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...
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...
A New Decade of Tech Ajay Venkatraman February 24, 2020 Science/Tech, Showcase From foldable electronics to customized sound, 2020 already boasts a great deal of forthcoming technological achievements and advancements. The Consumer Electronics Show at the start of each year provides a loo...
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 ...
Fantasy Frenzy Austin Xiang February 18, 2020 Showcase, Sports Every Sunday morning, sophomore Albert Cai hastily checks his phone to make last-minute changes to his fantasy football roster, with the goal of taking another step forward in winning it all. This fantasy sport...
Top 10 Paly Sports moments of the decade Rebekah Limb February 10, 2020 Showcase, Sports As the decade that gave us three Golden State Warriors championships, four failed 49ers seasons and three San Francisco Giants World Series wins comes to an end, it is safe to say that there were many iconic sp...
Dialect on the Decline Adora Zheng February 4, 2020 Lifestyle, Showcase A high school student in Shanghai sits down to begin her homework. Her task? To write an 800-word apology letter for speaking Shanghainese, her local dialect, in class. According to the Shanghai Municipal Educ...
District meets with Infocus after censorship attempt Sarah O'Riordan and Benjamin Stein January 29, 2020 Breaking News, News, Showcase Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson informed InFocus executive producers on Monday that Palo Alto Unified School District General Counsel Komey Vishakan had received complaints about a "Paly Bachelor" segment the...
