Students permitted to return to campus four days a week Palo Alto Unified School District secondary students who requested to come to campus Tuesday through Friday will be allowed to do so startin...
Uplift Local promotes economic recovery The recent Palo Alto City Council initiative, UpLift Local, is working to support economic recovery in the community through local business ...
Council passes firefighter equality motion The Palo Alto City Council will be implementing policies to reduce gender inequality and increase the recruitment of female firefighters in ...
Tricky transitions: Freshmen face challenges from COVID-19 “I felt like I was on Zoom for hours, and I was missing in-person interaction and meeting new people, which I was really excited about,” fre...
The ‘gold standard’?: Students, admin look to improve Title IX proceedings Editors' note: While most public dialogue surrounding the Palo Alto Unified School District’s handling of Title IX cases by survivors has be...
Doors open for the homeless: Pandemic hits vulnerable communities Spread six feet apart, volunteers serve food behind plastic partitions, forming an assembly line. Josh Selo, director of West Valley Communi...
Who will survive?: An intro to the Paly team "The challenge is on,” says Jeff Probst, the host of the hit reality-competition show “Survivor,” which has been airing on CBS since 2000. T...
Capturing creativity: Paly artists discuss their AP portfolios Flashes of paint, ridges of cardboard, ripples of fabric. No matter the medium, Palo Alto High School boasts a vibrant art community through...
Kurious minds lend a hand: A robotics team gives back during COVID Palo Alto High School junior Albert Cai holds up a sheet of plastic transparency film used for laser printers as he explains how difficult i...
Editorial: Returning to campus: Successes, shortcomings of reopening Following a shift in Santa Clara County’s COVID-19 risk level from the purple to red tier on March 3, Palo Alto High School students and tea...
Support, listen to survivors In January, students across the Palo Alto Unified School District and larger Bay Area shared their experiences of sexual harassment and assa...
Editorial: Avoid traveling during COVID-19 As the residents of Santa Clara County near one year of living under COVID-19 restrictions, increased restlessness has pushed many to shrug ...
Pandemic picnics: A guide to escaping the indoors As we sit on our checkered blankets surrounded by sun-soaked grass, we carefully arrange our dishes full of cracker and cheese assortments a...
Digital dancing: Finding empathy through online teaching As the thumping rhythms of Bollywood music blare, over a dozen nimble bodies dance discordantly out of sync with each other in ant-sized squ...
Back on campus: Beginning to escape the digital world My backpack lays in an untouched corner of my closet underneath half-filled notebooks, an unworn choir dress and library books I keep fo...
‘Music’ mayhem: Sia’s debut film hits all the wrong notes Vibrantly dressed dancers dominate the screen as bright lights and colors flash in the background. This is a scene from the film “Music,” an...
Grey’s Anatomy takes on COVID: Show portrays healthcare in pandemic Meredith Grey lays on the asphalt of the parking lot, helpless and unconscious. Cormac Hayes spots her and rushes to her side, screaming for...
Wanpo Tea Shop: Taiwanese boba store boasts quality tea As guests enter Wanpo Tea Shop, they’re greeted with the sweet scent of tea and tapioca pearls. In the back, large metallic jars are stacked...
Verde staff book recommendations In honor of National Reading Month in March, we asked Verde staff members to recommend their favorite books. Whether you’re a bookworm or l...
Teacher’s pets Being on Zoom has changed the way Paly students interact with teachers, as it has provided a peek into everyone’s home lives. Whether intent...
