Sasha Boudtchenko

Behind “1 Palo Alto”: Austin seizes on deputy’s idea to deploy parents

It was Saturday morning, three days after the end of Winter Break, and the hope of an in-person second semester seemed to be drifting away. The recent surge ...

Decolonizing Thanksgiving: Indigenous perspectives on colonial holiday

We had certain ways that we did life under our sun,” Muwekma Ohlone tribe member Joseph Torres said. “And now we’re stuck in a four-cornered wall … celebrating ...

Lost in the flames: Fires’ impact on our community’s psyche

Senior Maia Johnsson recalls how she was sitting at her dining table, scrolling through her phone, when her mom approached her with alarming news — fires in Lak...

French Laundry reporter (and Paly alumnus): No regrets on story

A San Francisco Chronicle reporter and Verde Class of 2008 alumnus who broke the French Laundry story about Gov. Gavin Newsom, told a classroom of Palo Alto Hig...

Free COVID-19 tests provided on campus

Predicine Labs, a local medical research company, will be offering free weekly COVID-19 testing at Palo Alto High School for students and staff. The antigen ...

Virtual growing pains: Students cope with the mental effects of isolation

All classes end the same way: a curt nod from the teacher, a wave of goodbyes from classmates, and a Zoom call of 30 participants disbanded within...

Rally in support of AAPI community promotes voter registration

Over 350 protestors gathered in front of Palo Alto City Hall on Sunday to encourage voter registration among the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities...

The ‘gold standard’?: Students, admin look to improve Title IX proceedings

Editors' note: While most public dialogue surrounding the Palo Alto Unified School District’s handling of Title IX cases by survivors has been negative, those w...

Pandemic picnics: A guide to escaping the indoors

As we sit on our checkered blankets surrounded by sun-soaked grass, we carefully arrange our dishes full of cracker and cheese assortments and pop open bottles ...

Soul searching: Animation stirs reflection

An out-of-tune melody bounces around the room as movie protagonist Joe Gardner struggles to conduct a dysfunctional middle school band. In the dimly lit classro...

Behind “1 Palo Alto”: Austin seizes on deputy’s idea to deploy parents

Decolonizing Thanksgiving: Indigenous perspectives on colonial holiday

French Laundry reporter (and Paly alumnus): No regrets on story

Rally in support of AAPI community promotes voter registration

Sasha Boudtchenko

Behind “1 Palo Alto”: Austin seizes on deputy’s idea to deploy parents

City libraries temporarily close branches, reduce hours amid COVID surge

Wait decreases at COVID clinic with district-only testing

Local middle schoolers eligible to receive COVID-19 boosters

Coronavirus testing mandated for student-athletes

COVID-19 concerns rise as winter break ends

Stemming the divide: Comparing the gender gap in Paly’s STEM electives over the past decade

Micro food hall opens on California Avenue

Ernesto Cruz: A campus supervisor’s past and present