PALY PROGRAMS

PALY Yearbooks can be purchased directly from our vendor, yearbookforever.com/.

The price is $75 until November 22nd and will increase throughout the year.

The best time to purchase a yearbook is now!

Special Note for Parents of SENIORS only

*****DUE FRIDAY, October 11th*****

Senior Baby Ads: Make your senior’s yearbook even more memorable and consider purchasing a baby ad. You are welcome to include photo(s), along with a special message of congratulations, encouragement, etc. They will cherish their senior yearbook for years to come. Baby ads are due Friday, October 11. Photos and messages can be uploaded to yearbookforever.com starting on August 15. You can find more info on baby ads here.

Senior Portraits: Every senior should submit a portrait! You can get examples, see format specs and get upload instructions by going here. Senior portraits for the yearbook are also due Friday, October 11.

Questions? Contact babyads.madrono@gmail.com.

Paly Athletics

Welcome to the 2024-2025 season! We are excited for this school year and have created a quick summary guide with relevant athletics information including: athletic registration, information for transfer students, donation information, ASB cards, and ticketing for athletic events. Please keep an eye out on our website for updates.

** ATHLETICS PARENTS/COACHES MEETING **
Join us on Thursday, August 22 from 7-8pm in the Peery Center for the Fall 2024 Parents/Coaches Meeting. We highly encourage ALL parents of athletes to attend this meeting to learn more about the athletic department in general, as well as more sport-specific info from your coaches.

Athletic Registration
Online athletic registration is mandatory for any student who plans to participate in athletics at Paly. Athletes must be cleared through the online registration process before they can practice with their team.

Registration opened June 5, 2024
Detailed instructions can be found on our Athletic Clearance Information page
It is recommended that students get their physical between mid-June and
late July of each year. This way the physical will be good for all three
athletic seasons for the entire school year.

Athletic Transfers
If you are transferring to Paly from a different high school, please complete the necessary paperwork. This does not pertain to incoming freshmen. A-B-A Transfer Form is for students who attended Paly, moved and attended a different school, and are now returning to Paly. General Transfer Form is for all other transfers. Please return completed form to Assistant Athletic Director, Fatima Giffen (fgiffen@pausd.org), to clear your athlete to play in the upcoming season.

Donations & Fundraising
Each Paly sports team will have a donation portal on our website for their team. The general ask for a participation donation is $100 per athlete and coaches increase that ask based on program-specific needs. All funds donated through the donation portals on palyathletics.com will go towards supporting Paly Athletics and individual teams (no revenue sharing); all donations are tax deductible and donor information is kept confidential. We appreciate your support! ‘Sko Vikes!

ASB Student Body Cards
When you purchase an ASB card for your student, you will not only get a discount to dances and other ASB events, your student will also get free entrance to all regular-season home games. Purchase your ASB card at the Paly Webstore.

Ticketing — GoFan!
Paly Athletics has partnered with GoFan! as the ticketing platform for athletic events. All tickets for home events will be available for purchase online. It should be noted that admission prices are set by the league (SCVAL) and apply to both home and away events.

Fall ‘24 Try-Out Information
We’ve compiled our Fall sports try-out information into one document: Fall ‘24 Try-Out Information. Please take a look for important Fall start dates, coaches’ contact info, and sport-specific updates!

** IMPORTANT INFO FOR WINTER SPORTS **
Winter Athletes — Please note that there are practices and games during the winter break. We suggest you reach out to your coach in advance and plan accordingly!! Here is the link to our coaches’ directory: palyathletics.com/coaches-directory.

Associated Student Body (ASB)

What is ASB? ASB is comprised of the students elected or appointed to represent the student body or to oversee specific tasks relating to school events, activities, and the Paly community. Being an Elected or Appointed Officer for the Associated Student Body of Palo Alto High School is an honor and a large responsibility. ASB officers are chosen to represent their class or the students at Paly as a whole and to ensure student interests and activities are upheld.

Don’t Forget to Purchase:
AN ASB CARD —

Every student is issued a Paly ID card. For $45, with your Paly ID card, you will get discounts to school dances and other ASB-run events, as well as free entrance to all regular-season athletic events. This fee also helps support fun-filled student activities such as Spirit Week, club events, dances, and more. Once you pick up your Paly ID card at picture day, please swing by the ASB Bookkeeper’s office (located across from the baseball field with the door facing the pool gate) to pick up your ASB sticker. Please visit our webstore to receive your discounts today!

PARKING PERMITS — Seniors & Juniors ONLY!! —
Parking permits this year will be $115, with a $15 discount with the ASB card. Swing by and pick up an application at the ASB Bookkeeper’s office or the main office. Fill it out, get the appropriate signatures, and return to the ASB Bookkeeper’s office. The ASB Bookkeeper will contact you when you can swing back by with payment to receive a permit. Spaces are limited! Parking enforcement typically starts 3 weeks after school starts.

Visit palywebstore.myschoolcentral.com to purchase your student's ASB card!