On weekdays, Counselor Dafna Adler can be found in the computer lab at room P-16, working with students. But on the weekends, she can be found whipping up sweet confections in her kitchen and posting her...
For more than two months now, P.E. students and athletes have used portables behind the large gym as locker rooms, awaiting the completion of the updated rooms currently under construction. Due to unforeseen...
This year, the AP Physics I scores for Los Altos decreased significantly compared to past performances on AP tests. There are multiple explanations for the score decrease, but controversy surrounding the...
Cultural origins
The idea of punk first emerged in Great Britain during the 1970’s as a political movement. It was a way for people to rebel against the upper class through artistic self-expression....
When an old, familiar pop tune comes on the radio, the long-buried memories associated with it bubble to the surface instantly. Junior Jia Seow leveraged that effect in her new self-published poetry collection,...
For much of the 20th century, it was perfectly normal to spend a Sunday afternoon in a record store, wading through alleys of vinyls and trying out new albums. Vinyls were hailed as one of the most...
The genre of metal has a long and storied history with roots dug deep in rock and blues music. It has evolved into a massive genre with new sounds, new styles and a ludicrous amount of variety. Nowadays...
Denis Erguven’s 2015 film, “Mustang,” proved to be a little-engine-that-could at the Academy Awards last winter — it may not have won as the Best Foreign Film of the year, but its legacy seems...
Netflix and other streaming companies, such as Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video, are taking over and crushing the popularity of classic cable television. According to The Huffington Post, 40 percent...
Each day, hundreds of students walk, bike or drive themselves to school, so vehicle safety directly affects much of our student body. There are already rules in place to maintain safety on and around campus...
Jeb Bush made a major political gaffe on August 4 by telling 13,000 people at the Southern Baptist Convention, “I’m not sure we need half a billion dollars for women’s health issues.” Hours later,...
By Claire Bai, Copy/Content Editor
| October 30, 2015
Every college application season, legacy admissions, or advantage in admissions based on family alumni bring about conversation among prospective students hoping to get into the elite college of their...
