SCHOOLS & KIDS Off-Campus Student Photo Exhibition The Advanced Photography Students of Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton, California are pleased to announce:
An Exhibition of Photographs from the U.S. / Mexico Border an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lars Howlett, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood, on May 14, 2007 at 3:42 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park Library launches Summer Reading Program Monday, May 14, 2007
Super sleuths and daring detectives are invited to join Get a Clue@Your Library at the Menlo Park Public Library. The 2007 Summer Reading Program is ope... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Menlo Park Library, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on May 14, 2007 at 10:51 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2007 at 3:55 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Tragic consequences of teen drinking, driving: What to do about it The Menlo School student pictured in a staged car crash on Page 5 of last week's Almanac was participating in Every 15 Minutes, a national program to educate teens about the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Janet Gardiner, a resident of another community, on May 11, 2007 at 10:51 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS St. Raymond Jogs for Technnology Menlo Park’s St. Raymond School held its 10th annual Jogathon at its campus on Santa Cruz Avenue on April 27. Over 250 students from grades K-8 participated in the fundraiser... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Gayelyn, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on May 9, 2007 at 8:25 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Supervisor Gordon Celebrates Week of the Young Child with At-Risk Preschoolers San Mateo County Supervisor Richard Gordon stopped by Family Service Agency of San Mateo County’s Child Development Center at Haven in Menlo Park on April 25th to read Denise ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Katherine Chouteau, a resident of another community, on May 4, 2007 at 11:16 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS German International School presents Animal Art Show The Animal Art Show, an annual event hosted by the German International School of Silicon Valley, presents paintings, drawings and other student works at the Animal Art Galler... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Artlover, a resident of another community, on May 3, 2007 at 10:07 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2007 at 2:08 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Drug awareness seminar at Corte Madera School Corte Madera School in Portola Valley will hold a "Drug and Alcohol Awareness" seminar on Wednesday, May 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the school's multi-use room. Speakers ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Newsboy, a resident of another community, on May 3, 2007 at 8:30 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Corte Madera science students head for state science fair This story is by Treena Joi, science teacher in grades 6-7 at Corte Madera School in Portola Valley:
Corte Madera School sent 12 student projects to the San Mateo Cou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Treena Joi, a resident of another community, on May 2, 2007 at 11:28 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS What do you think of the new plan for Oak Knoll School? The Menlo Park City School District has proposed a new plan for Oak Knoll School that attempts to address some of the concerns of its residential neighbors. See this story: ht... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on May 1, 2007 at 8:28 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2007 at 10:30 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS How local teens are raising funds for homeless children EVENT: A fundraising event, a 5K “Step by Step” Walk/Run, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Shoreline at Mountain View. The Junior Board member... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on Apr 20, 2007 at 10:51 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 21, 2007 at 7:47 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Praise for Manfred Kopisch, Almanac for biking-to-school article The following letter by C. D. Randall was published in the Almanac's April 11 print edition:
Editor:
The recent article on Manfred Kopisch and his daughter biking to school... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Apr 12, 2007 at 3:33 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Wishing for a better outcome on playing fields The following letter by Lee Duboc was published in the Almanac's April 11 print edition:
Editor:
At this time, I don't know how the Encinal school field situation will turn... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Apr 12, 2007 at 3:17 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park Kite Day The City of Menlo Park will host the annual Kite Day on Sunday, April 22 at Bayfront Park from 12 noon - 3PM. A Kite, a hot dog, and a soda can be purchased together for $5. B... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rosetta Fort, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2007 at 3:23 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS For kids' safety, it's time for action on Ringwood parking The following letter by Susan Bryan was published in the Almanac's April 4 print edition:
Editor:
Thanks for spotlighting Manfred Kopisch's crusade to keep Laurel Sc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Apr 6, 2007 at 10:56 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Why biking to Laurel is a bad idea The following letter by Jerry Leugers was published in the Almanac's April 4 print edition:
Editor:
Your editorial regarding safe bike routes to Laurel School may be... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Apr 6, 2007 at 10:39 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS America's Pastime-M-A's 1st annual car show The Menlo-Atherton Baseball team is hosting it's 1st annual car show, America's Pastime, on April 28th. The show starts at 8 AM and ends at 3PM. The car show will be held in t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mike Amoroso, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Apr 5, 2007 at 12:46 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Motorists are the problem, not cyclists The following letter by Robert Cronin was published in the Almanac's April 4 print edition:
Editor:
Let's turn Maria Ploeger's (Letters, March 21) question around: B... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Apr 4, 2007 at 11:12 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2007 at 9:25 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Encinal turf I'm surprised that this topic hasn't been raised already on this board (but then, this isn't Palo Alto, whose Town Square is bustling with pertinent discussions, not just spor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Disappointed, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood, on Apr 4, 2007 at 10:56 am There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2007 at 8:06 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Why put your child in danger? The following letter by Maria Ploeger was published in the Almanac's March 28 print edition:
Editor:
Last week's photo of 5-year-old Hanna Kopisch riding her tiny bi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac, on Mar 27, 2007 at 3:35 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2007 at 7:25 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Hillview boy competes in state geography bee Kurt Kessler of Atherton, an eighth-grader at Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park, has qualified to represent the school at the state level of the National Geographic Bee on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Newsboy, a resident of another community, on Mar 23, 2007 at 8:03 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo-Atherton High School Robotics: Rack ‘n Roll Following is a press release from JoAnne Goldberg, spokesperson for the M-A High Robotics Team:
Menlo-Atherton Robotics Team #766 was among 48 teams, including 10 teams from... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Newsboy, a resident of another community, on Mar 22, 2007 at 8:10 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Sequoia UHSD Visioning Session 3/24 in East Palo Alto The Sequoia UHSD has been holding community visioning sessions with All our communities.The last 2 sessions will be this Saturday the 24th of March. They are:
1. At the Se... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by sally stewart, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Mar 22, 2007 at 1:50 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Woodside-Carolmont robotics team wins seven of eight matches This report is from the Sequoia Union High School District:
Team 100, Woodside/Carlmont Robotics Teamrobot performed extremely well at the Silicon Valley Regional in San Jos... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Newsboy, a resident of another community, on Mar 21, 2007 at 3:40 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Woodside-Carlmont Robotics Team in Local Competition The Woodside Carlmont High Schools Robotic Team won the “Delphi Driving Tomorrow's Technology Award" at the Davis Regional Competition last year. The team was eligible to sub... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Karen Rago, a member of the Woodside High School community, on Mar 16, 2007 at 6:49 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 17, 2007 at 9:32 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS M-A presents the 50s musical GREASE! Menlo-Atherton High School's International Thespian Society will present the hit musical Grease! Come enjoy the fast pace and pulsating tunes of this 50s musical with stars s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Drama Booster, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Mar 15, 2007 at 12:13 am