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Charles Hanson speaks to teachers and students.

History Department Hosts World Events Colloquy

Zoe Hayes, Staff Writer
March 14, 2025

History teachers Charles Hanson, Clara Bergander, and Sabahat Adil hosted a discussion of the history and future of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict...

Menlo School Implements New Assembly Rotation for Affinity Groups to Ensure Equity

Menlo School Implements New Assembly Rotation for Affinity Groups to Ensure Equity

Aaron Widjaja, Copy Editor
March 11, 2025

Though Menlo often puts on elaborate celebrations for heritage months like Hispanic Heritage Month or cultural holidays such as Lunar New Year, affinity...

Administration Works to Shift Culture Around Bigoted Language

Administration Works to Shift Culture Around Bigoted Language

Caroline Clack, A&L Editor
March 4, 2025

Following incidents last spring in which two Upper School students were expelled for using discriminatory language, Menlo administrators have taken measures...

Photo courtesy of Tania Troper

Marco’s Mission Brings Its Educational Message to Menlo

Savannah Smith, Assistant A&L Editor
March 4, 2025

Marco’s Mission, a non-profit dedicated to educating and spreading awareness about the risks of drug use, will be leading an assembly at Menlo in late...

Two Trips Cut as MTerm Expands to New Horizons

Two Trips Cut as MTerm Expands to New Horizons

Miki Kimura, Head Copy Editor
March 3, 2025

In its third post-pandemic year, Menlo MTerm now offers the largest selection of trips in the program’s history, with new study abroad locations in Malaysia...

Future of TikTok in Doubt as Supreme Court Upholds Ban

Future of TikTok in Doubt as Supreme Court Upholds Ban

Lauren Giesselman, Staff Writer
March 3, 2025

For some Menlo students, the TikTok ban felt like a seismic event, disrupting daily routines and upending a favorite social outlet. Some students went...

Photo courtesy of Mark Aquino

A Beloved Teacher, Colleague and Friend: Community Remembers the Life and Legacy of Mark Aquino

Sonia Dholakia and Asher Darling
March 1, 2025

In the days and weeks after his passing, one particular photo of Mark Aquino circulated around the Menlo community: Aquino, donning a bright neon ensemble...

Menlo Faces Mass Absence Due To Circulating Illnesses

Menlo Faces Mass Absence Due To Circulating Illnesses

Autumn Chambers and Lila Ozdemir
February 15, 2025

Winter is infamous for being the season of sickness, but this year Menlo has seen a troubling wave of illness, taking down students across campus with...

Senior Mary Mahe, a member of the Douglass house, competes in Wednesday’s dress to impress competition.

Menlo’s Spirit Week Gets a House System Makeover

Caroline Clack, A&L Editor
February 15, 2025

Given a historic lack of participation in Menlo’s second-semester Spirit Week, student body representatives rebranded it as a “House Week.” This...

BSU and Turf Feinz Celebrate Black History Month at Assembly

BSU and Turf Feinz Celebrate Black History Month at Assembly

Asher Beck, Staff Writer
February 9, 2025

The Black Student Union held an assembly on Tuesday Feb. 4 in honor of Black History Month. The whole school assembly featured performances from Menlo...

Already at $62k, Menlo Tuition Set To Increase to $64,718

Already at $62k, Menlo Tuition Set To Increase to $64,718

Anya Ramani, Assistant News Editor
January 19, 2025

At $61,635 for the 2024-25 academic year, or roughly $350 per school day, Menlo’s tuition has exceeded the average cost for a private four-year university....

A collection of Menlo faculty travels to St. Louis for the annual conference in 2023. Photo courtesy of Kevin Chan

Students Attend Annual Diversity Leadership Conference

Bianca Putanec, Assistant Sports Editor
January 18, 2025

For the first time since 2019, Menlo brought both faculty and students to Denver, Colo. through Dec. 3-7, for two conferences held by the National Association...

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