Jeffrey Ho, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 16, 2015
As high school juniors from across the nation begin receiving College Board’s Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), many are eager to discover...
In a community as academically competitive as Palo Alto High School, it is no wonder that a large culture has arisen of students comparing themselves to their peers. Particularly, sharing test or course...
Lauren Klass, News and Opinion Editor
• January 16, 2015
Think back to middle school where our parents would constantly monitor our texts, we had to tell them about every account we made and we were allowed to create a Facebook page on the condition that we...
During my four years at Palo Alto High School, I have found it common to find many of my peers awake at 1 a.m. willing to struggle through homework due the next morning with me. I have also found myself...
Traditionally, colleges build their campuses to support the needs of two separate genders, male and female. But how do transgender students fit into this picture?
On college campuses across the nation,...
Nearly two months after Michael Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson, Mo. police officer, it has become very clear that the involvement of the Department of Justice in racially-charged investigations...
Recently, the California legislature passed a new law, changing the signal of sexual consent from a yes to an “affirmative” yes.
At first glance this seems like a stroke of genius. This law means...
Bullying is an important issue that affects students at all schools across the nation. Thus, it is crucial to raise awareness in order to combat this reality that too many students face in their everyday...
It is not uncommon to walk into any “honors” course at Paly and hear the same question being echoed — “is this class weighted?”
University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU)...
Advisory: a half an hour dedicated each week to learning how to navigate the tricky waters of grades, stress, college and the future. What more could students want?
The Palo Alto High School guidance...
At Palo Alto High School, school clubs have always been an effective place for students to express their passions and meet a new community of people, all with the same devotion to certain interests. ...
With the closing of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park looming ahead, its ensuing consequences, which include the displacement of hundreds of low-income Palo Alto residents, and the city’s apathy for the situation...