The Campanile

Five-minute breaks should be mandatory during block periods

Haley Fang, Staff Writer • March 7, 2014

Nearly every student can relate to feeling sleepy or spacing out in the middle of a lecture, and it is not always the student’s fault. With 90-minute classes, it is difficult for students to stay awake...

American Mathematics Competition results should not be public

Mischa Nee, Staff Writer • March 7, 2014

In the high-achieving environment that Palo Alto High School (Paly) is so well-known for, it can often be hard to resist the competitive atmosphere that comes along with this success. The Paly administration...

Should high school students attend college programs over the summer? YES

Shivonne Logan, Business Manger • February 19, 2014

As college admissions grow increasingly competitive, many Palo Alto High School students have elected to study at their prospective colleges and universities during their summer breaks. These pre-college...

Should high school students attend college programs over the summer? NO

Hannah Nguyen, Staff Writer • February 19, 2014

Thanks to the CollegeBoard’s Student Search Service option available on standardized tests such as the SAT Reasoning Test and PSAT, email inboxes flood with invitations from colleges all across the countries,...

The Life of a Second Semester Senior

Will Mendenhall and Michelle Yin • February 19, 2014

As we delve deeper into second semester senior year, the workload in most classes seems to be diminishing. Or perhaps we just have a skewed perception of the workload due to the lack of stress and motivation...

College interviews provide a personal experience to extensive application process

Alvina Zou and Edan Sneh • February 19, 2014

Although there is no universal formula for admitting students, many colleges admit students based upon a combination of factors, such as class rigor, grades, standardized test scores, extracurriculars...

Importance of teacher mentorship undervalued

Hillel Zand, Editor-in-Chief • February 19, 2014

Think about a skill that you have learned from someone else, a skill that you soon excelled at. Maybe it’s learning how to play video games or organizing an event, or a social skill, like flirting. Chances...

The difficulty of standardizing classes

January 27, 2014

Everyone has heard of the “easy” teacher. Theoretically, all classes should be equal indifficulty with the same material. The only discrepancy should be teaching method, but this isn’t the case. Most...

Inequalities in College Board put some students at disadvantage

Irene Ezran, Lifestyle Design Editor • January 27, 2014

The College Board is a non-profit organization that aims to provide students with opportunities for high-quality education and success in college. Founded in 1900, the association’s mission is to “ensure...

Keeping up with Kony

Maya Kitayama, Editor In Chief • January 27, 2014

Do we all remember Kony 2012? In the sphere of Palo Alto High School, Kony 2012 was a 30-minute film that rapidly spread through all mediums of social networking. I got home one night and was immediately...

ASB should be an extracurricular, not a class

Maya Benatar, Staff Writer • January 27, 2014

A lot of potential candidates for Paly’s Associated Student Body (ASB) choose not to run for office because ASB takes up a valuable elective slot in their schedule. If it were a club instead, more students...

Students should be aware of Student Wireless

Jonathan Ziegler, Online Editor • January 27, 2014

If you have logged in to the Student Wireless before then you know about the annoying splash page that comes up with a “Welcome to the PAUSD Wireless Network” message. You scroll down to the bottom...