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Tire-some-work: Paly Auto shop teacher Doyle Knight helps a student confirm battery voltage on a car
What I wish I knew before competing at ISEF
Science teacher Alicia Szebert talks to her class just before the final exam about not giving up in chemistry. “I like chemistry because it tends to be a more challenging course,” Szebert said. “So watching students work to understand and the growth that comes with that is very rewarding as a teacher.”
Information Technology department staff struggle to deal with mounting demand for Chromebook repair.
Paly students board the electric school bus on their way back home. “The gas buses are more rumbly and the electric buses are way more smooth,” sophomore Khrisar Magana-Chavez said.
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TESTING THE LIMITS — Palo Alto High School senior Forrest Chou takes the qualification exam for the Paly SciOly Team.
Physics with Forrest
Divij Motwani and Nathan Jiang • December 14, 2024

Forrest Chou’s foray into the world of science began in an unexpected place: the school lunch table. As a young student at Duveneck Elementary School, Chou spent lunch periods...

What’s in your air?
What’s in your air?
December 14, 2024
Science teacher Samuel Howles-Banerji explains ionization energy to a chemistry student.
Science Glee with Mr. HB
December 2, 2024
Science teacher Alicia Szebert talks to her class just before the final exam about not giving up in chemistry. “I like chemistry because it tends to be a more challenging course,” Szebert said. “So watching students work to understand and the growth that comes with that is very rewarding as a teacher.”
Studying Szebert
May 30, 2024
Opinion
Save your life, not your screen
Save your life, not your screen
Shreyas Shashi, Staff Writer • December 14, 2024

It all really started in 6th grade, when I was given my first device, a $35 LG smartphone. The sole purpose of the phone was communication with my parents,...

What I wish I knew before competing at ISEF
What I wish I knew before competing at ISEF
May 30, 2024
Information Technology department staff struggle to deal with mounting demand for Chromebook repair.
Chromebook Conundrum
May 30, 2024
Brain Block
Brain Block
February 27, 2019
Findings
Small group discussion-Darah Katz, Rasia Yu, Jhanvi Damarla, and Allie Jackson (from left to right) discusses about plants after the presentation. Rasia Yu, the co-president of the Biology club said they have more events planned for next semester, "I want to do a lot more labs, and we actually have a few that's already planned," Rasia Yu said.
Connecting minds, investigating life
Doreen Hou, Writers • December 10, 2024

Are you looking for more experience in biology? Did you want to experience labs that are taught outside of the school curriculum? Paly Biology club is a student run club...

Tire-some-work: Paly Auto shop teacher Doyle Knight helps a student confirm battery voltage on a car
Verbatim: What do you think about car manufacturers switching from gas-powered cars to hybrid and electric cars?
December 10, 2024
Prosthetic Progress
May 22, 2019
Crossing the Line
May 22, 2019
Gallery
Gallery for May 2019
Nicole Adamson • May 22, 2019

Every issue, Veritas aims to capture the beauty of science in images of the seemingly mundane. Here's our gallery for the May 2019 issue.

Bluffs are an iconic feature of the Northern California coastline. Formed by years of erosion by wind and waves, rocky cliffs are gradually worn away. If the base of a cliff erodes below a house perched at the top, the results can be devastating. Photo by Sabrina Martin in Mendocino State Park, California
Gallery for February 2019
February 27, 2019
California newts have multiple defenses against predators. Their skin secretes a neurotoxin and they can regenerate limbs and organs. Like frogs, their life begins as a tadpole before they mature.
Gallery for October 2018
October 12, 2018
Succulent leaves have a waxy coating covering the outside of the leaf called the cuticle. Also, the swollen leaf shape efficiently packs higher volume into a smaller surface area. This prevents moisture from evaporating, which helps the plant maintain homeostasis. The spiral leaf arrangement funnels moisture down towards the roots under the center of the plant.
Gallery for May 2018
May 23, 2018
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