![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.”](https://palyveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6673-800x1200.jpg)
Mihika Sridhar, Staff Writer • May 30, 2024
“Every time I’m in her class she’s always talking to students about chemistry or about their lives,” sophomore Isabella Gronitzky said. “I think that’s a very...
![What I wish I knew before competing at ISEF](https://palyveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0757-e1717053105549-1200x776.jpg)
Divij Motwani, Editor-In-Chief • May 30, 2024
Each year, over 30 million students around the world dive into the realm of high school level science fairs, aiming to be one of the 1600 finalists that...
![Information Technology department staff struggle to deal with mounting demand for Chromebook repair.](https://palyveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/unnamed1-e1717097797330.png)
May 30, 2024
![Brain Block](https://palyveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/okay-900x900.png)
February 27, 2019
![Art by Maya Anderson, Photo by Nicole Adamson](https://palyveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/8acd83b7-6c31-4649-9218-e6d4a56db79e-3-900x674.jpeg)
November 28, 2018
Estelle Martin, Senior Staff Writer • May 22, 2019
The Prosthetics Lab at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital is a stark contrast to the surrounding building. Outside the doors of the lab, ordinary, sterile waiting rooms...
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](https://palyveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IMG_5632-900x600.jpg)
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.](https://palyveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG_9790-900x598.jpg)
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.](https://palyveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/IMG-0735-900x675.jpg)
May 23, 2018