Carissa Tsui (Class of 2024) joined The Voice her junior year and her favorite show is Survivor. Also, her favorite color is red and her favorite animal is the ocean sponge.
![Junior Justun Kim reads during the weekly designated independent reading time in teacher Melissa Laptalo's AP Language and Composition class. After much deliberation, the AP Language team is using a new system of grading coined as 'ungrading' that does not give assignments letter or number grades. According to teacher Alanna Williamson, the new system is designed to change students’ focus from just earning points to thinking about learning and growing. “It's a completely different way to reframe your thinking about your grade,” Williamson said. “It [the previous grading system] was very quantitative and this ‘Ungrading’ format makes you think about your skills on a qualitative level and how you're improving ... not how many points you need.” (Photo: Carissa Tsui)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_3764-1200x800.jpg)
![Students and staff battle for the ball in the students v.s. staff basketball game during the 2023 Winter Rally game. According to Julian Hong, Associated Student Body president, ASB will be stricter with the rules for this year's basketball game. "During the [student v.s.] staff basketball game because last year, there was some confusion," Hong said. "[We] are trying to cut down on that for this year so everything goes a lot smoother." (Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/52665617541_b2135ed800_k-1200x800.jpg)
![A student reads from a magazine produced by the STAND UP, SPEAK OUT DreamCatchers summer camp that took place from June 12 to July 5 at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School. According to DreamCatchers program manager Fatima Sandoval, the magazines are composed of journalism stories written by the camp students and are a source of pride and symbol of achievement for DreamCatchers. "They [the camp students] were able to make their own magazine, which I feel like was a very proud moment, not just for the students, but for DreamCatchers," Sandoval said. "We still have them [the magazines] at our office displayed for anybody that walks by and wants to take some." (Photo: Grace Gormley)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_9251-1029x1200.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)
![Students watch the USA vs. Iran match on their computers in the library on Tuesday. [Photo: Lucianna Peralta]](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_0564-675x900.png)
