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The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice
The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice
Arthur Wu

Arthur Wu, Staff Writer

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Palo Alto Dance Team members Bella Daly and Victoria Senderzon perform their routine while the Pep Band plays Stevie Wonder’s “Sir Duke”. The team and Paly’s band participated in the May Fete Parade on Saturday, and for many of the participating students, it was their first time in the parade. “It was a super fun experience,” Daly said. “I really had a great time and it was kind of our last big event of the year. It was a nice way to end.” (Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland)

Slideshow: May Fête Parade honors resilience of Palo Alto youth

May 11, 2022
The Palo Alto High School Concert Band practices on the track to prepare for the May Fete Children’s Parade & Fair. The parade will be held for the first time in three years after a hiatus due to the the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Recreation Supervisor Adam Howard, the parade taking place this year is an indication that the pandemic has started to recede and the city can return to planning larger events again. “It feels really good to get back to hosting the parade and other community events,” Howard stated in an email. “There is a lot of excitement and enthusiasm around this event and I’m really happy the community can come together again to celebrate.” (Photo: Arthur Wu)

Preview: May Fete returns to downtown

May 6, 2022
Viking senior attacker Blake Chase sprints past a check by an Eagles defender during their 9-3 victory over the Los Altos on Wednesday. According to Head Coach Daniel Shelton, Palys loss to Los Altos earlier in the season did not affect the teams mindset. “It was more of a challenge to play back to back games,” Shelton said. “We played last night and it was a really tough game, so coming on tonight was just kind of an endurance test more than anything.” (Photo: Jonathan Chen)

Boys’ lacrosse topples Los Altos

April 21, 2022
Junior pitcher Sam Papp warms up while the Mustangs prepare to step on the batters box on Friday before the Vikings 5-0 win Friday. Papp struck out four batters and limited the Mustangs to only a few base runs. I think our pitching was amazing, Senior third baseman Danny Peters said. Sam Papp did great job. He pitched the whole game perfectly. (Photo: Maxwell Zhang)

Viking defense, homers, beat Homestead

March 20, 2022
Senior right side hitter Evan Passalacqua prepares to spike the ball against two Titan defenders during the Vikings 3-0 victory over Gunn in the first league game of the season on Friday. According to head coach Ed Yeh, despite the dominant win, the team would like to improve on their enthusiasm. We want to play to our level, and if our enthusiasm gets down then we dont do that, Yeh said. It would be nice to be more consistent on enthusiasm and energy levels on the court. (Photo: Benjamin Grimes)

Boys’ volleyball triumph over Gunn in first league game

March 16, 2022
Freshman shooting guard Vienn Sheng dribbles past a Los Gatos defender during Palo Alto’s 55-31 loss Sunday at home. We were hoping to get more shots and to really shut down their best players, which were 15 and 12,” Sheng said. “We wanted to identify what every players’ strengths and weaknesses were, and we also wanted more ball movement and good transitions.” (Photo: Arthur Wu)

Wildcats stop Viking girls’ b-ball streak at 18

February 14, 2022
Varsity girls basketball gears up for final pre-CCS games

Varsity girls’ basketball gears up for final pre-CCS games

February 11, 2022
Senior midfielder Katherine Thomsen maneuvers past two Mountain View defenders during the Vikings 0-3 loss against the Spartans on Friday at home. Despite the loss, the Vikings are looking to improve and work better together as a team. As we progress into our season, we can work together better, senior captain Olivia Milne said. We all come from different club teams … but every single game we get closer together and we work better together. (Photo: Benjamin Grimes)

Girls’ soccer falls short against Mountain View

February 9, 2022
Senior shooting guard Matt Corrigan sinks a three-pointer during the first quarter against the Cupertino Pioneers at home, where the Vikings won, 53-31. According to Head Coach Jeff LaMere, the Vikings’ defense was key to their victory. “we were able to score off our defense — we got deflections, [and] we got steals,” LaMere said. (Photo: Jonathan Chen)

Boys’ basketball dominates Cupertino

January 28, 2022
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