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

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

The Paly Voice
Eric Bo-Han Yap

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor

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Vike Profile: Téa Obreht, award-winning and bestselling author

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
May 23, 2019
The Paly badminton team practices after school in the big gym for its next game, which will be at Gunn High School. “Ultimately, we like to remind our players that the season is long and we'll consistently see the fruits of labor,” Coach Alex Adame said. “But in the end, our success depends on the work and effort that each and every person is willing to put in.”

Season Recap: Badminton team moving down to El Camino League

Marvin Zou and Eric Bo-Han Yap
May 23, 2019
The Donnas pose for their senior pictures in Paly's 1997 yearbook. The band's cast consisted of  guitarist Allison Robertson (top-left), vocalist Brett Anderson (top-right), percussionist Torry Castellano (bottom-right), and bassist Maya Ford (bottom-left). Photo: Paly Journalism Archives

Vike Profile: All-girl punk rock band, The Donnas

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
May 21, 2019
Vike Profile: Disney animator Ollie Johnston

Vike Profile: Disney animator Ollie Johnston

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
May 12, 2019
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Preview: Paly Theatre to perform ‘Guys and Dolls’ musical

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Xiaolei Yu
March 7, 2019
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‘Roma’: A story about interpersonal struggles told through intricate visuals

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Marvin Zou
February 22, 2019
Pops Concert brings 2000s back with flair

Pops Concert brings 2000s back with flair

Nisha McNealis, Soumya Jhaveri, and Eric Bo-Han Yap
February 10, 2019
Following the death of Greene Middle School teacher Kyle Hart, a GoFundMe campaign has raised over $215,000, as of Monday morning. The campaign began as a way to support Hart’s family and has since gained an outpouring of support. “I have just been blown away by all the ways in which Kyle [Hart] touched people’s lives,” organizer Jen Koepnick said. “Especially with students, being a favorite teacher, and even parents loving and caring about him.”

GoFundMe for teacher’s family raises over $215,000

Eric Bo-Han Yap, Allie Feitzinger, and Ryan Wisowaty
December 17, 2018
Preview: Paly Choir to host 16th annual Madrigal Feaste

Preview: Paly Choir to host 16th annual Madrigal Feaste

Amy Lin and Eric Bo-Han Yap
December 7, 2018
Verbatim: Students' reasons for voting in the 2018 election

Verbatim: Students’ reasons for voting in the 2018 election

Benjamin Huang and Eric Bo-Han Yap
November 8, 2018
Preview: Spirit Week to push forward with Salad Dressing day

Preview: Spirit Week to push forward with Salad Dressing day

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
October 22, 2018
Verbatim: Freshman athletes on varsity teams

Verbatim: Freshman athletes on varsity teams

Amy Lin, Ryan Wisowaty, Micaela Wong, and Eric Bo-Han Yap
October 12, 2018
Centennial celebration continues with historical reenactment march

Centennial celebration continues with historical reenactment march

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Dylan Fu
October 7, 2018
After numerous past discussions of pushing back school start-times in the state of California, the legislation will be going into effect starting Jan. 1st of 2018.

New bill would change school start times across California

Dylan Fu and Eric Bo-Han Yap
September 14, 2018
Students attempting to login to Naviance after Friday of last week were greeted with the above banner. Assistant Principal Katya Villalobos said that the school district's IT department is working on a solution.

College-planning website experiences issues

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Benjamin Huang
August 27, 2018
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Robotics teacher of six years takes leave of absence

Kasra Orumchian and Eric Bo-Han Yap
May 22, 2018
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Badminton: Three Vikings to represent Paly at CCS

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Marvin Zou
May 11, 2018
Preview: Badminton aims to qualify for CCS at league finals

Preview: Badminton aims to qualify for CCS at league finals

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Marvin Zou
May 2, 2018
Junior Zakir Ahmad and sophomore Jeffrey Mi strategize with Coach Kenny Chung in between the first and the second badminton game. Mi said the coach told them to try and move the other team around more. "His advice helped us a lot," Mi said. "We played a lot better in the second game." Photo: Marvin Zou

Badminton undergoes improvement in time for CCS despite losses

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Marvin Zou
April 30, 2018
Recap: Track and field dominates in season opener against Mountain View

Recap: Track and field dominates in season opener against Mountain View

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Marvin Zou
March 13, 2018
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Season preview: Track and field team looks to yet another great season

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Marvin Zou
March 4, 2018
Sarah Tariq, a research for the development of self-driving cars at Zoox, explains about her career journey to Palo Alto High School students on Day 3 of Career month. Tariq, who initially thought that she would pursue a career in medicine during her high school education, transitioned into the recently-emerging machine learning field. “Everyone’s career path is going to be different and there doesn’t need to be clarity on what you are doing 10 years from now,” Tariq said. “What’s important is finding what motivates you.” Photo: Eric Yap

Day 3 of Career Month hosts speakers from machine-learning and management industries

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Micaela Wong
March 3, 2018
Graphic Designer Kelly Kusumoto offers advice to students about the importance of gaining different types of work experience starting in high school. Kusumoto, herself began working a variety of jobs early on in her career including a jobs at Baskin Robbins and Staples. “You learn the skills of how to deal with people, how to clean things up, how to be responsible,” Kusumoto said. “And then when you get into your actual career job … you become more grounded in your role.”

Graphic designer and fitness entrepreneur speak at Career Month

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Micaela Wong
March 1, 2018
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‘Get Out’: A shocking psychological horror film

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Marvin Zou
February 22, 2018
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New deck to open for students in coming weeks

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Teddy Huang
February 8, 2018
Construction workers bring a large crane vehicle on campus to assist with waterproofing the library roof. As more areas seem to be fenced off, students say they find numerous inconveniences in transitioning between classes. "I personally think that the smell is awful and could be even unhealthy," junior Adam Chabane said. "Some of the noises are very loud in the mornings and I can see how they could disrupt learning in buildings near the construction." Photo: Eric Yap

Library on schedule to open in early 2019

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
December 11, 2017
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Choir to hold 51st annual Madrigal Feaste

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Sophia Muys
December 8, 2017
Number of Paly students dropping from advanced math lane rises

Number of Paly students dropping from advanced math lane rises

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Benjamin Huang
November 26, 2017
Turkey Trot coming tomorrow

Turkey Trot coming tomorrow

Annika Behal and Eric Bo-Han Yap
November 16, 2017
Sophomore postion Alexandra Lee throws the ball, crossing the Menlo Atherton Bears’ (3-11, 0-1) defenses and landing safely in the hands of the Vikings (10-17, 3-8). The Vikings, taking on an early lead, tie with the Bears during the third quarter. However, after an intense and close game, the Vikings claim their victory in the Central Coast Section quarterfinals and advancing them to the CCS semifinals. Photo: Eric Yap

Recap: Girls’ water polo beats MA in CCS quarterfinals

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
November 6, 2017
Preview: Spirit Week to conclude with Paly pride day

Preview: Spirit Week to conclude with Paly pride day

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Dylan Zou
October 26, 2017
Preview: Spirit Week to continue with color themes

Preview: Spirit Week to continue with color themes

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Marvin Zou
October 24, 2017
Palo Alto High School College Advisor Sandra Cernobori works at her desk in the College and Career center, answering questions regarding standardized testing.

Upcoming PSAT, tips and information for the class of 2019

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Samantha McBride
October 10, 2017
Senior Sabrina Hall looks to take a shot as the The Palo Alto High School Girls’ beat Gunn by a final score of 6-5 during the regular season of 2015. Photo by Chirag Akella.

Preview: Girls’ water polo looks forward to rivalry game at Gunn

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
September 13, 2017
Junior Hollie Chiao passes the ball late in the third quarter during a season game at Gunn High School. The Vikings ended their season after being eliminated from the second round of the Central Coast Section tournament against Leland High School on Nov. 5. Photo: Sam Lee.

Season Preview: Girls’ water polo looks forward to a successful season

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
August 31, 2017
Students adjusting to new library construction

Students adjusting to new library construction

Eric Bo-Han Yap and Eleanor Krugler
August 25, 2017
Palo Alto High School students exit the Viking Stadium after being dismissed from the fire alarm response gathering during fourth period today. Photo: Emma van der Veen.

Fire alarms during Review Week cause student confusion

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
June 1, 2017
Advanced Authentic Research program wins Hoffman Award

Advanced Authentic Research program wins Hoffman Award

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
June 1, 2017
Students present their research projects to both parents and their mentors in the Advanced Authentic Research celebratory showcase held in the Media Arts Center at Palo Alto High School on Tuesday night last week. The projects are lined up along the edges of the building. Photo: Eric Yap

AAR celebratory showcase features student research projects

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
May 23, 2017
Reasons why you shouldn't pull the fire alarm

Reasons why you shouldn’t pull the fire alarm

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
May 19, 2017
Annual Field Day to feature new games and snowcones

Annual Field Day to feature new games and snowcones

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
May 18, 2017
Palo Alto Unified School District Supt. Max McGee addresses local students and parents during a meeting at the board chambers last night. According to McGee, the board should report both unweighted and University of California-approved weighted GPAs on student transcripts while not weighting freshman grades and not limiting weighted courses. “I'm not recommending that we cap the number of AP courses that students take," McGee said. “We trust people to make the right decision but we want that to be an informed decision.” Photo: William Sallomi

Closed board meeting today to evaluate Diorio McGee and Wade

Bianca Al-Shamari and Eric Bo-Han Yap
May 16, 2017
Is mistreatment of airline passengers becoming a pattern?

Is mistreatment of airline passengers becoming a pattern?

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
May 4, 2017
Softball defeats rival Gunn in close game

Softball defeats rival Gunn in close game

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
April 16, 2017
Palo Alto High School Robotics Team 8 advances to world championships

Palo Alto High School Robotics Team 8 advances to world championships

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
April 13, 2017
Students attend Palo Alto Youth Job Fair

Students attend Palo Alto Youth Job Fair

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
April 13, 2017
Daylight savings bill to be passed

Daylight savings bill to be passed

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
April 13, 2017
Transparent California stirs controversy

Transparent California stirs controversy

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
April 13, 2017
Experiences at Camp Unity: Reflection

Experiences at Camp Unity: Reflection

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
April 13, 2017
Change In Our Schools Week recap

Change In Our Schools Week recap

Eric Bo-Han Yap, News Editor
April 13, 2017
Construction workers renovate room 300B prior to the library demolition. The room will serve as office space. Photo: Maya Akkaraju

Gym construction on schedule for May completion

Zahra Muzaffar and Eric Bo-Han Yap
February 14, 2017
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Ping pong contest to come to MAC

Julia Qiao and Eric Bo-Han Yap
January 22, 2017
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