Pandemic Performers
What had once been concerts and live shows morphed into streaming platforms, virtual collaborations and Zoom as many musicians saw their lives change when the COVID-19 pandemic swept over the world. Over the pa...
BIPOC: Oversimplifying or making room for change?
When Youth Community Service club asked Noelle Burwell and Wumi Ogunlade, co-presidents of Black Scholars United club, whether they wanted to work together to create an event to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr....
PAUSD planning to open all secondary schools in March
All secondary students from seventh to 12th grade could potentially return to campuses for in-person classes by early March, Superintendent Don Austin said at the Feb. 9 school board meeting. Austin said before...
Common Ground: Respecting political ideologies in the classroom
When reminiscing about the days before online school, some students recall the typical classroom setting as a place where collaboration and educational, respectful conversations occurred.
But for senior Jackso...
Lights, webcam, action!
Makeup, clothes and props ready, junior Arnav Singhal looks into the camera, preparing to put on one of the semester’s biggest plays for a faceless audience. This year, he is performing at home, with a greenscr...
PAUSD school district navigates new options for reopening schools amid county and state restrictions
Less than a week after the Palo Alto School Board unanimously passed a new secondary school reopening proposal, Santa Clara County, along with the majority of California, reverted to the strictest “purple tier....
PAUSD proposes new reopening plan for secondary schools
Principal Brent Kline presented a new secondary school reopening proposal that outlines major changes to the initial hybrid learning model to the Paly staff on Wednesday, Nov. 4. A week later, at the Nov. 10 sc...
Board voices concerns over reopening of elementary schools
At its Sept. 29 board meeting, PAUSD board members cast their votes on whether to approve the school reopening plan. Below are their rationales and their votes voiced at the meeting.
Board President Todd Colli...
The Voices Behind the Votes
The year 2020 has been historic, marked by unexpected twists and turns including wildfires, disease, economic disasters and racial injustices. These events have transformed the political landscape, bringing new...
Media bias: a blurry perception of reality
A series of highlights, bolded text and more than 150 links encompass nearly a year’s worth of sophomore Kyle Lee’s research on everything from wage gaps and Trump’s views on gender identity to the Black Lives ...