Angie Cummings, Grace Rowell, and Rosa Schaefer Bastian
January 26, 2018
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The seats of the theater are filling up with rows of people glancing up at the large screen in front of them, ready to become captivated by someone else’s story. This feeling of being swept off your feet and immer...
Talia Stanley and Maddie Yen
January 26, 2018
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I have had store owners see me wearing my jewelry, buy it off me and offer to sell it in their stores,” 16-year-old Emily Wood said. Not only has this Paly junior found passion within her hobby of jewelry-making, but has also ...
Gabe Cohen
January 26, 2018
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The highest accolade that any actor or actress can receive is an Oscar. The award recognizes their outstanding performances and is given by an elite circle of well-respected members of the film industry. Logically, musical a...
Leon Lau and Grace Rowell
January 26, 2018
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When approaching the building on 214 Homer Avenue, the words Palo Alto Bread are visible above the wide doors. While you may expect a whiff of freshly made dough as you walk through the entrance, the interior consists of lo...
Darrow Hornik
January 26, 2018
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Selma
Another one of Ava DuVernay’s award-winning films, Selma tells the story of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches for African-American voting rights. These marches were led and run by Martin Luther King Jr., John Lew...
Hollie Chiao
January 18, 2018
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What comes to mind when you think of Asian rappers? Is it the dark, mumble rap of Rich Chigga, Keith Ape’s Korean screamo-esque ballads or Honey Cocaine’s traditional rap style reminiscent of Tyga’s prime? Whatever the ...
Darrow Hornik
November 7, 2017
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miserable.
i’m miserable.
my stomach feels sick.
there’s a pit.
or a hole.
there’s something that makes me short of breath.
and hard of speaking.
my eyes become damp.
soon to be followed by tears.
contain them.
...
Mattie Orloff and Leon Lau
November 7, 2017
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As the school year begins, the margins of many Palo Alto High School students’ notebooks fill up quickly with sketches as the clock ticks through class. Many unconsciously pick up their pencils and begin to create their own sty...
Claire Moley and Alexis Pisco
November 7, 2017
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Leela Srinivasan
Junior Leela Srinivasan’s generally listened to popular songs she had heard on the radio, until she started taking electric guitar lessons. When she began taking lessons three years ago, Srinivasan was expos...
Lia Salvatierra, Grace Rowell, and Benjamin Rappeport
November 7, 2017
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Curious eyes widened and heads turned as surrounding students, startled and confused, watched two freshmen zoom past them on motorized desks, speeding off at 27 miles per hour. It was truly a sight to be seen. Nathan Kim and Peter...
Jaime Furlong, Sam Guernsey
November 7, 2017
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You walk through the shiny front doors of a thrift shop in hopes of discovering a cute tank top, but once you step foot inside you are met with racks and racks of scratchy-looking knit sweaters that your grandma might wear to Christmas di...
November 3, 2017
