Opinion

Over the past two years, Paly publications have written a total of 23 articles regarding the issue of weighted GPA (WGPA). Although the school board’s unanimous approval of WGPA shut off the fierce debate for f...

Every fall, seniors are bombarded with school assignments, extracurriculars and college apps. At Palo Alto High School, they are instructed to follow specific guidelines to ensure that their Common Application ...

A chaotic and nightmarish stream of cars, bicyclists and pedestrians ensues each school morning at the cross section of Churchill Road and Castilleja Avenue. The abrupt halt of cars to accommodate for student b...

Every parent wants to believe they have raised the perfect child, one who makes decisions only after considering all ethical, moral and logical consequences. The reality is, teens do not make the perfect decisi...

Since the opening of the $36.4 million Peery Family Center gym and athletic center, it seems as if every sports team at Paly is eager to take advantage of all the facilities have to offer. But what the gym doe...

You wouldn’t ask the basketball team to perform its conditioning routine to prove its strength. You wouldn’t ask the volleyball team if it had ever won any tournaments to decide if it should be a sport. Yet, a...

There aren’t many things worse than a condescending student in the classroom. These rude geniuses with their awful work ethic always manage to get a good grade in the class. As if one person who fits this crite...

We’ve all been there — 2 a.m. Snapchats from fellow APUSH scholars, frantic AP Chemistry lab questions and Facebook messenger rants about the latest Physics lab grade at midnight. But what is the reason behind ...

In a place like school, where learning is the number one priority, it only makes sense to give students access to every possible resource. That is what Palo Alto is terrific at: giving their kids every opportun...