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The Paly Voice
The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice
The Student News Site of Palo Alto High School

The Paly Voice

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author

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The Future of Journalism: Ted Glasser

The Future of Journalism: Ted Glasser

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
May 30, 2017
The Future of Journalism: Fred Turner

The Future of Journalism: Fred Turner

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
May 30, 2017
The Future of Journalism: James Hamilton

The Future of Journalism: James Hamilton

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
May 30, 2017
The Future of Journalism: Janine Zacharia

The Future of Journalism: Janine Zacharia

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
May 30, 2017
Happy Life series: Positive Psychology with Melinda Mattes

Happy Life series: Positive Psychology with Melinda Mattes

Morgan Keller, Bianca Al-Shamari, and Katie Cox
May 23, 2017
Happy Life series: How students relax

Happy Life series: How students relax

Morgan Keller, Bianca Al-Shamari, and Katie Cox
May 23, 2017
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Happy Life series: Wellness center with Julia Chang

Morgan Keller, Bianca Al-Shamari, and Katie Cox
May 23, 2017
Palo Alto Unified School District Supt. Max McGee addresses local students and parents during a meeting at the board chambers last night. According to McGee, the board should report both unweighted and University of California-approved weighted GPAs on student transcripts while not weighting freshman grades and not limiting weighted courses. “I'm not recommending that we cap the number of AP courses that students take," McGee said. “We trust people to make the right decision but we want that to be an informed decision.” Photo: William Sallomi

Closed board meeting today to evaluate Diorio McGee and Wade

Bianca Al-Shamari and Eric Bo-Han Yap
May 16, 2017
Tips and tricks for a successful last minute Mother's Day

Tips and tricks for a successful last minute Mother’s Day

Bianca Al-Shamari and Leila Chabane
May 13, 2017
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Wellness Center to Host Birth Control Talk

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
May 9, 2017
Extended days, Thursday Flex time featured in final bell schedule

Extended days, Thursday Flex time featured in final bell schedule

Emily Hwang and Bianca Al-Shamari
May 3, 2017
Two teams face off in the 2015 intramural volleyball

Paly to introduce boys’ volleyball, discussing addition of girls’ field hockey

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
May 3, 2017
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Education, cooperation, unity necessary for progress, Former Mexican president says

Bianca Al-Shamari and Soumya Jhaveri
April 17, 2017
Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, who has gone final for standing upto President Trump regarding his proposed wall, will be speaking in the Media Arts Center. Photo: Creative Commons

Former president of Mexico to speak on campus

Chirag Akella, Bianca Al-Shamari, and Zahra Muzaffar
April 17, 2017
Fires set aflame by an unknown group are being put out by fire personnel as demonstrators encircle the plaza. Photo: Tim Fong.

Breaking down the UC Berkeley riots

Bianca Al-Shamari and Finn Mennuti
February 20, 2017
International Response to the first week of Trump's Presidency

International Response to the first week of Trump’s Presidency

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
February 1, 2017
Board supports immigrant students, promotes district as sanctuary

Board supports immigrant students, promotes district as sanctuary

Bianca Al-Shamari and Soumya Jhaveri
January 15, 2017
Meet the captains of winter athletics

Meet the captains of winter athletics

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Neil Verwillow

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Neil Verwillow

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Derek Schoenberger

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Derek Schoenberger

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Miles Tention

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Miles Tention

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Seth Goyal

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Seth Goyal

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Sara Aguilar

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Sara Aguilar

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Natalie Maloney

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Natalie Maloney

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Emily Tomz

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Emily Tomz

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Lauren Koyama

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Lauren Koyama

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Meet the captains of winter athletics: Skylar Burris

Meet the captains of winter athletics: Skylar Burris

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2016
Verbatim: Where were you during the election?

Verbatim: Where were you during the election?

Bianca Al-Shamari and Kasra Orumchian
November 13, 2016
Seniors end final day of Spirit Week strong

Seniors end final day of Spirit Week strong

Bianca Al-Shamari and Maya Reuven
October 22, 2016

Preview: ASB launches second annual Night Rally

Bianca Al-Shamari and Noah Yuen
October 18, 2016

School board to discuss weighted vs. unweighted transcripts

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
October 16, 2016
A stanford Athletic Supervisor mans the check-in desk for Palo Alto student athletes receiving their physicals through the Young Athletes Academy program. Photo by Bianca Al-Shamari.

Stanford University teams up with Paly athletic trainers

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
October 13, 2016
Changes coming to Spirit Week 2016

Changes coming to Spirit Week 2016

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
September 3, 2016
Campus defaced with racist, pro-Trump graffiti

Campus defaced with racist, pro-Trump graffiti

Dhara Yu and Bianca Al-Shamari
April 18, 2016
Paly and Gunn to face off at upcoming night rally

Paly and Gunn to face off at upcoming night rally

Ethan Kao and Bianca Al-Shamari
March 23, 2016
Get to know your ASB candidates

Get to know your ASB candidates

Emilia Diaz-Magaloni, Emily Hwang, and Bianca Al-Shamari
March 22, 2016
Long stick defender Trevor Woon rotates positions in a drill during preseason practice. The season starts on Mar. 4.

Boys’ lacrosse kicks off season, looks to sustain success

Sam Lee, Ethan Kao, and Bianca Al-Shamari
March 4, 2016
The Blended Learning class is being expanded to more classes for next year. Illustration by Portia Barrientos.

Blended learning programs to expand next year

Chirag Akella and Bianca Al-Shamari
February 24, 2016
Photo by Dami Bolarinwa

Girls’ soccer defeats Santa Clara on Senior Night, looks toward CCS

Ethan Kao and Bianca Al-Shamari
February 22, 2016
Senior forward Alessandro Reale wins the ball from the Fremont High School defender on Wednesday. Photo by Emma van der Veen.

Boys’ soccer beats Fremont to win De Anza League, streak continues

Emma van der Veen and Bianca Al-Shamari
February 16, 2016
Photo by Ethan Kao.

Season Update: Girls’ soccer looks towards CCS

Ethan Kao and Bianca Al-Shamari
February 5, 2016
Sophomore Emily Tomz dribbles towards a Los Gatos defender as Paly takes an early 1-0 lead. The Vikings went on to win 3-0 keeping their perfect record. Photo by Bianca Al-Shamari.

Girls’ soccer dominates Homestead

Ethan Kao and Bianca Al-Shamari
February 2, 2016
Community shares memories amid teacher's passing

Community shares memories amid teacher’s passing

Will Zhou, Sam Lee, and Bianca Al-Shamari
January 22, 2016
ASB members Cezzane Lane (left) and Natalie Maloney (right) display a banner stating 'Design Galleria'. The prom location announcement was made during the Winter Rally earlier today.

Prom 2016 details revealed

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
January 15, 2016
Junior right mid Tess Preising drives through Gunn High School defenders in a heated Paly vs Gunn match last year. The game resulted in a Paly win, the Vikings hope to continue a winning streak against Mountain VIew High School. Photo by George Lu.

Preview: Girls’ soccer to face Mountain View

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
January 14, 2016
A section of an Austrian refugee camp in Schwechat houses men, women and children in make-shift bedding. Refugees, over 80 individuals in total, were placed under a mass tent set up by local volunteers. Photo by Bianca Al-Shamari.

Blogger without borders: Refugee stories, Part 3

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
January 12, 2016
Sophomore Emily Tomz dribbles towards a Los Gatos defender as Paly takes an early 1-0 lead. The Vikings went on to win 3-0 keeping their perfect record. Photo by Bianca Al-Shamari.

Recap: Girls’ soccer dominates Los Gatos

Ethan Kao and Bianca Al-Shamari
January 9, 2016

Blogger without borders: Refugee stories, Part 2

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 21, 2015

Blogger without borders: Refugee stories, Part 1

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2015

Blogger without borders: Refugee stories

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
December 11, 2015

Blogger without borders: Students take action

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
October 27, 2015

Blogger without borders: Goodbye and Willkommen

Bianca Al-Shamari, Author
October 11, 2015

Freshman elections: Meet the candidates

Ethan Kao and Bianca Al-Shamari
August 26, 2015
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