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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
Projectors, like this one in Advanced Placement Literature teacher Mimi Parks classroom, make up the majority of the technological education resources at Palo Alto High School. The Palo Alto Unified School Districts new initiative, called classroom tech refresh, is a project since June 2021 to replace current systems in all classrooms with new Apple TV monitors and sound systems. According to Advanced Placement Psychology teacher Christopher Farina, the initiative will enhance instruction in classrooms. I like them a lot. The smart boards you had to hire hardwire into and that just meant theres like cables kind of floating around everywhere. The Apple TV is being able to cast wirelessly is really nice, which means that youre untethered, and that is really convenient, Farina said. It also means that you can connect an iPad to that if you want to be able to use a different kind of device and that is also gonna be pretty easy. (Photo: Avi Srinivasan)

Apple TVs to replace current projectors

Avi Srinivasan and Christopher Choi
May 25, 2023
Sophomore Aleksey Valouev speaks during the open forum section of an April 18 school board meeting regarding the Palo Alto Unified School District’s removal of Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra as dual-enrollment classes. Valouev was one of over 50 students involved with the writing of an open letter to the district commenting on their perceived unfairness of the change and advocating for its appeal. In the meeting, Valouev said Multivariable and Linear Algebra are an integral part of the math pathway for students pursuing advanced math courses past high school. “This decision has affected each and every single one of us on an individual level,” Valouev said. “[It’s] severely limiting our options for continued math learning during our junior and senior years.” (Photo: Screenshot of PAUSD School Board Meeting Youtube Video)

Austin affirms district’s stance on Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra

Brennen Ho and Avi Srinivasan
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
Superintendent Don Austin speaks to student journalists in a press conference this morning in the Media Arts Center regarding the shelter-in-place Tuesday at Palo Alto High School. According to Austin, clearer communication by the district to staff and students is needed in case of similar future events, as some teachers were unsure of what defined a shelter-in-place protocol. “What is important to know in these situations is the kind of communication you should expect,” Austin said. “If theres a serious situation, youre gonna hear an announcement about it.”

Superintendent responds to shelter-in-place incident

Payton Anderson, Senior Staff Writer
April 28, 2023
(Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland)

Breaking: Police say they’ve arrested student who threatened shooting

Payton Anderson and Sophia Yang
April 27, 2023
Palo Alto High School students pick up lunches from the Student Center cafeteria staff. According to Sophomore Sophia Ahn, the food is serviceable, but improvements could be made through a brand new system. “Considering they’re free, they’re alright,” Ahn remarks. “I think they could definitely be more nutritious and cut down on the fats and stuff, though.” (Photo: Daniel Garepis-Holland)

Could Los Gatos’ new lunch program expand?

Celina Lee and Evan Chien
March 6, 2023
Students gather in front of the library to hear about summer opportunities at last years job fair. This years fair will be at Palo Alto High School on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Small Gym. According to the Early Childhood Development teacher Hilary McDaniel, the ultimate goal of the job fair is to drive students toward their dreams in their post-high school life by introducing summer employment opportunities to district students and families. “Its a really its one of the few events right where all PAUSD families from kindergarten, all the way through 12th grade can really come together and combine their interests and needs, McDaniel said. Its fun when youre in the Small Gym, and everyones having conversations and finding out information, and theyre really excited about all the opportunities.” (Photo: Anna Feng)

Preview: Paly to host job fair in Small Gym

Maxwell Zhang and Ketan Altekar-Okazaki
March 5, 2023
A school bus arrives at Palo Alto High School to offer students a ride home. Two new electric buses will be replacing diesel buses like the one seen above starting in April. According to PAUSD Chief Business Officer, Carolyn Chow is enthusiastic about the change. This is very exciting for us Chow said.

District to add long-delayed electric school buses

Anna Feng and Shreyas Shashi
February 27, 2023
Board candidate Campos isnt afraid to go against the grain

Board candidate Campos isn’t afraid to ‘go against the grain’

Daniel Garepis-Holland, Senior Staff Writer
October 14, 2022
Board candidate Dharap emphasizes success beyond academics

Board candidate Dharap emphasizes success beyond academics

Sophia Yang and Anna Feng
September 19, 2022
Junior Audrey Guo completes AP US History homework in the library during her prep. Many students at Palo Alto High School take rigorous course loads, leading to large amounts of homework. This has led to the school district implementing new restrictions and guidelines for homework at the middle and high school levels, the effect of which is assessed in a new survey. “I think that the stigma surrounding college admissions — how you need to take so many competitive classes in order to get into a so-called “good college” — is really the thing that is causing all this stress and causing these policies to need to be implemented in the first place.” Xiang said.

District homework survey sees mixed results

Sophia Yang and Daniel Garepis-Holland
March 9, 2022
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Campus plans for Tower Building renovation

Sofie Zalatimo and Jonathan Chen
March 2, 2022
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