Instagram has grown in popularity since its inception in 2010, garnering more than 1 billion active users in 2018. These accounts take many forms. While the majority are personal accounts, others include...

The AP Capstone program, released in the fall of 2014, was officially approved as a class for UPA’s course load in the 2017-18 school year, making UPA one of the 1,500 out of 27,000 high schools in the...

I look toward my raiser, eyes shining. I wag my tail with excitement. She gives me treats from her pocket for good behavior. I’m training to be a guide dog. “The job of puppy raisers is to teach...

In our newest podcast series, Greg Haessner and Akhil Vemuri tackle the UPA courseload and the effect it has on its students. In this episode, Haessner and Vemuri interview UPA junior Jovita Mi about her...

Science teacher Christopher Lucas drank his first alcoholic beverage at a Stanford party in 1997. The then-16-year-old college freshman downed the Jägermeister given to him by a fraternity boy...

Study Tips: Breathe in a specific scent through your nose, as it is actually scientifically proven by Mark Moss from Northumbria University to help you remember content better. They used the scent...

Prior to the 2018-19 school year, UPA was a notable exception to the long list of Silicon Valley high schools with computer science clubs. That changed starting this school year, as UPA has doubled...

Anxiety, a prominent issue among teenagers, has negatively impacted school and personal lives. English teacher Andrea Aquino has personally dealt with anxiety and hopes to help teenagers cope with their...

 It is Wednesday, and AP Biology has a zero period. Only one student lives 30 minutes away, but with traffic, it takes her an hour. She wakes up at 5 a.m., and she walks drearily into her...