The Voice of the Wildcats

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The Voice of the Wildcats

The Paw Print

The Voice of the Wildcats

The Paw Print

Leadership Activities

Leadership Activities

Stephanie Dorsett, Staff Writer March 13, 2020
Leadership-run activities including the T-Pumps fundraiser, the blood drive, and school assemblies have been cancelled due to the coronavirus, and prom has been rescheduled from April 17 to May 17.
A drum set sits unattended in the Woodside jazz band room.

Music Events

Cedrik Von Briel, Managing Editor March 13, 2020
Woodside is no longer participating in multiple music events due to district guidelines concerning the local spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Addams Family musical put on by Woodside drama students is one of the many events canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A Look at Woodside’s “Non-Essential Activities”

Following district guidelines regarding the coronavirus, a number of prominent student activities were deemed "non-essential" and prohibited from continuing. Here's a closer look at four of them.
Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees members Carrie DeBois, Chris Thomas, and Georgia Jack (left to right) look on as the board discusses the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Updates From the District Board Meeting

Jack Freeman and Emma Chiu March 12, 2020
The Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees held a meeting on Wednesday, March 11 during which they discussed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects on the community.
Woodsides prom was originally scheduled to be held at the California Academy of Sciences on April 17, 2020.

Breaking: Woodside Prom Postponed Until May Due to Coronavirus

Emma Chiu, Coeditor in Chief March 10, 2020
Woodside's prom will be postponed until mid or late May due to new district guidelines that call for cutting back on "non-essential" school activities in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Menlo School closed from March 4 to March 6 after a faculty member was exposed to COVID-19.

Menlo School Reopens Following Coronavirus Scare

Emma Chiu, Coeditor in Chief March 9, 2020
Menlo School, a private school in Atherton, reopened today after a three-day closure related to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Waiting for Superman featured Woodside High School, comparing it to Summit Preparatory Charter School.

Ten Years Later: Still Waiting for “Superman”

Emma Chiu and Taila Lee March 9, 2020
In 2010, during her first year as Instructional Vice Principal of Woodside High School, Diane Mazzei was not expecting to face the press.
Leadership sold tickets to the basketball game at the ticket window at the front of the new gym.

More Than $5,000 in Student Body Funds Stolen

Emma Chiu and Taila Lee February 28, 2020
More than $5,000 in cash was stolen from Woodside student body funds after the senior basketball game versus Menlo-Atherton on Friday, February 14.
A student speaks at the March For Our Lives protest in Redwood City.

Las Pistolas, Las Escuelas y El Activismo

Isabella Calcagno, Politics Editor February 23, 2020
Fue hace dos años, el 14 de febrero, 2018. Joaquin Oliver, de diecisiete años, caminó a clase con un ramo de flores y un plan para una cita con su novia para celebrar el Día de San Valentín.
A number of Woodside students earliest memories dated back to preschool.

The Paw’dcast: What’s Your Earliest Memory?

Emma Chiu and Fernanda Ramirez February 11, 2020
Memory: to many psychologists, it remains a mystery. Most agree, though, that the average human being starts forming memories around the age of 4. Paw Print reporters Emma Chiu and Fernanda Ramirez tested this statistic by asking 11 high schoolers about their earliest memory.
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