Anthro Magazine

Palo Alto High School's Social Activism Publication

Anthro Magazine

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News
District gender disclosure policy in limbo
May 26, 2026
Activism around the world
Activism around the world
May 24, 2026
JOINING FORCES — Howling in Stanford Shopping Center as The Wolves gather with the Raging Grannies outside of the Tesla Store for a Saturday afternoon protest. Participating member Matt Schlegel describes how Tesla is a key representation of the government's current issues.“Tesla became kind of a vocal point for protesting the, essentially, the authoritarian takeover of our government,” Schlegel said.
Protest outside Tesla store
May 21, 2026
Daniel Nguyen, head of negotiations for the Palo Alto Educators’ Association, speaks at an April rally. The PAEA is experiencing a unique phase of negotiations due to superintendent shifts. “There’s a very real possibility that this will be the first time in decades that our students will have teachers working without a contract.”
A never-ending story
May 19, 2026
MAKING VOICES HEARD — A protester carries an American flag along El Camino Real during the “No Kings” demonstration in Palo Alto. Photo by Arjun Jalali.
No Kings protest draws crowds along El Camino Real
May 5, 2026
Features
MARCHING INTO ACTION Members of the Raging Grannies assemble in front of the Tesla Store at Stanford Shopping Center. The Grannies protest and march weekly to express their opinions but Ruth Robertson, a longstanding participant in these protests, doesn’t take these opportunities for granted. “We think of ourselves as being honored to be able to present our view,” Robertson said.
Raging with age
June 3, 2026
The affordable housing clash
May 28, 2026
LITTLE RESTORATIONIST — 7-year-old Zoe removes invasive weeds during the Save The Bay restoration event. Volunteers cleared weeds to help maintain the wetlands. “This is important because then there’s not too many weeds,” Zoe said. “Weeds take the other plants resources and then keeps it for itself and grows and grows and grows.”
Saving The Bay together
May 24, 2026
IN CONFERENCE — Vote 16 Palo Alto co-founder Iris Blanchet speaks during a workshop at Vote16USA National Convening last August at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Why Vote 16?
May 24, 2026
SPREADING INFLUENCE — Vote 16 Palo Alto co-president Rayla Chen speaks at the Vote16USA National Convening in August. President and Vote 16 Palo Alto co-founder Iris Blanchet sits in the background. “Vote 16 is an organization that aims to promote civic engagement through lowering the voting age,” Chen said. “It’s really important that civics gets passed ... from generation to generation."
Can I vote? Not yet …
May 24, 2026
Perspectives
EDITORIAL: Misson: Imparkable
EDITORIAL: Misson: Imparkable
May 24, 2026
OPINION: Ready to fight?
OPINION: Ready to fight?
May 21, 2026
Students react to recent war in Iran
April 16, 2026
Bell-to-bell phone ban is not the solution
Bell-to-bell phone ban is not the solution
December 2, 2025
OPINION: We must change the narrative now
OPINION: We must change the narrative now
December 1, 2025
Meet Some Anthroids!
Joyce Ma
Joyce Ma
Managing Editor

Joyce Ma (Class of 2027) joined Anthro in her junior year. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, reading, and folding origami.

Lucas Arai
Lucas Arai
Staff Writer

Lucas Arai (class of 2028) joined Anthro...

Mihika Sridhar
Mihika Sridhar
Senior Staff Writer

Mihika (Class of 2026) joined Anthro in her sophomore year because she was interested in raising awareness about the activism around the world. In her free time, Mihika loves to hang out with her friends, read and play with her dog.

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Trending Stories
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Retiring Palo Alto Adult School Principal Jim Sherman shares experiences from his career during an interview in his office in January. Sherman is one of two Palo Alto Unified School District principals retiring at the end of this year. "All of the people I've worked with here are wonderful, so I'll miss them, that's for sure," Sherman said.

District swaps in four principals for the fall

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UNIBROW: Faizan Kashmiri, Paly sophomore and author of this piece, poses for a photo. He has had a unibrow all his life and does not shave it as a form of self-expression. He hopes to reduce the stigma around unibrows and help those with unibrows accept them.

More than meets the eyebrow

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MARCHING INTO ACTION Members of the Raging Grannies assemble in front of the Tesla Store at Stanford Shopping Center. The Grannies protest and march weekly to express their opinions but Ruth Robertson, a longstanding participant in these protests, doesn’t take these opportunities for granted. “We think of ourselves as being honored to be able to present our view,” Robertson said.

Raging with age

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SCOUTING FOR THE FUTURE - Social Justice Pathway co-founder Eric Bloom sits at his desk in room 805. Bloom said his experience both in Boy Scouts and as a teen leader gave him insight into how adults can facilitate teen leadership. “The part about Boy Scouts that makes it so successful … is that it’s so driven by the individual troop,” Bloom said. “It’s [all] up to you.”

Career in full Bloom

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Former Palo Alto Unified School District school board candidate and Pathwise (formerly Dreamcatchers) Executive Director Nichole Chiu-Wang speaks on Thursday at a Q&A session to The Paly Incubator class at Palo Alto High School. According to Chiu-Wang, Pathwise is launching a new summer certification program. High school students can still mentor middle schoolers as a volunteer. “We [Pathwise] are very excited to be doing that, because we want to make sure that our high schoolers feel empowered to be leaders,” Chiu-Wang said. “I truly believe that through volunteering or through being of service, or through mentorship and those relationships you form, not only are we creating a sense of belonging for our middle school students, but also for our volunteers.”

Former school board candidate Nicole Chiu-Wang announces she won’t run this time

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JOINING FORCES — Howling in Stanford Shopping Center as The Wolves gather with the Raging Grannies outside of the Tesla Store for a Saturday afternoon protest. Participating member Matt Schlegel describes how Tesla is a key representation of the government's current issues.“Tesla became kind of a vocal point for protesting the, essentially, the authoritarian takeover of our government,” Schlegel said.

Protest outside Tesla store

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CHILLING OUT Speech and Debate students relax and enjoy snacks before practice after school in P6. Sophomore Kyle Greenberg said he routinely uses this space to connect with peers. “When school ends, we all go [to P6] on Mondays and Tuesdays and there are all these people from different events,” Greenberg said. “It's such a nice area to hang out with people in.”

The cost of beautification

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Debunking myths of having "daddy issues"

Debunking myths of having "daddy issues"

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