![HUGGING THE MEMORIES — Palo Alto High School’s Japanese teacher Teruko Kamikihara hugs one of her many “Doraemon” plushies. “[Paly] students are friendly and respect each other,” Kamikihara said. “Especially my students. They are really good students.” Photo: Rahul Shetty](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-17-at-2.21.42-PM-894x900.png)
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![STUDIOUS STUDENT — Sophomore Miles Hua speaks at the recent May 9th board meeting about the exclusion of Multivariable Calculus from dual enrollment credits. Hua was unable to take Multivariable Calculus this year because he did not make it off the waitlist. This year, he hopes he will be able to take the class, and is excited with the direction of changes to the class. “Its good that they are finally starting to make changes after resisting for so long,” Hua said. “I think the last board meeting did have a good effect on Don Austin and the rest of the [school] board.” Photo: Courtesy of Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-3.17.23-PM-900x610.png)
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![RAIN RIVER — Palo Alto resident Nana Chancellor said she watched the water rise in the San Francisquito Creek on New Year’s Eve. “The speed at which [the water] rose and came down the street was really shocking,” Chancellor said. Photo: Nadia Soberg](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screenshot-2023-03-21-164855-900x323.png)
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![OIL CHANGE — Palo Alto High School senior Sophie Yang pops the hood of the car at Paly’s auto shop to measure the amount of oil in the car. “I would change the filter and then I would add in the oil and then I would top off all their coolant, brake fluid [and] power steering,” Yang said. Photo: Rahul Shetty](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DSC4950-1-e1677884904362-732x900.png)
![ZOOMING PAST — Campus Supervisor Mayerly Short drives a golf cart across campus. “If a kid is injured, we’ll just take them to class [in the cart],” Short said. Photo: Cate Graney](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/E9454F42-2F38-4821-8BE3-1CAFCDE41D4D-900x600.jpg)
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![POWERFUL PERFORMANCE — Mika Buggy, an 18-year-old Mountain View resident and regular performer at the Red Rock Coffee open mic, sings Adele’s “Easy On Me.” “I hope people keep coming back here [to Red Rock],” Buggy said. “It’s just a great place to start doing music.” Photo: Miya Whiteley](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-17-at-2.01.25-PM-e1684532635744-900x689.png)
![HANDLING THE HEAT — Penny Ice Creamery manager Helena adds the final touch of torched marshmallow fluff to an ice cream treat at the Pleasure Point location in Santa Cruz. Founder Kendra Baker says she is excited to open a store in Palo Alto. “We already have these people [from Palo Alto] who love our products and it’s really fun to be able to be a part of their lives closer to their home,” Baker said. Photo by: Andrew Xue](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_0459-900x600.jpg)
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![TRIATHLONIST — An Ironman consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride, and a 26.2-mile running marathon. “All that hard work paid off, [and] I got really emotional,” Butler said. Photo by Nadav Sternheim](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/new-tommy-e1685041270922-764x900.jpg)
