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The Voice of the Wildcats

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The Voice of the Wildcats

The Paw Print

The ocean being consumed by lots of plastic and waste.

Opinion: Californian candidates should support removing plastic from our oceans

Hollin White, Beat Editor April 22, 2024

Californians running for office should support removing and cleaning plastic out of the ocean. According to Our World in Data, there are 1.7 million tons of plastic in our oceans. This is around the...

Induction stoves provide a way to simultaneously reduce emissions and increase cooking efficiency.

Opinion: In support of induction stove subsidies

Patrick Van Hoven, Managing Editor April 18, 2024

It’s clear why people love gas stoves. They allow you to quickly adjust the temperature, they evenly heat cookware, they don’t radiate a lot of heat, and they have a certain aesthetic value over a...

The cap and trade program works by setting a limit for the amount of CO2 emissions major polluters can release.

Opinion: The California cap and trade program needs to be fixed

Kailyn Holty, Editor in Chief April 18, 2024

This opinion piece was featured in CalMatters as a top ten finalist in their second annual Earth Day contest. Gas. A couple of gallons can provide families a means of transportation across the expanse...

Harnessing California’s vast agricultural production could significantly hinder the effects of climate change.

Opinion: The use of agriculture in the fight against climate change

Luisa Gapastione, Beat Editor April 18, 2024

This opinion piece was featured in CalMatters as a top ten finalist in their second annual Earth Day contest. Family road trips have been a massive part of my childhood summers. The long, sweaty hours...

Opinion: The price of beauty, the toll of standards

Jaiedenn Dolan, Beat Editor February 6, 2024

With beauty standards becoming more and more pervasive in our society, aging can be a very burdensome and overwhelming fear for many women.  With the rapid increase in social media’s relevance in...

AS English 1 and English 1 share some coursework, such as reading and analyzing Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime, but English 1 has less coursework overall than AS English 1 and is at a slower pace

Opinion: Cutting AS English 1 is doing Woodside a serious disservice

Conrad Berke, Beat Editor November 15, 2023

Advanced Standing (AS) English 1 was cut for freshmen last year. This was the wrong decision. The SUHSD Board of Trustees should vote to fix this and bring back AS English 1 for future school years this...

The heterogenous English I class that all 9th graders at Woodside currently take provides a diverse and comprehensive curriculum.

Opinion: Detracked classes benefit all students

Kailyn Holty, Editor in Chief November 15, 2023

70 years ago the Supreme Court made the historic decision to make it illegal to segregate public schools on the basis of race with the Brown v. Board of Education case. Yet, schools still experience stark...

The mosh pit was where the negatives of homecoming, the shoving and the sub-par music delivery, were most clearly seen

Opinion: Last night’s Homecoming was disappointing

Conrad Berke, Beat Editor October 22, 2023

Homecoming is an American high school classic, so it’s disappointing that last night’s Homecoming wasn’t particularly great. When I think of a Woodside Homecoming, I think very positively. The...

Terrorist fighters from the Palestinian militant group Hamas waged a vicious attack against neighboring Israel.

Editorial: Hamas must be condemned

Patrick Van Hoven, Managing Editor October 11, 2023

Note: As an editorial, this piece reflects the opinion of the Paw Print newsroom as a whole.  Beginning on the morning of October 7, Hamas, an Iran-backed militant and terrorist group that governs...

Sequoia Heathcare District is a public entity that provides community-based health care services (https://www.seqhd.org/faqs), which recieves 1.4% of San Mateo County residents property taxes

Opinion: Sequoia District Healthcare should stay in its own lane

Conrad Berke, Beat Editor September 27, 2023

On September 19th, the Sequoia District Healthcare (SHCD) Board President Aaron Nayfack wrote an email to the Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD) Board of Trustees. The part that sets off alarm...

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