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Students line up to get tested for COVID-19 before school at Palisades Charter High School.

LAUSD mandates vaccines

Natalie Cosgrove September 15, 2021

The governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced that all eligible students, 12 and older, are required to receive the vaccine to attend schools within the district. The...

Before the start of school, students gather on the fire road for mandatory COVID-19 testing by grade level. Constant testing ensures the safety of the community in the event of a positive case, so students can prevent the spread of the virus.

School confirms first COVID-19 case of the year

Davis Marks and Alex Hahn September 7, 2021

The Community Health Office confirmed the first case of COVID-19 at the Upper School Monday following two weeks of in-person school. After hearing of a positive test result from a student, the Community...

Making up for lost time

James Hess, Assistant Opinion Editor September 1, 2021

As a new ninth grader who came to the school without the friendships and memories usually forged in seventh and eighth grade, I’ve always perceived the upper school campus as a place to make up for lost...

Embracing uncertainty

Sarah Mittleman, Opinion Editor September 1, 2021

When students departed for what we expected to be a two-week quarantine, I was a sophomore who had yet to experience a full year at the Upper School. I hadn’t started behind-the-wheel driving lessons,...

Local restaurants accommodate to COVID-19

Davis Marks August 27, 2021

As cases of the COVID-19 delta variant increase, restaurants near the school have adjusted protocol for customers. Il Tramezzino owner RickWalken said his restaurant persevered despite the challenges...

California removes most state-wide COVID-19 restrictions

James Hess June 15, 2021

California lifted many restrictions on masking, social distancing and capacity limits June 15. The measure follows a prolonged decrease in the rate of COVID-19 cases across the state, which has also administered...

Chandace-Akirin Apacanis ’21 gives her nasal swab to Upper School Nurse Becca Pilgrim before class outside of the Munger Science Center in adherence with school COVID-19 protocols.

COVID-19 testing protocols work effectively

Melody Tang June 2, 2021

Sophomores, juniors and seniors began returning to in-person classes together starting May 17, following nearly two months of coming to campus based on a daily rotating grade system. . During this time,...

A tiger representing a top competitor in the metaphorical jungle of high school growls while holding an A+ paper.

Survival of the Fittest: The Dangers and Benefits of Academic Competition

Ava Fattahi June 1, 2021

Casey Weisman ’22 felt the blue fluorescent glow of his laptop screen on his face as he logged onto his fifth virtual college panel in mid-April. He immediately began worrying about the upcoming college...

CDC eases mask requirements as Los Angeles enters city’s yellow tier

Sandra Koretz May 31, 2021

Fully vaccinated individuals were first permitted to be maskless outdoors except in certain settings when Los Angeles County moved to the yellow tier, the least restrictive tier in California's Blueprint...

Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

Out with the Old, In with the New: 2020-2021 Year in Review

Milla Ben-Ezra May 30, 2021

August Head Prefects Cleo Maloney ’21 and Jonathan Cosgrove ’21 kicked off the virtual school year with speeches during the traditional robing ceremony at a Zoom convocation Aug. 23. The first day...

WORTH A SHOT: Students sit and converse for 15 minutes following the first dose of their Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at one of the school’s vaccine clinics in the Feldman Horn Gallery on April 28. To register for a COVID-19 vaccine, contact the Community Health Office or visit myturn.ca.gov.

School partners with pharmacy, opens vaccine clinic for those eligible under new regulations

Caroline Jacoby May 30, 2021

The school partnered with Elements Pharmacy to hold their third COVID-19 vaccine clinic May 19 and May 22. The clinic was open to all members of the school community who are at least 12-years-old and took...

A Daily Dose: Chandace-Akirin Apacanis ’21 gives her nasal swab to Upper School Nurse Becca Pilgrim for pooled testing outside of the Munger Science Center in adherence with COVID-19 protocols before her class.

Students attend school on campus together for first time in over a year

Tessa Augsberger May 29, 2021

The school welcomed sophomores, juniors and seniors back to campus May 17 after conducting most of the 2020-21 school year virtually. The school’s decision to reopen campus at full capacity came as...

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