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In Focus' campaign serves to broadcast campus news and selected features to the Palo Alto High School community. However, the show's history goes back to 1998. Journalism teacher Esther Wojcicki wanted to expand the opportunities for student media participation and offered a broadcast journalism option for the spring semester of the 1997-98 school year. Eight students comprised the first class and received their training at the local cable facility. Those students completed one show that aired in June of that year

During each of the following academic years, In Focus (name courtesy of former student, Max Fox) produced four quarterly half-hour news magazine shows. In August, 2001, students and staff decided to place their efforts toward broadcasting a four times weekly live show to the campus. With generous assistance once again from the local cable facility, the first live In Focus was aired Monday, December 17, 2001 at 10:40 a.m. PST. Seniors Joe Ritzo and Katie Rohrbaugh were the first news anchor pair to appear.