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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
Joyce Ma

Joyce Ma, Opinion Editor

Joyce Ma (Class of 2027) joined The Voice her sophomore year. In her free time, she enjoys swimming, reading and hiking with her family.
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Celeste Nicole and Anay Joshi engage in genetics activities in biology class, building their foundational skills for future science courses. According to Chemistry Honors teacher Nicole Loomis, the planned merging of biology and biology honors next year may create challenges for teachers. “Because Bio is a class that everyone has to take to graduate, the range of student skills in the class is very wide,” Loomis said. “Breaking it into honors and regular lanes makes it much more feasible for teachers to gear their class toward the students either on the higher end or the lower end of those skills."

Opinion: Cautious optimism for biology lane merge

Priya Tamura and Joyce Ma
April 19, 2025
Julie Lythcott-Haims, Palo Alto City council member, speaks at the "Know Your Rights" meeting last Thursday. According to Lythcott-Haims, the priority is to keep people protected. "The City of Palo Alto is determined to be a community that keeps folks safe and everybody knows they matter," Lythcott-Haims said.

Palo Alto prepares for potential ICE ‘engagement’

Ava Knapp and Joyce Ma
March 4, 2025
Sophomore Ivanka Kumar prompts Gemini AI to introduce itself. According to Christopher Farina, history and psychology teacher, Gemini AI can also be used to provide more one-on-one support for students who need more help. “[The goal is to] make it easier for students to be able to use it as a tutor, ... [and as] something that the students could use to help themselves learn better,” Farina said.

AI is now available to all students in Google Suite

Lise Concolato and Joyce Ma
February 11, 2025
Verbatim: Students react to Trump administration's two-gender policy

Verbatim: Students react to Trump administration’s two-gender policy

Priya Tamura and Joyce Ma
February 3, 2025
Viking senior Jorell Clark sets up a block in a rivalry game against the Gunn Titans at Gunn High School on Saturday. According to Gunn assistant coach Sky Runser, despite losing the game it was a worthwhile experience. "It was a great rivalry," Runser said. "It's fantastic to watch the players play against people they played with and against all throughout their childhood. They all know one another and the crowd is fantastic."

Boys’ basketball defeat Gunn Titans in rivalry match

Joy Tan and Joyce Ma
January 15, 2025
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