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Foothills Park adopts new per-car entrance fee

Sloan Wuttke

May 13, 2021

News

Paly to host vaccine clinic at Peery Center for students

Gianna Brogley and Ben Antonow

May 11, 2021

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COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Bay Area begins

Avantika Singh

February 22, 2021

News, Science/Tech

Stanford Medical Resident Maanvi Mittal was among the first healthcare professionals in the Bay Area to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Mittal has received both doses of the Moderna vaccine and said both times th...

PAUSD planning to open all secondary schools in March

Valerie Chu

February 20, 2021

News, Showcase

All secondary students from seventh to 12th grade could potentially return to campuses for in-person classes by early March, Superintendent Don Austin said at the Feb. 9 school board meeting. Austin said before...

Two test positive for COVID-19, girls swimming quarantines after false positive

Austin Xiang

February 16, 2021

Breaking News, News, Showcase

One member of the Paly girls swim team and at least one other person on campus have tested positive for COVID-19, but the senior girls swimmer has since tested negative twice since her initial positive test on ...

SAT cancels essays, subject tests

Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe

February 16, 2021

News

Through a statement released on its website, The College Board announced on Jan. 19 it would discontinue the SAT Subject Tests as well as the SAT optional essay. The statement said the COVID-19 pandemic led to...

Science Building renovation done

Gianna Brogley

February 16, 2021

News

The science building renovation project is finally complete after construction on the site began over a year and a half ago. Built to accommodate the growing student body, the addition will eliminate the nee...

Foothills Park imposes visitor cap and parking fee

Austin Xiang

February 16, 2021

News

After a surge of visitors and reports of environmental damage following the Palo Alto City Council’s decision to open Foothills Park to nonresidents, the city council voted 6-1 in support of a visitor cap and a...

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

Gianna Brogley, Avantika Singh and Gina Bae

February 15, 2021

News, Showcase

When several survivors who were allegedly sexually assaulted by a Paly alumnus came forward to tell their story over social media in late January, a widespread discussion about sexual misconduct ensued, with se...

Man fatally struck by train at Churchill crossing

Austin Xiang

January 21, 2021

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An adult male pedestrian died in a collision at Caltrain’s Churchill Avenue crossing Thursday afternoon at around 3:40 p.m., according to Caltrain Alerts on Twitter. All 22 passengers on the train are reportedl...

Lights, webcam, action!

Valerie Chu

December 23, 2020

News

Makeup, clothes and props ready, junior Arnav Singhal looks into the camera, preparing to put on one of the semester’s biggest plays for a faceless audience. This year, he is performing at home, with a greenscr...

Palo Alto Math Tutor Under Investigation for Sexual Assault

Sasha Lehrer

December 23, 2020

News

The arraignment of 74-year-old math tutor Mark Allan Hodes is scheduled for Dec. 23. The Palo Alto Police Department arrested Hodes in August and charged him sexually molesting teenagers at his residence during...