The LJCDS Varsity Women's basketball team is looking to bounce back this year after a shortened, yet successful, 2020-2021 season due to COVID. The anticipation is high as observers, fans, and players are anxious to see if they can redeem themselves. Unfortunately, the Torreys fell short against Bonita...

Stories unite us. We buy popular books in droves, and flock to movie theaters. We collectively laugh at the funny moments, and yell when the characters on screen make choices we disagree with. We scream at the girl in the horror movie not to take those fatal steps into the basement, we urge the romantic...

On February 1, 2022, over 1.5 billion people in over 15 nations around the world celebrated the Lunar New Year. This holiday is celebrated in accordance with the lunar calendar, which is based on the orbit of the moon, thus the date changes on a yearly basis. It represents, conceptually, a similar holiday...

It’s been a while since La Jolla Country Day has had a fully free and non-handicapped drama production. Last year’s The Laramie Project had to be performed with masks and had a strict quota on the number of audience members. Although there were still a few COVID-related restrictions in place, A Midsummer...

Warning! This review contains spoilers.  The Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man trilogy was starting to resemble the Star Wars sequel trilogy. And, not in a good way. Both trilogies started with a mostly well-received first film (Homecoming, 2017/The Force Awakens, 2015) and then released a highly...

There is one phrase that I hear on an almost daily basis at school: I’m so tired. This has become a universal complaint for high school students, who are faced with the mounting obligations of modern school life. In the four-ish years I have been in high school, I have seen this constant presence of...

On January 15, 2022, a letter was sent to Mark Schlissel from the “Regents of the University of Michigan” (the University’s “constitutional officers”) informing him of his termination as the President of the University of Michigan. The officers said that they had “received an anonymous complaint...

The coronavirus has kept locks on society everywhere for over a year now, and the 2020 to 2021 school year has obviously been incredibly strange and spontaneous. This year has been different for everyone. However, the school year itself is gradually becoming shorter and shorter, and students are undoubtedly...

Along with basic terms to get you more acquainted with investing, there are also some universal tips that can guide you.  Diversify your portfolio. Whether it’s investing in value stocks or growth stocks, it’s good not to put all your money into one type of method. When the market is doing...

As we approach the end to a truly wild and one-of-a-kind school year, members of the Palette thought that it would be best to feature a graduating senior for our final student spotlight of the year. We believed this would be a chance to reflect on the challenges of the past year that were unique to seniors...

It’s a bird...It’s a plane...It’s another plane? Seriously?  Students attending classes both virtually and in-person can attest to the constant interruptions and loud noises caused  by planes flying past campus. Whether one is trying to have a leisurely conversation with a friend, listening...

On May 11th, it was announced that some Broadway shows, such as Lion King, Hamilton, and Wicked, are returning to New York theatres at full capacity on September 14th. Musicals like Phantom of the Opera, Come From Away, Chicago, and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical have even started selling tickets and...

With the school year coming to an end, The Palette took the opportunity to interview outgoing seniors about their high school experiences. We wish them the best of luck as they embark on their collegiate experiences next fall. Hopefully, we will see them back on campus soon! What is your favorite high...

Overview and Story Ever since the Japanese release of Persona 5 Strikers, fans have been begging for a western localization. A full year and three days later,the gamet finally came out in English on February 23rd, 2021 on Steam, the Nintendo Switch, and the Playstation 4. As a canon sequel to the highly...

This academic year, fifth-grade teachers at La Jolla Country Day School are collectively piloting a new grading system: replacing traditional letter and percentage-based grades with a system for assessing students' depth of understanding. This approach is designed to keep students focused on learning...

After attending classes on Zoom since March 13, LJCDS has transitioned to a hybrid learning model, giving students the choice to continue learning on Zoom or to come back to campus and attend classes in person. While COVID-19 is still raging across the country, LJCDS has consulted with top experts in...

Investing can be intimidating enough for beginners. Add in the roller-coaster year of 2020 with its unprecedented effects on businesses and employment, and it can seem impossible to navigate the stock market. However, the investors that are successful aren’t lucky, and instead earn their profits by...