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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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Senior Xavier Esquer prepares to officially sign his contract to play baseball at The University of Arizona at the annual Signing Day on Friday in the Peery Family Center. According to baseball head coach Pete Fukuhara, who had three players signing at the event, he was really sad because they had been a part of the team for years now. “It’s so amazing to see them [the athletes] grow up, so it’s tough to see them go,” Fukuhara said. “But the best thing for them obviously is to go to the next level, and they’re ready.”

School celebrates graduating athletes at annual Signing Day

Arthur Wu, Anna Ghereghlou, and Saachi Nagar
May 31, 2022
Palo Alto High School junior Ethan Harrington dives into the pool at the CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships on May 14. He would win both of his events in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle. “The time shows me how I compare to people now like Caleb Dressel or the other really big Olympians,” Harrington said. “Its nice to see how close I am to them when they were 16. I think they would still be faster than me, but I’m close.”

Swimmer breaks records, is among fastest in nation

Arthur Wu and Jason Lin
May 27, 2022
Palo Alto senior pitcher and third baseman Danny Peters prepares to swing at a pitch in the Viking’s 7-0 win over the Valley Christian High School Warriors in the league semifinals match. According to Peters, who hit a home run and pitched for the majority of the game, Paly wants to be consistent in every aspect of the game going into the league championship match on Saturday. “We came out today with energy and it was perfect,” Peters said. “If we keep that consistent and do the same thing we did today on Saturday, we’ll be fine.” (Photo: Arthur Wu)

Early home run leads to Viking victory

Arthur Wu, Staff Writer
May 26, 2022
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Elective spotlight: Astrophysics

Maxwell Zhang, Payton Anderson, and Arthur Wu
May 26, 2022
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

Arthur Wu and Daniel Garepis-Holland
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

Arthur Wu, Staff Writer
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

Avi Srinivasan, Jason Lin, and Arthur Wu
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

Arthur Wu and Maxwell Zhang
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

Arthur Wu and Benjamin Grimes
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

Payton Anderson, Arthur Wu, and Maxwell Zhang
February 14, 2022
Varsity girls basketball gears up for final pre-CCS games

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

Payton Anderson, Maxwell Zhang, and Arthur Wu
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

Benjamin Grimes and Arthur Wu
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

Jonathan Chen and Arthur Wu
January 28, 2022
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