Senior Sadness
For the class of 2021, instead of becoming a Second Semester Senior, it faces the prospect of Seasonal Senior Sadness. With the COVID-19 pandemic raging, college application season in full gear and the loss of ...
Halloween regulations in place, high-risk activities like trick-or-treating canceled
To adhere to COVID-19 guidelines, Palo Alto residents are adjusting their usual activities and celebrations for Halloween this year.
The Santa Clara County of Public Health released a joint statement of the Ba...
Online education presents challenges
On a normal school day, junior Cate Dyer wakes up about 30 minutes before class, has breakfast and then walks over to her desk and logs into Zoom. PAUSD has made the switch from asynchronous to synchronous lear...
Graduation Plans and Changes to come
As the end of our digital spring quarter nears, seniors around the country have begun to prepare for their “virtual graduations” which will likely consist of receiving their diplomas via email.
However, thi...
Constant consumption of spicy food can lead to stomach pain
Junior Addie Harris reaches into her backpack and grabs a bag of Flaming Hot Cheetos. As she opens the bag, though, she suddenly remembers the many times when this snack caused her stomach pain, and throws the ...
School food service options should be more widely publicized
Every day at 11:35 a.m., a swarm of students gather around the crosswalk between Town & Country and Palo Alto High School for lunch.
However, many of the stores available for lunch are expensive, and the l...
Palo Alto Commission proposes pilot program to open Foothills
Since the 1960s, locals have enjoyed hiking through the forest trails, watching the sunset and observing the copious amounts of flora and fauna of Foothills Park. However, this luxury has only been enjoyed by P...
Captain of Paly basketball reflects on past, future seasons
As a young child, Matthew Marzano would get up early and go watch his dad play in a basketball league with other local dads every Saturday morning. Marzano loved basketball since he started playing at 5 years o...
Cross country take first in all races
Heading into the last few meets of the season, the cross country teams are taking pride in placing first in every race the City Championship in Arastradero on Oct. 30.
The SCVAL Championships at Crystal Spri...
Satire: Why climate change is fake (sarcastic)
Ahhh, climate change. The warming of the earth’s atmosphere. The rising temperatures and the “increasing greenhouse gases,” whatever that means. The apparent melting of ice glaciers in the North Pole.
All l...