Emily Yun and Arohi Bhattacharya
November 16, 2020
Palo Alto High School seniors will enter a possible Spirit Week next semester with a head start after the first interactive "Viking Week" resulted in the class winning first place.
City council opens Foothills Park to nonresidents
November 5, 2020
In response to a lawsuit filed against the City of Palo Alto by various civil rights organizations, Palo Alto's City Council voted Monday night to abolish the long-standing rule barring non-residents from entering Foothills Park.
Seniors take on college applications in virtual world
November 4, 2020
As seniors tackle college applications in unprecedented circumstances, many have noticed benefits and drawbacks of an online environment.
Choirs continue to adapt to virtual setting
November 4, 2020
As the Palo Alto High School Choirs look forward to their approaching pre-Thanksgiving performances, they reflect on adjusting to a virtual setting during their fall concert “The Song Remains the Same” late last month.
Jack o’ Jaunt: City hosts pumpkin carving contest
October 30, 2020
The City of Palo Alto will give away $50 gift cards to the three contestants with the scariest, most creative and cutest jack o' lanterns during its first ever "Jack o' Jaunt" pumpkin carving competition Friday on University and California avenue.
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Arohi Bhattacharya, Staff Writer
November 16, 2020
Two hands. A one-eyed apple. These illustrations of symbols of knowledge and wisdom interact a canvas painted by Palo Alto High School senior Faustine Wang, for her Advanced Placement Art concentration, a portfolio of her twelve best pieces. Wang's experience in painting portraits like those for her concentrations and dedication to nonprofit work prompted her to begin a club that encompassed both of those passions: the Artruism Club.
Stage tech brings virtual performances to life
November 15, 2020
Spotlighting, sound-producing and set-designing, the stage tech crew at Palo Alto High School is hard at work preparing for theater productions — virtually.
Paly Theater performs ‘Mystery, Murder and Monsters’
November 15, 2020
The Palo Alto High School Theater program is celebrating its intriguing virtual production Mystery, Murder and Monsters with its final performance Sunday afternoon.
Athletic trainer adapts to COVID-19 restrictions for upcoming sports season
November 13, 2020
Previously packed with athletes stopping by for physical therapy, a tape job or ice, Athletic Trainer Justine Iongi’s Sports Medicine room at Palo Alto High School is now eerily quiet, with the once-noisy chatter of students replaced the low rumble of the ice machine.
Sofie Zalatimo, Staff Writer
October 25, 2020
When schools shut down in March, many of us remained oblivious to the implications COVID-19 would have on our social lives. We quickly turned to Zoom and FaceTime, relying on screens to facilitate the conversations we once enjoyed face-to-face with our friends. We flooded social media with pre-quarantine photos of the moments we took for granted, interspersed with pictures of masked friends enjoying each other’s company from a distance.
October 21, 2020
Ninety degree highs in mid-October. Fires demolishing millions of acres of California land. Unearthly orange gloom cast over the state for days. The list goes on. Climate change. Its effects have been catastrophic — and all too evident in our home state this year. It is true that our political leaders on a local, state and national level enact the nation's climate policies. But voters decide these representatives. The ongoing election is an opportunity — a quadrennial one in a time when each day counts — to concentrate efforts on minimizing environmental damage going forward.
Kaahini Jain and Ria Pai
April 30, 2020
Her dad died dramatically at her concert, her legs were paralyzed for a year, but all Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) can think of is snagging the hottest boy in school. On top of that, tennis legend John McEnroe narrates Vishwakumar’s whole adventure. And a cameo from Adam Samberg!
‘Tartuffe’ continues despite COVID-19 concerns
March 13, 2020
The Palo Alto High School Theatre Program will carry on with its first showing of Tartuffe with an audience limit of 100 people on March 14, despite Palo Alto Unified School District’s cancellation and postponement of various school events.
Slideshow: The Paly Voice reviews 2020 Oscars Best Picture nominees
February 9, 2020
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will take place at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. Nine unique films will compete for this prestigious award; here are the Paly Voice reviews for the Best Picture nominations.
‘The Irishman’: A look into 20th century organized crime
February 9, 2020
Ever had a friend who was telling you a story, but starts with a long backstory for context, then gets sidetracked by a side story, then introduces too many unnecessary characters, then forgets the point of the story, then finally concludes the story but keeps rambling, three hours and 29 minutes later? Well, that’s “The Irishman” in a nutshell.
