Zoë Wong-VanHaren

Morning yoga | Verde Vlogs: Social distancing | April 15, 2020

On April 15, Photo and Design Editor Zoë Wong-VanHaren stays active and connected during the shelter-in-place order by doing yoga and going on bike rides wi...

The time is now: Environmental activism in the new decade

“People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing.” These are the words of Greta Thunberg, the 17-year-old Swedish activist whom many h...

Attention Deficit music: Senior duo produces new pop songs

For Alan Moss and Tyler Furrier, both seniors at Palo Alto High School, music has always been something innately rooted in their identities. During their junior...

Madremía, Rosalía, Bájale: Spanish singer revolutionizes flamenco

A rising pop star, Spain’s young Rosalía Vila Tobella has been topping charts all over the world. The singer, who goes mononymously by her first name, was first...

Tribute to a tribute: New student group honors Oscar’s Band

The students who made up Oscar’s Band two years ago have come and gone, and the same can be said for Oscar’s Band Tribute Band, whose members graduated last spr...

Journeying through journaling: Exploring honesty and vulnerability online

In the fall of 2017, first semester finals loomed ahead and I was incredibly stressed. The bags under my eyes slowly worsened along with my mental health, and I...

In the zone: Body artist provides top-notch service

A friendly bell chimes as a young woman dressed in workout clothes strolls into Fatty Zone, a Mountain View smoke shop that doubles as a clothing store and, mos...

Japić on the Pitch: Committed soccer star has big goals

The wind whips around her hair, flapping through her red jersey. Palo Alto High School junior Chloe Japić sprints down the field at De Anza Community College, g...

Palo Alto goes green: Local community chooses sustainability

Local farmers sell fresh produce and fruit, among other locally grown goods; musicians busk along the street, serenading strangers with live tunes; residents st...

180 Volts: An Aspiring Mechanic’s Revving Passion

There is a slight smell of burning rubber coming from junior Gray Kim’s car, but that doesn’t worry him at all. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with the car a...