All in all, it’s good affirmative action is gone from college admissions September 29, 2023 — by Zack Zhang First established as an executive order by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 as a response to the civil rights movement, the policy of affirmative action intended to solve the under-representation of racial minorities and promote equal opportunities in admission to higher education and other arenas. However, in recent years, the college admission process took […] read more » Staff editorial: It’s time to rethink the value of artificial turf fields September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee During a minor fire incident on Aug. 23, students were evacuated onto one of the school’s two turf fields. As murmurs spread during the evacuation, the lower field was so hot that some students were moved from the field and rested on the track instead. When the school was founded in 1959, all three of […] read more » Administration must limit the use of electric bikes until tighter federal regulations come into place September 29, 2023 — by William Norwood Each day, as I head off campus for lunch, I seem to always see the same thing: Freshmen on electric bikes (e-bikes) heading out. Once, I was driving to Starbucks, and, lo and behold, to my left were three people crammed onto a single electric bike. This may seem to be all fun and games, […] read more » Although climate change exacerbated Maui fires, faulty power lines are prime offenders September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee On Aug. 8, a series of fires rapidly spread through much of the community of Lahaina, Maui, killing more than 100 people, destroying over 2,000 structures — around 1,500 of which were homes — and forcing thousands to evacuate. Much of the coverage following the fire focused on its effects: the residents at risk and how […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has fundamental flaws September 29, 2023 — by Alan Cai A labyrinth of wires criss-crosses the linoleum floor. Furious typing from noisy, clunky computers echoes across the room. Click clack! These noises aren’t echoes from a distant dystopian society; they are the reality for many classes at the school plagued by the distractions and inconveniences of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. The policy, […] read more » AI detectors can be xenophobic — let’s end them September 28, 2023 — by William Norwood In the era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can generate human-sounding text, many companies, organizations and schools have tried to combat its use with AI detectors. Tools such as GPT Zero, ZeroGPT, Originality AI, Winston AI and TurnItIn (used by the district for both plagiarism and AI detection) attempt to detect AI-generated text by using algorithms […] read more » Parents: Please follow the rules and don’t clog the parking lot September 27, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Changes to the dropoff system confused many parents and students at the start of the school year. In an email addressed to the community, principal Greg Louie announced modifications to the traditional dropoff path. Previously, there were two dropoff paths — cars could enter across from Lexington Court and take either a left toward the […] read more » Choose white for the senior graduation gowns September 19, 2023 — by Victoria Lin This year, school district leaders have come to the consensus that seniors should only get one graduation color: white, navy blue or Stanford red. There is currently a final class vote that closes on Sept. 22. Thinking in purely fashion terms, white is obviously the superior color as it can match whatever a student is […] read more » 100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Staff editorial: It’s time to rethink the value of artificial turf fields September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee During a minor fire incident on Aug. 23, students were evacuated onto one of the school’s two turf fields. As murmurs spread during the evacuation, the lower field was so hot that some students were moved from the field and rested on the track instead. When the school was founded in 1959, all three of […] read more » Administration must limit the use of electric bikes until tighter federal regulations come into place September 29, 2023 — by William Norwood Each day, as I head off campus for lunch, I seem to always see the same thing: Freshmen on electric bikes (e-bikes) heading out. Once, I was driving to Starbucks, and, lo and behold, to my left were three people crammed onto a single electric bike. This may seem to be all fun and games, […] read more » Although climate change exacerbated Maui fires, faulty power lines are prime offenders September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee On Aug. 8, a series of fires rapidly spread through much of the community of Lahaina, Maui, killing more than 100 people, destroying over 2,000 structures — around 1,500 of which were homes — and forcing thousands to evacuate. Much of the coverage following the fire focused on its effects: the residents at risk and how […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has fundamental flaws September 29, 2023 — by Alan Cai A labyrinth of wires criss-crosses the linoleum floor. Furious typing from noisy, clunky computers echoes across the room. Click clack! These noises aren’t echoes from a distant dystopian society; they are the reality for many classes at the school plagued by the distractions and inconveniences of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. The policy, […] read more » AI detectors can be xenophobic — let’s end them September 28, 2023 — by William Norwood In the era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can generate human-sounding text, many companies, organizations and schools have tried to combat its use with AI detectors. Tools such as GPT Zero, ZeroGPT, Originality AI, Winston AI and TurnItIn (used by the district for both plagiarism and AI detection) attempt to detect AI-generated text by using algorithms […] read more » Parents: Please follow the rules and don’t clog the parking lot September 27, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Changes to the dropoff system confused many parents and students at the start of the school year. In an email addressed to the community, principal Greg Louie announced modifications to the traditional dropoff path. Previously, there were two dropoff paths — cars could enter across from Lexington Court and take either a left toward the […] read more » Choose white for the senior graduation gowns September 19, 2023 — by Victoria Lin This year, school district leaders have come to the consensus that seniors should only get one graduation color: white, navy blue or Stanford red. There is currently a final class vote that closes on Sept. 22. Thinking in purely fashion terms, white is obviously the superior color as it can match whatever a student is […] read more » 100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Administration must limit the use of electric bikes until tighter federal regulations come into place September 29, 2023 — by William Norwood Each day, as I head off campus for lunch, I seem to always see the same thing: Freshmen on electric bikes (e-bikes) heading out. Once, I was driving to Starbucks, and, lo and behold, to my left were three people crammed onto a single electric bike. This may seem to be all fun and games, […] read more » Although climate change exacerbated Maui fires, faulty power lines are prime offenders September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee On Aug. 8, a series of fires rapidly spread through much of the community of Lahaina, Maui, killing more than 100 people, destroying over 2,000 structures — around 1,500 of which were homes — and forcing thousands to evacuate. Much of the coverage following the fire focused on its effects: the residents at risk and how […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has fundamental flaws September 29, 2023 — by Alan Cai A labyrinth of wires criss-crosses the linoleum floor. Furious typing from noisy, clunky computers echoes across the room. Click clack! These noises aren’t echoes from a distant dystopian society; they are the reality for many classes at the school plagued by the distractions and inconveniences of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. The policy, […] read more » AI detectors can be xenophobic — let’s end them September 28, 2023 — by William Norwood In the era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can generate human-sounding text, many companies, organizations and schools have tried to combat its use with AI detectors. Tools such as GPT Zero, ZeroGPT, Originality AI, Winston AI and TurnItIn (used by the district for both plagiarism and AI detection) attempt to detect AI-generated text by using algorithms […] read more » Parents: Please follow the rules and don’t clog the parking lot September 27, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Changes to the dropoff system confused many parents and students at the start of the school year. In an email addressed to the community, principal Greg Louie announced modifications to the traditional dropoff path. Previously, there were two dropoff paths — cars could enter across from Lexington Court and take either a left toward the […] read more » Choose white for the senior graduation gowns September 19, 2023 — by Victoria Lin This year, school district leaders have come to the consensus that seniors should only get one graduation color: white, navy blue or Stanford red. There is currently a final class vote that closes on Sept. 22. Thinking in purely fashion terms, white is obviously the superior color as it can match whatever a student is […] read more » 100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Although climate change exacerbated Maui fires, faulty power lines are prime offenders September 29, 2023 — by Nicole Lee On Aug. 8, a series of fires rapidly spread through much of the community of Lahaina, Maui, killing more than 100 people, destroying over 2,000 structures — around 1,500 of which were homes — and forcing thousands to evacuate. Much of the coverage following the fire focused on its effects: the residents at risk and how […] read more » Bring Your Own Device policy has fundamental flaws September 29, 2023 — by Alan Cai A labyrinth of wires criss-crosses the linoleum floor. Furious typing from noisy, clunky computers echoes across the room. Click clack! These noises aren’t echoes from a distant dystopian society; they are the reality for many classes at the school plagued by the distractions and inconveniences of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. The policy, […] read more » AI detectors can be xenophobic — let’s end them September 28, 2023 — by William Norwood In the era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can generate human-sounding text, many companies, organizations and schools have tried to combat its use with AI detectors. Tools such as GPT Zero, ZeroGPT, Originality AI, Winston AI and TurnItIn (used by the district for both plagiarism and AI detection) attempt to detect AI-generated text by using algorithms […] read more » Parents: Please follow the rules and don’t clog the parking lot September 27, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Changes to the dropoff system confused many parents and students at the start of the school year. In an email addressed to the community, principal Greg Louie announced modifications to the traditional dropoff path. Previously, there were two dropoff paths — cars could enter across from Lexington Court and take either a left toward the […] read more » Choose white for the senior graduation gowns September 19, 2023 — by Victoria Lin This year, school district leaders have come to the consensus that seniors should only get one graduation color: white, navy blue or Stanford red. There is currently a final class vote that closes on Sept. 22. Thinking in purely fashion terms, white is obviously the superior color as it can match whatever a student is […] read more » 100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Bring Your Own Device policy has fundamental flaws September 29, 2023 — by Alan Cai A labyrinth of wires criss-crosses the linoleum floor. Furious typing from noisy, clunky computers echoes across the room. Click clack! These noises aren’t echoes from a distant dystopian society; they are the reality for many classes at the school plagued by the distractions and inconveniences of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. The policy, […] read more » AI detectors can be xenophobic — let’s end them September 28, 2023 — by William Norwood In the era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can generate human-sounding text, many companies, organizations and schools have tried to combat its use with AI detectors. Tools such as GPT Zero, ZeroGPT, Originality AI, Winston AI and TurnItIn (used by the district for both plagiarism and AI detection) attempt to detect AI-generated text by using algorithms […] read more » Parents: Please follow the rules and don’t clog the parking lot September 27, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Changes to the dropoff system confused many parents and students at the start of the school year. In an email addressed to the community, principal Greg Louie announced modifications to the traditional dropoff path. Previously, there were two dropoff paths — cars could enter across from Lexington Court and take either a left toward the […] read more » Choose white for the senior graduation gowns September 19, 2023 — by Victoria Lin This year, school district leaders have come to the consensus that seniors should only get one graduation color: white, navy blue or Stanford red. There is currently a final class vote that closes on Sept. 22. Thinking in purely fashion terms, white is obviously the superior color as it can match whatever a student is […] read more » 100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
AI detectors can be xenophobic — let’s end them September 28, 2023 — by William Norwood In the era where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can generate human-sounding text, many companies, organizations and schools have tried to combat its use with AI detectors. Tools such as GPT Zero, ZeroGPT, Originality AI, Winston AI and TurnItIn (used by the district for both plagiarism and AI detection) attempt to detect AI-generated text by using algorithms […] read more » Parents: Please follow the rules and don’t clog the parking lot September 27, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Changes to the dropoff system confused many parents and students at the start of the school year. In an email addressed to the community, principal Greg Louie announced modifications to the traditional dropoff path. Previously, there were two dropoff paths — cars could enter across from Lexington Court and take either a left toward the […] read more » Choose white for the senior graduation gowns September 19, 2023 — by Victoria Lin This year, school district leaders have come to the consensus that seniors should only get one graduation color: white, navy blue or Stanford red. There is currently a final class vote that closes on Sept. 22. Thinking in purely fashion terms, white is obviously the superior color as it can match whatever a student is […] read more » 100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Parents: Please follow the rules and don’t clog the parking lot September 27, 2023 — by Sarah Thomas Changes to the dropoff system confused many parents and students at the start of the school year. In an email addressed to the community, principal Greg Louie announced modifications to the traditional dropoff path. Previously, there were two dropoff paths — cars could enter across from Lexington Court and take either a left toward the […] read more » Choose white for the senior graduation gowns September 19, 2023 — by Victoria Lin This year, school district leaders have come to the consensus that seniors should only get one graduation color: white, navy blue or Stanford red. There is currently a final class vote that closes on Sept. 22. Thinking in purely fashion terms, white is obviously the superior color as it can match whatever a student is […] read more » 100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
Choose white for the senior graduation gowns September 19, 2023 — by Victoria Lin This year, school district leaders have come to the consensus that seniors should only get one graduation color: white, navy blue or Stanford red. There is currently a final class vote that closes on Sept. 22. Thinking in purely fashion terms, white is obviously the superior color as it can match whatever a student is […] read more » 100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
100-word rant: Fellow Falcons, please start acting your age September 18, 2023 — by Sarah Zhou In the past two weeks of school, I’ve rolled my eyes and dropped my jaw so frequently I’ve lost count. From students standing up to burp during class to stealing from others’ cards at the vending machine to making derogatory comments about people’s bodies, mental abilities and expected college application results to obnoxiously howling while […] read more » 100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast
100-word rant: Teachers, please stop with the introduction games September 11, 2023 — by Skyler Mao Introduction games are utterly useless. Every teacher seems to have the irresistible urge for icebreaker activities on the first day of school: whether that be sharing a “fun fact,” or even worse, having students play a game like two truths and a lie. Although well intentioned, the soul-crushing dullness of these games serves only to […] read more » firstprevious...910111213...2030405060...nextlast