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District renaming of middle schools sparks controversy

Devon Lee

May 18, 2018

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On March 27, 2018, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) school board voted to rename Terman and Jordan Middle Schools after Ellen Fletcher and Frank Greene, respectively. This decision came with some controversy, whe...

Caterpillar population blooms, causing campus-wide discomfort

May 9, 2018

Students organize walkout to continue the fight for gun control

April 24, 2018

Dr. Jackson Katz speaks about sexual harassment, gender roles at assembly

April 13, 2018

Students ask for more Advanced Placement social studies classes

The Oracle

March 30, 2018

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Written by Elisa Moraes-Liu and Kristen Yee A group of students, led by school board representative senior Advait Arun, have been campaigning since February for an increased number of advanced humanities classes, specifically the impl...

Incentives offered to students taking the CAASPP

jennygaoo

March 30, 2018

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Written by Jennifer Gao and Joshua Yang The lack of student participation in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) standardized test in previous years prompted the administration to offer inc...

District cancels YCS-Interact’s Tijuana service trip 20 days before departure

kayav2

March 30, 2018

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Written by Kaya van der Horst On the morning of March 14, a group of students woke up to find an email in their inbox stating that the highly anticipated spring break service trip to Tijuana, Mexico had been cancelled. ...