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Teachers demand a salary change
Though the school board does not have a teacher pay raise scheduled for this year, teachers are speaking out at board meetings for a salary change. According to Palo Alto Employee Association (PAEA) President Teri Baldwin, the potential increase is still in negotiations between PAEA and the district. Neither party can release specific information about the raise yet due to confidentiality.
The UC requirement of capped classes not justified and should be repealed
Written by: Cooper Aspegren and Chaewon Lee Pro: Even with extensive data on applicants ranging from test scores to summer activities, sorting through more than 150,000 students can be a daunting task for admissions officers within the University of California (UC). As of now, the UC system’s weighted and capped Grade Point Average (GPA) policy disadvantages [...]
Senior grows 708.5 lb pumpkin for annual weigh-off event
Written by: Chaewon Lee With a massive 708.5 lb pumpkin in tow, senior Chris Carlson traveled up to Elk Grove on Oct. 6 and 7 in hopes of continuing his two year winning streak in an annual pumpkin weigh-off. The weigh-off was just one part of an elaborate event called the Community Service District’s (CSD) [...]
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Fall sports projected to improve records in new season
Written by: Chaewon Lee, Roy Shadmon, Rani Shiao, and Henry Siu Girl’s Volleyball After two disappointing seaso ns with only one league win, the girls’ volleyball team wants to prove that they belong in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic De Anza League. Head coach Kevin Hwang believes that the team is ready to face their competition. [...]
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New staff
Written by: Lawrence Chen, Misheel Enkhbat, Chaewon Lee, Henry Siu, Klaire Tan, Regina Tran, Zoe Weisner, Emily Yao and Stephanie Zhang Vashti Srinivas Eleventh-year teacher Vashti Srinivas has big plans and expectations for her first year as a new Biology 1 and Biology 1A teacher. Srinivas has found that there is a large spectrum of [...]
Hasty Facebook posts hurt others
Written by: Chaewon Lee I’m fairly certain that when Mark Zuckerberg created the social media network Facebook, he didn’t mean for it to become what it is for many teens now: a battlefield for popularity. During a time heavily influenced by technology, teens are constantly on Facebook checking their News Feeds and updating their statuses [...]
Hasty Facebook posts hurt others
Written by Chaewon Lee I’m fairly certain that when Mark Zuckerberg created the social media network Facebook, he didn’t mean for it to become what it is for many teens now: a battlefield for popularity. During a time heavily influenced by technology, teens are constantly on Facebook checking their News Feeds and updating their statuses [...]
Senior transforms magic into passion
With a mere snap of his fingers, senior Jack Kwan manages to make the queen of spades reappear at the top of the card deck after putting it into the middle of the deck.
