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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
The Viking boys basketball team plays at one of its first home games of the season last semester against Overfelt high school. In lieu of the surge of Omicron cases starting this semester, Athletes are now forced to follow increased precautions, such as weekly Covid Testing, in order to slow the transmission of the virus. According to girls’ basketball coach Scott Peters, with COVID cases having risen before the first lockdown in 2020 at around this time, the athletic community must continue to be careful. “If we look at the past you know up till January 14th and 15th we’re going to have to keep dealing with the big surge, but hopefully it will get better,” Peters said.

Athletes, coaches react to Omicron threat to sports

Avi Srinivasan and Leena Hussein
January 9, 2022
Staffing shortages threaten school closure

Staffing shortages threaten school closure

Jonathan Chen and Benjamin Grimes
January 8, 2022
Breaking: PAUSD website outage after attack on service provider

Breaking: PAUSD website outage after attack on service provider

Payton Anderson and Brennen Ho
January 8, 2022
A substitute teacher distributes at-home COVID-19 tests to students in an AP Language class.

Campus on edge over Omicron, potential for closure

Sofie Zalatimo, Olga Muys, and Lauren Wong
January 6, 2022
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
Heavy rain prompts discussion over lunch protocol

Heavy rain prompts discussion over lunch protocol

Sofie Zalatimo and Maia Johnsson
October 28, 2021
In preparation for the Homecoming dance, Associated Student Body President and junior Johannah Seah hangs lights around a tree on campus.

ASB to host outdoor Homecoming dance tonight

Sofie Zalatimo and Leena Hussein
October 16, 2021
Wildfires in California are causing poor air quality throughout the Bay Area throughout the warmer seasons. Palo Alto Unified School District recently announced air quality protocols, stating that indoor COVID procedures will be temporarily suspended when the air quality index reaches 151. [[i think bc this photo was from that one day last year that was crazy it might be either a little weird to have it here or a little weird that its not mentioned that this was from one of the days last year when the smoke was similarly bad, i would recommend finding a way to solve one of those 2 issues? lmk if u need more guidance on it]] Some community members, including Palo Alto Educators Association President Teri Baldwin, have expressed concerns about COVID safety on smoky days. We worry about the situation of students in a room with doors and windows closed and no masks when eating, Baldwin stated. We don’t believe that the ventilation system will keep students safe from spreading and/or contracting COVID inside without a mask. [[i think this quote was earlier on in the story so id recommend finding and using a different one]] Photo: Ethan Chen

PAEA revises calendar as smoke complicates COVID protocol

Sofie Zalatimo and Benjamin Grimes
September 13, 2021
Supt. Austin: Were going to stay open

Supt. Austin: “We’re going to stay open”

Brennen Ho and Daniel Garepis-Holland
September 9, 2021
Freshman Sophie Pan gets ready to spike the ball in the Vikings first home game against the Menlo Atherton Bears last Thursday night. The Vikings swept Menlo Atherton, 3-0, in a one-sided game. Head coach Chris Crader said the impact of the team’s cohesiveness during the match will help set them up for a successful season. “We have fantastic leadership, and I think that chemistry and team dynamics are going to be a strength for us,” Crader said. (Photo: Jonathan Chen)

Girls’ volleyball beats Menlo Atherton in first home game

Avi Srinivasan and Jonathan Chen
September 1, 2021
Madrono seniors reflect on yearbook and school year

Madrono seniors reflect on yearbook and school year

Ori Gal , Multimedia Manager
June 2, 2021
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
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