Caroline Bremner Takes an Unconventional Path to UC Davis
November 12, 2019
For the last 15 years, Caroline Bremner has dedicated her life to soccer. She spent her early years playing on AYSO travel teams, and for the last seven years, she has played on the club soccer team Santa Monica United. Next fall, she will begin the next stage of her soccer career: Division I soccer...
For These Fans, it’s More than a Game
October 17, 2019
Anyone who walks into AP World History teacher Steven Burr’s classroom will know that he is a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan. There are Steelers poster, Steelers terrible towels, and Steelers hats. Burr is such a Steelers fan that, when it comes to game day, he says he “tend[s] to watch by [himself]”...
Freshman in Sports
September 17, 2019
The end of middle school signifies the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Pali’s freshman, one with more freedoms yet increased responsibilities. Taking the first steps on a new campus with some students who look as old as their teachers is nerve-racking, but the friendly face of an older student...
Captains Lead Teams to Succeed
Sarah Bentley, Staff Writer
August 27, 2019
Behind every great team is an even better leader. These team captains keep their squad functioning and rally their teammates in times of adversity. While captains’ specific responsibilities differ depending on the sport played, all of them share similar traits that benefit their teams. Most ...
Pali’s Students are Hanging Ten Before 10:00
Sarah Bentley, Staff Writer
August 27, 2019
Every morning, Pali’s thousands of students file into their classrooms, yawning and rubbing the sleep out of their eyes. They sit down, take out their notebooks, pens, pencils or computers and prepare to listen to a lecture or take a test. While this exemplifies most of Pali’s students’ average mo...
Are eSports the Future of Athletics?
February 12, 2019
Any kid who would come home from school and immediately sit down to play video games used to be labeled a slacker. With eyes glued to the screen and a backpack resting forgotten in the corner, a parental scolding may have been necessary to tear the teen from the display. Fast forward to today, and that...
Will Coquillard Commits to Georgia Tech
Ciara Kenney
February 6, 2019
After the dismissal bell rings at 2:06 p.m., most Pali students head to Starbucks, Garden or wherever they might hang out. For those with a seventh period class, 3:08 marks the culmination of their day, and those with sports practice, club meetings or other activities may not leave campus until 4:30...
2019 Winter Sports Recap
Ciara Kenney
January 29, 2019
The winter sports teams, including girls water polo, co-ed wrestling, girls and boys soccer, and girls and boys basketball, have taken to the pool, gym, field, and court in hopes of advancing to the Los Angeles City Finals. All the teams are ranked top-15 in the section and appear to be capable of mat...
The Reality of Female Football Players
January 29, 2019
There are few things that represent masculinity as much as football. Dominated by males — from players to owners to coaches — the sport is a central part of American culture. Yet, in the era of the #MeToo movement and the Women’s March, female faces have been appearing on sidelines all across the cou...
No Longer Just a Game
Sarah Bentley, Staff Writer
November 26, 2018
Everyone remembers the days of AYSO and rec center basketball — the days when today’s high schoolers would dress up in oversized uniforms, think of a team name like the “Blue Dinosaurs,” play a few games, eat some orange slices and go home. Since then, the concept of a sport has evolved in the eyes of ou...
Pali’s Twin Student-Athletes Talk About Their Relationship
Dylan Tzung, Staff Writer
November 26, 2018
Among Pali’s large student-athlete population, there are various athletes that stand out above others. For seniors Sammy and Ally Stahl as well as Mason and Vance Mallory, it is because they are two sets of twins that play varsity sports together at Pali. Sisters Sammy and Ally Stahl have played...
The former sports glory of Pali’s teachers
Sarah Bentley, Staff Writer
October 30, 2018
It’s 6:00 AM. Danielle walks to the empty gym of her high school, basketball in hand as the sun rises. She spends the next two hours in the gym — shooting hoops, doing drills and going through workouts — the bounce of the basketball being the only sound filling the empty room. This is her dail...
November 12, 2019
Pali’s Campus Unification Day focuses on mental health
November 12, 2019
Anime Club quickly gains popularity at Pali
November 12, 2019
Punk and Metal Club Rocks Pali
November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019
For the last 15 years, Caroline Bremner has dedicated her life to soccer. She spent her early years playing on AYSO travel teams, and for the last seven years, she has...
For These Fans, it’s More than a Game
October 17, 2019
September 17, 2019
Captains Lead Teams to Succeed
August 27, 2019