Documentary: Bridging the Sideline: Latino athletes’ experiences playing high school football
January 24, 2020
Palo Alto High School is known for its competitive environment, spirited students and love for sports. In “Bridging the Sideline: Latino athletes’ experiences playing high school football,” The Paly Voice in collaboration with Paly Aperture, explores the implications being a Latino player has on team dynamics.
![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)
