Tara Madhav

The grass isn’t greener: The “falseness” of the bubble concept

My fifth-grade best friend and I were leaning against the railings of a portable in the back of our elementary school. We were eating some snack or the other, a...

Castilleja’s plans for expansion

To increase enrollment as well as to mitigate traffic, Castilleja has proposed a construction plan that will occur in three phases. Castilleja’s aim is to incre...

OCR report provides a needed support system

Four years ago, around the very time you’re reading this issue of Verde, a story of rape culture arrived in the hands of Palo Alto High School students. The rel...

Case 09-13-5901: OCR report heralds new era on campus

Former Palo Alto High School principal Phil Winston was many things. He was a colorful presence on campus. A jokester. A gregarious guy beloved by parents and s...

OCR’s 8 Investigations

In their 23-page report, the OCR examined eight cases of sexual harassment and assault and how the district handled (or mishandled) them. The full report can be found at: https://www.pausd.org/sites/default/files/pdn-news/attachments/PAUSD-OCRFindings-3-8-17.pdf 1 A Paly student reports an alleged off-campus assault to the school. In response, the school assisted her in filing a police report, provided her with a list of counseling resources and temporarily excused her from school. Though the

College-bound

There's no event that wholly captures the attention of the country's top high school students like the college application process. At Paly, every new applicati...

Verbatim: What was the primary goal of the Nov. 15 peace march?

There are instances of racism in our own community. I know at Gunn there were some Mexican American students who were harassed by students and a teacher so this...

Myths of the model minority: Why the stereotype harms more than helps

When I was small and more naive, I considered myself a full-blooded American. I was an American citizen in Palo Alto, I spoke like an American (I couldn’t speak...

Coming of Age Movies

The brief period between childhood and adulthood is a weird one — we start to get pimples, are forced to think about our futures, and for some, delve into the w...

STEAM, not STEM: Students pursue dreams in the arts and humanities

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