Students attend community college for advantages, experience Ben van Zyll October 30, 2018 Lifestyle When Brooke Santana and Blake Ragsdale picked up their Paly diplomas, they knew their high school academic records would not lead them to the colleges of their dreams. Fast forward to today. Santana expects to ...
How to write intelligently Noah Baum October 29, 2018 Lifestyle Webster’s Dictionary formally defines “intelligence” as “starting off your writing with a Webster’s definition.” And ever since Mr. Webster started purposely misspelling British words like “colour” and “flavour...
How having less can mean more Miranda Li October 29, 2018 Lifestyle Senior Noor Navaid ransacks her closet, stuffing two trash bags full of clothing to be donated later. One of thousands upon thousands of millenials participating in the minimalist movement, Navaid practices min...
Followers of popular Baha’i faith share religious insights Neil Kapoor October 29, 2018 Lifestyle In a world where religious conflicts continue to plague much of humanity, it can be easy to see religious teachings as pitted against each other — but that is not the case for the followers of the Baha’i faith....
PAUSD Achievement Gap Vivian Feng, Khadija Abid and Annie Chen October 28, 2018 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight Main bar PAUSD is the number one school district in California according to Niche, 24/7 Wall St. and countless other acclaimed organizations. It boasts of sky-high graduation rates, impressive standardized t...
Egg Wars Will Robins October 22, 2018 Lifestyle The experience of egg wars is thrilling,” senior Ben Civjan said. “I remember running through the park with other juniors while eggs flew by me.” Egg wars is one of Palo Alto High School’s student traditions. ...
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...
Streetwear resale culture on rise, becomes source of profit for students Nicholas Le October 11, 2018 Lifestyle Brands like Supreme and Off-White are often spotted on Paly campus. According to Hypebeast.com, streetwear culture has shown a massive increase in recent years. This has lead to a growing secondary market cultu...
Adult School provides variety of classes Jaures Yip October 10, 2018 Lifestyle To most students, the idea of voluntarily choosing to go to extra schooling after finally completing years of arduous education seems like a baffling decision. Yet, around 8,000 adults annually register in the ...
Service through art Johnny Yang October 10, 2018 Lifestyle On a regular Saturday afternoon, at one of the local homeless shelters, senior Renle Chu holds a pencil and teaches a homeless man how to draw, as she has been doing for over three years. "I started this n...
