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The Price of Progress

The Price of Progress

Gavin Lin, Naveen Narayanaswami and Alex Isayama September 23, 2024

As a longtime resident and former mayor of East Palo Alto, Ruben Abrica remembers when he could have bought a home in his city for just over $200,000. That was in 2009. Today, he drives through the same...

PAEA members protests outside thre district office.  “We don’t want to lose (educators) to districts that pay higher,” PAEA President Teri Baldwin said. “We want to attract and retain the best educators for our students.”

The Compensation Conundrum

Before the most recent board of education meeting, over 300 teachers marched outside of the district office, calling out to oncoming cars rushing down Churchill Ave. while displaying handcrafted signs...

Pick Your Team

Pick Your Team

Senior Maxwell Zhang walks onto the golf course, hefting a club and the rest of his gear while wearing a green polo shirt he found in his closet. He looks at his teammates beside him, who are also wearing...

Finding Faith

Finding Faith

Olivia Atkinson, Annika Chu and Alex Isayama March 27, 2024

As chatter flies across the spread of meals, senior Anna Van Riesen finds herself absorbed in conversations including a variety of cultures, faiths and traditions. She looks up at her mother, a pastor...

The political scene, driven by screens

The political scene, driven by screens

Lucas Yuan, Alec Bonnard and Luca Vostrejs February 21, 2024
From organizing strikes to LGBTQ+ advocacy, Gen Z is redefining activism and identity through social media. But navigating through misinformation and polarization, how do they balance the benefits and challenges of their hyper-connected world? Discover how this generation is making their voices heard in the digital age.
Beyond Measure

Beyond Measure

Olivia Atkinson, Lea Kwan and Naveen Narayanaswami January 3, 2024

Junior Mina Baba stares down at the scale, watching her weight drop lower and lower while her anxiety temporarily rushes away. A few years ago, this constant scale-watching was the way she chose to reassert...

House of Cards

House of Cards

Holden Lee, Heather Song and Kate Xia December 11, 2023

Driving down U.S. Highway 101, Stacy, an unhoused resident of Palo Alto who asked to be identified only by her first name due to privacy concerns, was hit by a speeding drunk driver in 2018. Due to the...





A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS. Residents gather at an interfaith vigil at Mitchell Park Bowl on Oct. 21 to light candles and mourn the loss of lives in Israel. Following the lighting, members gave speeches and sang songs of unity and peace. “It was probably the saddest day I’ve had in a long time,” junior Ben Levav said. “I’ve just been thinking about the war a lot and it has affected me a lot. I couldn’t think about school or anything else.” ​

Bloodshed at the Border

Holden Lee, Heather Song, Luca Vostrejs and Kate Xia October 25, 2023

When junior Ben Levav heard Hamas militants had opened fire on attendees of the Nova music festival in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 7, he immediately called his friends who were there. They never picked up. Days...

Behavioral Blueprint

Behavioral Blueprint

Julian Hong, Rohan Bhatia and Shamsheer Singh October 1, 2023

Rise in Aggression  When Economics teacher Grant Blackburn returned to school after COVID-19 restrictions eased, he found himself and his students in need of new footing.  “We’re all struggling...

Art by Katie Wu

Error 504: Testing accommodations not found

Alec Bonnard, Cayden Gu and Heather Song June 7, 2023

For Lori McCormick’s son at Fletcher Middle School, his Academic Success class — a key part of his Section 504 plan — seems almost too good to be true. In the small, cozy classroom, he receives 2-1...

Art by Kate Xia

Palo Alto HIGH School

Dhruv Shetty, Holden Lee and Kate Xia April 20, 2023

Clouds of smoke waft through the room while music blasts so loud it can be heard from down the street. As a senior walks into a high school party at 11 p.m., it seems like everyone is high, drunk or a...

Art by Kate Xia

What’s on the menu?

Shiki Toyama, Lucy Li and Julian Hong March 27, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service proposed updates to the national school nutrition standards on Feb. 5, calling for a reduction in the amount of sugar and prioritizing...

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