“It’s sad when you see some of these courses go,” guidance counselor Katrina Escobar said. With over 100 courses at M-A, many electives are only offered for a few years due to low enrollment or ...

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped education almost overnight. Across the nation, students were forced to do all of their work online—a massive shift that gave teachers little time to adjust to a new ...

Eighth-grade reading proficiency levels are the lowest they’ve been in over 30 years, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Spelling ability often follows reading ability, but ...

Mission: Impossible is an iconic franchise. Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his ability to effortlessly hang from moving helicopters, pursue evil geniuses on motorcycles, mask himself as other characters, ...

“It was the last play of the season, and I was running down the side, and I caught a little turf toe and got tackled at the same time. It tore my ACL,” freshman football player Thayer Dew said. Dew is ...

Morgan Wallen takes a vulnerable leap on his fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, diverging from the stereotypical, surface-level country that first brought him fame. His 2018 debut, If I Know Me, ...

We all know what it takes to be a good sports team: discipline, teamwork, and talent. But there’s one underrated element that brings it all together: music. Whether it’s blasting before a big game or ...

Students, parents, and staff gathered on the Green to celebrate the 11th annual M-A Student Film Festival on Friday night. After weeks of storyboarding, filming, and editing, student filmmakers got to ...

For the past week, an odd group of over 100 gardeners has consumed Valparaiso Hill in Menlo Park. The City of Menlo Park hired this team to cut down the dry grass on the hill that poses a fire hazard, ...

Tucked behind Palo Alto’s vibrant University Ave. lies Coupa Cafe, a Venezuelan-style brunch spot. Since opening its first location in Palo Alto in 2003, the family-owned business has expanded, now ...

With M-A’s notoriously crammed student parking lot filled with new drivers, car collisions are common. Between limited space, students in a time crunch, and just two busy entrances, accidents are ...

Read about the eight seniors’ second-quarter responses here. Our childhood upbringing shapes our present selves. The way we navigate our passions, friendships, worries, and insecurities in high school ...