Maxwell Zhang (Class of 2024) joined The Voice his sophomore year and wishes to pursue management and STEM in college.
![Palo Alto High School Viking senior guard Riley Yuen dribbles past a Menlo-Atherton High School Bear to get to the basket during the team’s semifinals Central Coast Section match on Thursday. Although the Vikings mounted a comeback in the first quarter, the team was not able to keep that lead and ultimately fell to the Menlo-Atherton High School Bears, 49-54. According to Viking head coach Jeff LaMere, he was proud of the way his team battled through adversity during the match. “It [the pressure of the match] wasnt so much about it being a semifinal game as it was about the opponent were playing,” LaMere said. “One of the difficult things about a tournament is the quick one-day turnaround. We talked a lot about how to prepare against their ball pressure … and our guys did a good job. Overall, Im proud of our effort and how we fought the entire game.” (Photo: Ketan Altekar-Okazaki)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2M4A4202-e1708906422127-1200x842.jpg)
![Palo Alto High School Viking junior small forward Jorell Clark attempts a layup while two Henry M. Gunn High School Titan defenders attempt to block the shot Saturday night during a crosstown rivalry match. The Vikings edged out the Titans, 62-57, in a game that nearly saw a comeback by the Titans in the fourth quarter. According to Vikings head coach Jeff LaMere, the team’s effort in their practices leading up to this game really showed in their performance. “Our guys really played hard,” LaMere said. “Hats off to Gunn [the Titans] because that was a great high school basketball game. They have very good players who can make tough shots.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_0013_720.png)
![Palo Alto High School was announced as one of the top 10 schools for Innovation in the Worlds Best School Prizes awards by T4 Education. According to Principal Brent Kline, this is a great opportunity for Paly to display its stellar journalism program. Most of my role was just supporting staff members that were interested in applying and the students and ensuring that theres no roadblocks, Kline said. [We get to] showcase what goes on great at our school, and one of those is the is the media arts program. So I was excited to be able to share such great things to the world. (Photo: T4 Education)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot-2023-06-16-140632-e1686950069260-900x450.png)
![Viking senior striker Nadav Sternheim fights for the ball at midfield during the varsity soccer match on Wednesday against the Gunn High School Titans. Despite the Titans dominating in possession throughout the game, the Vikings capitalized on a few key mistakes by the Titans and scored in crucial moments. According to Titan head coach Vava Marques, the players from both teams were excited about this match due to the prominent cross-town rivalry. We were looking forward to this game, Marques said. They [Paly] even have their own trophy for this matchup. I think the overall atmosphere was awesome. (Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/907A5623-900x600.jpg)
![Junior varsity field hockey coach Sonia Sethi explains the varsity practice routine to the junior varsity team. Sethi is one of two parent volunteers coaching the junior varsity team after Jennifer Crane, the new athletic director, was unable to find a replacement junior varsity coach. The varsity team lost a number of very strong senior players [this year], Sethi said. So theres an opportunity for... a lot more junior varsity players to come up to varsity. (Photo: Maxwell Zhang)](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ketan_Iceland_Photo_Collection-12-e1662677749541-900x786.jpg)
