Gwendolyn Lopez

Tucked away in H201 lies a gem of a community: Puente. Currently led by English teacher Mr. Raya and counselor Mr. Perez, the Puente program at PHS has been around since 1993. Puente strives to increase the number of traditionally underrepresented students who attend four-year universities—by educat...

The crowd went wild as Nilah Okon ‘23 scored the winning touchdown, running untouchable from one end of the field to the other. Onlookers could only watch as the entire senior team—cheerleaders included—swarmed together in a pink hoard, smiling between chants of “SENIORS, SENIORS, SENIORS!” To anyon...

For seniors, the month of October means another step closer to the biggest challenge of the school year: applying to college. The process of college applications can certainly seem daunting at first, with all the different components to keep track of. But with skillful time management and focus, you...

As the school year begins, PHS gives a warm welcome to its new principal, Mathew Kodama. You’ve certainly heard his name and read his emails, or maybe even seen him around on campus. But what exactly does a new principal mean for the students of PHS? What can we expect from our new administration as...

Since last fall, you’ve probably seen the pastel-colored flyers scattered around campus, promoting the return of the Seoul Club. With a minimal, elegant design—including pictures of K-pop groups and the popular K-drama, Squid Game—the flyers have certainly piqued the interest of many students, inclu...

Many ambitious students turn their attention to the AP curriculum, which provides a more rigorous, college-level learning experience for a variety of subjects. With the college application process getting increasingly competitive each year, students are striving to enroll in more AP classes—to the p...

As November draws to a close, the PHS Performing Arts Department is busy with students preparing for December 9th’s Winter Arts Showcase. The Showcase is held annually in December, and it’s a night where PHS’s performers bring all their talent to the stage. This year, there will be performances from...

As we walked into G208, the first thing we noticed were the many maps on the walls. What regions do they show, exactly? There’s one of Europe, of Europe during the Cold War, of the USSR, and not one, but two world maps. It’s exactly the place where you’d expect to find PHS’ Mr. Michealsen, our AP Hu...