SCHOOLS & KIDS College Bound at Hillview Middle School engages at-risk students Long before the push for "No Child Left Behind" made headlines, Hillview Middle School teachers and staff in Menlo Park began working with students who performed poorly on sta... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 2, 2012 at 9:25 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2012 at 5:45 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Panel: Tech can help close achievement gap About 100 people endured the wind and rain last night (Tuesday, March 27) to gather in the performing arts center at Woodside High School for a panel discussion on 1) the role... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 29, 2012 at 10:14 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2012 at 3:57 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Woodland School wins bid to stay at Ladera site The Woodland School community and its neighbors in Ladera are celebrating after the private school won its bid at a March 27 auction to remain on the site it has called home f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 28, 2012 at 12:49 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2012 at 10:39 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Update: Two local men arrested in child porn sweep Detectives from a regional Internet-crimes task force have arrested nine men, including Portola Valley resident Stephen Wolf, 64, and Menlo Park resident Charles Vela Reyes J... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 22, 2012 at 7:28 pm There have been 55 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2012 at 7:44 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS High school board examines 'achievement gap' The persistent academic achievement gap among the schools and students in the Sequoia Union High School District is the topic for a three-hour conceptual discussion set for 5... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 19, 2012 at 2:27 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 19, 2012 at 9:02 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Chris Zider scholarship winners named Two student-athletes -- Jenna Swartz of Menlo Park and Derek Hunter of Portola Valley -- are winners of the 2011 Chris Zider Scholarships.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter: Time to reform Proposition 13 How ironic that Silicon Valley, the very center of innovation and creativity envied the world over, is saddled with California's outmoded form of taxation that rewards the sta... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 6, 2012 at 8:55 pm There have been 49 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 13, 2012 at 9:37 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS New state Assembly candidate speaks out State Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, is no longer alone on the campaign trail. Republican Chengzhi "George" Yang, 36, decided to challenge Mr. Gordon.
Read the full ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 5, 2012 at 1:03 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2012 at 10:20 am.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Ryan Young, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood, on Mar 4, 2012 at 7:45 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Woodside helps load aid for Zimbabwe Paper hearts illustrated by Woodside Elementary School students were sent along with the more than 1,500 boxes of medical supplies, donated clothes and toys to the children's ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 23, 2012 at 9:26 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 25, 2012 at 11:46 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Today: Achievement gap a focus at board meeting The achievement gap -- the difference in academic performance between students with socio-economic advantages and students without them -- comes up for an extended discussion... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 15, 2012 at 1:10 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2012 at 9:24 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Court halts lawsuit against Encinal PTO volunteers A lawsuit filed by a former Encinal School basketball coach against the school's Parent Teacher Organization and three of its officers for kicking him off the volunteer coachi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 13, 2012 at 12:22 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2012 at 10:34 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Garden expands at Priory The paths to the cultivation of a home vegetable garden have been many -- the hardships of the Great Depression, the backyard victory gardens during World War II, the back-to-... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:00 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:00 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Superintendent resigns as DA probes school finances Tim Hanretty has resigned as superintendent of the Portola Valley School District while an investigation is conducted into suspected "financial irregularities" in the accounts... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 11, 2012 at 7:56 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 11, 2012 at 7:56 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Ghysels' Leadership in the MPCSD There have recently been several posts on other threads regarding the maangement style of Maurice Ghysels. As noted by Carl, a "toxic leader" is defined as a person who demons... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Concerned Member of the MPCSD Community, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood, on Feb 11, 2012 at 1:38 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2012 at 2:33 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Roaring in the lunar new year Parent volunteer Russell Kao leads students in Cynthia Chiu's Mandarin language class at La Entrada School in the Chinese Dragon Dance, celebrating the lunar new year.
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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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Feb 7, 2012 at 12:45 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:51 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Voices from 10th grade Menlo-Atherton High School Students The following letters are written by 10th grade students at Menlo-Atherton High School. Any positive feedback about any or all letters would be much appreciated.
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Tee... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Emily Lee, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Feb 1, 2012 at 9:10 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2012 at 7:51 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paws for Tales at Atherton Library Atherton Library, in conjunction with the Peninsula Humane Society, is hosting the popular Paws for Tales program. Children ages 5 and older can sign up in advance to read to ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Jan 26, 2012 at 11:37 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 27, 2012 at 5:31 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Foundation scrambles to meet deadline The nonprofit foundation that supports Menlo Park City School District schools has set an ambitious fundraising goal of $4 million this year, but faces a Feb. 15 deadline to r... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 23, 2012 at 12:43 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 24, 2012 at 1:01 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Charged by the arts Laurel School kindergartner Emma gets the attention of her classmate Noah as they finish their artwork during an Art in Action session. Almanac photo by Michelle Le.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Hillview Middle School Principal Mike Melton to retire Mike Melton, who has been principal of Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park since July 2009, announced Wednesday that he plans to retire effective June 30, 2012.
Read the fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 12, 2012 at 12:21 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 28, 2012 at 8:19 am.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by rodents, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood, on Jan 6, 2012 at 2:48 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2012 at 9:22 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Sacred Heart Prep student wins art contest Nick Lamkin of Atherton, a senior at Sacred Heart Prep, is featured as winner in the experimental/abstract category in the annual student art competition in "The Artist's Maga... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 30, 2011 at 5:53 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2012 at 5:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Should special-ed students pay for extra care? In a recent local Op-Ed piece entitled "A sad day for everyone," Sue Lempert writes about a 7-year-old boy, out of control in a special education class at George Hall Elementa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 29, 2011 at 12:22 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 13, 2012 at 5:58 pm.
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