Intramural sports provide students an alternative to varsity sports Jace Purcell March 29, 2020 Sports Amid the profound time commitment and demanding skill capacity, playing a sport for many students is often an entertaining idea but less of a realistic option due to their already intense schedules. Accordi...
Annual Career Month event kicks off in MAC Jace Purcell March 4, 2020 News, Showcase Aiming to provide students with insight on various career paths to help them plan their life after high school, Paly’s 12th annual Career Month began Thursday. According to senior and Career Month committee pr...
Changing the Censorship Landscape Jace Purcell, Kris Risano and Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe February 19, 2020 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight Background “In times of social turmoil, our impulse is often to pull back on free expression. We want the progress that comes from free expression, but not the tension.” And so, Facebook won’t pull back. In ...
Student who made alleged shooting threat on Gunn High school is taken into custody Adora Zheng, Jace Purcell and Kris Risano December 14, 2019 Breaking News, News, Showcase The Palo Alto Police Department took a Gunn High School student into custody at 2:45 a.m. Friday morning who had allegedly submitted a school shooting threat the night before, via a web form. The District and P...
Boys basketball aspires to win CCS again Jace Purcell December 8, 2019 Boys Basketball, Sports Following a 21-8 season last year, where they won a CCS championship, the boys basketball team hopes to win CCS again, giving them a run in the state championship according to junior Jack Elarde. To ensure thi...
City Council bans natural gas to promote sustainability Jace Purcell December 6, 2019 News Palo Alto City Council banned the use of natural gas in new residential buildings through a unanimous vote in hopes of lowering carbon emissions to combat climate change on Monday, Nov. 4. According to Mayor E...
Teen arts council introduces new recording studio Jace Purcell November 25, 2019 Lifestyle Once junior and City of Palo Alto Teen Arts Council member Jonathan Sneh wraps up the drum pads in the Media Lab and adds the finishing touches on his very first self-produced, self-composed track, he knows he ...
Skewed statistics Jace Purcell November 16, 2019 Showcase, Sports After every baseball game they play, junior Zander Darby and his team are always eager to check the game statistics to see if their averages and percentages went up or down, as these numbers can make or break t...
Football team hopes for success in playoffs Jace Purcell November 15, 2019 Fall Sports, Football Following his final home game, a 36-7 victory over Mountain View, senior linebacker Will Moragne said he’s going to miss his time with the Friday night lights.. “You know a lot of us guys especially seniors ...
Affirmative action should prioritize socioeconomic status over race Jace Purcell November 1, 2019 Opinion On the night of Oct. 4, Harvard University won an important federal affirmative action case. This victory allowed Harvard to hold Asian-American applicants to a higher standard than other students with the goal...
