SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo-Atherton HS Jazz Band Releases CD
The Menlo-Atherton HS Jazz Band is excited to announce the release of a CD entitled, "One Last Time?". The band toured Europe this summer including gigs at the Montreux Jazz F... |
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on Aug 30, 2007 at 10:42 pm by go jazz band!, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Local school leaders participate in 'Superman' discussion
The documentary film "Waiting for Superman," a controversial and pointed critique of U.S. K-12 public education, has set the stage for discussions, one of which included two l... |
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on Jan 7, 2011 at 9:58 am by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Pirates and Musketeer Fencing Summer Camps
Pirates and Musketeer Fencing Summer Camp
Open to young fencers of all levels from beginner to competitive fencers. Instruction and practice will involve electrical fe... |
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on Feb 1, 2008 at 4:18 pm by Valerie Rosenblatt, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Grand jury: school districts need to improve effectiveness of school bond oversight
School districts in San Mateo County need to do a better job of recruiting and training members for committees that provide citizen oversight of school bond measures, the coun... |
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on Jul 15, 2010 at 11:38 am by Observer, a member of the Woodside High School community |
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School board candidates toss in hats
The candidate rosters have begun to fill for the elections in November to determine the make-up of the governing boards for the Menlo Park and Las Lomitas elementary school d... |
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on Aug 25, 2010 at 1:49 pm by district parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
40th Friends of Millard Fillmore Trivia Hunt could be the last
"This is it," says Robert Hunter, who is retiring after 40 years as the director and founder of the annual Friends of Millard Fillmore Trivia Hunt.
The hunt, open to all hig... |
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on Feb 4, 2008 at 10:44 am by Sally Gambol, a member of the Woodside High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Oak Knoll Bond Measure, Not What We Voted For
What is proposed for the revamp of Oak Knoll School is not what we voted for. Of course those of us who believe in good schools and good education voted for a bond measure to ... |
Nancy Palmer |
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on Oct 23, 2007 at 8:19 pm by Nancy Palmer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MP district pursues after-school care at Laurel
There's a huge need for after-school childcare at Menlo Park City schools, and the district is going to do something about it, school board members said on Tuesday, Feb. 5.
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on Feb 11, 2008 at 3:16 pm by Nick Taylor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Budget cuts coming to high school district
The local impact of the state's budget crisis is beginning to get serious at local public high schools.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jun 18, 2011 at 3:56 pm by POGO, a resident of the Woodside: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Nativity School Looks Forward to New "Home Field Advantage"
Nativity School celebrated its 50th anniversary this past summer by breaking ground on a new, state-of-the-art multipurpose building and kindergarten facilities. Slated to be... |
J Morgan |
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on Sep 14, 2007 at 1:01 pm by J Morgan, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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... |
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on May 14, 2007 at 3:42 pm by Lars Howlett, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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 ... |
Janet Gardiner |
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on May 11, 2007 at 10:51 am by Janet Gardiner, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
East Palo Alto youth to get sports field
The "field of dreams" the family of slain East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May has hoped to build in the city since his death on Jan. 7, 2006, can at last move forward.
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on Feb 14, 2011 at 1:47 pm by Hmmm, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cell phone towers are not good for children
Cell Phone Tower on Corte Madera School Building
Board Meeting Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 8:30PM
The Portola Valley School District proposes to generate revenue (... |
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on Sep 8, 2009 at 1:06 pm by David Smernoff, a resident of the Portola Valley: Portola Valley Ranch neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
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 |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Holiday Fund 2006: Gimme shelter: Teens in trouble find refuge at Your House South
When things are said that can't be unsaid, when tempers flare and fists are raised, there's a safe haven for troubled teens in San Mateo County.
Read the full story here http... |
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on Oct 17, 2007 at 8:16 am by D, a resident of another community |
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MP schools pursue off-site child care
There is a "high likelihood" that a child care organization in the community could accommodate as many as 80 district students this fall, said Ken Ranella, superintendent of t... |
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 1:08 pm by M * 2, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SIlicon Valley Moms Blog is tackling the topic of EDUCATION - TODAY!
Hello.
I thought many of you would be interested.
Silicon Valley Moms Blog Web Link is tackling the topic of education (or lack of education) today in SV and ... |
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on Nov 8, 2007 at 11:22 am by SVMom, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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... |
Menlo Park Library |
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on May 14, 2007 at 3:55 pm by MPworkingMom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Global Warming Assemblies at Menlo-Atherton High School
Menlo-Atherton High School's student-led Environmental Committee is taking "Going Green!" to the next level. Led by Anna Murveit, this environmentally conscious group of hard... |
Kelly Todd |
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on Feb 26, 2008 at 12:40 pm by Dan Pangburn, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sequoia Healthcare District to receive Golden Apple Award
In a Press Release issued by Don Shoecraft on Dec. 3, 2010, it was announced that the Sequoia Healthcare District has been selected as one of two recipients of the Redwood Cit... |
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on Dec 9, 2010 at 1:33 pm by just a thought, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo-Atherton Bears to Move to Action to Help Alleviate Blood Shortage
The Bay Area faces a dire shortage of blood, this Friday, January 18, the Menlo-Atherton Bears will be working with the Blood Centers of the Pacific (BCP) to collect much need... |
Kelly Todd |
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on Jan 14, 2008 at 11:35 am by Kelly Todd, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School communities take up climate change on their own
California's official campaigns against global warming may be taking a hands-off approach to K-12 public school greenhouse gas emissions, but without much fanfare, local schoo... |
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on Nov 28, 2007 at 4:16 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Woodside School Kindergarten Registration
Woodside Elementary School announces:
We are now registering new students in grades K-8 to attend school in the fall of 2008. Applications are available in the school office... |
Andrea Gemmet |
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on Jan 31, 2008 at 4:50 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
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.
Read the full story here Web Link=... |
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on Sep 20, 2009 at 3:54 pm by Calestor Kizito, a resident of another community |
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