launch ASB ANSWERS
UPCOMING EVENTS
WITH SPIRIT COMMISSIONERS SABRINA CHAN AND JOY XU
What upcoming events does ASB have in store? For cohorts that have gone back to campus, we are planning to have Cookies on the Quad. We are working on Tea with Teachers too. We also have a Mental Health and Wellness Week, where we are planning to collaborate with the Wellness Center and different clubs on campus.
What plans does ASB have to foster school spirit? ASB is hopeful that when it’s safe, we will be able to have some sort of in-person spirit events, because we know that a lot of students are missing that social aspect of school. As our cases drop and more people get vaccines, we are hoping to have some sort of drive-by event or socially-distanced quad event or talent show.
What are the ASB Weekly How-To Videos? We’re making these videos to continue our social media presence, because social media is one way students connect most during distanced learning. There are a lot coming in the future, including chocolate chip cookies, cake making and french toast. The videos are posted on our Instagram @palyasb.
Photos: Charlize Chu and Tao Xu
2/26
Paly Choirs Pops Concert
2/25
Nicola Yoon Author Visit (Paly Lib)
3/12-14
Much Ado About Nothing
3/16
One year since shelter-in-place
3/19
Paly Instrumental Pops Concert
3/19
Career Speakers Series kickoff
3/20-21
Much Ado About Nothing
3/28
Paly Choirs Evening Song
HEART HUNT Love is in the air!
Can you find all 14 hearts hidden throughout Launch?
GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON: COVID-19 EDITION WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GIRL SCOUT COOKIE?
Thin Mints (49.6%)
Lemon Ups (4.1%)
Samoas (25.2%)
Trefoils (3.3%)
Tagalongs (6.5%)
Other (5.7%)
S’mores (5.7%) Source: Data presented comes from an opt-in Verde Magazine survey of 144 Palo Alto High School students, conducted from Feb. 1 — Feb 11 through a digital form published on schoolrelated social media and Schoology pages. Responses were anonymous and participation for all questions was optional.
8 FEBRUARY 2021
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HE BRIGHT BOXES with smiling girls plastered on the sides are a familiar sight in February, the highly anticipated Girl Scout cookie season. Though just as popular as ever, Girl Scouts in Palo Alto have had to to adapt their selling methods with the pandemic still in full fledge. Vivian Trach, a Paly sophomore and member of a local Girl Scout troop, says that the social aspect (or lack thereof) from distance learning has an immense impact on cookie sales. “It’s a lot harder to find people to buy Girl Scout cookies because a lot of the time, people would get them to snack on in class,” Trach said. “Now, nobody can do that.”
Not selling cookies in-person has pushed many scouts to rely on social media to promote themselves. “I’ve had to advertise a lot more digitally,” Trach said. “I’ve mainly posted on Nextdoor and Instagram and have been advertising in random group chats I happen to be in.” In addition to taking online orders through personal web-pages on the Girl Scouts Digital Cookie website, (www.digitalcookie.girlscouts.org) the organization is also working with Grubhub, providing the option to order cookies delivered straight to their home. While snacking on Thin Mints and Samoas with a room full of classmates will remain a distant memory for now, the magic of Girl Scout cookie season prevails.
