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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

Ethan Kao, Author

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Senior captain Nathalia Castillo dances in preparation for tomorrow's Paly dance team showcase. Photo: Emma van der Veen.

Dance team to host spring show Saturday

Emma van der Veen and Ethan Kao
May 18, 2017
Girls' soccer ends Spartans' spotless record, keeps its own unblemished

Girls’ soccer ends Spartans’ spotless record, keeps its own unblemished

Ethan Kao and Jackson Doerr
February 1, 2017
Slideshow: Girls' soccer pulls off hard-fought win

Slideshow: Girls’ soccer pulls off hard-fought win

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
January 17, 2017
Sophomore Leena Srinivasan passes the ball in the second half. Srinivasan was dominant in the midfield tracking down loose balls and blocking the passing lanes. Photo by Ethan Kao.

Girls’ soccer optimistic to keep winning streak alive against Santa Clara

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
January 17, 2017
Senior midfielder Talia Malchin passes the ball upfield against Gunn in December. Photo by Rachel Code.

Girls’ soccer hopes to stay undefeated against Homestead

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
January 12, 2017
Senior midfielder Talia Malchin passes the ball upfield against Gunn in December. Photo by Rachel Code.

Slideshow: girls’ soccer dominates El Camino

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
December 11, 2016
Sophomore forward Mia Zenger dribbles past Gunn defenders last Thursday during a preseason match at Gunn. Photo by Rachel Code.

Girls’ soccer to play Gunn in preseason match

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
December 8, 2016
Junior midfielder gets ready to take a corner kick against Gunn last Thursday during the second half of an away preseason match. Senior Tess Preising converted the goal off Tomz' cross. Photo by Rachel Code.

Freshman stands out in girls’ soccer victory against rivals

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
December 8, 2016
Photo by Ethan Kao.

Season Preview: CCS loss motivates girls’ soccer

Ethan Kao and Jackson Doerr
December 2, 2016
Junior Hollie Chiao passes the ball late in the third quarter. The lady Vikes continued to play hard despite going down early. Photo by Sam Lee.

Girls’ water polo season comes to a halt in CCS second round

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
November 29, 2016

Season Recap: Boys’ water polo falls in CCS first round

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
November 14, 2016
The Palo Alto High School girls' golf team poses with their plaque at the NorCal tournament in Salinas. The team would go on to place 6th and unfortunately not advance to the next stage. Photo: Joyce Choi

Girls’ golf season ends with CIF knockout round loss

Ethan Kao and Jackson Doerr
November 10, 2016

Boys’ water polo falls short in overtime championship thriller

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
November 1, 2016
Senior field player Eric Maser scores on a volley from the left side of the pool in the 1st quarter. Photo by Ethan Kao.

Boys’ water polo routed by Gunn for the second time

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
October 5, 2016
Junior Hollie Chiao passes the ball late in the third quarter. The lady Vikes continued to play hard despite going down early. Photo by Sam Lee.

Girls’ water polo falls against rival Gunn

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
September 16, 2016
Slideshow: Boys' and girls' water polo vs. Gunn

Slideshow: Boys’ and girls’ water polo vs. Gunn

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
September 15, 2016
Senior field player Andrew Josefov attempts a shot late in the third quarter against Gunn High School. Vikings went on to lose 8-4. Photo by Ethan Kao.

Boys’ water polo falls short against rivals

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
September 14, 2016
Senior Elise Kiya prepares for the upcoming season, Kiya is one of the 3 seniors that competed at States in 2013. Photo by Emily Hwang

Season Preview: Girls’ golf hopes to return to CCS

Ethan Kao and Jackson Doerr
September 8, 2016

Boys’ water polo ready for redemption

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
September 1, 2016

Season Preview: Girls’ water polo looks towards strong season

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
August 30, 2016
Junior shortstop Ethan Stern prepares to place a tag on an incoming Los Gatos runner. The Vikings lost to the Wildcats, 7-4, during a league game in April. Photo by Cooper Lou.

Liveblog: Baseball vs. Los Gatos in SCVAL elimination game

Ethan Kao and Noah Yuen
May 12, 2016
Seniors Skyler Anderson (left) and Weston Preising celebrate Anderson's goal in the second quarter of Paly's 12-11 home loss to Burlingame Monday night. Photo by Matt Ersted.

Boys’ lacrosse looks to move onto league finals

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
May 10, 2016
The Vikings' baseball team was forced to postpone the first home De Anza league game of the season on Friday, against Cupertino High School, because of harsh weather. There should be favorable baseball weather in the team's home game against Los Gatos. Photo by Noah Yuen.

Liveblog: Baseball faces off against Los Gatos

Ethan Kao and Noah Yuen
April 15, 2016
Junior Henry Badger serves while junior Jerry Hong prepares for the return. Badger and Hong lost their match in two close sets.

Boys’ tennis loses to cross-town rival Gunn

Chirag Akella and Ethan Kao
April 2, 2016
Photo by Nathalia Castillo.

Dance team triumphs at national competition

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
March 31, 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
Freshman attacker Patrick McIntosh drives down the right side of the field while surveying the field for open teammates. McIntosh finished the game with one goal and two assists. Photo by Sam Lee.

Boys’ lacrosse routs rival Los Gatos, 12-6

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
March 19, 2016
The Vikings lead Menlo 9-6 as junior defender Christian Rider watches from the half. Photo by Jackson Doerr

Boys’ lacrosse takes on rival Los Gatos

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
March 17, 2016

New football coach Sullivan brings passion to football field

Ethan Kao and Noah Yuen
March 10, 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 current senior was painted by the Class of 2014. The deck will be replaced with a new one in memory of the passing away of a former student.

Senior Deck construction to begin over summer

Chirag Akella and Ethan Kao
February 25, 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
Photo by Ethan Kao.

Tava to debut new Paly special menu

Chirag Akella and Ethan Kao
February 7, 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
Girls' basketball dominates Los Altos

Girls’ basketball dominates Los Altos

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
January 21, 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

Girls’ soccer defeats Gunn in 4-0 victory

Victor Carlsson, Ethan Kao, and Jackson Doerr
December 12, 2015

Liveblog: Boys’ soccer vs. Milpitas

Sam Lee, Emma van der Veen, and Ethan Kao
December 3, 2015

Girls’ water polo finishes season in CCS semifinals

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
December 2, 2015

ASB introduces new kickball event

Chirag Akella and Ethan Kao
December 1, 2015

Season Preview: Girls’ soccer hopes to continue success

Ethan Kao and Jackson Doerr
November 30, 2015

Tuesday Tunes: James Franco

Ethan Kao and Morgan Keller
November 17, 2015

Football field vandalism disrupts school activities

Emma van der Veen and Ethan Kao
November 4, 2015

How to prevent bike theft

Chirag Akella and Ethan Kao
October 27, 2015

Recap: Spirit Week Day Three debuts night rally

Ethan Kao and Jackson Doerr
October 21, 2015

Changes coming to College Awareness Day

Chirag Akella and Ethan Kao
October 13, 2015

Walk & Roll day encourages eco-friendly ways to commute

Ethan Kao, Author
October 7, 2015

ASB announces Homecoming details

Ethan Kao and Jackson Doerr
September 27, 2015

Hybrid Chemistry class blends regular and Honor courses

Chirag Akella and Ethan Kao
September 22, 2015

Slideshow: Football vs. San Benito

Sam Lee and Ethan Kao
September 14, 2015

Gym Construction moving along

Chirag Akella and Ethan Kao
September 8, 2015

Liveblog: Football vs. Sequoia

Josh Yuen, Sam Lee, Ethan Kao, and Jackson Doerr
September 4, 2015

Freshman elections: Meet the candidates

Ethan Kao and Bianca Al-Shamari
August 26, 2015
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