Back to School Blunder Jace Purcell, Braden Leung and Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe October 8, 2020 News, Showcase, Spotlight Spring Transition When the United States reported its first case of COVID-19 on Jan. 20, no one could have predicted what was to come. President Donald Trump called it the flu, faces remained unmasked and scho...
PAUSD delivers lunches during quarantine Avantika Singh October 5, 2020 News, Showcase In order to provide support to families most affected by Santa Clara County’s shelter-in-place order, Palo Alto Unified School District started delivering free meals to students during lunchtime starting Aug.17...
District releases criteria for reopening school in person Jack Galetti October 5, 2020 News, Showcase Depending on Santa Clara County’s classification under California's new four-tier color-coded system for tracking COVID-19, in-person instruction could start as early as Monday, Oct. 12 for Palo Alto Unified Sc...
Reopening guidelines should be made clearer to students The Editors-in-Chief October 5, 2020 Editorial Uncertainty is everywhere these days. There’s a good chance that the last YouTube advertisement you watched began with “In these uncertain times … ” But for many Paly students, the only thing more frustrating t...
Palo Alto Unified School District announces a Fall reopening plan Siddhartha Sahasrabuddhe June 30, 2020 Breaking News, News, Showcase In an email sent to parents on June 30, Superintendent Don Austin announced a reopening proposal for the 2020-21 school year, which entails fall semesters starting with full distance learning for secondary scho...
Stress stemming from COVID-19 overwhelms juniors Avantika Singh June 19, 2020 Lifestyle, Student Life Right before school closed down, junior Ellie Wong said she felt a cloud of stress looming over the students as they walked through the huddled outdoor hallways. Even during quarantine as she takes a seat to j...
Celebrations held in quarantine Ziggy Tummalapalli June 3, 2020 Lifestyle About twenty cars with balloons and signs drove down Byron Street in between Kellogg Avenue and Embarcadero Road honking their horns on April 9, all for one fifth-grader Sam Miller’s birthday. The novel sta...
Local sports attempt to resume play amid COVID-19 pandemic Zack Silver June 2, 2020 Sports Paly baseball player Dominic De Feo had been preparing for the season for months, but as a result of the lockdown, his school season was cancelled, and his club season is on shaky ground. With the end of lo...
Lack of clear-cut direction surrounding online learning affecting students’ grades The Editors-in-Chief May 30, 2020 Editorial When news broke on March 25 that the Palo Alto Unified School District was implementing a credit/no credit grading system to combat the effects of COVID-19 on distance learning, the decision was immediately met...
Praise for Santa Clara County’s quick response to COVID-19 The Editors-in-Chief May 30, 2020 Editorial Amid the increasing death toll from COVID-19, it might be difficult to recall the time where Santa Clara County was at the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the United States. As we continue to li...
