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...
Student who made alleged shooting threat on Gunn High school is taken into custody Adora Zheng, Jace Purcell and Kris Risano December 14, 2019 Breaking News, News, Showcase The Palo Alto Police Department took a Gunn High School student into custody at 2:45 a.m. Friday morning who had allegedly submitted a school shooting threat the night before, via a web form. The District and P...
ASB to host night dodgeball tournament Neil Kapoor December 11, 2019 News After a busy Spirit Week, ASB adjourned for a weeklong recess and has since focused on updating its constitution, debriefing Spirit Week and unveiling several small campus events, according to ASB Vice Presiden...
Palo Alto Commission proposes pilot program to open Foothills Emma Todd December 11, 2019 News Since the 1960s, locals have enjoyed hiking through the forest trails, watching the sunset and observing the copious amounts of flora and fauna of Foothills Park. However, this luxury has only been enjoyed by P...
City aims to protect low-income tenants Bruno Klass and Krista Robins December 6, 2019 News City Council members are preparing to pass an emergency ordinance to protect low-income tenants in Palo Alto from being evicted by landlords before a new California law, Assembly Bill 1482, takes effect next ye...
New CPR requirement confuses students Johnny Yang December 6, 2019 News Paly students have to contend with so many acronyms — MRC, SSRC, SAT, ACT, APUSH, GPA and SCVAL, to name just a few. Now, there’s one more: CPR. Learning Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation has become an official gr...
City Council bans natural gas to promote sustainability Jace Purcell December 6, 2019 News Palo Alto City Council banned the use of natural gas in new residential buildings through a unanimous vote in hopes of lowering carbon emissions to combat climate change on Monday, Nov. 4. According to Mayor E...
Rise Together Education provides dozens of college scholarships Leila Khan and Andy Wang December 6, 2019 News The non-profit Rise Together Education provided 52 college scholarships to low-income Paly students this fall. The program, whose members consist of Palo Alto residents and Paly staff, aims to provide financi...
New mental health center to be added to Midtown Kai Vetteth and Sloan Wuttke November 15, 2019 News Stress, anxiety and other mental health issues have become increasingly common in teenagers across the nation, prompting Allcove, a network of standalone, integrated youth mental health centers, to pilot one of...
Service fair showcases variety of groups Leila Khan November 15, 2019 News T he Youth Community Initiative hosted their annual Service Fair, in which student-led and other community-oriented service groups gathered on the Quad on Nov. 6. The services represented at the fair each year...
