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Bridging The Achievement Gap

Bridging The Achievement Gap

Annie Chen October 28, 2018

PAUSD is the number one school district in California according to Niche, 24/7 Wall St. and countless other acclaimed organizations. It boasts of sky-high graduation rates, impressive standardized test...

Investigating the bell schedule kerfuffle

Investigating the bell schedule kerfuffle

Anna Meyer October 5, 2018

Despite all the upheaval last school year, with dual resignations by the District Superintendent Max McGee and Paly Principal Kim Diorio, one thing seemed assured: Paly would have a new, redesigned bell...

Turning Over a New Leaf

Turning Over a New Leaf

Kai Vetteth September 7, 2018

[divider]Introduction[/divider] The only constant is change. In the recent months at Paly, this statement has fully applied. The end of last school year was met with a sudden goodbye to an unprecedented...

The Campanile's Annual Post-Paly Plans 2018

The Campanile’s Annual Post-Paly Plans 2018

Edan Sneh May 20, 2018

Fullscreen map here (recommended).   International Schools Name Plans Beyond High School Charlotte Brownell The University of Edinburgh (Scotland) Jasper Chang New York University Shanghai...

Shedding Light on Student Homelessness

Shedding Light on Student Homelessness

Waverly Long April 20, 2018

Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, The Campanile changed the names of student sources. [divider]Misconceptions[/divider] When the final bell rings, signalling the end of a long school day, many...

YouTube Will Never Be The Same (Not Clickbait): Logan Paul’s Suicide Forest Video Brings Problems To Light

YouTube Will Never Be The Same (Not Clickbait): Logan Paul’s Suicide Forest Video Brings Problems To Light

Leyton Ho March 1, 2018

[divider]The Antics of Logan Paul[/divider] Yo, are you alive?” infamous YouTuber Logan Paul shouts at a dangling dead body in a video published on Dec. 31 depicting Paul exploring Aokigahara, a Japanese...

Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice

Vivian Feng February 2, 2018

  [divider]Backstory[/divider] They were smoking in the car, and his friend began speeding on the highway. A police officer tried to pull them over, but his friend decided to outrun the cop. It...

Caught in the Crosshairs

Caught in the Crosshairs

Ujwal Srivastava December 8, 2017

[divider]Intro[/divider] Apr. 16, 2007 — 32 killed at Virginia Tech University. Dec. 14, 2012 — 27 killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Dec. 2, 2015 — 14 killed in San Bernardino, Calif. June...

Preparing for the future

Preparing for the future

Shannon Zhao November 9, 2017

Eight years ago, Zach Gibson, a Paly alumnus, entered the special education program as a sixth grader who was navigating the rough currents of his mental disabilities. Gibson was born with moderately-severe...

Spotlight: The History of Spirit Week

Spotlight: The History of Spirit Week

Paarth Sharma October 23, 2017

Spirit Week and all the wild rallies, spectacular dances and intricate floats it’s comprised of may be all-encompassing when it comes to school pride and spirit. Few people, however, know of its origin,...

Demystifying Mental Disorders

Demystifying Mental Disorders

Waverly Long October 2, 2017

Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, The Campanile changed the names of student sources in order to preserve their anonymity. [divider]Hidden Battles[/divider] When a person has a broken leg, it...

2017-18 New and Returning Staff: Perspectives on Paly*

2017-18 New and Returning Staff: Perspectives on Paly*

Ujwal Srivastava September 7, 2017

New Staff [divider]Cristopher Bautista, English[/divider] "Last year, I taught in a storage room. I've been in a classroom where ceiling tiles have fallen on children’s heads. [I’m excited to] be...

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