From the editors: Choose your own adventure Jonas Pao, Melody Xu, Yash Shetty and Meena Narayanaswami May 20, 2023
Rocking out at Red Rock: The Bay Area’s longest running open mic Miya Whiteley and Meena Narayanaswami May 19, 2023
The new era of exchange: travel programs adapt post-pandemic Lizzy Williams and Anna Van Riesen April 10, 2023
Key to giving back: Student pâtissier bakes and fundraises Ajin Jeong and Felicia Buchholz October 19, 2022
Polio in Palo Alto: Revealing story of epidemic 70 years from the past Asha Kulkarni and Palina Kuzmina October 3, 2022
Terminating truancy: District responds to pandemic-driven absenteeism Akhil Joondeph and Emily Yao May 25, 2022
Mad for Manresa: Local bakery opens a Palo Alto location Palina Kuzmina and Anya Mondragon May 25, 2022
Funding the future : Early Childhood Development obtains newfound financial security Anya Mondragon and Sofia Antebi April 11, 2022
![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)