Celebrating one of our own: Ava Knapp named state Journalist of the Year Navya Narayanan and Lise Concolato February 26, 2026
Seniors stay in lead during generations Spirit Week rally Priya Tamura and Lise Concolato October 16, 2025
Students plan around rain during Spirit Week Lise Concolato and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki October 13, 2025
Behind the scenes: Shell-ebrate upcoming ‘SpongeBob Musical’ Lise Concolato and Sophie Zhang April 23, 2025
PTSA hosts first Spring Fling to celebrate cultural diversity Alex Chang and Lise Concolato April 4, 2025
Review: Soko Soko delivers homestyle Japanese cooking with a fresh spin Navya Narayanan and Lise Concolato March 4, 2025
![During today's fourth Spirit Week lunch rally in Palo Alto High School's Big Gym, the seniors and sophomores faced each other in Cup Game. According to senior Sunday Ahn, she was certain that seniors were going to win the game. "I had confidence in Max [the senior winner] to win the game," Ahn said. "It was fun to watch the very close up battle between them."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2I3A1267-e1760655342712-1046x1200.jpg)
![Geometry and Precalculus teacher Quinn Basewitz guides her students through the rules of a review game. Basewitz, in her first year of teaching at Palo Alto High School, said she is enjoying her time teaching and coaching field hockey at Paly. “It’s [Paly] been really welcoming, and it's a collaborative department, so I've had a lot of support,” Basewitz said. “I really enjoy getting to know students in class, and then I'm also coaching field hockey, so it's been fun to get to know students outside of the classroom.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/basewitz-e1758747544840-1200x855.jpg)
![Nick the Greek offers a spacious and open interior. According to restaurant manager Angie Holguin, the team chose Palo Alto for the city's energy and high speed vibe. “It was [opened] in this location, Palo Alto, specifically because it's more of a suburban location,” Holguin said. “This area is more fast-paced.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_1188-1200x900.jpg)
![The "extra small group" performers from the Palo Alto Dance teams' jazz/contemporary piece "Eight" points to their first-place award in United Spirit Associations National Competition March 23 in Anaheim, California. According to dance team sophomore officer Karin Blumenfeld, the pressure of continuing the team winning streak was a standout moment at nationals. "A big mindset this year coming off of two wins in the previous year after not having won for a very long time was the expectation on us to win," Blumenfeld said. "There have been so many years where we haven't [won] and we were definitely super nervous, but we pulled through."](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_6223.jpg)
![Sophomore Ivanka Kumar prompts Gemini AI to introduce itself. According to Christopher Farina, history and psychology teacher, Gemini AI can also be used to provide more one-on-one support for students who need more help. “[The goal is to] make it easier for students to be able to use it as a tutor, ... [and as] something that the students could use to help themselves learn better,” Farina said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_20250207_124746-e1739079040251-1200x896.jpg)
