Palo Alto Unified School District announces a Fall reopening plan Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe June 30, 2020 Breaking News, News, Showcase In an email sent to parents on June 30, Superintendent Don Austin announced a reopening proposal for the 2020-21 school year, which entails fall semesters starting with full distance learning for secondary scho...
Column: Why school being canceled is actually the best Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe June 2, 2020 Column, Lifestyle As students recover from incompetently administered Advanced Placement exams and face a never-ending stream of Schoology messages, they continue feeling the effects of the deadly and novel coronavirus from home...
Paly athletes find new ways to train during social isolation Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe April 28, 2020 Fall Sports, Sports, Spring Sports Running through an eerily silent street in the early hours of the morning, junior Alex Selwyn slows to a halt as he completes his daily run. Wiping sweat from his forehead, he checks his phone as the first rays...
Activities director Matt Hall to leave at conclusion of school year Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe and Kris Risano April 16, 2020 Breaking News, News, Showcase, Uncategorized After teaching at Palo Alto High School for nine years, student activities director and Japanese teacher Matt Hall will leave Paly at the end of this school year to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time Japa...
ASB plans stress-relieving events such as Spring Week Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe March 8, 2020 ASB Update After a successful February, ASB is looking forward to a planned Spring Week in March as well as a carnival. While ASB has already hosted an impressive slate of events, ASB President Pooja Akella said ASB has ...
Bacc at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe and Kris Risano March 4, 2020 News, Showcase After a controversial period in which it was thought to be canceled, Baccalaureate will take place on May 30 at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts from 1-2:30 p.m. According to Paly parent Kristen And...
Changing the Censorship Landscape Jace Purcell, Kris Risano and Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe February 19, 2020 Lifestyle, Showcase, Spotlight Background “In times of social turmoil, our impulse is often to pull back on free expression. We want the progress that comes from free expression, but not the tension.” And so, Facebook won’t pull back. In ...
My Team Lowkey Sucks Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe December 26, 2019 Showcase, Sports Frustration crosses junior David Snyder’s face as he avidly watches the television, his eyes darting back and forth across the screen. It’s 2017, and Snyder’s favorite basketball team, the Indiana Pacers, are c...
DJ Savarese, the director, co-producer and inspiration for a PBS documentary, visits Paly Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe and Sophia Moore December 17, 2019 Uncategorized Human rights advocate and non-speaking autistic DJ Savarese, the director, co-producer and inspiration for the PBS documentary “Deej,” visited Paly’s Haymarket Theater on Oct. 10 for a screening of the film. ...
Small gym pipes burst, spewing sewage onto Paly pool deck Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe and Kris Risano December 17, 2019 Uncategorized Confusion engulfed the Paly pool deck around 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 2 as the pipes of the small gym malfunctioned, leading to a sewage backup onto the pool deck and chaos regarding the Santa Clara Valley Athletic Le...
