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Vol. XXXIV, Number 35 N May 31, 2013 2O13 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Dining FROM CASUAL TO FINE DINING OON THEut MIDPENINSULA Dining Out restaurant guide A PUBLICATION OF THE PALO ALTO WEEKLY, THE ALMANAC & MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE High school grads celebrate their milestone page 3 Transitions 19 Spectrum 20 Movies 26 Home 33 Puzzles 54 NNews Palo Alto considers smaller council Page 8 NArts Quilts tell story of Israel’s kibbutzim Page 22 NSports Prep track athletes on big stage Page 28 Your affordable & convenient factory authorized SPRING Mercedes-Benz service center in Palo Alto SAVINGS $ 88 SAVE Service Plan 178 $ See your service advisor for 70 is as easy as ABC... complete details. Expires 6/15/13 Reg. $248.88 $ 88 SAVE Service Plan 348 $ See your service advisor for 100 complete details. Expires 6/15/13 Reg. $448.88 Oil & Filter $ 88 See your service advisor for complete 99 details. 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Don’t compare ever forget it,” Student Body Pres- had sensed an unwritten code at yourself to people better than you Paly celebrates 465 ident Jessica Tam told her class- Paly that “cool kids don’t try and — don’t compare yourself to other mates. still get As in every class.” people in general. members of Class of 2013 Tam spoke of countless tests Comparing herself to accom- “As you move on, do what you and quizzes, sneaking food into plished friends, she felt she never can, and be proud of what you can Student speaker: ‘Never forget this feeling the library, enduring the noise of measured up until, after some “un- do.” of exuberance, limitless possibilities’ campus construction, getting hit subtle hints” from her parents, she In her speech “Stress Case,” Soo by Frisbees, naked seniors in the realized it was pointless to com- Song said she’d felt unsettled to by Chris Kenrick quad and “crying over rejections, pare herself to others. have been voted “class stress case” ith shrieks, songs and a Students in gowns hugged and crying over acceptances and mak- She came to recognize she had at the beginning of senior year. tossing of mortarboards, twirled one another, and par- ing the best friends we will ever talents of her own, in language and “I knew I was stressed about W Palo Alto High School ents, holding flowers of all hues, have.” speaking. tests and grades and little details Wednesday celebrated the gradu- pressed to the front of the crowd Two of the three other student “I had only seen my friends’ — about almost everything — but ation of 465 members of the Class with cameras. speakers struck the theme of aca- abilities and none of my own. ... it was part of me, and being the of 2013 — the 115th class in the “This exuberance we’re experi- demic stress. So my challenge to you isn’t just school’s history. encing on this day — this feeling In her speech “To the Average to follow your dreams but to find (continued on page 8) Vivian Wong Vivian At Gunn High School graduation Wednesday, mortarboards were gaily decorated — often showcasing the grad’s future college. Pooh-themed metaphors (the im- In addition to Villalobos, three as with a miniature tree. One cap EDUCATION portance of being wise like Owl, students and NBC Bay Area simply read “LIFE.” individualistic like Tigger and a News Anchor Raj Mathai spoke Student Jonah Kaye spoke about true friend like Pooh) and a line to the class. The ceremony also sometimes-meaningless yearbook from a Jay-Z song (“Nobody built included presentations of the class declarations and “both unhealthy Gunn High graduates like you, you design yourself.”). gift — a new speaker set for the and galvanizing stress” about school, But she rejected Colbert’s char- football field — by senior class grades, thin college-admissions en- 426 students Wednesday acterization, saying she’s had the president Nitika Johri and of two velopes and what students think opposite experience with the Class major awards. The ceremony in they’re supposed to do and be. Speakers from the Class of 2013 emphasize Gunn’s of 2013. south Palo Alto culminated in the “Keep pushing,” he urged. “We individuality, community and legacy “In you, I see passion. I see en- calling of each graduating senior are ready to move on. We have so ergy, creativity, innovation, dedi- to the stage to receive his or her by Elena Kadvany much to push forward to that we cation and hope. A lot of hope.” diploma. can’t waste time perseverating our hundred and twenty-six Principal Katya Villalobos The ceremony was held on the The graduates began the evening over every moment, every frame, seniors wearing graduation opened the evening with a speech football field, with the main stage by filing in to “Pomp and Circum- every yearbook line. F caps proudly decorated with that hit a wide range of themes: Ste- set up over the huge Gunn “G,” stance,” tassels on the right-hand “You know what? We made it. college names and mascots, their phen Colbert jokes about the class emblazoned in red and white on side, waiting to be ceremonious- We’re here,” he said, as cheers rose necks weighed down with celebra- of 2013’s technology-obsessed and the AstroTurf. Parents, friends and ly moved to the left. Some wore up from the crowd. tory leis, were awarded diplomas self-absorbed generation (always family sat on the field and in the graduation caps with simple felt Emma Schectman, her gradua- on Wednesday evening in Henry “tweeting your Vines, hashtag- bleachers, but many left their seats acronyms of their college desti- tion cap fully covered in sequins M. Gunn High School’s 48th com- ging your Spotifies and Snapchat- throughout the ceremony to take nations — USC, BU, CP — and mencement ceremony. ting your ‘YOLOs’”), Winnie the photographs of their graduates. others were more decorated, such (continued on page 7) ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>ÞÊΣ]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 3 Upfront 450 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER ‘‘ William S. Johnson (223-6505) EDITORIAL Editor Jocelyn Dong (223-6514) Associate Editor Carol Blitzer (223-6511) Sports Editor Keith Peters (223-6516) Express & Online Editor Eric Van Susteren (223-6515) Arts & Entertainment Editor Rebecca Wallace (223-6517) We think we’ve got an issue here. Assistant Sports Editor Rick Eymer (223-6521) Spectrum Editor Tom Gibboney (223-6507) — Kevin Skelly, Palo Alto Unified School District Staff Writers Sue Dremann (223-6518), Chris Kenrick (223-6512), Gennady Sheyner (223-6513) superintendent, on a recent state warning against Editorial Assistant/Intern Coordinator charging fees for summer school. See story on page 16. Elena Kadvany (223-6519) Staff Photographer Veronica Weber (223-6520) ‘‘ Contributors Andrew Preimesberger, Dale F. Bentson, Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Tyler Hanley, Iris Harrell, Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Karla Kane, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Jeanie K. 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