As of Sept. 8, Santa Clara County has moved from a “purple” to “red” status on the California COVID-19 monitoring system, a status that, if maintained for 14 days, could allow schools to reopen in the fall. However, district guidelines guarantee that schools will stay closed until Oct. 12—at...
What’s the status of graduation and prom?
Graduation has been moved to December of 2020.
What’s the status of summer school?
Summer school has been moved online, including the summer living skills classes.
What does it mean to get credit?
To get credit means that...
Mia Knezevic, Forum Editor, Photo Editor and Oracle-SEC Liaison
• May 24, 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) have been closed since March 13 to protect the health and safety of students and staff. While every student has been impacted by adjusting to online learning, the students who have previously relied on the district...
To ensure the safety of students while also dealing with trade-offs in the education experience during COVID-19, schools worldwide have been forced to enact changes to ensure the safety of their students. In the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD), some of the changes that the administration has...
In the weeks following school closures on March 13, many students have begun group initiatives to bolster the Bay Area community during the global pandemic. From 3D printing face shields to simply displaying signs of support, students have sought a variety of ways to connect with hospitals, neighbors and vulnerable residents.
Schools closed until fall, instruction to fully move online
On Wednesday, district superintendent Don Austin announced that schools would not reopen for the rest of the academic year. “We empathize with students who were holding out hope for a return this year,” Austin wrote in a message to the...
Mia Knezevic, Forum Editor, Photo Editor and Oracle-SEC Liaison
• March 31, 2020
On Friday, March 6, a Greene Middle School student was killed in a bicycle accident near California avenue, raising concerns from Palo Alto residents about the measures the city was taking for bike safety. The accident, which occurred at 7:40pm, happened after the 11-year-old student, who was biking...
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Gunn Oracle: What primarily will drive your decision to resume school on April 13?
Superintendent Don Austin: At this point, we're taking opening and not opening orders from the Santa Clara County Public Health Department and the governor of the...
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Monday, March 16, 1:40p.m
Following the closure of Santa Clara County public schools on Friday, Bay Area health and administration...
In light of the increasingly global reach of the COVID-19 disease, also known as coronavirus, individuals within the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) have faced a variety of effects stemming from caution and fear of the spreading disease. The proliferation of the coronavirus has sparked...
Shannon Lin, Graphics Artist, Reporter
• March 5, 2020
On Feb. 24-28, student organizations Reach Out Care Know (ROCK) and Bring Change to Mind collaborated with the Wellness Center and multiple mental health organizations to host the first Mental Health Awareness Week. The week consisted of activities during lunch at the senior quad, as well as...
