Anna Feng (Class of 2024) joined The Voice her sophomore year. Outside of journalism, she enjoys volunteering, listening to podcasts and spending time outdoors.
![Students took pride in sharing their cultures during last year's International Night, hosted by Palo Alto High School's Associated Student Body. This year's International Night, this time arranged by Paly's theater program, will take place at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Performing Arts Center. According to senior Athya Paramesh, who organized the event, students are welcome to participate either as a performer or an attendee. "We wanted it to be open to people from theater, but also beyond theater," Paramesh said. "We got some great [sign-up] responses, so I'm excited."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0141-e1709268258334-1200x851.jpg)
![Beginning this fall, the Palo Alto Unified School District will begin offering the Middle College High School program at the Foothill Community College campus. According to Superintendent Jeong Choe, the program will empower students to achieve their academic potential through a nurturing and supportive classroom environment. “Our goals for Middle College High School students are that they will: have an easier transition between high school and college, motivation to pursue interests and graduate high school, explore career options and opportunities, [and] earn career certification and work experience skills,” Choe stated in an email to the Paly Voice. (Photo: Kofi Kim)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DSC01484-1200x800.jpg)
![Senior Damien Perez mixes a beat for the crowd for Quadchella during lunch on the Quad. This was the second of three Quadchellas this week for Spring Spirit, which allowed student performers to show off their talents to their peers. According to sophomore Aiden Son, though Spring Spirit has been fun it was somewhat undermarketed. “I completely forgot it [Spring Spirit] existed because… it’s under-advertised, but I think it’s a great event," Son said. "I love Quadchella."(Photo: Anna Feng)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_0005-2-900x643.jpg)
![Palo Alto High School's Associated Student Body hosted the first ever Town Hall, an event where students had the opportunity to provide feedback to student representatives about different aspects of school life, from advisory curriculum to mental well-being. According to Seah, the diversity of the participants was crucial towards ensuring the quality of the discussions. “Even just having a good array [of participants] can help to represent students and bring really thoughtful feedback,” Seah said. “I think it will be super helpful in implementing the next steps, whether it be an advisory curriculum, the Wellness Center, or just general school [issues].” (Photo: Paly ASB Website)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221110_130124-900x675.jpg)
![Sophomore Sophia Lee unlocks her bike afterschool in one of Paly's bike cage's. After Principal Brent Kline's community post, bike thefts are back on the radar screen. According to Lee, she started using a U-Lock at the beginning of high school due to concerns over bike thefts. "In the beginning of high school, I got my a U-lock since I felt like high school people are older, and they have like more expensive bikes so I thought it [high school] would be a bigger hotspot for bike thefts," Lee said. (Photo: Anna Feng)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_0279-900x600.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)
![Two Palo Alto High School students work in the Paly Library on homework with masks on. As case rates decline and hospitalizations begin to stabilize, California plans to lift its indoor mask requirement starting Feb. 15. According to Paly sophomore Olivia Atkinson, masking should be continued to be enforced in schools. "The mask mandate should persist for a while since COVID-19 cases in schools are still happening," Atkinson said. "Plus, it isn't that much to ask of students [to wear a mask]." (Photo: Anna Feng)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_0191-900x600.jpg)
![Junior Mars Bau, senior Emily Wang, junior Ariel Hong, senior April Wu, sophomore Shuya Lam, senior Franklin Wang, and junior Vincent Chen pose in traditional Chinese attire on Lunar New Year on Feb. 1. These seven were among Paly students who celebrated the new year on campus, highlighting the lively spirit as well as cultural significance of Lunar New Year. For Junior Ariel Hong, “this [dressing up] is one way to express and celebrate that [Lunar New Year], what with all the tension between countries going on right now, especially on the Lunar New Year, which is arguably the most important holiday in Chinese culture.” (Photo: Jonathan Chen).](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cny-4-900x532.jpg)
