As we drove up to State of Mind Public House and Pizzeria in Los Altos on a Friday night in February, the restaurant’s bright lights were visible even from the ...
As we log into Zoom, we can see the rest of the students who have logged in, only about half of the actual class. Some students are sitting in front of bookshel...
On April 27, Features Editor Sasha Poor vlogs her experience celebrating a significant life milestone — her 18th birthday — under the shelter-in-place order...
Stepping into the polling booth for the first time can be intimidating. With the California primary on March 3, about 89% of Palo Alto High School seniors will ...
Harlem-based artist Jordan Casteel’s first solo show at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University illustrates her developmen...
“During the large fires, the air quality is horrible,” Palo Alto Fire Department Chief Kevin McNally says. “So your throat is scratchy. Your eyes are burning, a...
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
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 ...
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Being elbowed in the face. Having to ask strangers to get something from the top shelf of a grocery store. Always wearing cuffed jeans — and not as a f...
EDITORS’ NOTE: While we recognize that racial slurs such as “ch-nk” represent the institutionalized oppression and systematic disenfranchisement of minority gro...
Sasha (Class of 2020) joined the staff of Verde Magazine in her sophomore year, and has since been devoted to enhancing the magazine in any way she can. She is currently the features editor and copy editor. When not working for Verde, she enjoys reading, swimming and traveling around the world.