PaKa! I had him at Paly, and it's great to see him getting some recognition. The Voice (Web Link was and is many years ahead of the curve, and a lot of that is thanks to him.

Congratulations to Paul! My daughter is very excited to have his class in second semester this year. That is a great honor for him and for Paly.

As friends and fellow parents we see Pauls dedication to his students and his craft everyday. This recogniton is well deserved, we are very lucky to have Paul in our school district.

Congratulations!

Marc & Helen Zucker

Great work Paul! Congratulations.

What a great article! I moved to Palo Alto after my child was grown and had left the nest, so I never had a child enrolled Palo Alto schools. But I always vote for every measure to keep our schools in the top rank. I'm sure it's because of our excellent reputation that a fine teacher like Paul Kendall left Lowell High School

And he's a great Ohlone parent and soccer coach too! Congratulation, Paul!

"Most people have no idea the level of talent and leadership this campus has in media arts," he said if his fellow teachers. "They're an amazing group, one that has shared a vision of what journalism education can and should be."

I think they mean, "of his fellow teachers" not "if"
Just my inner editor.

And way to go Mr. Kandell!

Mr. Kandell, or PKandy as we affectionately call him on Voice, is the best adviser I could ever hope to have. He constantly pushes us to produce the best possible student journalism, and his piercing late-night emails always keep us editors on our toes. Thank you for everything you've done for us, PKandy! Voice wouldn't be Voice without you.
-Abby, editor-in-chief of http://voice.paly.net

Well done & well deserved. I'm still available as a guest speaker....just call.

That journalism program at Paly is a thing to behold. The students who study journalism there are fortunate to have a faculty that would make most university-level Journalism departments proud.

A well-deserved honor -- long overdue as far as I'm concerned. Congratulations, Paul and Paly journalism.

Yay PaKa! Congrats! Mr. Kandell is truly an amazing teacher. Verde and the rest of the Paly publications are all extremely fortunate to have him working at Paly. The Cinderella balloon was well deserved!

Paul and Jacqui are great friends and wonderful teachers in Palo Alto. Congratulations on a well deserved award.

Haydeh and Mohammad Moussavian

Congratulations Great-Uncle Paul!!! We're so proud of you, even from half-way around the world!

Love, Elie

Being a part of Paly journalism with Mr. Kandell is unforgettable. Students in his class feel motivated and challenged, but above all empowered to become leaders. Thanks so much, Pkandy-- and congratulations!

I was always impressed by Paly's coverage of local issues. They work hard at telling all the news items, in a fair and balanced way, not just what they wish the news would be to manipulate people into believing as they believe. A rare gem. Now I know who to thank for teaching them correctly!

Thank you. I hope that every student of yours goes on to remake our news media to report in a similar "rest of the story" manner at the State, National and International level. We are in desperate need of such truth-tellers at AP, almost all of our newspapers, and alphabet soup news media!

Mr. Kandell is one-of-a-kind and I am absolutely thrilled that he has been given this prestigious award!! He deserves this recognition wholeheartedly. He is an incredible teacher, holding his students to the highest journalism standards in quality and ethics, and it has been an honor studying journalism from him for three of my four years in high school. He is truly a mentor, and instills in his students a love of journalism.

Because of the journalism program at Paly that he was so instrumental in creating along with the other stellar teachers at the school, classes of students each year graduate from Paly with a great appreciate and passion for media, and an understanding of the importance it has in our society.

Congratulations Mr. Kandell and thank you for giving so many of us a great love for media, and an ability and passion to perfect it through our own practices within the field. Thank you and congrats!!

Hooray for Mr. Kandell. He definitely deserves this award.

Mr. Kandell was my favorite English teacher at Paly! He is phenomenal!