Written by Emma Chiao
1. Attend a Fun Run so you can exercise and have fun while donating money to a worthy cause at the same time. Some runs include The Color Run, Relay for Life and Juana Run.
2. Walk around school or your neighborhood with a plastic bag and some gloves. Pick up any trash you...
Written By: Maya Rapoport
This summer, the Gunn Choir is traveling to Ireland to perform. In order to raise money for the scholarship fund, the Chamber Choir, an audition-only choir that practices after school, is performing at different venues. The choir department has an Indiegogo campaign, through...
Written by Jenna Marvet
The Grace Lutheran Church Youth Group has made their meeting room their own: one wall is covered with chalk paint and photos from their service trips, and another is covered with Sharpied prayers for anything from good grades on tests, to healing the U.S. Comfy couches fill the...
Compiled by Janet Shea
The Oracle: Why did you decide to take this job?
Lynn Tabuchi: I heard great things about this district and about this school. After I had read about the district’s philosophy and vision, I wanted to check things out. This is my second year as the Inclusion TOSA....
Bridgette Gong
“More Jewish teens, more meaningful Jewish experiences” is the mission statement of B’nai B’rith Youth Organization (BBYO), an international youth leadership group for Jewish teens from grades eight through twelve. On Saturday nights, members participate in programs planned by...
Written by Tim Sun
The Palo Alto Youth Council (PAYC) is a teen organization that works with Palo Alto City Council to find solutions to teen issues. The group is sponsored by the City and is comprised of 20 teens from Palo Alto schools.
Students in the group are divided into various sub-committees...
Written by Evalyn Li
The Art Center plans to host its second Takeover: Teen Creativity Party, a night for students interested in art and looking for creative outlets. This event is made by and for local teenagers. Students may provide their thoughts, gain leadership skills and earn community...
Written by Elizabeth Chung and Grace Ding
In 1975, P.L. 94-142, the law that guaranteed a free appropriate public education to each child with a disability, was passed to ensure equal educational opportunities for students with special needs. This called for the official formation of special...
Written by Joanna Huang
On a family trip, Palo Alto High School alum William Zhou found himself distraught by Alaska’s glacial meltage. He loved nature, and it was going away.
For this reason, in 2013, Zhou founded Project Enybody. Project Enybody is a teen group that plans projects and events...
By: Akansha Gupta
Plan a general plot beforehand.
Don’t be intimidated by the number 50,000
Find friends to write with.
Don’t aim for perfection.
If you can’t think of anything to write, write anyways.
Don't edit as you write.
Don't give up.
Write every day
Don't erase anything.
The...
Written by Sabrina Chen
Junior Christopher Yang was shopping with his mother on Black Friday when a young couple came up to him and asked if he was an employee at Sephora. “It was crowded,” Yang said. “But then this woman and man came up to me and asked if I knew where some makeup products that...
Photography teacher Marie Durquet’s blog, called “Think, Look, Make,” features snapshots of different moments she witnesses during her travels around the local community and the world. Durquet started the blog with the aim to explore other branches of art and important social issues, such...
