Raj Lele

Baseball keeps 10- game winning streak

June 1, 2018

Riding a 10-game winning streak to end the season, the baseball team secured the top seed and a bye going into Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (SCVAL) playoffs. The team then defeated both Homestead and Los ...

Teachers need housing situated closer to school

Raj Lele

April 30, 2018

Opinion

Almost every student at Palo Alto High School has had this happen to them: their teachers announce to the class they must turn in their work before 3:30 so the teacher can beat traffic on their drive home. Whi...

Paly adapts evacuation procedure, curriculum following World War II

Raj Lele and Ben van Zyll

March 21, 2018

Centennial Issue

With the World War I era coming to a close and the World War II era just beginning to ignite (without the United States), Paly introduced a new course for students for interested in the anatomy of wars and, mor...

Trainer treats and guides athletes

Raj Lele

February 28, 2018

Sports

As the seventh period bell tolls, student-athletes flock to the athletic trainer’s office and file into a line to get their ankles wrapped and taped in preparation for their tiring practices and games. Athletic...

Recreational marijuana laws plagued with issues in Palo Alto

Raj Lele and Shannon Zhao

February 8, 2018

News

Roughly two-thirds of Palo Alto citizens voted to pass Proposition 64, also known as the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), in 2016. Under AUMA, previous restrictions on the use, retail and home cultivation of ...

Cricket introduced to elementary schools in Palo Alto

Raj Lele

December 6, 2017

Sports

At the beginning of November, both Walter Hays and Hoover Elementary Schools, initiated a cricket unit in their Physical Education (P.E.) curriculum. Although many students had experience holding a...

‘Heaven Can Wait’ ends successful run

Raj Lele

November 9, 2017

News

Palo Alto High School’s Theatre program performed three showings of "Heaven Can Wait," which played on Friday, Nov. 3, Saturday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 5, and the theatre program said it was a success. "Heave...

Air quality delays school activities

Raj Lele

October 23, 2017

Sports

In light of the recent wildfires that struck Northern California, several of Paly’s fall sports teams were forced to cancel practices and games due to the poor air quality drifting into the Peninsula. Because ...

College and Career Center makes positive changes to advisory

Raj Lele

October 18, 2017

Opinion

Every fall, seniors are bombarded with school assignments, extracurriculars and college apps. At Palo Alto High School, they are instructed to follow specific guidelines to ensure that their Common Application ...

Competitive fantasy football at Paly

Raj Lele

September 27, 2017

Sports

Every year, the fantasy football virus infects America. The end of summer is filled with league drafting and every member of the league eagerly waiting for football season to start so he or she can cl...

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