The Rocklin Unified School District, located 150 miles northeast of Palo Alto High School, is sparking both student and teacher backlash after it approved a policy mandating parental notification if their student requests to be identified by a different gender earlier this month.

In a game filled with extra excitement from the stands, the Palo Alto High School varsity boys’ basketball team (6-2) beat the Los Altos Eagles (4-3), 39-31, after a second-quarter comeback on Thursday night at home.

A strategy game that is anything but — with armies advancing step by step across the checkered board and pawns sacrificing themselves to protect their kings — that’s chess. It’s enjoyed by millions and is one of the most popular games out there for nearly one and a half millennia. 

The Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education will host a special meeting 8:30 a.m. today at the District Office to vote on two resolutions to condemn antisemitism and Islamophobia in the community in light of the Israel-Hamas war that began on Oct. 7.

In a surprising turn, the Palo Alto High School varsity boys’ volleyball team (1-5) edged out the Los Gatos Wildcats (2-4), 3-2, Wednesday night at home.

Kirk’s Steakburgers in Town and Country will close down by the end of the month as it prepares to open up in Midtown at 2680 Middlefield Road. 

Palo Alto High School senior Forrest Chou’s journey into the world of science began in an unexpected place: the school lunch table. Little did he know, this would lead to a gold medal on the United States Physics Olympiad Exam in April, putting him in the top 40 physics students in the nation.

Following Apple’s September launch event on Sept. 9, iOS 18 and MacOS 15 were released on Sept. 17, bringing an iPhone Mirroring feature that changes conversations around the recently passed California school phone ban policy.