Tien Nguyen

Academic opportunities should become more inclusive

November 15, 2019

For about three years before high school and even after, the most common advice I have heard on how to make friends or simply be happier in high school is to join as many clubs and teams as possible. Joining in...

College fair attracts students and parents

Paige Knoblock and Tien Nguyen

October 18, 2019

News

Paly held the annual College Fair in the Peery Center on Oct. 14, which showcased an array of colleges from all over the world. One of the booths at the fair was Carleton College, where two almuna came to s...

Council votes yes on ‘Safe Parking’

Tien Nguyen

October 6, 2019

News

After a unanimous vote, Palo Alto City Council plans to incorporate the “Safe Parking” memo throughout the city of Palo Alto, which would provide homeless people with lots to park their vehicles and stay overni...

New trends on social media provide students with artistic outlet

Tien Nguyen

September 16, 2019

Lifestyle

Following the death of Vine and its successor, Musical.ly, the lack of a platform for 14-year-olds to post short clips of themselves lip-syncing fueled the craze of TikTok. But there is much more to TikTok tha...

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...

Author Tien Nguyen