Girls, boys varsity swim and dive teams push for improvement as CCS approaches Tien Nguyen April 27, 2019 Sports, Swimming T he varsity swim team won its recent meet against Homestead, building momentum to close out the season. Girls varsity won by 103-82 and boys varsity won by 111-75 on April 11, with the boys team continuing it...
Community unites to commemorate, remember Mischa Nee Annie Chen and Tien Nguyen April 19, 2019 News, Showcase Mischa Nee, a Stanford junior, Paly graduate and former Editor-in-Chief of The Campanile who died recently in a hiking accident, was eulogized last week as a young man who “said yes to life over and over and ov...
Habit of skipping meals harms health Tien Nguyen April 6, 2019 Science/Tech With the only sound in the class being the frantic flipping of the test pages, the majority of the class is focused on making sure they fill in the right bubbles. Junior Sasha Poor is the exception, with her mi...
Girls, boys swim teams optimistic for new season after recent win against Los Gatos Tien Nguyen March 30, 2019 Sports, Swimming The boys swim team kicked off its season with a good start, winning all of the meets thus far, while the girls team is currently 1-3, having won their most recent meet against Los Gatos. As the swim season beg...
Passing on the baton Tien Nguyen March 7, 2019 Showcase, Sports Heirlooms have always been a source of connection between generations in a family. Sometimes these tokens are physical objects like a ring or a set of china. But sometimes they are intangibles, like particular ...
Paly Choirs host special performance in Performing Arts Center Tien Nguyen February 3, 2019 News The musical director of the “Pitch Perfect” series and a leader in the a capella singing community made a guest appearance at a special a capella choir concert in the Paly Performing Arts Center on Jan. 29. D...
Coming to a Consensus on Consent Noah Baum, Leila Khan, Shannon Zhao and Tien Nguyen December 12, 2018 Showcase, Spotlight, Student Life Introduction If you stop and ask 20 strangers to define “consent,” you will hear a variety of answers. If you stop and ask 20 students who have all attended the same consent assemblies to define the term, you w...
Meme Central Tien Nguyen December 10, 2018 Arts & Entertainment, Lifestyle, Showcase, Uncategorized Walking around school, the admin of the popular Instagram account SiliconValleyProbs sees people laughing at an image on their phones. “Have you seen this great meme account?” She beams widely, careful not to l...
Dante Kirkman: A student’s journey toward olympic boxing Tien Nguyen November 14, 2018 Sports All of the noise around junior Dante Kirkman starts to fade away, leaving only him and his thoughts. The only thing he can hear are his steady breaths as his mind runs through the upcoming fight. Kirkman, now ...
Albert Hildago provides for school, connects with community Tien Nguyen October 31, 2018 Lifestyle Stepping into the Media Arts Center, a grin spreads across Paly custodian Albert Hildago’s face. Along with the spotless tables and trash-free surfaces, he sees all of his efforts reminding students to remembe...
