Palo Alto High School's News and Features Publication

Verde Magazine

Verde Magazine
Palo Alto High School's News and Features Publication

Verde Magazine
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A NUMBERS GAME — Palo Alto High School Math Teachers Kathy Bowers and Natalie Docktor sit down playfully posing for photos holding math themed mugs that they have acquired over the years.

Exiting the equation: Math teaching duo to retire

Alma Bendavid and Zachary Crystal
May 30, 2025
Opinion: A guide to getting lost: Navigating the world with directional issues

Opinion: A guide to getting lost: Navigating the world with directional issues

Alma Bendavid
May 28, 2025

From the editors: A pressing issue

Alma Bendavid, Lia Cardwell, Vit Do, Divya Gandhi, Cate Graney and Lizzy Williams
April 15, 2025
CHEFS COOKING — Three of Macarena’s kitchen staff prepare food before customers arrive on a busy weekday night. “The two chefs that we have Sergio and Antonio, they are Spanish...for obvious reasons about the kitchen, about keeping the tradition of the product and the project,” Macarena co-founder David Linares said. Photo: Kensie Pao

Review: Macarena: Local Spanish restaurant impresses

Alma Bendavid and Andrew Kassel
April 5, 2025

From the editors: Confronting the climate crisis

Alma Bendavid, Lia Cardwell, Vit Do, Divya Gandhi, Cate Graney and Lizzy Williams
February 22, 2025
RED CARD ​​— A student holds a red card that lists constitutional rights. College Counselor Crystal Laguna urges students to stay informed. “My only advice would be for students and families to make sure that they know their rights,” Laguna said.

[Photo] Students, staff react to nationwide ICE raids

Nathalia Arias and Maya Rajbhandari
February 20, 2025

From the editors: Lessons from a pivotal year

Alma Bendavid, Lia Cardwell, Vit Do, Divya Gandhi, Cate Graney and Lizzy Williams
November 21, 2024

From the editors: The future is now

Alma Bendavid, Lia Cardwell, Vit Do, Divya Gandhi, Cate Graney and Lizzy Williams
October 6, 2024

From the editors: Celebrating 25 years of Verde

Alma Bendavid, Lia Cardwell, Vit Do, Divya Gandhi, Cate Graney and Lizzy Williams
May 23, 2024
MANAGING NEGOTIATIONS — Meb Steiner, President of the California School Employees Association stands at Palo Alto High School. Her team is working hard to complete this year's negotiations with the district. "Our big interest is we want to have really good salary increases for our people," Steiner said. "Many of our people are really low paid workers."

Teacher union negotiations go long

Alma Bendavid and Eva Chang
April 15, 2024
PROTESTING FOR CEASEFIRE — A protestor screams “ceasefire” during the congressional debate on Jan. 31 at the Palo Alto City Hall. She along with a group of Stanford graduate students went to the debate to protest for a ceasefire in the Middle East, ultimately cutting the debate short. Adam Dawes, CEO of Embarcadero Media, which sponsored the event, told Verde that “things broke down when the audience wanted to make demonstrations, and we had difficulty keeping order so that the candidates could speak their piece,” Dawes said.

Protests break out at City Hall Congressional debate

Alma Bendavid and Kensie Pao
March 4, 2024
Opinion: Babysitting gone bonkers Pt. 2: Would you babysit Phineas and Ferb?

Opinion: Babysitting gone bonkers Pt. 2: Would you babysit Phineas and Ferb?

Alma Bendavid
February 28, 2024
Opinion: Babysitting gone bonkers: Never flush a toilet more than three times

Opinion: Babysitting gone bonkers: Never flush a toilet more than three times

Alma Bendavid
November 20, 2023
Art by Sophie Pan

Absence of Adderall: Prescription shortage complications

Austin Eng and Alma Bendavid
May 22, 2023
Photo: STUDENT BODY SPEAKS — We asked sophomore Gabriel Chakmackchi, junior August Mondragon, freshman Airelana Williams, and sophomore Sabela Chelba about the responsibility of schools to ensure diversity. "It's worth it to try and ensure diversity, but at the same time merit should always come over diversity," Chelba said. "But then that becomes tricky because academic merit is largely based on lower education and because of the history of race in this country, lower education is not accessible to everyone equally." Photos: Alma Bendavid and Asha Kulkarni

Defining diversity: Exploring the role of affirmative action

Alma Bendavid and Asha Kulkarni
March 16, 2023
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