About the Contributors

Hallie Faust, Editor-in-Chief
Hallie (Class of 2021) is an EIC who joined Voice in the second semester of her sophomore year. When not writing or editing stories, Hallie likes watching...

Ethan Hwang, Managing Editor
Ethan (Class of 20201) is a Managing Editor who joined Voice at the beginning of his junior year. Outside of school enjoys watching Breaking bad, debate...

Avi Srinivasan, Senior Staff Writer
Avi Srinivasan (Class of 2023) joined The Voice his sophomore year and likes to hike and watch One Piece.

Malia Wanderer, Sports Editor
Malia (Class of 2021) is a Sports Editor who joined Voice the first semester of her Junior year. Outside of school, Malia enjoys playing soccer and drinking...



![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)

