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... |
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on Apr 6, 2007 at 10:39 am by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
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... |
Renee Batti |
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on Mar 28, 2007 at 7:25 am by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No track classes at Summit Prep, unlike M-A
This letter was published in the Jan. 3 edition of the Almanac.
Editor:
I have two children in high school, one at Menlo-Atherton and one at Summit.
Both are hap... |
Renee Batti |
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on Jan 2, 2007 at 5:09 pm by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Sequoia district information officer was doing her job
Note: This letter from Bettylu Smith was published in the Oct. 14, 2009, issue of The Almanac.
I proudly serve as the Sequoia high school district's public informati... |
rhine@AlmanacNews.com |
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on Oct 15, 2009 at 10:50 am by anonymous, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How are your schools dealing with the challenge of global warming?
Almanac staff writer David Boyce has written a cover story this week on how local schools are taking initiatives to teach and practice measures dealing with the problem of glo... |
Richard Hine |
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on Nov 13, 2007 at 11:24 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Academic honors: Report the information here
Report information about academic honors and scholarships in the comment box below.
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Richard Hine |
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on May 16, 2007 at 8:06 am by Newshound, a resident of another community |
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... |
Richard Hine |
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on May 8, 2007 at 10:30 am by Menlo Park neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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... |
Richard Hine |
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on Apr 21, 2007 at 7:47 am by Heather Hopkins, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford professor has theory for improving grades, study habits
A group of junior high school students were able to markedly increase their grades and study habits after being told that their IQs were like muscles and could be increased th... |
Richard Hine |
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on Mar 22, 2007 at 8:59 pm by Academic411.com, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Should a new Hillview Middle School be built, and the old one torn down?
Please post your comments below.
The school board of the Menlo Park City School District plans to meet Tuesday, March 6, to decide on the scope of a plan to rebuild the Hil... |
Richard Hine |
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on Mar 8, 2007 at 11:40 am by Mr. Man, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents to meet over lack of onsite, after-school child care in Menlo Park school district
Katherine Bailey (kjscafe@earthlink.net) e-mailed this message to the Almanac on Feb. 17, 2007:
I wanted to let your newspaper know that there are a growing number of parent... |
Richard Hine |
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on Feb 28, 2007 at 12:23 pm by Rory Brown, Almanac staff writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Neighbors fear 'serious consequences' of Hillview rebuild
A petition signed by 80 neighbors of Hillview Middle School raises concerns about the proposed expansion plans at the school designed to accommodate a projected 39 percent inc... |
Richard Hine |
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on Feb 9, 2007 at 9:50 am by Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Should Las Lomitas school district increases parcel taxes by 59 percent
The school board of the Las Lomitas Elementary School District is proposing to increase the district's parcel tax by 59 percent, from $196 a year per parcel to $311. Click her... |
Richard Hine |
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on Feb 8, 2007 at 1:28 pm by Anna, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Stanford event: school financing problems
This report is from Stanford University
Michael Kirst, professor emeritus of education and of business administration, and state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will... |
Richard Hine |
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on Oct 11, 2006 at 12:05 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Meeting Wednesday on reorganizing schools
Trustees of the Menlo Park City School District will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, to hear more information to help them decide how to reconfigure the three elementary sc... |
Richard Hine |
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on Oct 10, 2006 at 10:43 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Reorganizing Menlo Park schools
The Menlo Park City School District is seriously considering reorganizing the elementary schools to include changes in grade configurations and attendance boundaries. What do ... |
Richard Hine |
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on Oct 9, 2006 at 10:50 pm by Rich Cline, a member of the Oak Knoll School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Welcome to Town Square!
This is your place to post news, information and opinions about activites and issues involving schools and kids.
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Richard Hine |
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on Oct 9, 2006 at 1:09 am by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is the EPA HS on Pope st moving? What will replace it?
Web Link
"Administrators at the Stanford University-affiliated East Palo Alto Academy High School, a charter school now oper... |
rodents |
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on Feb 15, 2012 at 9:22 am by resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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... |
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on Apr 6, 2007 at 3:23 pm by Rosetta Fort, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Donate Used Musical Instruments
Is your child’s old cello sitting in the corner, unused? Have your son outgrown your guitar? Is your daughter’s recorder from elementary school still in her room? Donate you... |
Ryan Young |
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:45 pm by Ryan Young, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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... |
sally stewart |
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on Mar 22, 2007 at 1:50 pm by sally stewart, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Felton Gables to parents: "you can't park here"
Encinal School parents received an unexpected "welcome back" in the form of an emailed announcement that parents would no longer be allowed to park anywhere near the school, n... |
School mom |
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on Aug 21, 2009 at 9:50 pm by School mom, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Oak Knoll School plan gives 'minimal attention" to pedestrian and bike access
Menlo Park parent John Fox says that the new plan for the Oak Knoll School campus at 1895 Oak Knoll Lane has given "minimal attention" to pedestrian and bicycle access to the... |
School Poster |
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on Sep 8, 2007 at 11:21 am by School Poster, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woodside Priory Goes "Green" and Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Founders Day
Woodside Priory School Goes "Green" and Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary
What: Woodside Priory's Fiftieth Anniversary
When: November 11, 9:30 a.m. mass followed by a buildi... |
Sean Mclain Brown |
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on Nov 6, 2007 at 1:33 pm by Sean Mclain Brown, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New bi-lingual spanish preschool
Hi folks,
My toddler's preschool has a few openings and I wanted to help get the word out since high quality places are so hard to find.
It's called Mi Escuelita, or My Li... |
Shameless plug for Spanish Preschool |
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on Jul 10, 2009 at 10:49 am by Encinal Dad, a member of the Encinal School community |
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