“We won’t break out the taser today. We have guests with us,” Frank* said, referring to the undisclosed “punishment” mentioned for those who didn’t complete the required reading prior to attendance.

This year marked the Canned Food Drive’s 27th anniversary, with M-A students raising 420,336 pounds of food donations for the local community, surpassing the national record for the largest high ...

Tucked away behind the commotion of Middlefield Road, St. Patrick’s Seminary has served as a quiet academic sanctuary in the heart of Menlo Park for nearly 125 years. Less than a mile away from M-A, ...

Coming into M-A, students are given a choice to select from four different world languages: Latin, French, Mandarin, and Spanish. While taking a world language class is not a graduation requirement, ...

The first Zootopia was an iconic part of the 2010s. The characters were well-rounded and balanced each other out, and they were aided by the phenomenal music and creative world. Zootopia 2 is just as ...

Before becoming M-A’s cross country coach and a P.E. teacher, Eric Wilmurt was a timid high school student who juggled friends, jobs, school, and sports. From first through eighth grade, Wilmurt ...

At the heart of vibrant downtown Palo Alto lies Scoop Microcreamery, a popular ice cream store known for its small-batch creations and bold flavors. Served in a cup or waffle cone—with a myriad of ...

After decades of being excluded from the Olympic decathlon, women athletes are rallying behind a fast-growing push to gain full access to the sport’s most demanding event. The movement has drawn ...

The Interfaith Movement For Human Integrity (IM4HI) held their third annual Love Over Fear Benefit Concert on Thursday. People from various communities gathered to watch musicians and storytellers, ...

Plenty of students and teachers listen to music daily. Many have strong opinions about who their favorite artist or band is—and just as strong opinions about why everyone else’s taste is wrong. Here’s ...

This is the 110th article in Bears Doing Big Things, a weekly column celebrating the stories of notable M-A alumni. “Learning about yourself and what you want to do is really valuable, and you’re ...

Before Michael Mueller became a Spanish teacher, he was a teen searching for self-acceptance as he came to understand his sexuality. Mueller grew up in the Central Valley town of Manteca, attending ...