Site details
Palo Alto High School
50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301 • (650) 329-3701
Principal: Bryson Peckenpaugh
Assistant Principals: Lorenzo Gomez; Angela Merchant
Secretary: Jessica Aguilar
Programs
Bridge to High School
Literacy and math support for select students during the summer months.
- Start date: Monday, 06/16/2025
- End date: Thursday, 07/03/2025
- No school: Thursday, 06/19/2025
- Time: 9am-2:30pm
- Grades: Rising 9th
- Eligibility: By invitation
- Location: Palo Alto High School
- Invitation send date: Tuesday, 03/18/2025
- ParentSquare link: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/48703020
- Registration: Opt in
- Responses due: Friday, 04/04/2025
- Class confirmation send date: the week of 06/09/2025
- Contact: English | Spanish
Credit Recovery, Session 1
Invitation-only program for students who received a D/F/NM in a class.
- Start date: Monday, 06/16/2025
- End date: Thursday, 07/03/2025
- No school: Thursday, 06/19/2025
- Time: 9am-2:30pm
- Grades: Rising 10th-12th
- Eligibility: By invitation
- Location: Palo Alto High School
- Invitation send date: Saturday, 03/01/2025
- ParentSquare link: N/A (Personalized)
- Registration: Opt out
- Responses due: N/A
- Class confirmation send date: the week of 06/09/2025
- Contact: Counselors
Credit Recovery, Session 2
Invitation-only program for students who received a D/F/NM in a class.
- Start date: Monday, 07/07/2025
- End date: Friday, 07/25/2025
- No school: --
- Time: 9am-2:30pm
- Grades: Rising 10th-12th
- Eligibility: By invitation
- Location: Palo Alto High School
- Invitation send date: TBD
- ParentSquare link: Personalized
- Registration: Opt out
- Responses due: n/a
- Class confirmation send date: TBD
- Contact: Counselors
Living Skills / Economics, Session 1
Open only to rising 12th graders from Gunn and Palo Alto High School. Enrollment depends on student interest, staff availability, and an even distribution of spots between the two schools. If demand exceeds capacity, enrollment will be based on student need and/or a lottery. Students can only sign up for one elective during the summer; either Living Skills OR Economics.
Living Skills: This required course equips students with skills and knowledge for informed decisions about personal health and well-being. Topics include development, influences, wellness, communication, addiction/drug use, and sex education. A required 15 hours of community service must be completed and submitted to the instructor by the end of the three-week session (hours completed within the six months prior to enrollment are acceptable). See your counselor for details.
Economics (UC/CSU "G" Requirement): This required course introduces the American economic system, covering supply and demand, business cycles, economic measurement and growth, monetary and fiscal policy, and international finance and trade. A passing grade on the final exam is required for credit.
- Start date: Monday, 06/16/2025
- End date: Thursday, 07/03/2025
- No school: Thursday, 06/19/2025
- Time: 9am-2:30pm
- Grades: Rising 12th
- Eligibility: Rising 12th graders (by lottery if needed)
- Location: Palo Alto High School
- Invitation to express interest send date: Tuesday, 03/11/2025
- ParentSquare link: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/48339201
- Registration: Opt in
- Responses due: Friday, 03/21/2025
- Space offer send date: Monday, 03/31/2025
- Acceptance due date: Saturday, 04/12/2025 (waitlisted families will be invited on an ongoing basis as space becomes available).
- Contact: English | Spanish
Living Skills, Session 2
Open only to rising 12th graders from Gunn and Palo Alto High School. Enrollment depends on student interest, staff availability, and an even distribution of spots between the two schools. If demand exceeds capacity, enrollment will be based on student need and/or a lottery.
Living Skills: This required course equips students with skills and knowledge for informed decisions about personal health and well-being. Topics include development, influences, wellness, communication, addiction/drug use, and sex education. A required 15 hours of community service must be completed and submitted to the instructor by the end of the three-week session (hours completed within the six months prior to enrollment are acceptable). See your counselor for details.
- Start date: Monday, 07/07/2025
- End date: Friday, 07/25/2025
- No school: --
- Time: 9am-2:30pm
- Grades: Rising 12th
- Eligibility: Rising 12th graders (by lottery if needed)
- Location: Palo Alto High School
- Invitation send date: Tuesday, 03/11/2025
- ParentSquare link: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/48339201
- Registration: Opt in
- Responses due: Friday, 03/21/2025
- Space offer send date: Monday, 03/31/2025
- Acceptance due date: Saturday, 04/12/2025 (waitlisted families will be invited on an ongoing basis as space becomes available).
- Contact: English | Spanish