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Post-Paly Prestige

Post-Paly Prestige

Adora Zheng May 25, 2021

Every fall, millions of high school seniors sit down at their computers and attempt to boil their life’s journey into a 650-word essay. Their application, which consists of transcripts soaked in sweat,...

UCs no longer accepting SAT, ACT scores in future admissions, scholarships

UCs no longer accepting SAT, ACT scores in future admissions, scholarships

Austin Xiang May 15, 2021

The University of California system will no longer accept SAT or ACT scores for admissions or scholarships between the fall of 2021 and spring of 2025, after a settlement was announced on Friday.  This...

Students continue to interact with college representatives virtually

Students continue to interact with college representatives virtually

Will Thomas January 4, 2021

It is 7 a.m. on a Monday morning and senior Lexi Gwyn is up preparing for a virtual college information session. Scribbling in her notebook, Gwyn jots down a list of questions to ask the school’s representative....

Stress stemming from COVID-19 overwhelms juniors

Stress stemming from COVID-19 overwhelms juniors

Avantika Singh June 19, 2020

Right before school closed down, junior Ellie Wong said she felt a cloud of stress looming over the students as they walked through the huddled outdoor hallways. Even during quarantine as she takes a seat...

COVID-19: The virus that has shaken the nation

COVID-19: The virus that has shaken the nation

Adora Zheng April 6, 2020

The typically packed University Avenue is desolate, a lone man seen wearing an N-95 respirator waiting for his take-out order from an empty restaurant. School campuses have been abandoned, whiteboards...

UC eases admissions requirements in response to COVID-19 crisis

UC eases admissions requirements in response to COVID-19 crisis

Adora Zheng April 1, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the University of California school system announced that it will eliminate the requirements for standardized SAT/ACT and spring 2020 letter grade for students applying...

Santa Clara schools extend closures through May 1

Santa Clara schools extend closures through May 1

Sloan Wuttke March 25, 2020

Santa Clara County issued an extension of school closures until May 1 in an effort to slow the transmission of COVID-19, according to a press release from the county’s health and school officers.  This...

PAUSD should offer PSAT to sophomores along with juniors

PAUSD should offer PSAT to sophomores along with juniors

Benjamin Stein December 11, 2019

Walking into the 800s building on the morning of the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, I could feel the tension in the air. As students filed into preassigned testing classrooms, they turned off their...

Senior advisory should focus on college application help

Senior advisory should focus on college application help

Johnny Yang November 6, 2019

With college application deadlines approaching, many seniors have made their applications a focus of their life. Thankfully, Paly offers a wide array of resources to assist students, including the new...

Paly ought to implement platform for students to connect with alumni

Miranda Li October 2, 2019

With college application deadlines approaching, many seniors are scrambling to consolidate their post-Paly plans, longing for guidance through the process and knowledge of what the possible outcome could...

Admin should fund additional college and career counselor

The Editors-in-Chief September 6, 2019

Just a few days after the start of the school year, the College & Career Center sent out an email informing the Paly community that due to a lack of funding, Andrea Bueno’s position as one of three...

School instructional minutes are not used effectively

School instructional minutes are not used effectively

Maya Rathore May 24, 2019

It is an inevitable aspect of the school system: not everybody will enjoy every part of education, nor will they love every minute of every class period. What is more difficult for most students to swallow,...

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