The Paly Voice

12/18/2025

Palo Alto High School will remove the portables near the quad over summer and replace them with landscaping. According to Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson, the removal process will begin at the end of the 2025-26 school year. See more in the story below.

Palo Alto High School will remove the portables near the quad over summer and replace them with landscaping. According to Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson, the removal process will begin at the end of the 2025-26 school year. “We’ll probably start prepping certain things before school gets out ...

12/18/2025

Palo Alto High School will remove the portables near the quad over summer and replace them with landscaping. According to Assistant Principal Jerry Berkson, the removal process will begin at the end of the 2025-26 school year.

Reporting by Ava Knapp.

12/16/2025

Is Palo Alto witnessing the rise of its next tennis phenomenon? In just her first year on the Palo Alto Vikings girls’ tennis team, freshman Akina Ogawa claimed the title as SCVAL singles champion and went on to make the 2025 CCS Girls Tennis Singles Championship finals. See more in the story below.

Is Palo Alto witnessing the rise of its next tennis phenomenon? In just her first year on the Palo Alto Vikings girls’ tennis team, freshman Akina Ogawa claimed the title as SCVAL singles champion and went on to make the 2025 CCS Girls Tennis Singles Championship finals. According to Ogawa, her su...

12/16/2025

12/15/2025

In a game filled with key defensive plays by both teams, the Palo Alto boys’ varsity soccer team (1-2-1) tied the Pioneer Mustangs (0-2-2) 0-0 on Friday night. This was the Vikings’ fourth game in the last five days; nevertheless, they held their ground defensively, shutting down the Mustangs for all 80 minutes. See more in the story below.

In a game filled with key defensive plays by both teams, the Palo Alto boys’ varsity soccer team (1-2-1) tied the Pioneer Mustangs (0-2-2) 0-0 on Friday night. This was the Vikings’ fourth game in the last five days; nevertheless, they held their ground defensively, shutting down the Mustangs fo...

12/15/2025

Just one week after the Palo Alto High School administration committed not to offer a new college-level math class as a standard high school course, the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education prepares to review and possibly approve that course, alongside others, at its meeting on Tuesday. See more in the story below.

Just one week after the Palo Alto High School administration committed not to offer a new college-level math class as a standard high school course, the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education prepares to review and possibly approve that course, alongside others, at its meeting on Tuesd...

12/15/2025

In a game filled with key defensive plays by both teams, the Palo Alto boys’ varsity soccer team (1-2-1) tied the Pioneer Mustangs (0-2-2) 0-0 on Friday night.

This was the Vikings’ fourth game in the last five days; nevertheless, they held their ground defensively, shutting down the Mustangs for all 80 minutes.

The frustration over the lack of scoring was evident for both teams, each receiving yellow cards at various times throughout the match.

Reporting by Kevin O’Brien and Mack Reller.

12/15/2025

Just one week after the Palo Alto High School administration committed not to offer a new college-level math class as a standard high school course, the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education prepares to review and possibly approve that course, alongside others, at its meeting on Tuesday.

Palo Alto High School math teacher Daniel Nguyen said he is proposing the Multivariable Calculus course to address the desire among eligible students.

“I know a lot of students want to learn the material,” Nguyen said. “We ran a survey at Paly, and we counted almost 40 kids who want to take the course as [a] dual enrollment [Paly course] during the school day. The numbers at [Henry M.] Gunn [High School] are probably similar, so there’s a lot of demand for the course.”

Reporting by Priya Tamura and Mayu Altekar-Okazaki.

12/14/2025

The Palo Alto High School Vikings Girls basketball team (2-2) fell Friday night to the Menlo Knights (7-1), 45-38, after being unable to close the five-point gap in the second half of a neck-and-neck game. Heading into the game, the Vikings faced a noticeably larger Menlo roster. See more in the story below.

The Palo Alto High School Vikings Girls basketball team (2-2) fell Friday night to the Menlo Knights (7-1), 45-38, after being unable to close the five-point gap in the second half of a neck-and-neck game. Heading into the game, the Vikings faced a noticeably larger Menlo roster. Despite the discrep...

12/13/2025

Senior Amaya Bharadwaj entered the season without national attention, but her results quickly shifted expectations. By the end of the fall season, she had qualified for Nike Cross Nationals, finishing 20th overall with a time of 17:45. 3 in the girls’ race, something no runner from Palo Alto High School had ever done before. See more in the story below.

Senior Amaya Bharadwaj entered the season without national attention, but her results quickly shifted expectations. By the end of the fall season, she had qualified for Nike Cross Nationals, finishing 20th overall with a time of 17:45.3 in the girls’ race, something no runner from Palo Alto High S...

12/13/2025

Senior Amaya Bharadwaj entered the season without national attention, but her results quickly shifted expectations. By the end of the fall season, she had qualified for Nike Cross Nationals, finishing 20th overall with a time of 17:45.3 in the girls’ race, something no runner from Palo Alto High School had ever done before.

According to Bharadwaj, qualifying for the meet is a significant achievement.

“I was the first person from Paly to ever make it to Nike Cross Nationals,” Bharadwaj said. “It is really hard to do that because at the state meet you have to get the top five fastest times from all the girls that run that day.”

Reporting by Amily Zhang and Arjun Jindal.

12/13/2025

From taro mochi cake boxes to pistachio cream cheese scones to customized cake designs, Topi Cakes’ soft launch in October brings a selection of perfectly-decorated desserts to 2305 El Camino Real, drawing inspiration from East Asian-inspired flavors such as sesame, matcha and various teas. See more in the story below.

From taro mochi cake boxes to pistachio cream cheese scones to customized cake designs, Topi Cakes’ soft launch in October brings a selection of perfectly-decorated desserts to 2305 El Camino Real, drawing inspiration from East Asian-inspired flavors such as sesame, matcha and various teas. Accord...