Top ten things to look forward to in second semester Benjamin Stein and Kaitlyn Lee December 7, 2019 Top Ten 10) Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 1/20 9) Staff Development Day: 2/13 8) Local holiday: 2/14 7) Presidents’ Day weekend: 2/15 - 2/18 6) Local holiday: 3/6 5) Local holiday: 3/9 4) Minimum day: 4/3 3) Sprin...
Campsgiving: some of the little things that we are thankful for The Editors-in-Chief December 7, 2019 Editorial In the spirit of Thanksgiving, The Campanile would like to express our gratitude … For all the passionate, understanding, brilliant teachers who always try to help students succeed in and out of the classroom....
CPR graduation requirements ought to be made more clear The Editors-in-Chief December 7, 2019 Editorial As seniors seek to wrap up their final year of high school, many are surprised to discover that they are at risk of not receiving a diploma due to missing a graduation requirement. Implemented last year, Calif...
Administration should be more respectful of student press rights The Editors-in-Chief December 7, 2019 Editorial Palo Alto police chased and arrested a robbery suspect on Paly’s campus on Nov. 4. While classes were not instructed to go into lockdown during the chase, many did, and after 10 minutes of confusion, Principal ...
The CCC should digitalize college application materials The Editors-in-Chief November 8, 2019 Editorial One by one, students tentatively enter the Guidance office and place their cover sheets and secondary school reports in the designated basket. While some students lift up the stack of forms, discreetly sliding ...
All students should be able to choose to have a flipped class The Editors-in-Chief November 8, 2019 Editorial As education continues to evolve, traditional teaching methods have begun to make way for newer instructional approaches designed to not only accommodate advancements in technology but also cater to alternative...
School-wide safety procedures, communication require reform The Editors-in-Chief November 8, 2019 Editorial As the lunch period came to an end on Nov. 4, students began mentally preparing themselves for fifth period. But as they walked to class, armed Palo Alto police officers raced after a suspected bank robber, cau...
Teachers should have paid parental leave The Editors-in-Chief October 23, 2019 Editorial Every year, the Palo Alto Unified School District and the Palo Alto Educators Association spend hours discussing the Collective Bargaining Agreement – the legal contract negotiated between the teachers union an...
Blended periods should count as valid instructional minutes Jaures Yip and Frida Rivera October 2, 2019 Editorial In the midst of overwhelming coursework and extra-curricular activities, blended classes can offer relief to students since they provide time to work on assignments outside of classrooms and a more flexible sch...
Paly ought to implement platform for students to connect with alumni Miranda Li and Lucy Nemerov October 2, 2019 Editorial With college application deadlines approaching, many seniors are scrambling to consolidate their post-Paly plans, longing for guidance through the process and knowledge of what the possible outcome could be. Al...
