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Updated School Safety: New Door Blinds

Updated School Safety: New Door Blinds

Kai Chung, Staff Writer
May 21, 2025

For many years, Menlo classrooms had a slight security problem: the narrow window providing a direct view into the room behind every door. This issue was...

Spanish teacher Justin Carunchia smiles in his office.

2025 Edition: Departing Menlo Faculty Members

This collection of stories is an online extension and reproduction of the Coat of Arms 51.5 print edition. This package includes the original articles...

‘Enviably Strong’: Board Chair and Head of School Give Report in Annual State of the School Speech

‘Enviably Strong’: Board Chair and Head of School Give Report in Annual State of the School Speech

Geoffrey Franc, Staff Writer
May 12, 2025

Speaking to an audience of dozens of parents and faculty in Spieker Center on Thursday night, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Sameer Dholakia summed...

The Staff Member You Didn’t Know Was a Pop Star

The Staff Member You Didn’t Know Was a Pop Star

Jacob Reich, Staff Writer
May 12, 2025

The most famous Menlo staff member was not well-known among students. JT Toscano, who left the school in April, worked at Menlo for 20 years in the operations...

Students gather around Sustainability Fair stations.

Menlo’s Sustainability Fair Success

Autumn Chambers, Assistant Online Editor
May 2, 2025

Menlo students celebrated the final day of Eco Act Week with the annual sustainability fair, which focused on environmental solutions, during student...

The Biggest Cases So Far This Supreme Court Term

The Biggest Cases So Far This Supreme Court Term

Jacob Reich, Staff Writer
April 30, 2025

This is the second article in a series of stories about the Supreme Court that will cover the influential cases from its previous term, the ongoing 2024...

USC Ice Bucket Challenge: What is it?

USC Ice Bucket Challenge: What is it?

Zoe Hayes and Lisa Huhs
April 28, 2025

If you’ve been on Instagram, you’ve likely seen people getting cold water and ice dumped on their heads and then nominating their friends to do the...

Michael Sandel holds a socratic discussion on a number of moral dilemmas with the Upper School.

Sandel Addresses Menlo on Politics, Privilege and Purpose

Savannah Smith, Assistant A&L Editor
April 28, 2025

The following has been pared and edited for clarity.    Q: Many Menlo students engage in civic discussions, but often in spaces with people who...

Senior Ari Kaufman plays guitar while singing her song “I Wish I Was in Love With You.”

4 Years of Starting Conversation: Voices for Hope Brings Mental Health to the Forefront Again

Asher Beck, Staff Writer
April 25, 2025

On Sunday, April 13, the mental health advocacy organization Voices for Hope held its fourth annual concert at Menlo. Aiming to raise mental health...

Robotics and Model UN Travel to New Heights

Robotics and Model UN Travel to New Heights

Aaron Widjaja, Assistant Copy Editor
April 17, 2025

Menlo’s Model UN and robotics teams recently traveled to prestigious events outside the state for the first time — Model UN attended Harvard’s annual...

Semester-Long Arts Classes To Be Phased Out

Semester-Long Arts Classes To Be Phased Out

Bianca Putanec, Assistant Sports Editor
April 14, 2025

The arts department plans to phase out semester-long arts elective classes and replace them with year-long classes starting with the 2025-26 school year....

Sustaina-Bowl? Ongoing Issue of Disappearing Bowls Follows Lunchtime Trash-Reduction Efforts

Sustaina-Bowl? Ongoing Issue of Disappearing Bowls Follows Lunchtime Trash-Reduction Efforts

Elaina Huang, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 10, 2025

Walk around campus, and chances are you’ll run into reusable red and black bowls. But some are not in the dirty dish rack of the cafeteria, where they...

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