Board discusses dyslexia screening Kiana Tavakoli December 15, 2019 News Among several accomplishments this fall, one milestone surpassed by the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education includes the completion of the district’s first universal dyslexia risk screening for...
Paly alumni, community members reflect on homelessness Kiana Tavakoli November 18, 2019 Lifestyle Tucked away along a fence lining a rarely used Union Pacific railroad track in Redwood City, a dozen tents and makeshift shelters blend into the trees. Named by those who reside there, Camp Seaport and other h...
Lockheed Martin sign vandalized due to company’s involvement in Yemen Anna Meyer and Kiana Tavakoli May 16, 2019 News To protest Lockheed Martin’s manufacturing of missiles used in the Yemeni Civil War, Bryce Druzin vandalized the Palo Alto Advanced Technology Center entrance sign with the word “Yemen” and the date Aug. 9, 201...
Villalobos, Christiansen to depart, new assistant principals to arrive next fall Kiana Tavakoli and Antonia Mou May 16, 2019 News Following the announcement of Assistant Principal John Christiansen's resignation and Assistant Principal Katya Villalobos’s transition to a Paly teacher, effective June 30, the Palo Alto Unified School Distric...
The Truth About Dishonesty Neil Kapoor, Kiana Tavakoli and Maya Rathore April 20, 2019 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight The names of sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity have been changed. Introduction Everybody’s doing it,” embattled college coach William Rick Singer said in a 2013 YouTube video, “it” referring to ...
Computer science to be incorporated into Algebra 1, 1A curriculum next year Kiana Tavakoli March 24, 2019 News Starting next year, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) will pilot an initiative to implement computer science (CS) curriculum into Algebra 1 and 1A courses. The integration of computer science into a...
Student athletes break barriers in gender dominated sports Kiana Tavakoli March 17, 2019 Sports Two opponents enter the ring and stand ready to spar. The silence is broken by the sound of a whistle. One wrestler swiftly takes down the other, gaining an early advantage. The wrestler, junior Zoe Wong-VanHar...
Boys varsity soccer team competing hard to qualify for CCS Kiana Tavakoli February 9, 2019 Boys Soccer, Sports As the regular season winds to a close, the Paly boys soccer team looks to overcome a rough stretch of games to qualify for the Central Coast Section (CCS) playoffs. Though the team has faced many obstacles, th...
City Council approves affordable housing project Kiana Tavakoli February 2, 2019 News, Showcase Fifty-nine families will have access to affordable housing in Palo Alto as a result of the City Council’s recent approval of the Wilton Court development. The proposed housing units on El Camino Real will be av...
Gunn alumni recount suicide clusters in the film ‘Edge of Success’ Kiana Tavakoli November 19, 2018 Lifestyle Silicon Valley has long been a bustling community, housing the nation’s most intelligent and ambitious minds. However, in the past decade, this same community has seen a tragic trend amongst its youth. A new do...
