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Deanna Chute, teacher on Special Assignment and member of California’s Multi-Tiered System of Support discusses the overall goal of further collaboration between teachers. The staff is already working on some long-term collaboration goals,Chute said.Monday is just the culmination of what weve been working on for the past four weeks. (Photo: Joshua Watterson)

Monday is first of six annual ‘late start’ days

Saanvi Garg, Reporter
September 17, 2023
Math teacher Daniel Nguyen answers senior Shamsheer Singhs question during an AP Statistics class at Palo Alto High School. The Math Department recently changed the math grading scale for a standard A-? to be 90%, rather than the previous 88%. According to Nguyen, students are adapting to the new grading policy well. “Based on what I saw in my classes when I went over the new cutoffs on the first day to school, it seemed students were initially unhappy with the change but quickly took it in stride,” Nguyen said. (Photo: Celina Lee)

Students surprised by new math grading system

Celina Lee, News Editor
August 24, 2023
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)

On strength of media arts program, Paly places in top 10 for ‘innovation’ in global contest

Celina Lee and Maxwell Zhang
June 17, 2023
The Palo Alto High School graduating class of 2023 tosses their hats at the end of the graduation ceremony on Thursday at the Viking Stadium. Senior Arielle Blumenfeld reminded the graduating class of the paths they have traversed throughout their journey at Paly. “Another thing we need to realize is not only are we leaving behind a multitude of memories, but also we will leave behind our legacies since our first day at Paly,” Blumenfeld said. “Each memory shared here, each English essay used as an example for future periods, and each trophy you worked so hard to win … has occurred throughout our time here.” (Photo: Jeremy Dukes)

Seniors bid farewell at graduation ceremony

Christopher Choi and Maxwell Zhang
June 9, 2023
Track star commits to West Point

Track star commits to West Point

Leena Hussein, Senior Staff Writer
May 23, 2023
Senior Cameron Phillips splashes on a makeshift Slip N Slide set up during lunch yesterday on Palo Alto High Schools Quad. This watery fun was part of Field Day, a carnival-themed event hosted by the Associated Student Body, and also offered free desserts and game booths. According to senior Phela Durosinmi, Field Day was an enjoyable way to spend a sunny day. Its fun, because I just finished my last final, and theyre giving out free ice cream — everybody likes ice cream — and they let us have a slip n slide, while last year they closed it down, Durosinmi said. (Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland)

Students enjoy Field Day games and food

Karrie Huang and Daniel Garepis-Holland
May 22, 2023

Boys’ baseball guarantees playoffs with shutout win over Los Gatos

Christopher Choi and Nathan Jiang
May 12, 2023
The Palo Alto High School Girls and Boys Swim and Dive team are preparing for the California Interscholastic Federation state championships following their second Central Coast Section win in a row Saturday and Sunday at the Santa Clara Swim Club. According to sophomore Blake Wang, the supportive environment at CCS provides motivation in advancing and doing well. “I went to CCS last year as well, and it was a really competitive atmosphere,” Wang said. “There are faster swimmers to race compared to dual meets [swim meets between two teams]. CCS is all about the team, everyone cheers and hypes each other up before races [and] I also get to see many of my friends from club swimming there.” (Photo: Caleb Wong)

Swim and Dive advances to State Championships after CCS win

Celina Lee, Leena Hussein, and Payton Anderson
May 11, 2023
Newly opened restaurant at Town and Country Village, Palmettos Superfoods, boasts fully customizable açaí bowls and fruit smoothies. Palmettos offers a wide variety of delicious choices. According to CEO Charles Lee, Palmettos has been a hit among customers and students at Palo Alto High School. “I think everyones been liking it,” Lee said. “Its a great addition, especially because you guys [students at Paly] havent had that here.” (Photo: Celina Lee)

Palmetto Superfoods brings delicious açaí to Town and Country

Celina Lee and Leena Hussein
May 8, 2023
Palo Alto Unified School District Superintendent Don Austin speaks at a press conference on a range of education-related issues last Friday in the MAC. Among other topics, Austin clarified the reasoning behind his stance on ChatGPT from the previous weeks announcement. “We’re focusing on ChatGPT,” Austin said. “It’s one of thousands of AI programs that are out there right now. When it first got attention, there was already more coming up that will help students, and more coming up that would harm students and create safety issues.”

Superintendent clarifies stance on ChatGPT: ‘Not going to hide from it’

Benjamin Grimes, Christopher Choi, and Evan Chien
May 5, 2023
The Palo Alto Police Department monitors Centennial Plaza at Palo Alto High School following a gun threat discovered on campus early this morning. (Photo: Maxwell Zhang)

Breaking: School issues all-clear after gun threat shelter-in-place

Brennen Ho, Maxwell Zhang, and Anna Feng
April 25, 2023
A group of students and staff amble down the Viking Stadium track as part of Power Moves. Senior Madelyn Castro said she enjoys attending Power Moves to meet new people while spending time outside. “It [walking] feels really nice because I’ve been able to communicate with different people that I’ve never met before and it just makes you feel good,” Castro said. “You get a little bit of exercise to start off the week. It’s a good way to get energy to get through the week, especially on Mondays with the busy [school] schedule.” (Photo: Kristine Lin)

Power Moves: A community of early risers and walkers

Kristine Lin, News Editor
April 5, 2023
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