Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Menlo School

The Coat of Arms

The Student News Site of Menlo School

The Coat of Arms

The Student News Site of Menlo School

The Coat of Arms

A car is parked in the student lot after getting rammed into hours earlier on Dec. 5.

Crashes in Student Parking Lot Raise Safety Concerns

Geoffrey Franc and Jacob Reich
December 9, 2024

Two separate car accidents occurred in the student parking lot on Dec. 5. The larger of the two involved multiple cars and occurred just before school...

Menlo Hosts Israel–Palestine Discussion With Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross

Menlo Hosts Israel–Palestine Discussion With Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross

Jacob Reich, Online Editor
November 22, 2024

Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross, former peace negotiators in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, spoke to the Menlo Upper School in an assembly on Tuesday.   Ross...

Drama Dept. to Partner with BSU for Winter Musical

Drama Dept. to Partner with BSU for Winter Musical

Sadie Evans, Staff Writer
November 10, 2024

For the first time ever, Menlo’s drama department will team up with the Black Student Union. The two groups will come together to produce “The Wiz,”...

Lunch bowls with meat await students and staff.

Menlo Scraps Meatless Mondays

Rafe Weiden, Staff Writer
November 7, 2024

This year, some Monday lunches have featured meat-based entrees, prompting students to wonder whether or not Meatless Monday will be continued. However,...

Senior Mari Martinez-Luna works on a project outside in science teacher David Spence’s Experimental Archaeology class.

New Pavilion Built in Redwood Grove

Miki Kimura, Head Copy Editor
November 1, 2024

Besides trees and benches, Menlo’s Upper School campus has gained a new pavilion in the redwood grove this school year.  According to Director of...

A recently-installed camera is attached to a light in the student parking lot.

Menlo Installs 31 Cameras Near Parking Around Campus

Malia Chen, Assistant Social Media and Marketing Director
October 29, 2024

Every morning, chaos unfolds in the student parking lot as cars defy one-way signs, swerve into spaces and barely fit within the lines. This July, 31...

Spirit Ambassador, Lapolla member and senior Scarlett Bundy waves the blue Lapolla flag during the first competition between the houses on Sept. 6, 2024. Photo courtesy of Menlo Flickr.

House Elections Stir Up Controversy

Bianca Putanec, Assistant Sports Editor
October 26, 2024

Elections for house captains in the recently introduced house system took place on Sept. 30. 16 captains, four per house, distributed unevenly across grades,...

An air-source heat pump in an Upper School classroom.

Menlo to Add CADC Air Conditioning in 2025 with Upper School to Follow

Amelie Giomi, Spread Editor
October 25, 2024

After revising its original plan, Menlo will install air conditioning in the rest of the CADC next summer. The school also tentatively plans on installing...

Following the 2024 Election: Caroline Gives Her Tips for Staying in the Know as November 5 Approaches

Following the 2024 Election: Caroline Gives Her Tips for Staying in the Know as November 5 Approaches

Caroline Clack, A&L Editor
October 24, 2024

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will face off in an unprecedentedly fluid presidential election. Unless you are the rare political enthusiast...

Club Hub Rollout To Resume After Privacy, Login Concerns Resolved

Club Hub Rollout To Resume After Privacy, Login Concerns Resolved

Malia Chen, Assistant Social Media and Marketing Director
October 21, 2024

Two weeks after the Menlo administration introduced a new platform called Club Hub, the rollout of the program was halted after senior Alexandre Haddad-Delaveau...

Menlo's Administration has decided to implement a new class cap by an additional 10 students starting with the class of 2028.

Class Sizes To Continue Increasing by 10 Through 2027

Aaron Widjaja, Copy Editor
October 18, 2024

After many years of maintaining a consistent class size of around 150 students, Menlo has decided to increase future Upper School class sizes by 10 students...

This year’s Homecoming T-shirts for freshmen (left) and juniors (right) showcase their grade-level themes: sailors and sardines, respectively.

Homecoming T-Shirts Spark Debate Over Tradition and Sustainability

Sienna Lew, Opinions Editor
October 17, 2024

It’s a Menlo tradition: annually in late October, Upper School students show up to the Homecoming football game decked out in T-shirts assigned to their...

Load More Stories