Avi Srinivasan (Class of 2023) joined The Voice his sophomore year and likes to hike and watch One Piece.
![Sophomore Aleksey Valouev speaks during the open forum section of an April 18 school board meeting regarding the Palo Alto Unified School District’s removal of Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra as dual-enrollment classes. Valouev was one of over 50 students involved with the writing of an open letter to the district commenting on their perceived unfairness of the change and advocating for its appeal. In the meeting, Valouev said Multivariable and Linear Algebra are an integral part of the math pathway for students pursuing advanced math courses past high school. “This decision has affected each and every single one of us on an individual level,” Valouev said. “[It’s] severely limiting our options for continued math learning during our junior and senior years.” (Photo: Screenshot of PAUSD School Board Meeting Youtube Video)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mvc-900x486.jpeg)
![Boys' Volleyball Head Coach Ed Yeh cuts a tree for Palo Alto High School's 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 it's 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, we've been aiming for a ring," Mahe said. "That's 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)
![The Palo Alto High School varsity football team poses for a team photo after last Friday's win against Milpitas. Paly's senior night game that was set to take place today at 7 p.m. was rescheduled to next week in the first round of the playoffs. The cancellation was caused due to a forfeit by Jefferson high school, but the junior varsity game will still take place. According to senior linebacker Luke Young, the Vikings' morale is high for the upcoming tournament. "We tried to keep a try to keep our spirits high even when we were losing, but it was hard to," Young said. It's definitely gotten a lot easier [after we won] and we're really excited to see what we can do next week."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Best-Dressed-6-900x577.jpg)
![Senior small forward Matt Corrigan defends against a Titan guard in a home game against Gunn on Saturday. The Vikings narrowly lost to a buzzer beater, 31-33. According to senior point guard Max Bonnstetter, the tough loss served as motivation for the team to continue to improve. "I'm proud of my team," Bonnstetter said. "But we're taking this [loss] and we're really gonna remember this and use it as motivation."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/palygunn-07-900x666.jpg)
![Palo Alto High School freshman shooting guard Natalie Neumann drives past Homestead point guard Naomi Chow in the Paly-Homestead game Tuesday at home. According to Head Coach Scott Peters, the game followed a stretch of three canceled games due to the Omicron variant. "The three teams we were supposed to play [were] all canceled, postponed because of COVID,” Peters said. (Photo: Jonathan Chen)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/COVER_girls_basketball-900x706.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. “There's 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)
![Viking senior quarterback Danny Peters runs past a Wildcat defender in Friday night's 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 that's 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 didn't work out.” (Photo: Jonathan Chen)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/edit1-50-900x659.jpg)
![Junior Ryan Lee moves a wooden beam on Tuesday for the Class of '23's Spirit Week float outside the Palo Alto High School science building. Students and volunteers have been working together to craft their floats after school. According to Associated Student Body Coordinator Steven Gallagher, float building has received lots of support. "There's been a huge amount of time put into this by students, staff, and parents just to make this [float building] happen," Gallagher said. "I'm just grateful for all the time people have dedicated towards us." (Photo: Jonathan Chen)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/edit1-27-900x599.jpg)
![Senior Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe prepares to pass the ball during the Viking's rivalry game against Gunn Saturday. Although the team lost, 7-10, head coach Ethan Look said he wants to come out stronger for the last few games of the season. "We just got two games left here for finishing out the rest of our league," Look said. "[We have] Wilcox on Tuesday and Los Gatos for senior night, and we'd like to win both and just finish strong on that note, playing the last two games with this group. So we want to give it everything we got."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/DSC_0127-900x527.jpeg)
![Junior Etain Green dives for the ball during the varsity boys' water polo game Thursday at home. According to Green, the team's performance was an improvement compared to its previous games. "I feel like we really executed on our defense," Green said. "Coming into the game versus Los Altos we really broke down in the beginning of the third quarter [and] we lacked energy. So this [game] was kind of our bounce-back game."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_4254.jpg)
