Brief: Coach Earl Hansen to retire at the end of the school year
December 2, 2013
Coach Earl Hansen, Palo Alto High School's Athletic Director and varsity head football coach for the past 26 years, has announced his intentions to retire after the current school year. Hansen told the varsity football team after the season ended in a 45-21 loss against the Saint Francis Lancers in the C...
Indecent Exposure: Swimsuit Edition
Sheila Subramanian, Staff Writer
October 4, 2013
Let’s be honest. It isn’t very often that you see a water polo player, swimmer, or diver not walking around in their revealing attire at practice. It’s simple: these sports have made us increasingly comfortable with fewer clothes on. Commonly known as a “deck change”, more and more aquatic...
Earning their stripes
AnneMarie Drez and Josh Stern
December 15, 2012
Coming into the fourth quarter down 9-7 to the league-leading Mountain View Spartans, the Paly boys’ water polo team was on the verge of working its way back into a close game on Sept. 18. The Vikings scored to make the score 9-8 in the last few minutes, cutting the Spartan lead to one. The two...
Summer cut short
Annemarie Drez, Staff writer
October 10, 2012
Would anyone rather spend seven hours in a classroom than enjoy the late summer weather? Probably not. A shortened 2012 summer meant less time for students to relax, hang out with friends or get their tans on. However, there is another side to the abridged summer. Aside from the loss of time to r...
