Former school board candidate Nicole Chiu-Wang announces she won’t run this time Doreen Hou and Joyce Ma February 20, 2026 Read Story
![Former Palo Alto Unified School District school board candidate and Pathwise (formerly Dreamcatchers) Executive Director Nichole Chiu-Wang speaks on Thursday at a Q&A session to The Paly Incubator class at Palo Alto High School. According to Chiu-Wang, Pathwise is launching a new summer certification program. High school students can still mentor middle schoolers as a volunteer. “We [Pathwise] are very excited to be doing that, because we want to make sure that our high schoolers feel empowered to be leaders,” Chiu-Wang said. “I truly believe that through volunteering or through being of service, or through mentorship and those relationships you form, not only are we creating a sense of belonging for our middle school students, but also for our volunteers.”](https://anthromagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/guesdt-speaker-4-710x1200.jpg)