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...
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...
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...
The changes announced for the new SAT format that will pilot in 2016 are not all bad, however it seems they fall short in achieving the College Board’s goals for the exam. Some components of the old...
It all starts months in advance. When the infamous “Paly Prom Dress” group hits the collective Facebook-sphere of Palo Alto High School females, the focus immediately shifts to Prom. As the days grow...
Beginning next year, farmers must provide hens with enough space to stand up, lie down and extend their wings fully without touching another bird in order for their eggs to be sold in California. While...
Stress is a large part of Palo Alto High School students’ lives. However, resolving “stress” in general at a high school is a daunting task. There will always be homework assigned and testing will...
It is quite evident that Palo Alto High School is the frontrunner for many facets of academia, from top public school education to sophisticated technology to superior athletics. As we sit in the realm...
At many colleges, test scores might work as a deciding factor between students with similar GPAs. For this reason, many students put large amounts of time and money into preparing for tests such as the...
I f you have been to even a couple sessions of advisory during your high school career, you are familiar with Naviance, the college and career readiness online resource— or, at least, the concept of...
We are Generation Z: the digital generation. We now live in a world surrounded by computers, touch screens and smartphones. We are fortunate enough to have been granted access to a constant pool of knowledge...
While sitting in my car on my way to school for the past few weeks, I have started to notice a significant increase in the amount of people driving to school during the rainy season. It creates huge lines...