One penalty separated the Menlo boys soccer team from being crowned the 2024 CCS Division II champions. It was already the furthest the team had gone at...

A chance interaction with a casting director at his middle school in Mexico City led junior transfer student Alberto Perez-Jacome to his first professional...

The Bay Area is rewriting the playbook for women’s sports. This summer alone, the Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA franchise to make the...

Preview Season 2, Episode 1 of Friday Knight Lights. In order to listen to the full episode, click the Spotify icon, the podcast title, the image or ‘Save...

Menlo’s track and field team is sprinting into the 2025 season with new leadership and a smaller roster size. At the Saint Francis Invitational on March...

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....

Blake Putanec plays with blocks as a toddler in San Francisco, where he grew up.

After hearing a beeping sound on their team bus while returning from their trip over winter break, the boys soccer team stood waiting on the side of the...

With Central Coast Section playoffs looming, the varsity boys soccer team is finding its stride at the right time. A recent win over Harker was the Knights’...

Menlo’s basketball program played a doubleheader against Sacred Heart Prep on Friday, Jan. 17. The spirit was at a season-high with full stands for the...

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...

A Division V cross country team had never made it to Nike Cross Nationals (NXN), the unofficial team national championship of high school cross country....

After a thrilling pair of overtime goals, and a nearly unprecedented 13 rounds of penalty kicks in the Central Coast Section Division II semifinals, the...

Having no time for homework from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. the whole school year might sound daunting for some, but for Menlo’s three-sport athletes, it’s a...

Two bags with two uniforms, a near-empty water bottle waiting to be filled and a run to the car. These things make up my daily transition to get to soccer...

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

Menlo’s cross country team has had a running start to their season with the boys sweeping competition at the Woodbridge Classic and the girls having...

Though their season got off to a rough start, the girls water polo team strives to turn things around and finish off the season exhibiting their growth...

The Menlo varsity football team added another win under their belt in a lively 38-28 battle against Capuchino High School. Senior Jack Enright was a key...

Junior advocate and history teacher Peter Brown plays the guitar while students gather around to sing “Count on Me” by Bruno Mars.

This winter, senior Willis Johnson committed to play Division III football at the University of Puget Sound. Johnson is excited to show his capabilities...

With five league wins under their belt, the varsity girls lacrosse team is on its way to the CCS playoffs, currently sitting in third place in both the...

When passing by Wunderlich Field after school, it’s not uncommon to find several different teams practicing next to each other. Whether it’s a combination...