Myra Xu

Bilingual by luck: Students bridge cultures through languages

The names of junior Miranda Jimenez and her two younger brothers — Xavier and Sebastian — hide a duality of language. Their parents wanted their children to hav...

New schedule for next year: Mondays to rotate instead of whole week

After two years of debate and unforeseen changes, Palo Alto High School is implementing a new bell schedule that consists of fixed odd or even days of the week ...

Guidance department moves to library: Counselors look ahead to newer space

The Guidance Department is starting off the month of June by moving into the remodeled library building to be closer to students. Although guidance staff membe...

Don Austin: A year in review

A year into Don Austin’s tenure as superintendent of the Palo Alto Unified School District, his proposal for a new student leadership group is drawing praise fr...

The Princess Project: Nonprofit Fashions the Perfect Night

Rows and rows of prom dresses, organized by color and size, form a runway of fabric leading toward the dressing rooms. From there, a white fur carpet decorates ...

Billie Eilish: Pop fad goes from rad to sad

“The world sucks and fame is trash.” These are the words of teen pop phenomenon Billie Eilish in a recent interview with music news YouTube channel 3voor12. Rec...

No crime rate increase despite high profile incidents

Despite the high publicity of recent crimes across Palo Alto, the police department has reported a lower crime rate compared to the same time frame in 2017. Pa...

Refine the Misaligned: Considering Harms of Course Disparity

While my friends were investigating a crime scene to diagnose fictional character Anna Garcia, I was one of the students taking “hard bio.” As a freshman tak...

(Boy) Scouts of America: Expanding opportunity or cornering a market?

From the outside, it was a quiet evening at Covenant Presbyterian Church on East Meadow Road. But inside a bright common room, Boy Scouts — some barely out of e...

Myra Xu

Bilingual by luck: Students bridge cultures through languages

New schedule for next year: Mondays to rotate instead of whole week

Guidance department moves to library: Counselors look ahead to newer space

Don Austin: A year in review

The Princess Project: Nonprofit Fashions the Perfect Night

Billie Eilish: Pop fad goes from rad to sad

No crime rate increase despite high profile incidents

Refine the Misaligned: Considering Harms of Course Disparity

(Boy) Scouts of America: Expanding opportunity or cornering a market?

Myra Xu

How to: Study for finals

Khalid: The evolution of a young artist’s music

A different education: Homeschoolers reflect on their experiences

Culinary colors: Students in school and in the kitchen

The other side of Embarcadero: Meeting Town and Country’s familiar faces

Club check-in: Glassblowing

Bilingual by luck: Students bridge cultures through languages

Spikeball: By the numbers