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Crystal Bai, Print Editor

Class of 2020.

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention. Creative Commons photo: Gage Skidmore on Creative Commons.

House Withholds Impeachment Articles, Senate Prepares for Trial

Crystal Bai, Print Editor
January 13, 2020

After the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump on Dec. 18, 2019, impeachment proceedings have slowed down considerably due...

This is not the first time Trump has dealt with impeachment talk. Formal efforts to impeach Trump were initiated in 2017 by House Democrats as well. Creative Commons photo: Working Families Party on Creative Commons.

House Will Draft Formal Impeachment Articles, Pelosi Says

Crystal Bai, Print Editor
December 6, 2019

In a new update to the impeachment inquiry, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced Dec. 5 that the House of Representatives would move forward with...

President Donald Trump Speaks at the #FITN Republican leadership Summit in New Hampshire in 2015. Creative Commons photo: Michael Vadon on Flickr.

House Democrats Continue to Gather Evidence for Official Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Crystal Bai, Print Editor
November 13, 2019

Why is there an impeachment inquiry, anyway? The impeachment inquiry began after an August 2019 whistleblower complaint alleged that President Donald...

Diagram of the WASC Accreditation Cycle. Photo:  Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

An Overview of Menlo’s Accreditation Results

Crystal Bai, Copy Editor
March 7, 2019

As the culmination of its accreditation process, Menlo was recently given four major recommendations for the school’s future improvement, along with...

Menlo Model UN Club poses for a photo with their awards. Pictured from left: (above) freshman Vikram Seshadri, junior Jake Martin, sophomore Vivek Veluvali, senior Adrian Kalaw, (below) junior Charlotte Acra, junior Sulwen Ma, freshman Mitsuka Kiyohara, senior Tzy Ying Yee, (not pictured: senior Louis Levitan). Photo courtesy  of Charlotte Acra.

Model UN Takes on The Annual Harvard Model Congress

Crystal Bai, Copy Editor
January 31, 2019

From Friday, Jan. 18 to Sunday, Jan. 20, nine members of the Menlo Upper School Model United Nations club participated in the 19th annual Harvard Model...

Francis Wolke, 36, was arrested in connection with the Dec. 12, 2018 stabbing death in Menlo Park. Photo: San Mateo County Sheriff Department.

First Menlo Park Homicide since 2012

Crystal Bai, Copy Editor
December 14, 2018

On Wednesday, Dec. 12 at 5:34 p.m., the Menlo Park Police Department received a 911 call reporting that someone was dead in a home on the 900 block of...

Photo of the new Upper School faculty for the 2018-2019 school year. Photo courtesy of Pete Zivkov on Menlo Flickr.

What Happens on Professional Development Days?

Crystal Bai, Copy Editor
December 7, 2018

Every couple of months and most recently on Monday, Nov. 12, the Menlo planner blacks out a seemingly random Monday or a Friday as a “Professional Development...

Image of the history elective-course honors agreements students were required to complete. Staff photo: Crystal Bai

Why the History Honors Policy was Redacted

Crystal Bai, Copy Editor
September 24, 2018

As of this school year, the history curriculum has officially changed, making AP U.S. History a sophomore class and introducing 19 electives for juniors...

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