Celina Lee

2 months ago | palyvoice.com | Celina Lee

Over sixty members of the Palo Alto Management Association released a letter this morning to the Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education calling for the “immediate resignation” of board trustee Rowena Chiu. According to a memorandum of understanding published by the district, PAMA includes all certified district employees (except those who have individual contracts), all psychologists, and all classified management employees.

Nov 12, 2024 | medium.com | Celina Lee

Celina Lee·Follow3 min read·--When self-understanding doesn’t equate authenticityI’ve always needed to experience the whole range of anything to orient myself. It’s a sense of blindness, like not being able to see your way to the store you’ve gone 100 times before without having learned the city map in its entirety.

Nov 12, 2024 | medium.com | Celina Lee

Celina Lee·Follow5 min read·--”Who do you want to be when you grow up?”We never really stop asking, do we? We mask it into various forms yet the weight it’s got over our identity remains. How often do I hear my friends doubting their worth for switching study or career paths? How often in my 20’s I’m asked for a 10-year plan and know better than to not know. There’s a look. Even if not explicit. Do we not all feel that look of disappointment in our being?

Nov 12, 2024 | palyvoice.com | Celina Lee |Ava Knapp

Students and staff are back in classes after swatting threats prompted a lockdown at Palo Alto High School on Tuesday morning. The school-wide lockdown was initially announced at 11:34 a.m., with a follow-up announcement lifting the shelter-in-place at 11:50 a.m.According to an X post from the Palo Alto Police Department, officers were on scene at both Paly and Gunn High School to investigate threats to both school campuses.

Oct 29, 2024 | palyvoice.com | Celina Lee |Sophie Zhang

Business owner, nonprofit leader and attorney Nicole Chiu-Wang is one of five Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education candidates, running to address problems with education and underrepresentation. Chiu-Wang said her prior experience running for the PAUSD board demonstrates the importance of perseverance. “Since putting myself out there in 2022 and saying I was going to run again, I’m showing you all that failure is okay,” Chiu-Wang said.