The red tape of vape Sophia Moore October 3, 2019 Science/Tech Reaching for her Juul — a brand of e-cigarette which can vaporize nicotine — a Paly senior feels the dull throb of a migraine and the aching pain of an empty stomach. After several moments of grasping for her ...
Sports helps with academic performance Sophia Moore October 2, 2019 Sports Between a grueling three-hour practice and copious amounts of homework, the average day for a typical student-athlete is not a simple task. While some believe that participating in a sport may hurt academic pe...
Community must respect all pursuits of higher education Sophia Moore and Anna Meyer May 24, 2019 Opinion On college shirt day last year, a day that is intended to enable students to show pride for their post-high school plans, a student wore a Foothill College shirt with the words “Sorry, Mom” written on the back....
ASB busy planning end of year activities Sophia Moore March 22, 2019 News With the Associated Student Body (ASB) election rapidly approaching, ASB members have been revising the application appointment system in order to create a fairer selection process. Utilizing the newly refin...
More creative writing should be incorporated into English curriculum Sophia Moore March 15, 2019 Opinion Paly students are well acquainted with the ongoing monotonous struggle to make it through another day of school. Every hour seems to stretch longer as the day goes on and the block periods feel endless. How has...
From Immigration to Assimilation Jaures Yip, Alyssa Leong, Sophia Moore and Byron Zhang February 2, 2019 Showcase, Spotlight As debates over weighted grades, middle school renaming and a cluster of other concerns rippled through the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) in recent years, an increasingly influential group — Chines...
Class material ought to resemble tests more closely Sophia Moore December 14, 2018 Opinion Students are no strangers to how terrifying it is to be handed a test on test day and scan through the pages only to realize all the problems are significantly more difficult than the material usually covered i...
Marissa Mayer plans to alter mortuary Sophia Moore October 20, 2018 News Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer plans to transform Palo Alto’s oldest funeral home, which she bought in 2013, into a private club for workspace collaboration. She says it will be geared toward women in the workf...
Students share experiences learning English in a new environment Sophia Moore October 11, 2018 Lifestyle, Student Life When moving to a new country, it is difficult for someone to learn the native language and become accustomed to the new way of life. Being unable to pronounce words correctly may cause close-minded people to qu...
Summer STEM experiences enlighten students Sophia Moore September 23, 2018 Science/Tech Silicon Valley is renowned for its innovative startup culture, but it's also home to countless summer programs for high school students interested in science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM). Ma...
