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Due to the drought, farming has become more expensive, resulting in higher produce prices and leading to higher lunch prices.

Price rise at Town and Country due to drought is unfair

Rachel Price, Staff Writer September 22, 2014

This year, some Town and Country restaurants have increased the price of the lunch specials they offer to Palo Alto High School students due to the increase in food product pricing caused by California...

Current participation system is not beneficial to students’ education

Antonio Kieschnick, Staff Writer September 22, 2014

The use of participation points has gone on for a long time at Palo Alto High School, but now it is time for the use of this flawed system to come to an end. The participation points system — where...

Apathy towards drought in California is not acceptable

Esther Doerr, Editor-in-Cheif September 22, 2014

Global warming, also known as climate change, was popularized by Al Gore and has since gained the reputation of being one of the most controversial, polarizing issues of the 21st Century. It has polarized...

Elective requirement hinders choice in school curriculum

Jeffrey Ho, Online Editor-in-Chief May 23, 2014

It’s that time of year again, the “I can’t believe I wasted an entire year in that class” and “I’m not taking another one of these classes again” attitudes begin to float around campus, as...

Students should not stress over AP examinations

Will Snodgrass, Staff Writer May 23, 2014

As the school year winds down, high school students are busier than ever. Many students find themselves focusing on a last minute push to improve their grades. On top of that, students in Advanced Placement...

AP classes should focus on curriculum rather than exam

Irene Ezran, Senior Staff Writer May 23, 2014

Palo Alto High School offers a wide variety of Advanced Placement (AP) classes that allow students to complete a college level course in high school in order to master a certain subject. While some students...

Students should incorporate art into curriculum

Maya Kitayama, Senior Staff Writer May 20, 2014

We live in the epicenter of technology and innovation. Palo Alto High School has a huge percentage of students who graduate and go on to attend four-year universities the subsequent year. Everyday, we...

Should the Palo Alto Police Department post mugshots of arrestees on social networking sites? YES

Grace Kim, Staff Writer April 25, 2014

Social media has long been a medium for news; it is the public’s right to know what is going on in their community, including crime. After unfortunate events concerning a Palo Alto High School student,...

Should the Palo Alto Police Department post mugshots of arrestees on social networking sites? NO

Seth Alston, Staff Writer April 25, 2014

The Palo Alto Police Department (PAPD) is reputably not the busiest police force. According to City Data records, Palo Alto’s crime index in 2012 fell just shy of 40. To give you a quick comparison,...

Career Tech Ed requirements flawed, need revision

Maggie Rosenthal and Maggie Rosenthal April 25, 2014

Stress plays a large part in student life as students have to balance strenuous school schedules with time-consuming extracurriculars. One way that many students try to limit this stress is to take less...

Drinking age should be lowered to 18

Hillel Zand, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2014

In most countries, 18 is considered the age of adulthood. When I reach adulthood this coming fall, I can legally join the military, buy a rifle, adopt a child, smoke a cigarette, apply for a medical...

Photo editing tools negatively affect daily life

Lauren Gargiulo, Staff Writer April 25, 2014

Through the last 20 years, technological advances, such as Adobe Photoshop, have brought major changes to popular media. Photoshop, which was initially released in 1990, has since grown into an extremely...

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