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
County budget crisis threatens youth mental health center allcove Joyce Ma and Priya Tamura November 4, 2025
Seniors stay in lead during generations Spirit Week rally Priya Tamura and Lise Concolato October 16, 2025
District rolls out special education initiatives at board meeting Priya Tamura, News Editor, Webmaster April 24, 2025
Preview: School board braces for Ethnic Studies fall-out Priya Tamura and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki February 11, 2025
Technicolor brings new twist to Arts in Unusual Places Priya Tamura and Nathan Jiang February 6, 2025
Verbatim: Students react to Trump administration’s two-gender policy Priya Tamura and Joyce Ma February 3, 2025
District votes for single-lane freshman biology course Kristine Lin and Priya Tamura January 23, 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)
![During today's fourth Spirit Week lunch rally in Palo Alto High School's Big Gym, the seniors and sophomores faced each other in Cup Game. According to senior Sunday Ahn, she was certain that seniors were going to win the game. "I had confidence in Max [the senior winner] to win the game," Ahn said. "It was fun to watch the very close up battle between them."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2I3A1267-e1760655342712-1046x1200.jpg)
![Sophia Camerl tests a VR headset in a reading nook. Her mom, Carolina Camerl, watches from out of frame. “We like to come here often. It [the Children’s Library] has a lot more books for their age,” Carolina Camerl said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/library-vr-1200x800.png)
![Mike Stieren, a new assistant principal at Palo Alto High School, said he is feeling many different emotions joining the Paly staff this year. "It's equal parts nervousness and excitement because I get to learn about this place [Paly]," Stieren said. "The best way to learn is from you guys [students]."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_6723-1200x900.jpg)
![Sophomore Reece Feng looks up at the Exploratorium poster. According to Associated Student Body treasurer Paul Wang, the venue will offer central gallery exhibits, a disc jockey light show and four photo booths. “Overall, it [prom] has been planned better, and it's going to be a way better experience in terms of quality for students.” (photo illustration)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_20250429_143508-e1746558392190-1142x1200.jpg)
![The final performer dances to “I will survive” by Gloria Gaynor to close off the Stanford Winter Performing Arts Festival yesterday afternoon at the Stanford Roble Gymnasium. Tyler “EagleBabel” Brooks, the Stanford student management associate, said in an email to the Paly Voice that the Spring Arts Festival is the next event. “This [The Spring Arts Festival] is also open to the Stanford community, so any interested folks at Paly should mark their calendars,” Brooks said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wpaf.png)
