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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 it's 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.

PAEA revises calendar as smoke complicates COVID protocol

Sofie Zalatimo and Benjamin Grimes
September 13, 2021
Overview: Clubs look ahead to in-person activities

Overview: Clubs look ahead to in-person activities

Arohi Bhattacharya and Emily Yun
September 13, 2021
Community reflects on open campus policy after stabbing incident

Community reflects on open campus policy after stabbing incident

Madison Abbassi and Jeffrey Tu
September 2, 2021
Assembly Bill 104 passed in the state of California to remove the numerical value grades usually have during a normal school year. Paly’s College Counselor, Sandra Cernobori, has witnessed many Paly students wishing to alter sufficient grades to build a better GPA-based college application. Although, Cernobori believes many students overlook what actually goes on during the admissions process, “[Colleges] do something called a holistic review,” said Cernobori, “And so they’re looking, not only high school, courses, grades, GPA, they ask for a whole activity list.” Graphic: Arati Periyannan

College Counselor reacts to Assembly Bill 104

Payton Anderson and Arati Periyannan
August 25, 2021
Students meet Friday evening on the Quad at Palo Alto High School’s Welcome Back dance. “I’ve been looking forward to going with my friends and it seems really fun, the energy is really nice,” sophomore Lucy Li said. (Photo: Jonathan Chen)

Underclassmen react positively to ASB-organized events

Jonathan Chen, Staff Writer
August 24, 2021
Pipe replacement project complicates campus access

Pipe replacement project complicates campus access

Madison Abbassi and Sofie Zalatimo
August 22, 2021
Incoming freshmen experience in-person orientation

Incoming freshmen experience in-person orientation

Emily Yun, Jeffrey Tu, and Sofie Zalatimo
August 5, 2021
Class of 2021 reunites for the first time of the year at in-person graduation

Class of 2021 reunites for the first time of the year at in-person graduation

Daniel Garepis-Holland, Maia Johnsson, and Benjamin Grimes
June 4, 2021
Incoming assistant principal Erik Olah instructs a Marine Biology science class Friday morning. After a gruelling semester of virtual learning, Olah has just finished his 13th year at Paly. Olah said he’s enjoyed working on campus and looks forward to the next school year, when students can return in-person. “There's a lot of things I do miss,

Meet incoming assistant principal Erik Olah

Jason Lin and Jeffrey Tu
May 28, 2021
Paly student leaders rally against Asian hate

Paly student leaders rally against Asian hate

Ori Gal, Multimedia Manager
May 28, 2021
Paly publications place in national journalism conventions

Paly publications place in national journalism conventions

Arohi Bhattacharya and Brennen Ho
May 26, 2021
Jessica Haight, a freshman at Palo Alto High School, receives the vaccine at the clinic hosted at Paly's 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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