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Girls Team of the Year: Paly Dance

Girls Team of the Year: Paly Dance

Tyler Martin and Takumi Weimann May 22, 2023

The crowd cheers wildly as the Paly dance team takes the field during halftime of the football game, where they deliver high-level dances with outstanding chemistry and choreography. As the dancers strike...

E-Sports provides inclusive  environments for athletes with disabilities. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Koo.

Pioneering Progress

Aspen Stitt and Grace Gormley March 31, 2023

 Two weeks before Mauricio Porcayo’s graduation from Bassett High School in Avocado Heights in Southern California, he was hit by a drunk driver. Doctors were able to save Porcayo’s right leg, but...

photo courtesy of Celeste Bates

Losing to Win

Grace Li, Sirisha Mitra, Claire Cho, and Beau Revenaugh February 24, 2023

Athletes are familiar with doing anything it takes to get better at their sport. Early morning practices, difficult workouts, and long hours are devoted to improvement by athletes across all sports.  ...

Complete graph of the menstrual cycle over the period of one month. Graph by Grace Gormley.

The Menstruation Situation

Eliza Gaither, Grace Gormley, and Hillary Studdert December 19, 2022

A single week has a finite number of hours. For students, the challenge is often fitting everything in: Thirty hours of school; Fifty-six hours of sleep; Sometimes 18 or more hours of schoolwork and studying;...

Student or Athlete: What Takes Priority?

Student or Athlete: What Takes Priority?

Yasmin Friedrichowitz, Tyler Wong, and Sirisha Mitra October 19, 2022

Juggling academics and athletics is a challenge that the majority of Paly has to deal with on a daily basis, which can often lead to increased stress and declined performances in both fields. An athlete’s...

California: Taking a Gamble?

California: Taking a Gamble?

Grace Gormley, Takumi Weimann, and Ivan Ijzerman October 11, 2022

Steve Delaney, a recovering sports gambling addict in New York state, read aloud on his podcast a message from an online gambling-support group: "Please pray today for one of our brothers. He took his...

Extreme Sports

Extreme Sports

“I always knew about the risks I was taking. Every year, someone you knew was killed racing. You had to ask yourself, ‘Do you enjoy driving these cars so much that you're prepared to take that risk?” - Niki Lauda
Title IX: 50 Years of Progress

Title IX: 50 Years of Progress

A little girl in Illinois sprints down the ice. Her parents cheer from the sidelines as she winds up and sends the puck flying into the goal. She throws her arms up in victory and her teammates surround...

Supplements: Where to Draw the Line

Supplements: Where to Draw the Line

"We need to have clearer rules and athletes need to be educated on the health drawbacks of [illegal] drugs and why — morally, ethically, and logically — we should not be taking them" - Evie Kramer
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2021 Formula 1 Season Recap

Ivan Ijzerman, Staff Writer February 26, 2022

Race By Race Bahrain Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen Valtteri Bottas The premier race of the season was led by Red Bulls Max Verstappen after taking the fastest lap, granting him...

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