Editor’s Note: This article is purely satirical and fictitious. All attributions in this article are not genuine, and this story should be read in the context of pure entertainment only. In a recently leaked J.D. Vance email dossier, Daily reporters have uncovered Project 2025 plans to remake Stanford in...

SAN JOSE, CALIF.–Many are converting the bathrooms at Silver Creek High School into temporary lounges for a quick hit at their vapes – resulting in long lines, vacant stalls and causing fire alarms to go off and disrupting classes. The smoky smell raises problems throughout the school. Smoking...

SAN JOSE CALIF. — There should be multiple valedictorians; students who academically work hard at Silver Creek to become valedictorian should have that opportunity to become valedictorian at graduation. High Schools need to allow more than 2 valedictorians to be on stage for graduation. Valedictorian is a title that...

Niche — an education ranking and review site — recently released its latest list of the top school districts in the nation. The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union School District ranked 23rd out of the pool of 10,561 ranked districts in the nation and fourth out of the 490 in California, receiving an overall “Niche grade” — a rating system that uses an A-F scale — of A+.

Palo Alto Unified School District launched its third high school, Palo Alto Middle College, on August 14. Middle College is an alternative program where students earn both high school and college credit by taking courses at Foothill College. Previously, Palo Alto students were able to enroll in Middle College through the Mountain View-Los Altos program. Now, PAMC is open to sophomores and juniors, with plans to expand into a four-year high school next fall, accommodating up to 240 students.

A dispute is deepening over Santa Clara County’s top education leaders — one of whom just lost her reelection endorsement from former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo amid the firing of county Superintendent of Schools Mary Ann Dewan. Liccardo — who’s vying for Congressional District 16 — on...

High school football rivalries heat up as Wilcox and Los Gatos prepare for a crucial matchup this Friday, promising to be one of the season's best games. Both teams are performing well, with Wilcox (6-2, 3-0) recently defeating Sacred Heart Prep 35-7, while Los Gatos (7-1, 3-0) shut out Menlo School 38-0. The stakes are high in the West Catholic Athletic League as St. Francis seeks to maintain its undefeated status amidst stiff competition. In a nostalgic twist, veteran coaches Casey Moreno and Chad Nightingale face off in a long-awaited showdown between St. Mary’s-Berkeley and Salesian. Meanwhile, teams like Sequoia are rebounding after a rocky start, with a notable player return fueling their success.

SAN JOSE, CALIF.—Only a sophomore at Silver Creek High School, Danielle Garcia is a part of many extracurriculars after school and has her head straight on starting her very own nonprofit organization. Garcia has demonstrated her hard work in a short amount of time. Her aspirations to major in...

Still buzzing from their win against the Paly Vikings, students showed off their moves on the dance floor at the Homecoming dance on Saturday night. This year’s Homecoming dance had a new DJ, who had an appreciation for smooth song transitions and flashing lights. While the dance floor was...

As the new school year starts, the new Board of Student Affairs (BOSA) gets busy with planning for the year. This year, BOSA aims to have a more positive campus through their theme word “uplift”. BOSA’s main job is to plan student activities, such as dances, events, clubs...

This fall, Castilleja welcomed a new sport: flag football. Over the past year, many high schools throughout the country have added flag football teams for girls. Inspired by this trend, previous Director of Athletics Mary Jo Pruitt introduced the idea, and seniors Sophie Profit and Camryn Nuckles showed Pruitt that many students were interested in forming a flag football team. In spring of 2024, Pruitt reached out to English teacher Matt Callahan, the current coach, to ask for coaching help.

Pitching tents and reciting chants for national liberation, the students of San Jose State University (SJSU) launched a peaceful pro-Palestinian protest in May 2024. Not many professors joined the students in solidarity with their cause, but one teacher who did, Dr. Sang Hea Kil, got suspended as a result. On...

Brock Purdy is not the only quarterback in the Bay Area who uses his arms and legs to make plays. A Milpitas High School sophomore is receiving national recognition for her outstanding week on the flag football field. Bren David is described as having all the tools to play quarterback.

Recently, the theater department has been buzzing with the possibility of a theater elective class being available as soon as next school year. The Silver Creek High School theater director, Tracy Knick, proposed the curriculum and has been working with Erick Finnestead, Silver Creek’s principal, to develop the theater class. The class, if successful, will start in the 25-26 school year. The class has been proposed after calls from the existing theater community, and support has been expressed throughout the school.

Forest Hill Elementary's own Ms. Ashley Rotenberry has been recognized for her exceptional work in the classroom, clinching the October 2024 Teacher of the Month award. The honor, doled out by the Germantown Education Commission on Monday, underscores the third-grade math and science teacher's aptitude for addressing the varied needs of her students. According to a news release, her colleagues praise her for her cool-headed approach and her unwavering focus on what matters most for her students’ education.

Graduate Student Council (GSC) members were split over a bill on ethical spending at its Monday meeting. The council sent the bill back to its authors following deliberation last week. The joint bill with the Undergraduate Senate (UGS) would establish an ethical spending committee within the Associated Students of Stanford...

Piedmont High School’s boys football team has played cleaner games than it did against Washington-Fremont on Oct. 25. But the mistakes didn’t cost the Highlanders as they moved to 7-1 on the season with a 56-20 win at Witter Field. “Once again, coming out slow,” Highlanders coach Jordan...