By Chelsie Park
Google is one of the most widely known companies in the world. Since its creation, Google has steadily taken over the internet as the world’s number one search engine. Google currently holds 89 percent of the search engine market share, with its many other services including email,...
Written by Kristen Yee
Apple is just one of the major tech companies in the Silicon Valley. e company was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976 in the garage of Jobs’ house in Los Altos, Calif. Originally, the company was named Apple Computers Inc.; it was changed...
Written by Andrew Zhao
There are only two public high schools in Palo Alto: Henry M. Gunn High School and Palo Alto High School (Paly). Both schools are known nationwide for their exceptional students and their stunning array of activities. Both schools constantly compete to be the top in all of those...
Written by Grace Tramack
I am not personally the most passionate about sports, but when it comes to swimming, I could talk about meet results or race strategies all day long. Which is mainly why my favorite teams to go head-to-head are definitely the Stanford and University of California Berkeley’s...
Written by Caroline Ro
Hope is finally in sight for Californians after the disappointing levels of El Niño rainfall in 2016. The state has been hit unexpectedly by winter storms and heavy rains over the past few months, greatly mitigating the long-standing drought. Governor Jerry Brown first declared...
Written by Tim Sun
Science teachers Navneet Schworetzky and Eric Ledgerwood are partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to give students the opportunity to fight plastic pollution on campus in the aquarium’s Ocean Plastics Pollution Summit. Students will design projects to combat the use of plastics...
Written by Bridgette Gong
Let’s take a moment to address food waste—half a plate of pasta which nobody had any room for, or how about that untouched tub of yogurt that had to be thrown out? Food waste is considered to be any food that is discarded or left uneaten, and it is a pressing environmental...
Written by Kristen Yee
The apparel industry accounts for 10 percent of carbon emissions. Try shopping at secondhand clothing stores like Goodwill or buying second- hand clothing online at thredup.com.
An example of a way that students can reduce carbon emissions is by submitting projects...
Written by Amanda Lee
In 1912, Carter G. Woodson became the second African-American in history to complete a doctorate degree at Harvard University. Three years later, at the 50th emancipation anniversary celebration in Chicago, Woodson created an African-American history display. Through this event,...
Written by Eric Epstein
Since 1976, every February in America has been officially designated as Black History Month. Across the country, people take time to reflect on the contributions that African- Americans have made to America. Students are educated about the history of African-Americans and...
Written by Julia Cheunkarndee
1619: 20 African indentured servants are brought to Jamestown, Virginia.
1820: Harriet Tubman is born as a slave in Maryland. After escaping from the plantation in 1849, she returns to the South several times and helps other slaves to freedom along a network known...
Written by Chelsie Park and Janet Wang
All eyes were fixed on senior Ebbie Banks as he captivated the audience during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day assembly last Friday, revealing his experience with his ancestry, prejudice and self-confidence through a spoken-word poem titled, “My...
