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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
Spanish teacher Kevin Duffy sits at his desk during an interview Wednesday with journalism students. Our place is here with our students and it was so hard when we were on Zoom learning, Duffy said. Photo: Anushe Irani

Teachers reflect on Omicron’s implications for the district

Ash Mehta and Kat Farrell
January 6, 2022
Jessica Haight, a freshman at Palo Alto High School, receives the vaccine at the clinic hosted at Palys Peery Family Center gym.

Hundreds of students get vaccinated at Paly clinic

Daniel Garepis-Holland and Jason Lin
May 25, 2021
Student receiving shot

Breaking: FDA approves Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds

Daniel Garepis-Holland, Brennen Ho, and Jason Lin
May 10, 2021
Seniors eat lunch on the senior deck at Palo Alto High School after students returned to school for the first time this school year. Students will now be allowed to leave campus for lunch and prep periods after Santa Clara County entered the orange tier following the continued decrease in COVID-19 cases. Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland

Move to orange tier means open campus, increased indoor capacity

Daniel Garepis-Holland, Sports Editor
March 24, 2021
The COVID-19 data tracker from John Hopkins University shows that Santa Clara County has recently topped 106,000 COVID-19 cases. Since Santa Clara County is now in red tier, Palo Alto Unified School District is set to reopen schools. The board held a meeting Feb. 9 where community members expressed opinions over plans to bring secondary students back on March 9. This is going to prolong the pandemic even longer, parent Jenna Mark said. Bragging about being a part of this is not something to be proud of, and community members are dying. Credit: John-Hopkins University

Column: First is the worst — why we should delay reopening

Jeffrey Tu, Managing Editor
March 3, 2021
Junior Nisha Mata uses resources from her post high school planning folder, which she received at Palo Alto High School’s College and Career Center Orientation. After her orientation, Mata met with a Paly college advisor to discuss post-Paly plans, and Mata said the meeting provided her with helpful information and advice. “Before the meeting, I knew roughly what I had to do, but I didnt know how to follow through with it or actually do it,” Mata said. “She [Mata’s advisor] went over the specific steps of what I should start doing and how I should start preparing. … I definitely think I would go back if I have questions.”

CCC provides guidance to students during uncertain times

Maia Johnsson and Sofie Zalatimo
February 13, 2021
Austin announces expected return for grades 7-12 in March

Austin announces expected return for grades 7-12 in March

Hallie Faust, Ethan Chen, and Jason Lin
February 10, 2021
True Salon is still closed today despite the lifting of restrictions allowing personal care services to reopen. As the rate of COVID-19 cases lighten, businesses are adjusting to more lax policies on indoor and outdoor services. “I think that the future of salons remains strong but we have had to adapt with our schedules for social distancing and sanitation,” Lori Romero, owner of True Salon in Palo Alto said. “We as stylists are known to double book and multi-task while providing excellent services.”

Restaurants and salons recover as state shelter-in-place is lifted

Jeffrey Tu and Daniel Garepis-Holland
February 5, 2021
Student cohorts to start on campus this week

Student cohorts to start on campus this week

Kira Sterling and Benjamin Grimes
January 26, 2021
The Sushi House restaurant has survived over nine months since the Center for Disease Control officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. “I cant speak for other businesses, but I can say that we are blessed — and this is 100% because of our loyal customers and hard working staff,” Ueki said. Photo: Kenji Ueki

Town and Country restaurant Sushi House weathers pandemic

Jason Lin and Jeffrey Tu
December 11, 2020
Verbatim: Sports during COVID-19

Verbatim: Sports during COVID-19

Maia Johnsson, Sports Editor
December 4, 2020
Gunn High School teachers wrote an open letter to the Palo Alto Unified School District requesting a reconsideration of the reopening plan unanimously passed by the school board. In addition to detailing misleading comments from the meeting, the letter discusses safety risks and damages to student education that could result from the plan. School board member Ken Dauber said the board remains firm on their stance on reopening, nevertheless. “It would be astonishing if we got through these complicated choices without there being disagreement,” Dauber said. “Doesnt mean that I dont understand the positions that people have or that Im not listening. Its just that … were looking, I think, at the total situation, and trying to achieve these outcomes, and serve these values.”

Petitioners against reopening likely to achieve goal, despite board plans

Tara Kapoor, Editor-in-Chief
November 20, 2020
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