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Jonas Pao
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Melody Xu
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Yash Shetty
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Meena Narayanaswami
May 20, 2023
Rocking out at Red Rock: The Bay Area’s longest running open mic
Miya Whiteley
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Meena Narayanaswami
May 19, 2023
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Lizzy Williams
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Polio in Palo Alto: Revealing story of epidemic 70 years from the past
Asha Kulkarni
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Palina Kuzmina
October 3, 2022
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May 26, 2022
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May 25, 2022
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![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](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-17-at-2.01.25-PM-e1684532635744-900x689.png)
![JUNIOR RED CROSS: The Junior Red Cross pose for a photo for the 1951 Madrono. Every week that year, the Junior Red Cross visited the hospital to see two Paly students who had contracted polio, including the classmate of Carol Clifford Mitchell, who chaired the JRC in 1952. “I remember she [my classmate] had to use crutches,” Mitchell said. “I think it’s phenomenal that she lived for quite a long time.”](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-13-at-6.39.34-PM.png)
![READING ALOUD — ECD teacher Hilary McDaniel reads a picture book to the preschoolers while Paly ECD 2 students keep the five-year-olds focused. The ECD students created this lesson plan, where the preschoolers will learn about bridges from the book and then build their own out of popsicle sticks. “It’s [ECD is] really underground for some reason but there are so many benefits for the Paly students and preschool students,” senior Ruthie Roach said.](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_0595-1-1024x683.jpg)