For years, Menlo seniors have had the luxury of choosing from an array of special topics English electives for each semester of their final year. Conversely,...

As senior Angelica Chou limped off the soccer field, her right knee screaming in pain, the reality of a torn ACL began to set in. Panic swept through her....

Senior Jackson Coleman frantically rushed through the Harry Reid International Airport on Saturday, Sept. 14, hoping to make his flight from Las Vegas...

Seniors Mary Mahe, Scarlett Bundy, Julia Capasso and Ellie Knoll throw a football around during a period of free time. For their final class retreat, seniors...

Very few athletes switch their primary sport during their last year of high school. Even fewer commit to play in a Division I league for that sport. Senior...

The crinkle of a gum wrapper in a quiet Menlo classroom turns more heads than the latest gossip. The minute a shiny pack of gum makes its debut from someone’s...

Menlo alum Ben Lasky (‘19) has always considered music his greatest passion. Though most now know him as the rapper and singer-songwriter Quadeca —...

Side parts? Uncool. Calling your dog “doggo”? Cringe. Knee-high Uggs? Giving 2012. Especially on social media, us Gen-Zers jump at the chance to label...

The moment a Starbucks Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino first hit my lips, I was convinced that coffee was the one thing I had been missing all my life....

Jane Goodall, a world-renowned primatologist and anthropologist best known for her groundbreaking observations on chimpanzees, spoke to the Menlo community...

Menlo is known for its rigorous academic expectations, but it also is filled with an athletic spirit both in and beyond the field. While over four-fifths...

In their chemistry classes, Menlo sophomores are introduced to the world of acids, bases, and indicators — substances that offer a visual color change...

The Menlo boys varsity lacrosse team was defeated by Sacred Heart Prep 17-2 on Wednesday, March 20. “It’s really hard to go up against a team that...

In recent years, we’ve seen an eruption of sequels popping up in our Netflix recommendations. It seems that every major entertainment studio has decided...

In August 2023, senior Kenya Cassidy committed to play Division I water polo at UCLA. Cassidy was drawn to both UCLA’s highly competitive water polo...

Alyssa’s gnocchi was “like a cloud, with black truffle on top.” Staff photo: Alyssa McAdams

Drop waists: From fashion week to the it-girls on your For You Page, drop-waist dresses are stepping into the spotlight. The elongating silhouette...

It’s 10:01 a.m., and you’ve just made it through your most boring class of the day. You know you should head to your math tutorial, but as you’re...

Menlo students and faculty are no longer required to get the COVID-19 vaccine as of the beginning of this school year, removing a mandate that had been...

It’s no secret that Menlo is a second home to countless creative minds, from visual artists to dancers and photographers. However, there is one group...

As of this 2023-2024 school year, Creative Arts Director of seven years Steven Minning will step down from his broader director position to focus his attention...

Virtually every Menlo student has participated in freshman seminar, a required semester-long course for ninth graders in which students rotate through...

While Menlo School seniors must face the harrowing journey of college applications, they also get to enjoy beloved traditions and exciting social events...

Junior Joelle Kim became the first Menlo girls’ golf team member to shoot a hole-in-one in early October. Kim's impressive achievement did not come without...