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Amy Yu, Editor-in-Chief
Amy (Class of 2021) is an Editor-in-Chief, who joined Voice second semester sophomore year. Outside of Voice, Amy likes to listen to murder mystery podcasts...

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Ethan (Class of 2021) is an EIC who enjoys ATPS, rigorous training and eating vegan Trader Joe's cookies.
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![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)

