In his time at the Post, Jonas served as a general assignment reporter. He joined the team in March 2021 as a sophomore at Palo Alto High School, and departed in May 2021.
Paly junior explores cultural identity through poetry
STORY BY JONAS PAO AND MELODY XU, PHOTO BY EMILY MCNALLY Most students probably view the poetry unit in English class as just another midday nap opportunity. But while her classmates were dozing off, this is where Jasmine Kapadia fell in love with poetry as a first grader — and since then, her poems and slam…
San Mateo County bumped to orange tier, Santa Clara expected to follow next week
STORY BY TOMOKI CHIEN AND JONAS PAO San Mateo County has fallen to the orange tier of coronavirus restrictions, the first Bay Area county to do so. Santa Clara County, which has generally lagged a week behind San Mateo, is on track to make the same move next week so long as its case rates hold. Here’s…
At last, PAUSD, MVLA high schoolers return to campus
STORY BY TOMOKI CHIEN, JONAS PAO AND MELODY XU, PHOTO COURTESY WYNNE SATTERWHITE Almost exactly a year since campuses first shuttered to stem the tide of a raging pandemic, high schoolers in the Mountain View–Los Altos and Palo Alto Unified school districts returned to classrooms this week. We spoke to students in both school districts…