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Last month, parents protested outside of the Palo Alto Unified School District office demanding reopening of schools for student education, mental health, and normalcy. After Santa Clara County gave the go-ahead for an in-person return for grades 7-12 once the county enters red tier, PAUSD secondary reopening preparations launched once again. While some students are hesitant about safety and feel online class from the classroom will not be beneficial, nearly half of students surveyed plan to return immediately for peer and student-teacher interaction. “I would like to try it out and see if it's a model that works for me,” School Board representative and Paly senior Medha Atla said. “Open campus would be really nice, but I understand that safety comes first. In an ideal world, everybody would be vaccinated and/or we wouldn't have a lot of exposure.” Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland.

Schoolwide survey shows students conflicted on reopening

February 25, 2021
An empty Palo Alto High School quad. With over half of this year spent in virtual schooling, the Paly community lacks in-person connection. Brent Kline, Paly’s new prinicipal.

Despite constraints, principal highlights students’ need for interaction and secondary reopening

February 23, 2021
Many parents say they look forward to their children receiving an in-person middle school experience, from classroom teaching away from a screen to learning to bike to campus independently. Following mounting pressure from parents, the Palo Alto Unified School District announced last week that sixth grade will reopen in March with permitting county guidelines. Safety regulations outlined by the district in addition to their success in maintaining safe in-person cohorts for elementary school students helped to alleviate health concerns, according to Greene Middle School parent Jenny Dixon. “I think the district has shown they can do it successfully in the elementary school,” Dixon said. “They're just doing a really good job with all of the cleaning and health screening. The PP, the smaller classrooms, the air purifiers … we've just shown that it can be done safely.”

Parents applaud sixth grade return to campus

February 15, 2021
SCVAL attempts to save sports with 11th-hour restructured schedule

SCVAL attempts to save sports with 11th-hour restructured schedule

February 5, 2021
As a deeply divided America heads into Inauguration Day, now more than ever is the time to address the growing political polarization. For all that has separated us over the past four years, our nation's leaders must usher in a period of healing and unity. Sophomore Owen Kuwayti agreed, stating that recent politics were eye-opening in understanding presidential impact on each of us. “A president should act professionally as well as have strong morals as well as be qualified for the job,” Kuwayti said. “It [the past four years of leadership] made me realize how important it is to have a good person in office.

Column: A youth view of polarization in democracy

January 20, 2021
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