SCHOOLS & KIDS
Protests under way at community colleges
Walkouts are taking place this morning (March 4) at Canada College in Woodside and Skyline College in San Bruno as part of a statewide protest against budget cuts to educa... |
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on Mar 5, 2010 at 5:41 pm by LOL, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Inglewood gang member arrested, suspected of raping runaway Menlo Park girl
An Inglewood gang member has been arrested on suspicion of raping a runaway girl from Menlo Park and holding her against her will, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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on Feb 12, 2010 at 12:42 pm by TB, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Get some sleep!
Research shows high school students need 9 to 10 hours of sleep to be alert and effective. Many aren't getting near that. The local high school district may delay the start of... |
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on Jan 31, 2010 at 8:35 am by Gunslinger, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Get some sleep!
Like it or not, we live according to the laws of nature, and that can be inconvenient. How nice it would be to convert lead into gold, or build a machine that puts to good use... |
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on Jan 20, 2010 at 7:47 pm by Men/Ath/Port/Wood, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Extra! Top stories of 2009
Good news seemed in short supply in 2009, and that was certainly true for residents of the Midpeninsula. A year of big decisions, tight budgets and stretched resources took it... |
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on Jan 4, 2010 at 2:58 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: The Almanac has an attitude problem
Now that the election for the board of the Sequoia high school district is over, I would like to comment upon the very limited coverage that this newspaper gives to our local ... |
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on Nov 20, 2009 at 11:22 pm by Thank You Ms. Pacifico!, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Sally Stewart will be missed
Last week's article on the retirement of longtime Sequoia Union High School District board member Sally Stewart correctly notes some of her strengths: ample intelligence, inde... |
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on Sep 24, 2009 at 10:36 pm by Concerned Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Retired M-A math teacher Margo McAuliffe learns new math of fundraising
It can be a puzzle, what to do when a dream long deferred turns out not to be what you anticipated.
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on Sep 20, 2009 at 3:54 pm by Calestor Kizito, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Graduation is big payoff for mentor
I have to share some terrific news. Four youths from the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, whom I have been mentoring for years, most since grammar school, graduated May 22... |
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on Jun 18, 2009 at 11:37 am by Heldman admirer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MP mayor urges schools to show inauguration in classrooms
Menlo Park Mayor Heyward Robinson, who is in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration, sent an e-mail to Menlo Park school principals on Monday, urging them to show the inaugur... |
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on Jan 26, 2009 at 7:47 pm by Dawn, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ponying up to save Folger Stable
If work on the historic Folger Stable begins next spring, as anticipated, it will be the culmination of years of labor.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Sep 15, 2008 at 3:03 pm by Frol, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Children's Center?
Hi - I'm a father of a two and a half year old boy. He's in day care in Palo Alto but we're considering switching him over to Menlo Children's Center in the fall. We'd rea... |
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on Aug 7, 2008 at 11:57 am by Mamma, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion: Few choices with 750 students on the way to Oak Knoll in August
The recent Viewpoint article by Maddie Napel, a Hillview student, was profoundly sad. So many of us are grieving over the loss of the Oak Knoll School. It is so tempting to th... |
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on Apr 30, 2008 at 12:06 pm by Scott Oesterling, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Neighbors object to Oak Knoll School plans
Nearby residents who object to plans for Oak Knoll School are lobbying the Menlo Park City Council to intervene on the neighbors' behalf.
The council has the topic on its ag... |
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on Apr 17, 2008 at 3:11 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
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Phillips Brooks School buys 10 acres near Portola Valley, town official says
Phillips Brooks School, the private preschool-through-grade-5 school now operating at 2245 Avy Ave. in Menlo Park, has purchased a 10-acre undeveloped parcel along Los Trancos... |
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on Sep 25, 2007 at 8:26 pm by A Comment, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Colleagues, students say M-A teacher Jim MacKenzie will be missed in his retirement
Classroom B2 at Menlo-Atherton High School will have the same number on the door next fall, but longtime inhabitant Jim MacKenzie — an M-A graduate, an M-A parent and, for 25 ... |
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on Jun 17, 2007 at 7:30 am by Josh Edelman, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park school plan on wrong track
On April 4, trustees of the Menlo Park City School District voted to proceed to the design phase for Laurel and Encinal schools.
This includes building a teaching resource ... |
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on May 16, 2007 at 12:07 pm by Oak Knoll parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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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... |
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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... |
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on Feb 8, 2007 at 1:28 pm by Anna, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Local kids who trekked through Nepal post trailer of their documentary on YouTube
Local kids who trekked through Nepal and filmed their adventures have a five-minute trailer of their work-in-progress documentary posted on YouTube.com -- just search YouTube ... |
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on Jan 3, 2007 at 8:52 pm by Diana, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Helen Hausman to retire from community college board
Atherton resident Helen Hausman, a trustee of the San Mateo County Community College District for 23 years, plans to retire from the Board of Trustees on May 1.
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 12:40 pm by Virginia Chang Kiraly, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Michelle Rhees, Superman movie and DC cheating scandals
The editors removed my post and closed the topic on the Superman movie, Woodside High School and Micelle Rhees place in the movie. It would have been nice if they would have p... |
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on Apr 13, 2013 at 4:20 pm by False idols, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Terminate private school lease,
superintendent recommends
Superintendent Maurice Ghysels recommended that the Menlo Park City School District governing board terminate a private school's lease on a district property two years before ... |
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 5:59 pm by gais supporter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Getting tough on distracted drivers
If you're not paying attention to what's happening in front of you while moving down the road, chances are that you're engaged in distracted driving. If you make a routine of ... |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 12:29 pm by Christina Feng, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher
City employees are often reminded that they work for the public — usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pub... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm by editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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