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Andrew Xue
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Yash Shetty
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![HUGGING THE MEMORIES — Palo Alto High School’s Japanese teacher Teruko Kamikihara hugs one of her many “Doraemon” plushies. “[Paly] students are friendly and respect each other,” Kamikihara said. “Especially my students. They are really good students.” Photo: Rahul Shetty](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Screen-Shot-2023-05-17-at-2.21.42-PM-894x900.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)
![TEEN ROOM — After school, Palo Alto kids and teens head to the Mitchell Park Library’s teen room to study. “I feel glad that [libraries] are getting more hours because some people don’t actually have time to go [currently],” Fletcher Middle School student Mei Elgarrari said. Photo: Melody Xu](https://verdemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_4841-1024x774.png)
