UPDATED: Menlo Atherton High School Forced to Go Into Lockdown After Threatening Post
Stefan Sujansky, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2018
Filed under Local News, Top Stories
Menlo-Atherton High School (M-A) went into lockdown today when local police authorities contacted the school at about 11:30 am after receiving a warning about an image circulating on Snapchat of an individual holding a handgun and wearing a black baseball cap in what authorities believed to be an M-A bathroom....
Flashcards and Fortnite
Chloe Postlewaite, Local News Staff Writer
March 28, 2018
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Top Stories
Fortnite, a battle royale style game, is becoming extremely popular with Woodside students after a mobile app version launched on March 15 for Apple phones.
Self-Driving and Self-Crashing
Emma Chiu, Local News Editor
March 27, 2018
Filed under Health and Lifestyle, Local News, Top Stories
Following the crash between an autonomous car and a pedestrian on March 18, California’s lawmakers are reconsidering relevant legislation, and the debate over the use of self-driving cars continues to grow.
Op-Ed: An Inside Look at the Redwood City March for our Lives Protest
Stefan Sujansky, Co-Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2018
Filed under Local News, Top Stories
REDWOOD CITY, CA- Thousands of students and adults flooded into the Redwood City courthouse square Saturday to take part in the nationwide March For Our Lives event. Hundreds of marches and rallies took place across the nation on March 24th in protest against school shootings and gun violence. What ...
March for Our Lives in Redwood City
Leila Taherian, Staff Writer
March 26, 2018
Filed under Local News, Politics, Top Stories
In the midst of ongoing gun violence in American schools, roughly 4,000 Bay Area students and citizens gathered in Redwood City’s Courthouse Square to protest against the shootings. The recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School struck politicians more harshly than those prior due to th...
Students From Bay Area Attend San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Festival
Isabella Williams, Online Editor
March 20, 2018
Filed under Local News, Top Stories
Thousands, including high schoolers, marched in San Francisco’s 176th St. Patrick’s Day Festival while tens of thousands watched from their screen at home. The event was kicked off with the parade at 10 a.m., followed by a festival that lasted until 5 p.m. It started at 2nd Street and ended at Market Street, with the festival held in the Civic Center. The parade celebrated Iris...
A is for AR-15, B is for Bullet, C is for Cartridge…
Stefan Sujansky, Co-Editor in Chief
March 8, 2018
Filed under Local News, Top Stories
WOODSIDE,CA- Proposals to arm classroom teachers in an effort to avert more school shootings has drawn criticism within the Woodside community. On February 14th, Nikolas Jacob Cruz, a 19-year-old former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School returned to his old school in Parkland, Florid...
Choice vs. Change
Emma Chiu, Local News Editor
March 8, 2018
Filed under Local News, Top Stories
Bill 2943, which California Assemblyman Evan Low proposed on February 18, aims to outlaw conversion therapy, a process that is already illegal for minors in California and eight other states but remains lawful for adults. Also commonly known as ex-gay therapy, reparative therapy, and sexual orientation...
Tacros and Tea
Emma Chiu and Chloe Postlewaite
February 28, 2018
Filed under Local News
The newest addition to the Ferry Building, Vive La Tarte, is a bakery specializing in breakfast foods, the Tacro in particular. Although the company's original location is on Howard Street between 6th and 7th, they established a second business in the Ferry Building less than a month ago in order t...
Changing Weather Brings Chills to San Francisco
Kenna Beban and Taila Lee
February 28, 2018
Filed under Local News
Despite the sunny California stereotype, the weather in San Francisco remains chilly and windy. Former resident of San Francisco Justin McAney has lived in California for four years before moving to Philadelphia, but still finds the weather unpredictable. “[I expected the weather to be] a li...
Read the top stories published this semester.
December 20, 2018 • Comments Off on Best of 2018
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- Eight bombings, including in churches and luxury hotels
- Over 207 people killed, 450 wounded
- 35 foreigners among those killed
- Nationwide curfew declared, social media shut down
- Seven suspects arrested in connection with bombings
Come support clubs on the I-wing lawn today at lunch!
Milena Raeber and Emma Chiu, Guest Contributor and Copy Editor
March 8, 2019
Learn more facts about Woodside through four episodes of a student-versus-teacher trivia game!
Which Woodside Vending Machine Snack are You?
February 27, 2019
Which Song From “thank u, next” Are You?
February 10, 2019
Find out which of the 12 tracks from Ariana Grande's "thank u, next" album you're most like.
Noelia Arteaga, Holly Rusch, Leila Taherian, and Isabella Williams, Editors
March 17, 2019
Staff reporters discuss Shane Dawson's theory that Chuck E Cheese's pizza is recycled.