Palo Alto High School's News and Features Publication

Verde Magazine
Advertisement

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

Verde Magazine
All content by Miya Whiteley
Art: Polina Van Hulsen

Course confusion: District changes to classes explained

Miya Whiteley and Alexis Chiu
May 19, 2023
POWERFUL PERFORMANCE — Mika Buggy, an 18-year-old Mountain View resident and regular performer at the Red Rock Coffee open mic, sings Adele’s “Easy On Me.” “I hope people keep coming back here [to Red Rock],” Buggy said. “It’s just a great place to start doing music.” Photo: Miya Whiteley

Rocking out at Red Rock: The Bay Area’s longest running open mic

Miya Whiteley and Meena Narayanaswami
May 19, 2023
HANDLING THE HEAT — Penny Ice Creamery manager Helena adds the final touch of torched marshmallow fluff to an ice cream treat at the Pleasure Point location in Santa Cruz. Founder Kendra Baker says she is excited to open a store in Palo Alto. “We already have these people [from Palo Alto] who love our products and it’s really fun to be able to be a part of their lives closer to their home,” Baker said. Photo by: Andrew Xue

Pints of Penny: Community oriented creamery to open in Town and Country

Andrew Xue and Miya Whiteley
April 26, 2023
Art: David Tomz

Can you handle the heat?: Firefighter hot sauce funds scholarships

Miya Whiteley and Gopala Varadarajan
April 26, 2023
Raging Grannies: Getting to know local elderly activists

Raging Grannies: Getting to know local elderly activists

Felicia Buchholz and Miya Whiteley
December 18, 2022
Quad to fully open one year from now

Quad to fully open one year from now

Miya Whiteley
December 7, 2022
Managing monkeypox: Disease echoes AIDS/HIV stigmatization

Managing monkeypox: Disease echoes AIDS/HIV stigmatization

Anna Van Riesen and Miya Whiteley
October 18, 2022
Local game store opening offers new recreation space

Local game store opening offers new recreation space

Ines Legrand and Miya Whiteley
September 28, 2022
Multiverse of Madness: Marvel broadens superhero genre with horror elements in new blockbuster

Multiverse of Madness: Marvel broadens superhero genre with horror elements in new blockbuster

Miya Whiteley and Olivia Milne
May 25, 2022
Banning books, censoring identities: The implications of educational censorships for the future of learning

Banning books, censoring identities: The implications of educational censorships for the future of learning

Miya Whiteley and Palina Kuzmina
April 22, 2022

Opinion: Support indie bookstores: The value of local book-buying

Miya Whiteley
April 1, 2022
HELPING HAND — Rachel Dial lends support to students in an English 9A classroom where she co-teaches with fellow English teacher Hunter Reardon. A high number of students with IEPs are placed in co-taught periods such as this one. “It’s been challenging because the numbers seem to be increasing and we definitely see a larger number of students with IEPs tend to be students of color,” Dial said. “There are actually many students who don’t have IEPs or 504s that also struggle and need extra support.” Photo: Miya Whiteley

De-facto laning: Concerns about co-taught classrooms

Melody Xu and Miya Whiteley
February 25, 2022
Art: Katie Wu

Harry Potter and the return to Hogwarts: Transphobic comments shroud Rowling’s legacy

Annum Hashmi and Miya Whiteley
February 24, 2022
State Street Market: Los Altos food hall serves community

State Street Market: Los Altos food hall serves community

Kieran Zajac and Miya Whiteley
November 17, 2021
Settling for Schoology: Assessing the takeover of online school applications

Settling for Schoology: Assessing the takeover of online school applications

Anya Mondragon and Miya Whiteley
November 16, 2021
PAUSD wins best k-12 school district

PAUSD wins best k-12 school district

Miya Whiteley
November 14, 2021
Athletic adversity: The psychological burden of competitive sports

Athletic adversity: The psychological burden of competitive sports

Miya Whiteley, Meena Narayanaswami and Andrew Xue
October 6, 2021
Opinion: Nature v.s. nurture: Reflecting on the elements of my identity

Opinion: Nature v.s. nurture: Reflecting on the elements of my identity

Miya Whiteley
October 4, 2021
Load More Stories