Leena Hussein (Class of 2023) joined The Voice her junior year and likes to dance, drink coffee, and watch Netflix.
![A group of seniors participate in the senior spikeball tournament during lunch Wednesday on the Quad at Palo Alto High School. Field Day—an annual school-wide tradition—will take place during lunch Friday on the Quad to close out a week filled with festive dress-up days for the senior class. According to senior Will Barney, he is looking forward to one of the last school events hosted by the Associated Student Body. “I think it [Field Day] is an awesome idea,” Barney said. “I think it’s a great opportunity for kids to de-stress towards the end of the year. If students are able to spare the time, I think it’s a really good opportunity to clear the mind before finals begin.” (Photo: Leena Hussein)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2243-2-755x900.jpg)
![The Palo Alto High School Girls and Boys Swim and Dive team are preparing for the California Interscholastic Federation state championships following their second Central Coast Section win in a row Saturday and Sunday at the Santa Clara Swim Club. According to sophomore Blake Wang, the supportive environment at CCS provides motivation in advancing and doing well. “I went to CCS last year as well, and it was a really competitive atmosphere,” Wang said. “There are faster swimmers to race compared to dual meets [swim meets between two teams]. CCS is all about the team, everyone cheers and hypes each other up before races [and] I also get to see many of my friends from club swimming there.” (Photo: Caleb Wong)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52877179553_e630b47df9_o-900x600.jpg)
![Newly opened restaurant at Town and Country Village, Palmettos Superfoods, boasts fully customizable açaí bowls and fruit smoothies. Palmettos offers a wide variety of delicious choices. According to CEO Charles Lee, Palmettos has been a hit among customers and students at Palo Alto High School. “I think everyones been liking it,” Lee said. “Its a great addition, especially because you guys [students at Paly] havent had that here.” (Photo: Celina Lee)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DSC_0003-e1683585309218-900x600.jpg)
![Palo Alto High School students flaunt unconventional items carrying their school supplies today during brunch across the Quad for “Anything but a Backpack” Day. The Spring Spirit Week theme left students with room for creativity as suitcases, grills and garbage cans covered the campus. Best-dressed participant and sophomore Briar Dorogusker, who brought a Santa Claus suit and sack, said she is excited to continue dressing up for the remainder of the week with her class. “I think that we [sophomores] have been doing a great job.” Dorogusker said. “During Fall Spirit Week I was so proud of [our class] and from what Ive seen for the dress up days, we are having a great turn out. It seems like most sophomores have been doing something to reflect the theme.” (Photo: Celina Lee)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSC_0034-1-900x600.jpg)
![Junior Rori Escudero buys Girl Scout cookies from junior Anushka Junnakar during brunch, Friday, at Palo Alto High School. According to a New York Times article, prices for Girl Scout cookies are at an all time high. A box of core Girl Scout cookies flavors increased from $5 to $6 a box, with unauthorized platforms selling boxes online for more than 6 times the original price. However, Paly students are still excited to purchase their favorite cookie flavors. According to Junnakar, balancing cookie orders is difficult yet rewarding. “It’s a bit stressful during cookie season because I need to manage all of my online and in person orders,” Junnakar said. “I [also] need to estimate the right amount of each cookie to order from the warehouse. However, I think cookie season is fun because people are so happy when I deliver their cookies.” (Photo: Celina Lee)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PIC-POIIC--900x676.jpg)
![Junior Annalise Belle Klenow (right), and Seniors Arielle Blumenfeld (center) and Rebecca Helft (left) rehearse a scene from Palo Alto High School’s theater program’s “Mamma Mia!”. According to Blumenfeld, a struggle in producing a musical with many students involved is getting to know everyone on a deeper level. “Because [“Mamma Mia!”] is so big, getting to know every single person and everyones styles and techniques is hard, although its definitely also the most rewarding part of it,” Blumenfeld said. “Being able to work with so many new people, and also developing those relationships [with everyone] because that needs to happen before opening night.” (Photo: Leena Hussein)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC_0103-900x600.jpeg)
![Palo Alto High School Environmental Science teacher Nicole Loomis lectures to her Advanced Placement Environmental Science class Wednesday morning. Loomis is the creator and teacher of the new dual enrollment Environmental Science class which will be available for students to take beginning next school year. According to Loomis, she hopes students will consider taking this class if it meets their preferred standards as opposed to APES. “We really are encouraging all students to consider it [dual enrollment Environmental Science],” Loomis said. “The math requirement is a little bit less than APES, which I think has been a sticking point for some folks and it [dual enrollment] actually is approved by CSU and UC for a transfer program. If you wanted to major in environmental science, these courses would count if you were to go to UC or any of the CSUs.” (Photo: Leena Hussein)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/DSC_0006-1-900x600.jpg)
![A student goes up for a layup in the 2020 staff-versus-students basketball game. According to senior Caden Domingo, who will be playing in the game, events like these bring the Paly community together. I think it [the winter rally] does a lot for students spirit, Domingo said. Theres a lot of school pride in winning against the staff. (Photo: Kira Sterling)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/basketball_edited-1-900x619-1.jpg)
![Boys Volleyball Head Coach Ed Yeh cuts a tree for Palo Alto High Schools annual Holiday Tree Lot this afternoon in the Paly Parking lot. The event will continue throughout this weekend and proceeds go directly to supporting the Paly athletic department. Tree buyers have the opportunity to donate ten percent of their purchase to a specific Paly sports team. According to Yeh, the support for the athletic department brings together a supportive community.” I think its nice for it [the tree lot] to be on campus,” Yeh said. “Money goes back in the program and then the volunteers are the parents and the kids, so itgives everybody a chance to be involved.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-02-at-6.01.06-PM-900x623.png)
![The Palo Alto High School Vikings celebrate after their victory over the Seaside Spartans in the Central Coastal Section semifinal playoff game Friday night at Palo Alto High School. According to senior captain defensive lineman Vainga Mahe, the team looks forward to facing the Monterey Dores in the finals. Since day one of us being here, weve been aiming for a ring, Mahe said. Thats really just our mentality right now. Just getting past this final, getting past NorCal, going to states, getting a ring. [Photo: Leena Hussein]](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/DSC_0006-900x600.jpg)
![Volunteers hand out apple and pumpkin pie to students during lunch on Friday on the Quad. Charu Gupta, president of the Palo Alto High School Parent Teacher Student Association, said she was determined to organize the Turkey Feast despite some difficulties. “Theres a shortage of supplies out there, but we really, really wanted to make this happen for our students,” Gupta said. “This is one of the most fun events I know — students and staff [will] all remember this.” (Photo: Jonathan Chen)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/film-10-900x625.jpg)
![Senior Julien Keyani (right) and junior Ian Lawlor-hills (left) collect donations for the Homeless Outreach Program’s donation drive at lunch Thursday Feb. 24 on the quad at Palo Alto High School. The Paly club works to spread awareness about the topic of homelessness throughout the Bay Area. Lawlor-hills, a member of the club, said he believes this topic isn’t talked about enough on school campus and the Bay Area community in general. “Issues of class and equality I feel are often ignored around the Bay Area,” Lawlor-Hills said. “A lot of affordable housing bills have been rejected and so we [the club] try to do anything we can do to help mitigate it [homelessness].”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Screen-Shot-2022-02-25-at-1.06.07-PM-900x597.png)
![Junior Arial Hong collects candy from a teacher’s classroom during Palo Alto High School’s Trick-or-Treat activity during lunch on Friday to promote Halloween spirit as well as the Mental Health Matters program. Many underclassmen have yet to experience spirit on Paly campus, including Halloween festivities. Freshman Clara Thestlemire said she appreciated the handout of stickers from the Wellness Center as well as being able to collect candy as an early Halloween treat. “Its been fun,” Thestelmire said. “The classes had a lot of candy, and we also just got [mental health] stickers and quotes, its really good to have these things happening on campus.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSC_4289-900x600.jpg)
![Viking senior quarterback Danny Peters runs past a Wildcat defender in Friday nights 0-49 homecoming game loss against Los Gatos. Peters said that the Vikings’ lack of teamwork was a major factor in their loss. “Everyone should have been thinking together as a team and I think thats just what should have happened,” Peters said. “And today, [it] was not — it was all individual stuff and we all got in our own heads and it just didnt work out.” (Photo: Jonathan Chen)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/edit1-50-900x659.jpg)
