District in debt after free lunches Braden Leung March 4, 2020 News Palo Alto Unified School District school lunch debt could reach over $60,000 by the end of the year, according to an email sent out by the district to all parents. The California Education Code Section 49550 r...
Annual Career Month event kicks off in MAC Jace Purcell March 4, 2020 News, Showcase Aiming to provide students with insight on various career paths to help them plan their life after high school, Paly’s 12th annual Career Month began Thursday. According to senior and Career Month committee pr...
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...
Admin consult students in principal hiring process Adora Zheng March 4, 2020 News, Showcase Two weeks after Principal Adam Paulson announced his resignation, effective at the end of the 2019-20 school year, the administration held an open meeting in the Media Arts Center to gather student input on th...
CTC declines Haxton’s administrative credential Benjamin Stein and Sloan Wuttke March 4, 2020 News, Showcase Following the declination of Guidance Assistant Principal Clarisse Haxton’s administrative credential by the California Teaching Commission, Haxton’s role has shifted to administrative teacher on special assign...
Standards-based grading detrimental to students’ success Andy Wang March 4, 2020 News In both school and in society, many institutions and traditions require radical change. However, grading is not one of them. Ever since Mount Holyoke College introduced it in 1887, most American high school st...
California should implement vacant house tax to help housing crisis Anna Meyer March 4, 2020 News, Uncategorized Dozens of recreational vehicles line the curb of El Camino Real, home to residents who have been forced into these circumstances by a lack of affordable housing in the area. RVs have become the subject of ire i...
UPDATE: Prom, field trips and events cancelled, CAASPP testing postponed due to coronavirus concerns Andy Wang and Benjamin Stein February 28, 2020 Breaking News, News, Showcase Update: Palo Alto Unified School District will cancel many large-scale events including Prom, field trips and all gatherings of over 100 people, as well as postpone California Assessment of Student Performan...
Homeless parking permits approved Erin Kim February 14, 2020 News 1 After a unanimous vote by the Palo Alto City Council, Palo Alto became the latest Bay Area city to begin the planning of a safe parking program for residents who live in vehicles. Similar to established progra...
ASB announces prom, Skoglobe Andrew Toteda February 14, 2020 News After much fanfare and a captivating basketball shootout, the Associate Student Body revealed this year’s prom location as taking place at the San Jose Tech Museum on Saturday, April 18. According to Junior Cl...
