Boys basketball aims for CCS
After a number of matches that have come down to the last quarter, the boys basketball team finds itself in a tight situation at the final stretch of the season.
According to senior Josh Wong, there are a numb...
Dauber, Dharap sworn onto School Board
After a tight race for the two open seats on the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) Board of Education, incumbent Ken Dauber and Shounak Dharap were able to prevail.
Although Dauber had seemingly secu...
Hotly-anticipated ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has ups and downs
In any discussion about great musicians, it is only a matter of time before the name Queen comes up. With a diverse repertoire of rock music, they changed the way that songs were created and performed in their ...
‘Raging Grannies’ gather to promote youth voting
The “Raging Grannies,” an activist group predominantly comprised of senior citizen women, flooded the parking lot area around Trader Joe’s in Town & Country Village on Oct. 17, advocating for high schoolers...
Students struggle to balance sports, healthy diet, sleep
It happens to everyone: staying up late to study and complete rigorous homework assignments. As fatigue begins to take over, and it requires every ounce of energy just to stay awake. When people realize that th...
Defining Diabetes
Every day at Palo Alto High School, students rush out of their classrooms at 11:35 to eat lunch. For the most part, our lunches comprise of some of the foods we like most. Some students go to Town & Countr...
Badminton team ends season disappointed with a 2-10 record
After a disappointing 2-10 season, the badminton team hopes to bounce back next year.
Even after losing many key seniors last year, the team still felt optimistic about their odds before the season began.
“Gi...
AP Courses should align their material to match the test
Every year, high school students from around the country register for Advanced Placement (AP) tests, almost always as the culmination of a year’s work in an AP course. AP classes are designed to cover material ...
Various psychological factors drive athletes to elevate performance
Senior Reed Foster takes off in a panic, sprinting for an ideal spot in his race. His competition is strong, and adrenaline pumps through his body. Foster’s event, the 800 meter run, is notorious for being one ...
How Title IX and The Campanile advocated for athletic equality
Just two years prior to the passing of the 20th Amendment, when Paly opened as the first high school in the city, the school had a wide disparity in athletic opportunities for male and female students. Only ma...