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OLD TO NEW: After the 2024 election, Republican control in the national and Georgia state government is sparking new proposals for education reform. Large national conversations include a removal of the Department of Education, reduction of financial aid, and censorship of class material.
Students, teachers grapple with education reform policy
December 13, 2024
Ninth grader Zain Zaidi and senior Raza Zaidi finalize the design for the Aeros Racing pit display in advance of the Formula 1 in Schools world finals in Saudi Arabia. The team placed 13th overall with the 10th fastest car in the competition Nov. 21-26.
Representing U.S., F1 in Schools team places 13th in world
December 13, 2024
Jessica Nauerts car after the collision with the deer while driving back home from work.
Deer season affects drivers throughout Peachtree City
December 13, 2024
Syria Colman, uses the new technique that the staff of SBHS came up with to make the line go much more smoothly as well as faster.
Securing Students: An Inside Look At The New Security Detections System
December 13, 2024
As gun violence increases, students and parents look for protection. Design by Aaron Ziegler.
An epidemic of gun violence breaks out across JCPS
December 13, 2024
Cancel culture is a word often thrown around social media. While some argue it's a form of protest, others believe it's a way to silence opposing opinions.
A conversation about controversy
December 13, 2024
PEPPED UP: Senior Bubba Infante warms his voice up for auditions using different vocal exercises. He takes deep breaths in between exercises in preparation for his callback.
Senior steals the spotlight on and off stage
December 13, 2024
Mother and writer Claire Seda and another mom discuss their writing during one of Seda's monthly writing club meetings. Seda's writing club is aimed towards mothers who wish to recover passions that have been pushed aside due to other maternal duties and working life. "With writing, whether you’re writing about a fantasy world, or writing your personal memoir, writing can be relaxing," Seda said.
Moms in action: striking a balance between worlds
December 13, 2024
Around the dinner table: students share holiday recipes rooted in tradition
Around the dinner table: students share holiday recipes rooted in tradition
December 13, 2024
Pooya Hajjarian takes a group photo with his family. Photo courtesy of Pooya Hajjarian | Used with permission
Bridging the years
December 13, 2024
Senior Sonya Petersen boards the bus during the girls basketball playoffs send off on Feb. 13 last year.
Bouncing back into basketball
December 13, 2024
Ultimate spirit
Ultimate spirit
December 13, 2024
Kristi Rutsch, wrestling coach, gives pointers to Malaysia Hunt, junior, and Honesty Smallwood, freshman, at an after school practice on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Rutsch is one of the new wrestling coaches during this year's season.
Wrestling Team Starts Season With New Coaches
December 13, 2024
After throwing javelin for West Linn High School for four years, Hayden Williams-Downing, senior, prepares for her transition from a lion to a duck at the University of Oregon.
Committing to duck life: Number one womens javelin competitor Hayden Williams-Downing commits to the University of Oregon
December 13, 2024
After making her 55th goal of the season and breaking the All-State record for most goals in a single season, Sonora DeFini jumps up with her arms in the air as she runs toward teammate Kendall Dobberstein during the NSAA Class B Girls Soccer State Championship game on May 13. The team ended up beating Duchesne 6-1 to become the 2024 State Champions.
Two GPS seniors named as finalists for ‘Nebraska Girl’s Athlete of the Year’ award
December 13, 2024
Disney has been remaking many of their animated classics into redone live-action films, often casting people of color and thereby increasing diversity. However, true commitment to cultural inclusion requires more.
Disney’s live-action adaptations attempt to promote diversity, fail to break surface
December 13, 2024
Seniors Richard Beal and Blake Lawson show off the leaderboard they created in English teacher Kimberly Villegas's classroom. Students are competing to see who can get the highest score in Snake.
SNAKE SHOWDOWN
December 13, 2024
Portrait of Juventino Gazcon drawn by Adrian Gazcon.
Brushstrokes of Heritage: LHS Alumni Adrian Gazcon’s Cultural Canvas
December 13, 2024
Pew Research Center concludes that almost one-third of Americans have tattoos. (photos for design given with permission by Harmony Lane, Marcus Anderson, Jenna Noel)
Teenage tattoo culture
December 13, 2024
“Wicked” — released on Nov. 22 — shines due to its superb cast, particularly Cynthia Ervio, who plays the movie’s misunderstood heroine, Elphaba Thropp, a young Wicked Witch of the West.
Defying Expectations, “Wicked” Masterfully Blends Music and Metaphor
December 13, 2024
One of the most controversial to the Missouri constitution this election was Amendment 3, overturning Missouri's full abortion ban. Missouri passed the amendment, despite the "decisiveness", contributing to the nationwide expansion of abortion access in 7 states.
Missouri’s Lost Stakes
December 13, 2024
In a poll conducted on the Three Penny Press Instagram with 145 participants, a majority of students play video games of some kind. The amount of female gamers that get harassed is split pretty evenly.
Logging off
December 11, 2024
As antisemitism runs rampant among both major parties, many Jews feel left behind by the current political system.
Jewish Identity, Frustration, Political Independence
December 11, 2024
A student compares their hand to one of the anatomy skeletons'. Beauty standards have been known to go to dramatic extremes—sometimes to an unrealistic and dangerous extent.
Eating Up Enablement
December 11, 2024
Electric vehicles ignite nationwide concerns in Korea, after the recent flames and the dominance of parking spots.
Electric vehicles spark fire and fear 
December 10, 2024
Millard West goes All-State
December 13, 2024
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
December 13, 2024
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
December 13, 2024
Palo Alto Arts Festival
Palo Alto Arts Festival
December 13, 2024
VIDEO Writers Seminar holds first reading of school year
VIDEO Writers Seminar holds first reading of school year
December 11, 2024
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
Gator Tales: What it means to be a well-rounded student
December 13, 2024
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
Humans of KPARK: Kiersten St. Julien
December 13, 2024
Photo Illustration | Erin Liu
Um yeah, so like…
December 6, 2024
Rachel Hamilton
Humans of KPARK: Rachel Hamilton
December 6, 2024
Lauren Morris Thorp: A Winding Road to Entrepreneurship
November 26, 2024
Dan Bovey announces his candidacy for West Chicago mayor during a rally held on Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Beron Design Group in downtown West Chicago.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Bovey announces mayoral run, promising change for West Chicago
December 3, 2024
AS EASY AS PB&J: At the blindfold sandwich-making station, senior Zane Wiggins and Kai Talebi attempt to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The activity allowed students to experience the mundane task without sight. Wiggins found that the simple activity turned into a challenge in almost every aspect of the process. "It was pretty rough," he said. "My bread wasn’t put together properly, and I put my jelly right next to my plate and not on the plate, it was really difficult. I was expecting it to be easier than it was cause I'd made sandwiches all my life, and I thought 'I can do this from muscle memory,' but it was a lot harder than I thought, and it makes you not take your sight for granted. Access to your sight makes things so much easier." Since students participating are used to having full sight, it was difficult to adapt to the sudden loss of a sense. "I had to kind of guess where things were and the plate was moving a lot," he said. "Every time I would reach for the plate it would be in a different location, so I kind of had to feel around for everything." Along with that, Wiggins had to work together with Talebi to communicate to communicate which ingredient he needed next. "I had to share the peanut butter and the jelly with Kai, so we had to coordinate with each other on who gets what first," he said. "I knew Kai was right next to me, but it was hard to know where her hands were. We had to find each other's arm and make our way up to pass the ingredients." Caption by Lillian Gray.
Learning to see without sight
November 20, 2024
Coach Adam Chavez comforts senior Tommy Murphy after the team's loss to the Ironmen in round one of the playoffs.
[PHOTO ESSAY] Play by play, brick by brick
November 5, 2024
ALL ABOUT ALTOS: In the midst of the prelims performance of “Fury Road,” movement captain and alto section leader junior Liliana Escamilla, makes her way through the music and choreography with other members of the alto section by her side. This being her third year as a member of the band, Escamilla has played in the Bands of America Regional competition before and knew what to expect. “It went pretty well and most people were pretty proud of how they performed,” she said. “The competition has always been an extremely hard one as most of the bands are 6A, so we do it as more of an experience to improve, but I feel like it definitely benefited us to see what we can do better for the next competition next Saturday.”
Band sharpens its craft at first competition of season
October 16, 2024
The Blue Angels diamond performs the barrel roll break during the 2024 Fleet Week Airshow.
2024 Fleet Week Airshow stuns spectators with one of the best performances in years
October 16, 2024
Millard West goes All-State
December 13, 2024
Palo Alto Arts Festival
Palo Alto Arts Festival
December 13, 2024
VIDEO Writers Seminar holds first reading of school year
VIDEO Writers Seminar holds first reading of school year
December 11, 2024
Crave Cookies Opens Location in Ballwin
Crave Cookies Opens Location in Ballwin
December 11, 2024
VIDEO Late Cafe spotlights student creativity, talent
VIDEO Late Cafe spotlights student creativity, talent
December 10, 2024
The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

Best of SNO
The best stories being published on the SNO Sites network

Best of SNO

Palo Alto Arts Festival

By Melody Xu, Palo Alto High School • December 13, 2024

This story was originally published on InFocus on October 17, 2024.

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