Superintendent Kevin Skelly will recommend the appointment of a new associate superintendent to the school board at the May 13 Board of Education meeting, according to a statement released today by the Palo Alto Unified School District.

Imagine being watched 24/7. Someone knows your business, where you are, and what you're doing, all the time. What would you do? Would you deal with it or fight back?

Six years ago, Fred Carr barely passed sixth grade. Neither he nor his family cared about education. He had started to give up completely. It wasn't until a couple of months before the application was due that his eighth grade class took a field trip to Eastside Prep School, and until then, Carr says, he never realized he had a chance.

Paly's Gay-Straight Alliance members are pleased with the addition of short fourth period presentations to the Day of Silence, which students observed on Tuesday at Paly.

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Las Vegas, the city of lights, best known for its casinos, tourist attractions, famous landmark replicas and…robotics tournaments?

Representatives from the City of Palo Alto, major grocers, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and environmental activists met last week to forge a compromise over a proposal to ban plastic bags.

A little over five years ago, the United States of America declared war on Iraq. Along with this declaration, about 200,000 troops left their homes to fight in this war.

The Raconteurs' sophomore album, Consolers of the Lonely, is the biggest music surprise of the year. The Raconteurs have taken a drastic turn for the better and fans of the band's uneven debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers, will notice a dramatic change as the band strays away from its original sound of messy, '60s influenced guitar pop and focuses on harder rock with a more edgy feel.

Student writers and poets once more have a chance to earn recognition for their work this year. On April 23rd, Calliope, Palo Alto High School's extracurricular literary magazine and creative writing club, will end its annual short story and poetry contest.

Seven Paly students will compete in the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad, the fifth highest total of qualifying students nationwide.

Paly student reporters attending the Olympic torch running in San Francisco reported that the morning ceremonies were marked by occasionally violent police containment of pro-Tibet protesters and shouting matches between several groups of civilians.

The Paly varsity baseball team continued to roll through league match-ups Friday, as it pounded out half a dozen runs in the third inning of its 7-2 victory over the Gunn Titans.