SCHOOLS & KIDS
The soccer team that wasn't supposed to be
Dr. Mark Sontag promised his family he would not coach again. But when another dad approached him with a deal -- if Mark would coach the U14 boys AYSO soccer team one more yea... |
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on Dec 19, 2007 at 2:19 pm by chad sefcik, 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... |
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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
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... |
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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
When regular school doesn't work
The "parental angst" that walks through her door is familiar territory to Rhonda Racine, founder and director of Menlo Park's Lydian Academy, an accredited, one-to-one tutorin... |
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on May 20, 2013 at 9:53 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ravenswood names finalist for superintendent
An administrator from a Sacramento-area school district has been named the finalist to replace the retiring superintendent of East Palo Alto's Ravenswood City School District.... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 10:19 pm by Observer, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where to put the students?
Facing projections of a 22 percent rise in enrollment in local public high schools over the next eight years, the Sequoia Union High School District wants to hear from parents... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 1:06 pm by Recipe for disaster, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Portola Valley man pleads no-contest to child porn charges
Portola Valley resident Stephen Wolf, 65, pleaded no contest Tuesday to charges of possession of child pornography, according to the San Mateo County District's Attorney's Of... |
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on Mar 20, 2013 at 5:10 pm by Andrea, a resident of the Woodside: Skywood/Skylonda neighborhood |
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Further delay in opening Hillview playing field
The games must go on, in spite of the continued delay in opening the Hillview Middle School playing field, which has been booked by the Menlo-Atherton Grizzlies Lacrosse Club ... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:31 pm by MP parent AND tax payer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Woodside School gears up for kindergarten registration
Parents whose children are eligible to attend kindergarten or transitional kindergarten next fall at Woodside Elementary School are invited to attend a informational meeting o... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 3:24 pm by Sir Topham Hatt, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hanretty restitution hearing postponed
A court hearing to discuss what former school official Tim Hanretty should be required to pay in restitution to the Woodside Elementary School District for misappropriating th... |
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 5:07 pm by WS Resident, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Dance Expressions of Menlo Park
Dance Expressions is gearing up for a summer of dancing fun! Camps and classes will be offered for kids ages 4 - teen. Please visit www.danceexpressions5678.com for a full sch... |
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on Jul 16, 2012 at 5:51 pm by Dani F., a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Late donations poured in for bond measure
Update and correction. In the two weeks before and one week after the Nov. 8 election, corporate donors gave $68,500 to promote Measure H, a $564 million bond measure fo... |
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on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:51 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Martinez wins third spot on Sequoia high school board
The Elections Office has confirmed victory for Olivia Martinez, one of two incumbents who ran for re-election to the board of the Sequoia Union High School District.
Read th... |
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on Dec 14, 2011 at 7:53 pm by Fan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How Tinsley program affects students
When students from the Ravenswood school district transfer to other Midpeninsula schools through the Tinsley program, they learn things that can't be measured on achievement t... |
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on Dec 9, 2011 at 1:20 pm by Local Teacher, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Sequoia race: Olivia Martinez moves into third place
Olivia Martinez, one of two incumbents who ran for re-election to the board of the Sequoia Union High School District, has displaced her fellow incumbent Lorraine Rumley for t... |
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on Nov 17, 2011 at 11:04 am by member, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Thursday: $400,000 in health grants for schools
A reception commemorating the awarding of $400,000 in grants by the Sequoia Healthcare District for health-related programs in public schools is set for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Au... |
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on Aug 17, 2011 at 5:42 pm by Michael G. Stogner, a resident of another community |
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Mandarin on offer at La Entrada next fall
A pilot Mandarin language program will be offered for La Entrada Middle School students in the fall if there's enough interest to provide the class, according to Karen Hiatt o... |
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on Feb 1, 2011 at 3:01 pm by Hillview mom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
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High school district salutes teachers, staff
As the 2010-2011 school year shifts into gear, the Sequoia Union High School District has announced its annual awards to top teachers, staff and parent volunteers.
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on Sep 9, 2010 at 2:35 pm by Rachel Andres, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
M-A High football lights: a permanent fixture?
The temporary lights brought in by Menlo-Atherton High for last week's M-A vs. Sacred Heart Prep football game proved so popular that there is an aggressive push taking place ... |
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on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:11 am by Allen Moench, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Oct 15, 2009 at 10:50 am by anonymous, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school board's big thinker is retiring
It can be lonely on the road less traveled, a well-trodden path for Trustee Sarah D. "Sally" Stewart, who is wrapping up 26 years on the governing board of the Sequoia Union H... |
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on Sep 12, 2009 at 11:09 am by Concerned Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How schools are handling Obama talk
With all the hubbub over whether schools should show President Barack Obama speech today that urges students to take responsibility for their education, local districts appear... |
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on Sep 9, 2009 at 3:54 pm by Summer, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Eight years is enough for trustee Gordon Lewin
After two terms on the governing board of the high school district that followed one term on the local elementary school district board, Menlo Park resident Gordon Lewin is st... |
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on Aug 12, 2009 at 8:38 am by Simple Simon, a member of the Oak Knoll School community |
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Everest files lawsuit against district
In a lawsuit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court on July 20, Everest High School officials allege illegal behavior on the part of the Sequoia Union High School District a... |
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on Jul 30, 2009 at 8:28 am by a retired teacher, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Barbara Wood: Letter to my daughter, after her last race
Barbara Wood, in her "Dispatches from the home front" column, writes a letter to her daughter upon her graduation from Woodside High School. Photo: Brenna Fitzpatrick re... |
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on Jun 27, 2009 at 6:29 am by Joan Abrams, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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