Emma Donelly-Higgins

From the editors: An ode to a hundred

This printing marks a hundred issues of Verde Magazine by 21 different staffs of dedicated student journalists. While the number “100” is a proud ribbon on a s...

PAPD officer injured on Paly campus

A Palo Alto Police Department officer was injured just before fifth period today between the Palo Alto High School library and 800s building during an altercati...

From the editors: Our influence as consumers

“Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.” — Anna Lappe In the context of our communities, our receipts r...

Vote16 Palo Alto: New teen group advocates for student voting rights in school board elections

A group of rising Palo Alto High School juniors and seniors gather around a large conference table at the Rinconada Library. This is Vote16 Palo Alto, a new student led organization with the goal of lowering the voting age for Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education elections to 16 through a social media campaign and petition.“The Board of Education makes decisions that are affecting students every single day and the students never really get a voice in these decisions,” rising seni

From the editors: The integrity of identity

The adolescent years are the bridge between childhood and adulthood. Parallel to growth spurts is a similar growth in experience and maturity; these f...

VTP students to be consolidated to fewer schools

The decision to consolidate Palo Alto Unified School District Voluntary Transfer Program students to fewer schools is facing push back from some elementary scho...

Sex Education: Netflix comedy redefines teen sexuality

"No, it's my vagina." In a school assembly hall, students of all genders stand up one by one, each proclaiming to be the subject of a revenge porn incident. A ...

Fletcher hosts LGBTQ+ info forum

Parents, students, administrators, board members and educators attended the Ellen Fletcher Middle School Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Parent ...

Stanford expansion protest: Community calls for full cost mitigation

Members of the Board of Education and Palo Alto Unified School District families area calling for Stanford to fully mitigate expenses incurred by the district a...

Reframing dyslexia: District plans new supports

"I just generally thought I was stupid .… I would take shorter spelling tests. We would get 15 questions and I would have five and I would get all of those wron...

From the editors: An ode to a hundred

PAPD officer injured on Paly campus

From the editors: Our influence as consumers

From the editors: The integrity of identity

VTP students to be consolidated to fewer schools

Sex Education: Netflix comedy redefines teen sexuality

Fletcher hosts LGBTQ+ info forum

Stanford expansion protest: Community calls for full cost mitigation

Reframing dyslexia: District plans new supports

Emma Donelly-Higgins

Chick-fil-A halts donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations

From the editors: An ode to a hundred

Verde Reviews: Starbucks holiday menu

Verbatim: What are your best finals study tips?

From where do Paly students typically purchase their beverages?

Winter concert calendar

100 issues of Verde: Reflecting on our legacy

The digital side of deportation: The use of technology in immigration enforcement

The Bay needs you: Our region’s ecosystems are depending on us

Cracking the code: Escape rooms: a test of teamwork