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Race Recount

Meryem Orazova and Shaurya Thummalapalli
December 20, 2024
Senior Sophie Pan smiles after a win against Los Altos. “It feels really good to end my career with a league championship,” Pan said.

Volleyball wins League Championship

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
November 27, 2024
Senior Nicolas Ogawa races across the pool with his butterfly. “I like swimming because I love practicing every day to try to improve,” Ogawa said. “It almost feels like an art because we can spend hours trying to improve the smallest things such as hand potion or body angle just to go hundredths of a second faster.”

Swimmer represents US in South Korean Competition

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
November 23, 2024
Art by River Wu

California bans legacy and donor preferences in private college admissions

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
November 18, 2024
Slick Scandal

Slick Scandal

Meryem Orazova and Shaurya Thummalapalli
November 18, 2024
Torn by Tensions

Torn by Tensions

Luca Vostrejs, Meryem Orazova and Elise Andrade
October 22, 2024
Photo by Meryem Orazova

24 Hours in Palo Alto: a local’s guide

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
October 10, 2024
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

Gavin Lin, Meryem Orazova, Annika Chu and Alex Isayama
May 20, 2024
INVEST IN EDUCATION, NOT IN RESERVES. Palo Alto Educators Association teacher representative Erin Angell yells 'Invest in education, not in reserves,' as members of PAEA hold a rally over an impasse on salary negotiations with the district on April 23. “Educators cannot afford to live here, and they have long commutes,” PAEA President Teri Baldwin said. “It takes a toll and we don’t want to lose them to districts that pay higher. We want to attract and retain the best educators for our students.”

PAEA teachers, staff rally over impasse with PAUSD at Board of Education meeting

Luca Vostrejs and Meryem Orazova
April 23, 2024
Caltrain noise pollution disrupts classes near tracks

Caltrain noise pollution disrupts classes near tracks

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
April 18, 2024
Art by Kate Xia

In a tie for second, Joe Simitian and Evan Low face the prospect of a recount

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
April 15, 2024
Departments should standardize courses for consistency

Departments should standardize courses for consistency

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
April 7, 2024
Colleges reinstate standardized testing requirement for 2024-2025 admissions

Colleges reinstate standardized testing requirement for 2024-2025 admissions

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
March 16, 2024
School traditions can foster close-knit ties within student body

School traditions can foster close-knit ties within student body

Meryem Orazova, Staff Writer
February 25, 2024
Full of energy, seniors run onto the court after a close victory against staff. “I didn’t expect (my last shot) to go in, but as soon as it did, I (went) crazy,” Vetter said.

Seniors defeat staff 27-25 at Winter Rally basketball game

Meryem Orazova and Annika Chu
February 16, 2024
Basketball splits rivalry series with Gunn, loses at home

Basketball splits rivalry series with Gunn, loses at home

Gavin Lin and Meryem Orazova
February 15, 2024
Senior Lucianna Peralta talks with her peers at Breaking Down the Walls. “It was really nice to connect with people who I never would have talked to, and then get friends that you would never, never expect," Freshman Clara Manolache said.

Paly hosts Breaking Down the Walls

Meryem Orazova and Alex Isayama
February 12, 2024
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