![Michael Najar, Palo Alto High School Visual and Performing Arts teacher, plays an electric bass guitar in the new "music lab," a dedicated music creation room on the second floor of the Media Arts Center. According to Najar, the new room is the beginning of his efforts to change the audio and music production courses to move away from digital-only learning. "I'm talking to my colleagues here in the building [Media Arts Center] to see if we can start finding a balance of making more stuff hands-on, in terms of music craft."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_4615-1200x800.jpg)
Audio Music Production students at Palo Alto High School are playing with an expanded range of musical tools and physical senses following...
The Palo Alto High School library is trying new methods of incentivizing students to return overdue books, revealing that there is no longer...
Ava Knapp, co-editor-in-chief of The Paly Voice, will move onto national judging after being named the Journalism's Education Association's...
Concrete vs. turf. Gravel vs. clay. You might think these things might not make a difference, but after wrong materials were used...
![Shounak Dharap, president of the school board of Palo Alto Unified School District, announced Friday morning that Superintendent Don Austin separated from his superintendent position at PAUSD. Corbin Dodd, an Ethnic Studies and AP Seminar teacher at Palo Alto High School, said that Austin's separation from the district surprised him and his colleagues. "Negotiations are happening right now, so there's a lot of talk about the school board and the superintendent, but it [Austin's separation] wasn't on my radar, and I don't think it was on the radar of any of the teachers I've spoken to," Dodd said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_7950-1200x900.png)
Palo Alto High School staff members are cautiously optimistic about the future of the Palo Alto Unified School District following Superintendent...
In a special school board meeting this morning, the Palo Alto Unified School District has reached an agreement to ‘separate’ from Superintendent...
Editors' Note: Resources for any person who is feeling depressed, troubled or suicidal are listed at the bottom of this article. Students...
Physical education teacher and junior varsity football coach Jason Fung returned to teaching at school on Feb. 5, after three months of administrative...
![Shounak Dharap, president of the school board of Palo Alto Unified School District, announced Friday morning that Superintendent Don Austin separated from his superintendent position at PAUSD. Corbin Dodd, an Ethnic Studies and AP Seminar teacher at Palo Alto High School, said that Austin's separation from the district surprised him and his colleagues. "Negotiations are happening right now, so there's a lot of talk about the school board and the superintendent, but it [Austin's separation] wasn't on my radar, and I don't think it was on the radar of any of the teachers I've spoken to," Dodd said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_7950-300x225.png)
![Senior Duncan Sego held a sign reading "The Terror Must be Stopped" during a student walkout protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement in front of Palo Alto High School today at noon. According to Sego, people need to take a stand against ICE. "This [ICE] isn’t what the people want, this isn’t what we want and it’s destroying communities," Sego said. "People need to rally against them."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_2779-1-300x220.jpg)
![Steve Young, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback, discusses coaching behaviors that promote and protect mental health at a youth athlete mental health panel at Stanford University yesterday. mental health is something he wishes had been discussed more when he was younger. "I would’ve loved to have the ability to chat about it [mental health] so I'm glad it's happening now," Young said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Untitled-6-3.jpg)
Sleep. A necessity, but for many students, a luxury. Generally 8-10 hours of sleep is recommended nightly, but some students fail to get enough...
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Every Wednesday before school, while the Palo Alto High School campus lies in silence, one classroom is already spilling with sound. Meet...
Watercolor artist Mami Weber’s new exhibition, "When Light Turns to Memory," takes inspiration from her Japanese heritage...
From taro mochi cake boxes to pistachio cream cheese scones to customized cake designs, Topi Cakes' soft launch in October brings a selection...
After a year of anticipation following the cliffhanger ending of the first "Wicked" film, "Wicked: For Good" finally premiered in theaters over...
![Palo Alto community members dressed as women from Margret Attwood’s novel, "The Handmaid's Tale," protested Friday afternoon at the crossing between Palo Alto High School and Town and Country Village. According to organizer Stephanie T., who asked that her last name not be used out of fear for retribution, the group chose this high-traffic location to encourage the public, especially teens, to band together against injustice. “[We wanted to answer] how do you get young people and other people to turn out to vote what your heart says?" she said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_5101-1200x900.jpeg)
![Cindy Peters, culinary science teacher at Gunn High School, distributes student-made pastries this afternoon at the Career Tech Education showcase in the Palo Alto High School Media Arts Center. According to Peters, her graduated students often attend culinary school and pursue a professional culinary career. “I help a lot of students with continuing their culinary journey," Peters said. "Two Gunn [High School] alumni opened a restaurant in Town and Country — Hatched."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cte-1200x675.png)
