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Stanford OHS Graduation Weekend is coming! It is not only a time of celebration for the hardworking seniors and a milestone for 8th graders, but also a wonderful opportunity for students, families, instructors, staff, and alumni to gather together on Stanford's campus. We will also be celebrating Stanford OHS's 20th anniversary!
Inside a day in the life of dedicated and inspiring students at SOHS!
CULTURE
Teacher Appreciation Week may have happened a few weeks ago, but teachers deserve appreciation year-round. Keeping track of participation while teaching, dealing with ever-present Adobe Connect issues students face, managing accommodations, grading assignments, responding quickly to emails, holding office hours, and hearing excuses when students “forget to do their reading” is definitely not easy.
Pixel Journal playlists are curated on Spotify using student submissions from Instagram. If you would like to feature your favorite song(s) in the next playlist, reach out to our Culture editor, community engagement editor, or editor-in-chief
When schoolwork starts to pile up, we often forget to take a pause, breathe, and consider the silver linings. The truth is, 10 or 20 years after high school graduation, you won’t necessarily look back on the low B you once got on that English paper, but rather on the special moments you created with friends.
Clubs
First published in the fall of 2018 with an issue named The Pieces Fall Into Place, OHS' literary magazine, The Chrysalis, has evolved to welcome more contributors and gain schoolwide recognition for its quality, aesthetics, and inclusivity for creative works. For this article, spotlighting the 2025 Fall edition, Hiraeth, and the upcoming 2026 Spring edition, to be named Insomnia, the three current Editors-in-Chief, Wanzie Li, Anya Singh, and Mona Obedoza, share details about themes, behind-the-scenes work, and what readers can expect from the upcoming 2026 Spring edition.
The OHS 4th Annual Open Tournament took place on September 26th, 2025. In a fast-paced science competition, teams competed to answer challenging toss-up questions and win various prizes.
“It's basically science jeopardy. Or if you've played quiz bowl, science quiz bowl with less bonuses,” says Josh Tittiranonda ’26, Co-President of the Science Bowl Club. The Science Bowl Club, established since the founding of OHS, has sent teams to various competitions across the nation: SLAC Science Bowl Regional at Stanford, Berkeley Science Bowl at UC Berkeley, MIT Science Bowl at MIT, and more. They conduct weekly meetings that operate as scrimmages, allowing students to practice science bowl matches before competitions.
The Science Research Club, led by Lakshmi Agarwal ‘26, Aanya Gupta ‘27, Ellie Shen ‘27 and Mika Nonaka ‘27, hosted three guest speakers to share their journeys in science research and provide a forum for club members to ask questions and get inspired.
Editorial
Dear Reader,
Fall is upon us! Though from where I am, Irvine, California is still unbelievably hot, I hope you are snuggling up in cozy blankets and warming your fingers with a hot cup of chai in the fall spirit (I might be biased. Fall is my favorite season).
Meet our new editorial board for the 2026-2027 school year!
Dear Reader,
Spring forward! Daylight saving time is arriving, meaning our clocks must be set an hour ahead. As I lament over my lost hour—and as spring pours in showers—I also think of warm sunsets late in the evening, rapid rivers, and annual blooms. This season is a gentle reminder that loss is a disguise for transformation; the shifting is unstable in order for plates to settle.
On April 1st–no, it wasn't a joke!–a Space Launch System rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. It was the beginning of Artemis II–the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis program–and carried four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft. After more than half a century since Apollo, humanity once again sent astronauts toward the Moon.