Students react to increase in Asian media Celina Lee, Jonathan Chen, and Benjamin Grimes May 26, 2023
Elective teachers concerned about PAUSD enrollment dropping Benjamin Grimes and Jonathan Chen May 26, 2023
BC2M club hosts eighth annual ‘Stick It To Stigma’ event Avi Srinivasan and Benjamin Grimes May 21, 2023
Superintendent clarifies stance on ChatGPT: ‘Not going to hide from it’ Benjamin Grimes, Christopher Choi, and Evan Chien May 5, 2023
Breaking: SCVAL board denies motion to alter winter sports regulations following player ineligibility Benjamin Grimes, Avi Srinivasan, and Jonathan Chen January 19, 2023
Vikings head to CCS finals after dominant victory over Spartans Benjamin Grimes, Leena Hussein, and Avi Srinivasan November 20, 2022
Inspirational speaker returns with passionate message to senior class Jonathan Chen and Benjamin Grimes November 8, 2022
ASB to hold day two of Spook-Side Lands Leena Hussein, Benjamin Grimes, and Avi Srinivasan October 26, 2022
Breaking: Spirit Week scale-backs confirmed Brennen Ho, Benjamin Grimes, and Sophia Yang September 20, 2022
Students cope with ongoing heat wave Payton Anderson, Benjamin Grimes, and Avi Srinivasan September 6, 2022
Players, coaches excited for beginning of football season Avi Srinivasan, Benjamin Grimes, and Leena Hussein August 23, 2022
Motivational speaker delivers powerful message in school-wide event Avi Srinivasan, Benjamin Grimes, and Jonathan Chen August 11, 2022
New athletic director looks to stabilize program Avi Srinivasan, Benjamin Grimes, and Maxwell Zhang May 27, 2022
School mourns loss of Ernesto Cruz, longtime campus supervisor, coach Payton Anderson, Benjamin Grimes, and Leena Hussein March 23, 2022
Opinion: Ending Russian aggression means stopping them from afar Benjamin Grimes, Senior Staff Writer March 2, 2022
Girls’ basketball narrowly beats Sacred Heart Cathedral at CCS Jonathan Chen, Benjamin Grimes, and Avi Srinivasan February 25, 2022
Gunn narrowly defeats boys’ basketball in huge upset Jonathan Chen, Avi Srinivasan, and Benjamin Grimes February 7, 2022
Varsity girls’ basketball overcomes Homestead in close game Jonathan Chen, Avi Srinivasan, and Benjamin Grimes January 23, 2022
Boys’ soccer overpowers Aragon Benjamin Grimes, Avi Srinivasan, Jonathan Chen, and Jason Lin December 11, 2021
Boys’ Basketball topples Overfelt in first game of season Avi Srinivasan, Jonathan Chen, and Benjamin Grimes December 1, 2021
Vikings beat Milpitas in thrilling senior night victory Benjamin Grimes and Avi Srinivasan October 31, 2021
Vikings collapse in homecoming loss to Los Gatos Avi Srinivasan, Benjamin Grimes, and Leena Hussein October 16, 2021
PAEA revises calendar as smoke complicates COVID protocol Sofie Zalatimo and Benjamin Grimes September 13, 2021
Class of 2021 reunites for the first time of the year at in-person graduation Daniel Garepis-Holland, Maia Johnsson, and Benjamin Grimes June 4, 2021
Boys’ basketball defeats Fremont in last regular-season game Benjamin Grimes, Senior Staff Writer June 1, 2021
Boys’ volleyball falls to Kings Academy in last game Benjamin Grimes, Senior Staff Writer May 30, 2021
Boys’ water polo: Vikings collapse to Gunn in rivalry match Avi Srinivasan and Benjamin Grimes May 24, 2021
PAUSD announces secondary bell schedule amid mixed community response Sofie Zalatimo, Jeffrey Tu, and Benjamin Grimes May 23, 2021
Boys’ basketball defeats Santa Clara in heart-stopping game Malia Wanderer, Amy Yu, and Benjamin Grimes May 11, 2021
![Playing the role of high school student Jim Wang, Asian American actor Ben Wang delivers an announcement in the newly released TV show "American Born Chinese." According to Rosalie Chiang, an actress who plays Suzy Nakamura in the show, the increase in cultural representation in Hollywood has had a positive impact. “The Asian community in Hollywood is expanding, [and] the film industry is definitely going in the right direction,” Chiang said. (Photo: Disney Plus)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/162467_1336_v1_5a287da0-900x600.jpeg)
![Senior Lara Lew-Strass talks to two Duveneck Elementary School students during Early Childhood Development’s field trip to the school. According to ECD teacher Hillary McDaniels, the trend of dropping enrollment can actually bring some benefits for schools.
"We're [the district] primarily funded through our property tax dollars," McDaniels said. "Overall when our enrollment shrinks that actually, should be more money per student, not less money per student. But there's also the concept of being fiscally responsible which is important to our district as well, so you need to find that balance." (Photo: Leena Hussein)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_3318-900x675.jpg)
![A group of seniors participate in the senior spikeball tournament during lunch Wednesday on the Quad at Palo Alto High School. Field Day—an annual school-wide tradition—will take place during lunch Friday on the Quad to close out a week filled with festive dress-up days for the senior class. According to senior Will Barney, he is looking forward to one of the last school events hosted by the Associated Student Body. “I think it [Field Day] is an awesome idea,” Barney said. “I think it’s a great opportunity for kids to de-stress towards the end of the year. If students are able to spare the time, I think it’s a really good opportunity to clear the mind before finals begin.” (Photo: Leena Hussein)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2243-2-755x900.jpg)
![Mind Matters organizer and biology teacher Elizabeth Brimhall explains the route of the 5K walk and run Saturday morning on the Quad. According to Brimhall, she hopes the event will help build awareness for mental health issues and establish a supportive community at Palo Alto High School. “I'm hoping people will have fun out here today, walk with their families, and feel a connection to the school campus,” Brimhall said. “[I hope we] recognize that we're all as a community kind of working towards this goal of improving mental health for everyone." (Photo: Jonathan Chen)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/brimhall-900x599.jpg)
![A student goes up for a layup in the 2020 staff-versus-students basketball game. According to senior Caden Domingo, who will be playing in the game, events like these bring the Paly community together. "I think it [the winter rally] does a lot for students' spirit," Domingo said. "There's a lot of school pride in winning against the staff." (Photo: Kira Sterling)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/basketball_edited-1-900x619-1.jpg)
![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 senior class of 2022 cheers after they get a trivia question correct. Associated Student Body Director Steve Gallagher said that he particularly enjoyed the trivia game. “I like the trivia just because it was really creative,” Gallgher said. “so [it’s] my favorite; I always enjoyed trivia.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/edit1-38-900x599.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)
![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)
![Wildfires in California are causing poor air quality throughout the Bay Area throughout the warmer seasons. Palo Alto Unified School District recently announced air quality protocols, stating that indoor COVID procedures will be temporarily suspended when the air quality index reaches 151. [[i think bc this photo was from that one day last year that was crazy it might be either a little weird to have it here or a little weird that it's not mentioned that this was from one of the days last year when the smoke was similarly bad, i would recommend finding a way to solve one of those 2 issues? lmk if u need more guidance on it]] Some community members, including Palo Alto Educators Association President Teri Baldwin, have expressed concerns about COVID safety on smoky days. "We worry about the situation of students in a room with doors and windows closed and no masks when eating," Baldwin stated. "We don’t believe that the ventilation system will keep students safe from spreading and/or contracting COVID inside without a mask." [[i think this quote was earlier on in the story so i'd recommend finding and using a different one]] Photo: Ethan Chen](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Image-from-iOS-900x675.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)
