School food service options should be more widely publicized Emma Todd February 10, 2020 Food, Opinion, Student Center, Student Life Every day at 11:35 a.m., a swarm of students gather around the crosswalk between Town & Country and Palo Alto High School for lunch. However, many of the stores available for lunch are expensive, and the l...
Paly student describes experiences living in foreign countries Neil Kapoor November 20, 2019 Lifestyle, Student Life Not many teenagers have lived in three continents. Or studied at two high schools. Or persuaded their parents to move to Palo Alto. But for junior Ehsaan Mohammed, these uncommon experiences are central to his...
Sticker Culture Adora Zheng October 3, 2019 Lifestyle, Showcase, Student Life Junior Joey Edmonds’ green water bottle is plastered with stickers, ranging from a Rubik’s cube to Captain America’s shield. According to Edmonds, her stickers represent her personality and the topics she is pa...
Reliance on Rideshare Sloan Wuttke September 22, 2019 Lifestyle, Showcase, Student Life Hesitantly stepping into the dark abyss, or rather, a 2012 grey Prius, a Paly junior, who agreed to be interviewed only if his name wasn’t used because he fears termination of his rideshare apps, greets the dri...
Column: Long Lost Paly Traditions Sarah O'Riordan September 14, 2019 Column, Lifestyle, Student Life Whatever happened to good old school spirit and town traditions? It seems that with every passing year at Palo Alto High School, school spirit and spirit week point levels drop lower and lower. Just last ye...
Students explore passions for various types of automobiles Nicholas Le May 28, 2019 Lifestyle, Student Life Driving by the Paly parking lot, there are a wide variety of cars parked, from Toyota Priuses to Porsches. However, car enthusiasts don’t view these as just cars. Instead, they view them as a passion and cultur...
Students appreciate drinking water quality at Palo Alto Johnny Yang May 26, 2019 Science/Tech, Student Life Though not as noticeable as other living necessities, clean drinking water plays an important role in remaining human health, and is limited in many places. According to the report of the United Nations, 2....
Sex, Virginity and Relationships Shannon Zhao April 22, 2019 Lifestyle, Showcase, Student Life The norms of intimacy, pleasure and sexuality for impressionable adolescents have largely been established by portrayals of sex in mainstream media and popular culture. However, when those portrayals neglect to...
Students explore “hidden” electives Maya Rathore April 11, 2019 Lifestyle, Student Life As course selection shuts its doors and the process of piecing together schedules for next year begins, counselors start their yearly struggle of packing kids into extremely popular classes — the kind of course...
Seniors reflect on difference between first, second semester lifestyle Johnny Yang April 5, 2019 Dear Seniors, Lifestyle, Student Life At this stage in the game, most seniors have either received the bulk of their college decisions or will get them within the next few weeks. Without college applications serving as a motivator, some seniors fin...
