School on March 29 to investigate a series of Title IX violations by the school administration. Palo Alto Unifi...
Recording class lectures will alleviate student stress Bernie Koen March 2, 2018 Opinion We’ve all been there: it’s the night before a unit test, and the first few sections of the chapter remain a distant memory. You anxiously rush to your textbook, trying to relearn lessons that you never really g...
Deep-rooted holiday tradition has no scientific basis Bernie Koen February 2, 2018 Lifestyle As the winter weather drags on and spring slowly approaches, the annual celebration of Groundhog Day today.. Starting in 1887, thousands of people gather annually in Punxsutawney, Penn. to celebrate the tradit...
ASB prepares for dances, Valgrams, sports and more Bernie Koen January 31, 2018 News The Associated Student Body’s (ASB) Quadglobe event last week was a preview of the potential of some of the upcoming events and activities being planned by ASB. Quadglobe featured a multitude of Paly student si...
Competitive Equestrians Bernie Koen December 6, 2017 Showcase, Sports For over 7,000 years, the human race has used horses for the purpose of transportation. Soon enough, traveling wasn’t the only way humans benefitted from these animals. Slowly, the practice of riding horseback ...
Spotlight: The History of Spirit Week Paarth Sharma, Khadija Abid and Bernie Koen October 23, 2017 Showcase, Spotlight Spirit Week and all the wild rallies, spectacular dances and intricate floats it’s comprised of may be all-encompassing when it comes to school pride and spirit. Few people, however, know of its origin, or the ...
Girls tennis looks to end strong after a shaky season Bernie Koen October 18, 2017 Girls Tennis, Sports Adversity, challenges and hard-fought battles have filled up the past few weeks for the girls tennis team. Since Sept. 26, the Vikings have gone 2-4, defeating Castilleja High School and Cupertino High Scho...
