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    • Survivors Speak Out: District and community respond to sexual assault discussion

      Adora Zheng and Sarah O'Riordan
      February 15, 2021
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      Santa Clara County to enter Red Tier Wednesday

      Jack Galetti
      March 2, 2021
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      PAUSD receives vaccine prioritization

      Jack Galetti
      March 1, 2021
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      Avantika Singh
      February 22, 2021
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      Adora Zheng and Sarah O'Riordan
      February 19, 2021
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      Andy Wang
      February 19, 2021
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      Olivia Ericsson
      January 28, 2021
    • Students shouldn’t have been optimistic about district reopening plan

      Leo Malchin
      January 28, 2021
    • How Prop 22 Shows Corporate Political Power

      Ajay Venkatraman
      December 23, 2020
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      Lauren Chung
      November 13, 2020
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      Aidan Seto
      November 13, 2020
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      Adora Zheng and Sarah O'Riordan
      February 14, 2021
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      Aidan Seto
      February 23, 2021
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      Evelyn Cheng
      February 23, 2021
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      Valerie Chu
      February 21, 2021
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      Adora Zheng and Sarah O'Riordan
      May 31, 2020
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      Avantika Singh
      February 22, 2021
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      Andy Wang
      January 24, 2021
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      Ben Antonow
      January 24, 2021
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      Ziggy Tummalapalli
      November 15, 2020
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      Sloan Wuttke
      October 31, 2020
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      Ajay Venkatraman
      October 31, 2020
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      Adora Zheng and Sarah O'Riordan
      June 2, 2020
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      Maya Singer
      February 26, 2021
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      Olivia Ericsson
      February 26, 2021
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      Ziggy Tummalapalli
      December 31, 2020
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      Adora Zheng and Sarah O'Riordan
      February 13, 2021
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      The Editors-in-Chief
      February 13, 2021
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      The Editors-in-Chief
      December 11, 2020
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      The Editors-in-Chief
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BREAKING NEWS: All Santa Clara County public schools shut down for three weeks due to coronavirus concerns

Adora Zheng and Sarah O'Riordan
March 13, 2020
Breaking News, News, Showcase
All schools in Santa Clara County will be closed starting Monday, March 16 for a minimum of three weeks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to an announcement made by County Superintendent Ma...

Board discusses CAASPP, minority students’ results

Sarah O'Riordan
March 8, 2020
News
At the Feb. 25 Board meeting, the Palo Alto Unified school board covered topics including the consequences of electing out of CAASPP testing, as well as concerns regarding minority student performance on the Ca...

District meets with Infocus after censorship attempt

Sarah O'Riordan and Benjamin Stein
January 29, 2020
Breaking News, News, Showcase
Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson informed InFocus executive producers on Monday that Palo Alto Unified School District General Counsel Komey Vishakan had received complaints about a "Paly Bachelor" segment the...

Marijuana needs regulation, destigmatizing nationwide

Sarah O'Riordan
December 21, 2019
Opinion
It’s been three years since California legalized the recreational use of marijuana, a milestone achievement for the movement to decriminalize pot. Despite this advancement,  the fire of public stigma against th...

Pulitzer Prize finalist speaks at Paly

Maya Rathore and Sarah O'Riordan
December 15, 2019
News
Recently, Paly’s renowned Media Arts Center hosted a notable guest speaker: Pulitzer Prize Finalist Maggie Steber. The American documentary photographer spoke to a beginning journalism class on Nov. 15. Steber...

Shots Fired: A look into the implications of vaccine mandates

Sarah O'Riordan, Shiva Mohsenian and Andy Wang
November 22, 2019
Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight
Background Hundreds of parents and activists clad in red shirts lined the halls of the state Capitol, hoisting signs that read ‘DO NOT BULLY DOCTORS INTO NOT PROTECTING THEIR PATIENTS!’ and chanting ‘YES TO ED...

Trial period ought to be implemented to re-open MAC

Sarah O'Riordan
October 25, 2019
Opinion
Walking into the Media Arts Center just one year ago, one was immediately immersed in student life — from groups chattering around a table in the atrium to solemn studiers burying their noses in textbooks in qu...

Palo Alto community rallies in international climate strike

Sarah O'Riordan and Benjamin Stein
September 27, 2019
News
Friday, Sept. 20 marked a global climate walkout — a worldwide protest named Fridays for Future. The movement, organized by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, is calling for stronger laws to prevent c...

Column: Long Lost Paly Traditions

Sarah O'Riordan
September 14, 2019
Column, Lifestyle, Student Life
Whatever happened to good old school spirit and town traditions? It seems that with every passing year at Palo Alto High School, school spirit and spirit week point levels drop lower and lower.  Just last ye...

InFocus time should not be utilized for instructional minutes

Sarah O'Riordan
September 11, 2019
Opinion
It’s a week before school goes back into session, and schedules have just come out. Of course, everyone begins to compare. It’s commonplace to try and meet up with friends during preparatory periods, and for ma...
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