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Anthro Magazine

Palo Alto High School's Social Activism Publication

Anthro Magazine

Anthro Magazine

Late Palo Alto High School Campus Supervisor Ernesto Cruz sits in his golf cart.

Embracing the Paly Spirit

Community Creator Award honors legacy of Ernesto Cruz
Vivian Lin and Vivian Tang
April 29, 2025
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Healthcare crisis

Healthcare crisis

United Healthcare CEO's death sheds light on ongoing problems
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De La Garza in her studio at Cubberley standing on front of old light tubes that are covered with trash wrappers that all match a specific color scheme.

Trash to Treasure

Palo Alto Cubberley Community Center Artist shares her repurposing story
Cailey Quita and Mihika Sridhar
April 29, 2025
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OLD MEMORIES — Kristine Taylor reminisces over old family photo albums with her grandson, Palo Alto High School senior Erik Taylor, remembering the days when she raised her kids in the more tightly-knit East Palo Alto.

Pushing the People

The effects of gentrification in East Palo Alto
Chiara Martin and Shreyas Shashi
April 29, 2025
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DRIVING CHANGE TOGETHER: Club leaders Manasvi Noronha (right) and Alice Jambon (left) discuss their oninions about the automative industry during their weekly club meeting during lunch in room 851.

Women Rising

Three clubs with missions in media, conservation, and automative
Amily Zhang and Cailey Quita
December 20, 2024
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Athena, a Downtown Streets Team member, cleans up the streets of Palo Alto as part of DST's community beautification initiative. Athena has gained a renewed sense of purpose, contributing to her community and finding stability after facing significant personal challenges. "It just gave me something to focus my effort on. They’re helping me with housing too, because I was in a place where there was a lot of drug use. I didn’t want to be around it,” Athena shared.

A more respectful approach: DST

Downtown street teams provides dignity and support, giving unhoused individuals a path to financial stability
Arjun Jindal, Staff Writer
December 12, 2024
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Palo Alto High School English teacher Erin Angell speaks with Paly junior Liam Li before the start of class. "The SJP program is an interdisciplinary learning community that is like an extention of TEAM", Angell said.

A pathway to justice

Cohorted program connects the local community with social justice issues
Doreen Hou and Alexander Lawson
December 12, 2024
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Fighting Against Cyber Slavery

Fighting Against Cyber Slavery

Santa Clara District Attorney battles Cambodian labor trafficking
Ava Knapp, Staff Writer
December 9, 2024
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Activism around the world

Activism around the world

Protesting for fair elections and the end of a war
Xander Yap, Staff Writer
November 14, 2024
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Art by Chiara Martin

Destructive Deepfakes

San Francisco City Attorney aims to shut down non-consensual AI-generated pornography in first-of-its-kind lawsuit.
Hadrien de Martel and Arjun Jindal
October 10, 2024
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Art by Vivian Tang

Reframing Immigration

Menlo Park photographer advocates for immigrants through empathy and storytelling
Marcus Ling and Lara Dumanli
October 10, 2024
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