Sofia Antebi

A change of scenery: Family farms provide hope amid pandemic

While most students were scrolling through their phones at home, junior Nicholas Shinghal spent his afternoons herding baby pigs in his backyard. The piglets ha...

Decolonizing Thanksgiving: Indigenous perspectives on colonial holiday

We had certain ways that we did life under our sun,” Muwekma Ohlone tribe member Joseph Torres said. “And now we’re stuck in a four-cornered wall … celebrating ...

Paly’s Met Gala: Student artists take on American fashion

Lights flash and shutters click wildly as celebrities walk the stairs of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, showing off extravagant haute couture pieces. The Met G...

Birdwatching goes both ways: Movement or conspiracy?

“All of the birds died in 1986 due to Reagan killing them and replacing them with spies that are now watching us. The birds work for the bourgeoisie.” This ico...

Elizza on the rise: Student artist on her first EP, “Mystery”

“I wrote the letter, dancing all alone, ‘cause he is gone and now I’m the devil I’ve never known,” croons Palo Alto High School junior Elizabeth Wong, backed by...

Verde staff book recommendations

In honor of National Reading Month in March, we asked Verde staff members to recommend their favorite books. Whether you’re a bookworm or looking to respark yo...

Teacher’s pets

Being on Zoom has changed the way Paly students interact with teachers, as it has provided a peek into everyone’s home lives. Whether intentionally or not, Paly...

ASB Answers: With spirit commissioners Sabrina Chan and Joy Xu

What plans does ASB have to foster school spirit? ASB is hopeful that when it’s safe, we will be able to have some sort of in-person spirit events because we k...

Girl Scout Cookie season: COVID-19 edition

The bright boxes with smiling girls plastered on the sides are a familiar sight in February, the highly anticipated Girl Scout cookie season. Though just as pop...

ASB Answers: With ASB President Avantika Singh

What has been most challenging this year for ASB? Students are lacking connections between each other and lacking the social-emotional piece that school would ...

Decolonizing Thanksgiving: Indigenous perspectives on colonial holiday

Paly’s Met Gala: Student artists take on American fashion

Verde staff book recommendations

Teacher’s pets

Sofia Antebi

Behind “1 Palo Alto”: Austin seizes on deputy’s idea to deploy parents

City libraries temporarily close branches, reduce hours amid COVID surge

Wait decreases at COVID clinic with district-only testing

Local middle schoolers eligible to receive COVID-19 boosters

Coronavirus testing mandated for student-athletes

COVID-19 concerns rise as winter break ends

Stemming the divide: Comparing the gender gap in Paly’s STEM electives over the past decade

Micro food hall opens on California Avenue

Ernesto Cruz: A campus supervisor’s past and present