Many of us have that one specific book from English class that struck a nerve of intrigue or happened to say the right thing at the right time. For me, that book was "The Catcher in the Rye" in 9th grade....

Despite the grim reality of more than 500,000 American deaths caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, hope for a better end to this story is spreading across the nation as vaccine rollouts continue. According...

In the past year, a lot has changed. Many people have felt lonely and bored, with nowhere to go and nothing to do. In the isolation that has been 2020 and 2021, many people have decided to adopt or foster...

After a long few months of sitting behind computers and learning from our homes, Castilleja has finally started to welcome students back to campus! From the week of October 26th until Thanksgiving break,...

A new school year often brings an air of excitement and anticipation to the Castilleja circle, yet this year also brought the immense changes we as a country underwent during the summer. The reemergence...

If you were to ask Castilleja students to share their favorite school tradition, most of them would say ringing. This tradition typically involves a junior being paired with a senior friend, to whom they...

2020 has already been a year full of unprecedented events, but the outcome of the upcoming election may prove to have lasting effects on the country for years to come. Castilleja students, many of whom...

Halloween is a hallmark event of the fall. People of all ages look forward to Halloween as a chance to connect with each other by donning creative costumes, eating sweet treats, and telling spooky stories....

Castilleja’s admissions for the 2021-2022 school year will take a turn from the normal process due to the inherent complications of COVID-19. While many traditional aspects of the admission process have...

In this age of electronic dependency, information bombards us from every angle imprinting the author’s perspective of the story onto the readers. Navigating your way through opinionated and non-factual...

In recent years, the world has seen the effects of climate change begin to take hold of the world. California’s wildfires have gotten bigger and hotter, and the hurricanes in the southeast have gotten...

Schools across the world, the country, and the state are starting to reopen, but at what cost? Is it safe? These are just some of the questions that Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) has to answer. “I...