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Car parade for high school graduates is Tuesday

May 31, 2021 4:33 pm

By the Daily Post staff All four Palo Alto high schools will participate in a city-wide car parade on Tuesday (June 1) between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. to celebrate graduation. […]

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In-person high school graduation returning

April 19, 2021 4:34 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer High school seniors will get a “good solid graduation” this year, Superintendent Don Austin said, after the district last year replaced the traditional […]

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Former robotics teacher sues school district alleging harassment, homophobia and bullying by parents

October 26, 2020 12:59 pm

This story was originally printed Oct. 21 in the Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss out on important local stories, pick up the Post in the morning at […]

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Palo Alto’s high schools celebrate graduation with a car parade

June 4, 2020 11:30 am

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High school journalists held back from covering story by teacher, assistant principal

December 9, 2019 8:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The editors of a Palo Alto High School student publication say a teacher and assistant principal tried to block reporters from covering a […]

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Suspected bank robber leads police on chase through Palo Alto High School

November 5, 2019 1:11 am

By the Daily Post staff A suspected bank robber was caught by police after a foot chase through Palo Alto High School yesterday (Nov. 4). A masked man used a […]

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Pressure from parents led to firing of girls water polo coach, lawyer says

October 27, 2019 2:36 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Doug Stotland was fired as girls water polo coach at Palo Alto High School because a player’s parents pressured school administrators after he […]

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School district hasn’t fulfilled public record requests dating back to 2017

May 31, 2019 7:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district still hasn’t responded to California Public Records Act requests that were filed in 2017, prompting school board member […]

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Paly teacher’s run on ‘Jeopardy!’ ends

May 14, 2019 7:30 am

By ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto High School teacher Trevor Crowell came in third place on last night’s (May 13) semifinal round of the Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament, […]

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Local teacher returns to ‘Jeopardy!’ tonight (May 13)

May 13, 2019 7:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After emerging victorious from last week’s episode, Palo Alto High School teacher Trevor Crowell will compete in the semifinals of the Jeopardy! Teachers […]

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Local teacher wins on “Jeopardy!” — moves on to semifinals

May 8, 2019 6:55 am

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto High School Spanish teacher Trevor Crowell only bet $100 in Final Jeopardy, but still won last night’s (Tuesday, May 7) game and will […]

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Local teacher to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’ tonight

May 7, 2019 7:15 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto High School teacher will be showing his smarts on national television tonight (May 7) as he competes for $100,000 in […]

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Students tell City Council that two stores are selling vaping supplies to kids

April 12, 2019 6:10 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two stores in Palo Alto illegally sell nicotine products to some of the hundreds of local teens who smoke e-cigarettes, a Palo Alto […]

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Gov. Newsom pays a surprise visit to Palo Alto High School

February 22, 2019 9:21 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Gov. Gavin Newsom’s visit to Silicon Valley yesterday ended with a spontaneous trip to Palo Alto High School, where he spent two hours […]

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More information about the $190,000 the school district paid to settle claim over sex assault

January 20, 2019 6:05 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district has settled with a former Palo Alto High School student for allegedly mishandling her complaint that a classmate […]

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Paly student shot to death

December 17, 2018 4:55 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A 19-year-old East Palo Alto resident who attended Palo Alto High School was identified Friday (Dec. 14) as the young man who had […]

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School board member Todd Collins targets candidate Kathy Jordan over her dealings with student paper

November 2, 2018 12:01 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board member Todd Collins, who is in the middle of his first term and isn’t on the ballot Tuesday, has […]

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Robotics coach resigns after criticism from students

October 18, 2018 8:17 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto High School robotics coach Kathleen Krier resigned today (Oct. 18) after students accused her of intimidating, harassing and bullying them, according […]

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Paly robotics team members tell school board their coach is a bully

October 10, 2018 8:03 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The new head coach of the Palo Alto High School robotics team was publicly accused last night (Oct. 9) of intimidating, harassing and […]

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School district hired lawyer to deal with candidate’s frequent emails to high school paper

October 4, 2018 3:42 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district hired a First Amendment lawyer to tell school board candidate Kathy Jordan to stop emailing student journalists at […]

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Former student convicted in two sex assaults gets 60 days

September 3, 2018 12:05 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A former Palo Alto High School student accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl to have oral sex in a school bathroom in October […]

The incident was investigated by Cozen O'Connor attorneys Gina Maisto Smith, left, and Leslie Gomez.
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Palo Alto school district faulted in the handling of Paly sex assault

June 12, 2018 5:15 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Administrators at Palo Alto High School and the Palo Alto school district mishandled a sexual assault case 11 months before a well-publicized October […]

Fred Yamamoto, Palo Alto High School graduate who fought and died for the U.S. in World War II
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Yamamoto controversy may result in committee to discuss diversity, inclusion in the schools

June 4, 2018 8:35 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rattled by a nasty fight over the renaming of Jordan and Terman middle schools, a group that supported the rejected school name Fred […]

Students await the presentation of their diplomas at Palo Alto High School. Post photo by Allison Levitsky.
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Paly seniors tell powerful stories at graduation

June 2, 2018 2:07 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Another 478 Palo Alto High School seniors walked the stage in green caps and gowns yesterday, with hundreds of families packed onto campus […]

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School board drops plan for solar panels in front of Paly

May 25, 2018 9:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After an uproar from faculty and alumni, the Palo Alto school board has dropped plans to obstruct the view of Palo Alto High […]

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New prinicipals named for Paly, Fairmeadow and Escondido

May 18, 2018 3:17 pm

By the Daily Post staff Interim Superintendent Karen Hendricks announced today (May 18) that she is nominating Adam Paulson, an administrator in the Palo Alto Unified School District since 2014, […]

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Superintendent names new acting principal for Palo Alto High School

April 22, 2018 2:52 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Adam Paulson, one of the Palo Alto High School assistant principals criticized for mishandling a sexual assault investigation last year, has been named […]

Palo Alto High School's Verde magazine made a point about gun control by putting a hole through every page of its April 7 edition.
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High school publication’s ‘bullet hole’ edition draws national attention

April 13, 2018 8:01 pm

By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto High School student magazine Verde is drawing national attention for the unique way it chose to call attention to gun violence in […]

Palo Alto High School freshman Perla del Rio hugs her parents, Jose and Lupe del Rio, after the lockdown ended yesterday. Post photo by Allison Levitsky.
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Students told to throw books, canned goods at school shooters

March 30, 2018 12:40 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Students who were locked down at Palo Alto High School after police received a shooting threat yesterday (March 29) were told to throw […]

A Palo Alto police officer walks through Town & Country Village Shopping Center just after a lockdown ended at Palo Alto High School across the street. Post photo by Allison Levitsky.
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Hoax leads to lockdown at Paly, call made on phone that had been lost or stolen

March 29, 2018 1:24 pm

By the Daily Post staff 8:21 p.m. — Police haven’t found the man who called in the Palo Alto High School shooting hoax today, but they say the call was […]

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Alarm over plans for solar panels that would block view of Palo Alto High School

March 24, 2018 6:22 pm

By the Daily Post staff Some Palo Altans are alarmed by a school district plan to put large solar panels in front of Palo Alto High School, which would block […]

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Palo Alto High School principal resigns after disciplinary letter goes public

March 9, 2018 12:00 pm

By the Daily Post staff Embattled Palo Alto High School Principal Kim Diorio announced today (March 9) that she will resign after 11 years at the school, the last four […]

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Disciplinary letters to principals of both Palo Alto high schools released — one fires back

March 8, 2018 12:02 am

By the Daily Post staff The principals of Gunn and Palo Alto high schools failed to follow school district procedures when responding to the complaint of a girl who had […]

Family packs their belongings in a U-Haul truck. File photo.
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High cost of living is driving out locals — families are being crushed

February 12, 2018 11:24 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY and EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers Terri McKinsey, a Palo Alto High School grad, bought the house where she raised her family on Sierra Court — […]

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Remaining art from Franco on Paly campus to be removed

February 1, 2018 6:40 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto schools interim Superintendent Karen Hendricks said today (Feb. 1) that the decision to remove actor James Franco’s mural at Palo Alto High School […]

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