Preview: Board to vote on adoption of new math courses Priya Tamura and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki December 15, 2025
Principal committed to multivariable college course on campus Mayu Altekar-Okazaki and Priya Tamura December 9, 2025
PAUSD considers renewal of $16.5 million parcel tax Priya Tamura and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki November 18, 2025
Juniors continue win streak in third best-dressed competition Mayu Altekar-Okazaki and Cailey Quita October 15, 2025
Students plan around rain during Spirit Week Lise Concolato and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki October 13, 2025
Concerns grow over Fletcher PE teacher’s return Navya Narayanan and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki August 20, 2025
Mercado steps into math instructional leader role Navya Narayanan and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki May 29, 2025
Preview: Willner’s coda: Past, present collide in final concerts Mayu Altekar-Okazaki and Karin Blumenfeld May 15, 2025
Preview: School board braces for Ethnic Studies fall-out Priya Tamura and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki February 11, 2025
New board members support Multivariable Calculus as after-school class Navya Narayanan, Ava Knapp, and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki January 31, 2025
Verbatim: Students reflect on birthright citizenship executive order Navya Narayanan and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki January 28, 2025
Local firefighters push preparedness, send help to Los Angeles blazes Veronica Qiu and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki January 22, 2025
![Palo Alto High School teacher Daniel Nguyen speaks on Friday in front of his AP Statistics class. Nguyen said the new Multivariable Calculus course he is proposing is facing significant administrative pushback. “There has been a lot of pressure [from administrators] to basically stop the course [MVC] from being approved by the board and offered,” Nguyen said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-12-at-4.51.20-PM-1200x845.png)
![The Palo Alto Unified School District board reviews new parcel tax renewal polling data at a school board meeting on Nov. 4. School Board member Allison Kamhi said she could foresee a shortened renewal timeline --- a period less than the current 7-year cycle --- if property and enrollment trends dramatically change.
“What I was finding interesting about it [the parcel tax] was this idea of putting it back before voters, if indeed, we find ourselves in a situation with drastically increasing property taxes and drastically decreasing enrollment,” Kamhi said. “But I am not convinced that we need that, given the polling and given the clear consensus that this is the right thing to do.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IMG_0030-1-e1762790094978-1200x635.jpg)
![Geometry and Precalculus teacher Quinn Basewitz guides her students through the rules of a review game. Basewitz, in her first year of teaching at Palo Alto High School, said she is enjoying her time teaching and coaching field hockey at Paly. “It’s [Paly] been really welcoming, and it's a collaborative department, so I've had a lot of support,” Basewitz said. “I really enjoy getting to know students in class, and then I'm also coaching field hockey, so it's been fun to get to know students outside of the classroom.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/basewitz-e1758747544840-1200x855.jpg)
![Senior Gabe Boudtchenko films students during the schoolwide lip dub.
According to junior class Vice President Emily Tang, the lip dub is a great way to bring light to Paly's broad range of activities and student groups. "We [ASB] are super excited to have admin representing, a wide array of publications and also a few sports and clubs," Tang said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_5827-1200x900.jpg)
![A group of students and staff amble down the track as part of the Power Moves walking club on Monday mornings at Palo Alto High School. According to Power Moves founder Lucy Filppu, the hope is to encourage more people to join the club with motive of helping L.A. fire victims. “This[fundraiser] is the right thing to do," Filppu said.
“We’re hoping this is a really nice way to get the Power Moves’ name out there on the Paly campus, so more kids want to join us on the track,” Filppu said. “Regardless of fundraising, just to walk on Mondays at 8 and chill out without competition. It’s a great way to get people more aware of Power Moves.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/walkers-900x612.jpg)
