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Environmental lecturer and writer Jeffrey Ball addresses Palo Alto High School Students at the fourth day of career month on Thursday. Recalling his background as a journalist, Ball told students about why it is not always important to have life figured out. “I never ever would have been able to predict where I ended up,” Ball said. “That’s actually a really wonderful thing.”

Career speaker recap: Environmental lecturer on defining your future

March 4, 2019

Senior Ashutosh Bhown leans on the new skateboard locker, located outside the Media Arts Center. The locker, proposed by Bhown, allows students to secure their boards and scooters during the school day. “I know there are people that skateboard and scooter to school,” Bhown said, “I just put this here to make sure that they have somewhere to put them.” Photo: Kira Sterling

Skateboard rack offers new place to hoard boards

January 28, 2019

Esther Wojcicki, a co-advisor of The Campanile, welcomes Lisa Brennan-Jobs, Steve Jobs' daughter, into the Media Arts Center on Wednesday. Brennan-Jobs spoke at length about writing her memoir,

Steve Jobs’ daughter talks writing, relationship with father

October 4, 2018

Students present their research projects to both parents and their mentors in the Advanced Authentic Research celebratory showcase held in the Media Arts Center at Palo Alto High School on Tuesday night last week. The projects are lined up along the edges of the building. Photo: Eric Yap

AAR showcase to feature student research

May 15, 2018

Slideshow: Arts in Unusual Places puts student work on display

Slideshow: Arts in Unusual Places puts student work on display

March 4, 2018

Career Month speaker series to kick off on Tuesday

Career Month speaker series to kick off on Tuesday

February 26, 2018

Timeline: James Franco and Paly

Timeline: James Franco and Paly

February 2, 2018

A Paly senior examines one of Golden-Globe winning Paly alumnus James Franco’s paintings displayed in the Media Arts Center. Palo Alto Unified School District Interim Supt. Karen Hendricks announced earlier today that administrators will remove Franco’s paintings from the MAC, just days after hiring workers to paint over his mural on the Student Center. “Related to this [the removal of Franco’s first mural in 2016], district staff recently considered the best interests of our students in the light of our educational mission, and decided to remove and return the remaining artwork,” Hendricks wrote. Photo: Angelina Wang

Supt.: Franco paintings to be ‘transitioned’ from MAC

February 1, 2018

Students present their research projects to both parents and their mentors in the Advanced Authentic Research celebratory showcase held in the Media Arts Center at Palo Alto High School on Tuesday night last week. The projects are lined up along the edges of the building. Photo: Eric Yap

AAR celebratory showcase features student research projects

May 23, 2017

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox visits Paly

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox visits Paly

April 25, 2017

AB Calculus teachers David Baker, Scott Friedland and Herb Bocksnick grading the Calc Bowl results in the MAC, following the competition. Photo: Daniella Maydan

Teachers, students reflect on first ever Calc Bowl

April 21, 2017

The school’s Media Arts Center will host Newseum CEO, Jeffery Herbst as part of the Media Arts Center’s Speaker Series.“There will be two more later this spring,” Event Organizer and Palo Alto High School Journalism teacher Esther Wojcicki said. Photo William Zhou.

AB Calculus teachers to hold first ever Calc Bowl

April 17, 2017