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Guest opinion: It's time to ax the M-A Senior Fashion ShowI'm excited to send my daughter to Menlo-Atherton High School next year. At the Open House a few weeks ago, I was moved to...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2017Last comment by Catherine, on Apr 19, 2017 at 2:34 pm | 26 comments | 12792 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parents and high school district divided over proposal to temporarily shift to credit/no credit grading systemThere is a divide between those in the Sequoia Union High School District who want to stick to letter grades for the spring...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2020Last comment by MP Resident, on Apr 16, 2020 at 10:20 pm | 22 comments | 12706 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Heaton named to Las Lomitas school boardChristine Marie Heaton, a high school teacher who has two children in the Las Lomitas School District, has been appointed...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2013Last comment by Mike Keenly, on Oct 11, 2013 at 1:44 pm | 25 comments | 12489 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Design, name chosen for new school: A second-campus 'Laurel'A single two-story building housing 16 classrooms and larger spaces for music, science and arts instruction will be built...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2014Last comment by confusion, on Mar 18, 2014 at 8:13 am | 27 comments | 12482 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board may change policy on busing EPA kidsA decades-long policy of having East Palo Alto teens take a bus to high school in Woodside or Belmont may come to an end...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2013Last comment by A-town gangsta, on Sep 25, 2013 at 11:18 pm | 10 comments | 12479 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
High school superintendent Mary Streshly announces resignation amid calls for district to fire herMore than a month after Sequoia Union High School District's teachers union and 22 principals and top administrators called...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2020Last comment by Angry Parent, on Sep 21, 2020 at 3:41 pm | 8 comments | 12477 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Survey: Voters would easily approve $294 million bond measure for high schoolsVoters in the Sequoia high school district would likely approve a bond measure to rebuild campuses, including Menlo-Atherton...
Original post made on Feb. 13, 2014Last comment by Gravy Train, on Apr 29, 2014 at 8:53 am | 52 comments | 12381 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sequoia high school board: Sarver, Thomsen electedIncumbents Alan Sarver and Chris Thomsen were elected Tuesday to two seats on the board of the Sequoia Union High School...
Original post made on Nov. 6, 2013Last comment by POGO, on Nov 8, 2013 at 10:41 am | 5 comments | 12333 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Woman dies after being struck by train in Palo AltoA 19-year-old woman who was struck by a train Friday afternoon near downtown Palo Alto has died, Caltrain has confirmed....
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2016Last comment by SteveC, on Apr 25, 2016 at 1:26 pm | 2 comments | 12329 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two school districts don't plan to offer transitional kindergartenThe bad news for Menlo Park parents whose children will turn 5 between Sept. 1 and Dec. 2 of next year is that neither the...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2013Last comment by cs, on Jan 3, 2014 at 1:30 am | 7 comments | 12218 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bike Safety at Laurel Elementary SchoolIs bike safety for children really an issue? To many people it is not, because they feel it is not safe for children to bike...
Original post made by Manfred Kopisch on Feb. 9, 2007Last comment by Manfred Kopisch, on Jun 14, 2007 at 9:57 pm | 70 comments | 12177 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen driver involved in fatal Redwood City car crash may face vehicular manslaughter chargesThe 17-year-old driver of a car that collided with another, resulting in the death of two and the injury of four others Friday...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2022Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Nov 11, 2022 at 4:01 pm | 2 comments | 12144 Views
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Menlo Park school board to decide on how to fill vacant seatThe Menlo Park City School District board will decide tonight (Jan. 14) on whether to hold a special election or to appoint...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2014Last comment by Menlo Voter, on Jan 21, 2014 at 6:38 pm | 19 comments | 12029 Views
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Charter school colleagues honor Diane Tavenner with statewide awardDiane Tavenner, co-founder of Summit Prep and Everest public charter high schools, received a leadership award from the state...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2010Last comment by Simple Simon, on Mar 21, 2010 at 10:18 pm | 27 comments | 12015 Views
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County plans fresh look at Mandarin charter school in Menlo Park districtOnce again a crowd packed a hearing room to listen and speak about the Mandarin immersion charter school that has been proposed...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2015Last comment by palo alto resident, on Jan 11, 2015 at 7:37 pm | 11 comments | 12014 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mark Box resigns from school boardThe superintendent of the Menlo Park City School District is recommending that the school board avoid a costly election and...
Original post made on May. 25, 2011Last comment by Not our MPCSD, on Jun 3, 2011 at 12:52 pm | 29 comments | 11948 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Learning by doingHillview Middle School recently completed a week-long hands-on learning program aimed at preparing students for the dramatically...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2014Last comment by $100,000?, on Apr 15, 2014 at 9:40 pm | 5 comments | 11934 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Zamora's family to go to England for brain tumor treatmentA Woodside 8-year-old, diagnosed in July with an up-to-now untreatable and always fatal brain tumor, has been accepted into...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2015Last comment by S Allen, on Sep 10, 2016 at 5:50 am | 1 comment | 11781 Views
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Second principal of TIDE Academy leaves before new school opensTIDE Academy, a new magnet high school in Menlo Park set to open Aug. 14, is still working to fill staff positions after...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2019Last comment by Angela Swartz, Almanac Staff Writer, on Aug 9, 2019 at 12:08 pm | 7 comments | 11633 Views
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Voter Guide: Big educational issues face Sequoia board candidatesPerhaps a middle-aged hermit sequestered in the Santa Cruz mountains, someone with uncanny powers and unpleasant high school...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2013Last comment by Mr. Gail Ortega, on Oct 18, 2013 at 12:38 pm | 1 comment | 11629 Views
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