Teachers retire, administrators shift

Joy Xu May 31, 2021

Superintendent Don Austin announced several administrative changes at Paly and at the district level in an email sent to parents...

Survey shows Paly students receive excessive homework, district leaders say more must be done to follow PAUSD policy

Valerie Chu May 30, 2021

While the majority of PAUSD middle and high school students say the amount of homework they get is “just right,”...

UCs no longer accepting SAT, ACT scores in future admissions, scholarships

Austin Xiang May 15, 2021

The University of California system will no longer accept SAT or ACT scores for admissions or scholarships between the fall of 2021 and spring of 2025, after a settlement was announced on Friday. This decision comes after a 2019 lawsuit...

PAUSD releases high school bell schedule for Fall 2021

Gianna Brogley May 14, 2021

PAUSD’s new bell schedules for the 2021 fall semester were released Friday afternoon by Superintendent Don Austin through Schoology, with...

Foothills Park adopts new per-car entrance fee

Sloan Wuttke May 13, 2021

In a unanimous vote, the Palo Alto City Council approved a $6 per-car fee to enter Foothills Park at its...

Paly to host vaccine clinic at Peery Center for students

Gianna Brogley and Ben Antonow May 11, 2021

Paly will hold a COVID-19 vaccine clinic from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Sunday, May 16 in the Peery Center for all students who have yet to get their first dose, according to PAUSD Health Services in an email...

Google Expansion

Shantanu Deshpande May 8, 2021

Google plans to build a 40-acre campus in Mountain View, including housing, office space and public space. Google’s Googleplex headquarters...

Exploring Other Paths

Braden Leung May 4, 2021

Community College Week — an annual opportunity for students to learn about the non-university options for higher education — kicked...

FDA to approve Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds next week

Ben Antonow May 3, 2021

BREAKING: The Food and Drug Administration plans to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds as early as next week, federal officials said. Currently, the Pfizer vaccine is the only one approved for minors, and even then, only...