Sasha Poor

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 ...

Sizing us up: The views from our extreme heights

Short 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...

Drawing a Fine Line: Young artists battle with the concept of censorship for the first time

EDITORS’ NOTE: While we recognize that racial slurs such as “ch-nk” represent the institutionalized oppression and systematic disenfranchisement of minority gro...

Russian Doll: Netflix’s Witty Revival of a Classic Trope

The rush of running water plays over a thumping beat as the camera cuts to a close-up of a woman staring directly through the screen. The title flashes in large...

Board progresses with teacher housing plans

The Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education plans to move forward with a proposal by County Supervisor Joe Simitian to build new teacher housing on...

From Friends To Family: Family businesses enhance community

Located on California Avenue, two family businesses are strengthening familial and community ties through meticulous shoe repair at the European Cobblery and ha...

Engendering New Ideas: Gender studies gives insight on diversity

As a Fox News clip plays on the projector, students lean forward at their desks while Gender Studies teacher Jaclyn Edwards watches from the back of the classro...

Beats of Bharatanatyam: Stepping Into Tradition

Junior Pooja Akella has been dancing Bharatanatyam — a traditional Indian dance — since she was eight years old, inspired by her mother’s dancing. The style of ...

Mixing a Melting Pot: A Restaurant joins industrial Palo Alto

Expertly opening a wine bottle as she converses with her staff in Spanish, it seems unlikely that just five months ago the owner of Caffe Machiavello, Maria Nea...

Warhol Rediscovered: A photographic glimpse into the life of the renowned artist

At first glance, the new exhibit at the Cantor Arts Center is anything but Andy Warhol. Bare of the renowned pop artist’s classics like “Campbell’s Soup Cans,” ...

Sasha Poor

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

Sizing us up: The views from our extreme heights

Drawing a Fine Line: Young artists battle with the concept of censorship for the first time

Russian Doll: Netflix’s Witty Revival of a Classic Trope

Board progresses with teacher housing plans

From Friends To Family: Family businesses enhance community

Engendering New Ideas: Gender studies gives insight on diversity

Beats of Bharatanatyam: Stepping Into Tradition

Mixing a Melting Pot: A Restaurant joins industrial Palo Alto

Warhol Rediscovered: A photographic glimpse into the life of the renowned artist

Sasha Poor

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