School district proposes fall reopening schedule and bell schedule Valerie Chu May 13, 2020 Breaking News, News, Showcase The Palo Alto Unified School District proposed a reopening plan and a new bell schedule for secondary schools for the fall semester of the 2020-21 school year in an online school board meeting on May 12. The te...
Paly should incorporate a rotating bell schedule Ziggy Tummalapalli February 28, 2020 Opinion It seems like I always have that one class that I just cannot focus in. For me that is typically seventh period, when I’m tired from the rest of my classes, and my mind just cannot function. But for others, it ...
Paly ought to publicize lesser-known classes outside of catalog The Editors-in-Chief March 24, 2019 Editorial Every year, rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors face the same struggle: choosing classes. The course catalog, almost 100 pages of course descriptions, graduation requirements and subject pathways, ...
Minimum day after finals week ought to be used effectively The Editors-in-Chief December 9, 2018 Editorial The feeling of pushing open a classroom door after completing the last final exam of the semester, finally free to enjoy Winter Break, is one many students look forward to throughout the dreaded finals week. H...
Teachers should be more understanding of test stacking Bernie Koen November 16, 2018 Opinion The overpowering stress of having multiple tests on one day happens often to students at Paly. It happens at every school. It’s an unpreventable occurrence that will happen to all students. And it’s something t...
Students should have final say on their schedules Sarah O'Riordan September 19, 2018 Opinion As the school year officially kicks off and the window for schedule changes closes, the usual class-switching chaos in the guidance office is drawing to an end. The chaos in the office is spurred largely by a n...
Controversial tutorial system implemented, replaces Flex Khadija Abid September 7, 2018 News Paly has implemented a new tutorial model this year, the latest in a long string of schedule changes. Students were first introduced to the new bell schedule through an email sent by PAUSD the week before scho...
