SCHOOLS & KIDS Board approves Encinal School EIR The school board of the Menlo Park City School District adopted Monday night the environmental impact report on the construction plan for Encinal School in Atherton. The vote ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 12, 2008 at 8:57 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2008 at 8:57 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter: Bike tunnel idea a waste of money It is a shameful waste of the city of Menlo Park's money to pay a consultant $41,000 to study the feasibility and placement for a bike tunnel under the Caltrain tracks.
Read ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jun 4, 2008 at 12:05 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 11, 2008 at 12:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Summer Reading starts June 1st at Atherton Library The annual summer reading begins June 1st and runs through August. This year's reading program for pre-readers and elementary school children is called "Catch the Reading Bug"... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by DeAnn Okamura, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on May 29, 2008 at 1:27 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Laurel Performance? I just looked at the recently released API results for the Menlo Schools on the California Department of Education website. Laurel, which was recently named a blue ribbon sch... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Curious Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood, on May 27, 2008 at 7:49 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 27, 2008 at 10:46 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Loss of heritage trees at Oak Knoll School This summer, most likely mid- to late-June, six heritage trees at Oak Knoll School in Menlo Park will be destroyed. During the span of one-hundred fifty to four-hundred fifty... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carol Taggart, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on May 25, 2008 at 9:40 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 28, 2008 at 8:47 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Lessons learned on playing field of life Room 25 at Oak Knoll School in Menlo Park was empty this morning. Normally, the carefully orchestrated chaos of the classroom echoes through the school, but today it was quiet... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 22, 2008 at 1:27 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 12, 2008 at 9:05 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS M-A BOYS’ SWIM TEAM TOPS THE COMPETITION IN THE CLASSROOM On Saturday, May 17, the Menlo-Atherton High School Boys’ Varsity Swim team earned the prestigious honor of receiving the Spring Scholastic Championship Team Award for the Cen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kelly Todd, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on May 19, 2008 at 10:56 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS MENLO-ATHERTON CLASS OF 2010 PROVIDES AID TO OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead
This Saturday, May 1... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kelly Todd, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on May 16, 2008 at 10:28 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board OKs Oak Knoll campus plan Despite the Menlo Park City School District's efforts to make some crowd-pleasing changes to the $15 million planned renovation of Oak Knoll elementary school in Menlo Park, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on May 10, 2008 at 9:55 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2008 at 9:55 am.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 29, 2008 at 8:58 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2008 at 12:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Is there much bullying in peninsula schools? After reading about the 7 year in Oakland that went to the hospital after repeat attacks by 5th graders, as well as MANY other news stories about cyber-bullying and more, I wa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Preschool mom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood, on Apr 24, 2008 at 10:43 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS 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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 24, 2008 at 7:00 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2008 at 1:08 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Family Service Preschool Open House On Thursday, April 24th from 10:00AM-12:00 PM and also 4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Family Service Agency of San Mateo County's Early Learning Center will have a Preschool Open House at 2... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Katherine Chouteau, a resident of another community, on Apr 21, 2008 at 2:39 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Time running out for Oak Knoll oak Residents who live near Oak Knoll elementary school are finding out that their school district is not willing to change its remodeling plans to suit the needs of neighbors.
R... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 18, 2008 at 5:59 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2008 at 11:18 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Neighbors at odds with district over Oak Knoll School plans Correction: This story misidentified changes to the plans sought by nearby neighbors. The residents would like the planned two-story multi-use room to be moved to the a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 17, 2008 at 10:52 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 30, 2008 at 11:16 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Meet PV school board candidates Tuesday The two candidates for a seat on the school board of the Portola Valley School District plan to participate in a candidates' forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at Hansen Hall ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 14, 2008 at 9:52 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2008 at 9:52 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Bio of candidate Bill Youstra
Read the full story here http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=1852 posted Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 6:54 PM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 14, 2008 at 7:43 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 14, 2008 at 6:37 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS M-A presents the hit musical BYE BYE BIRDIE! Menlo-Atherton High School's International Thespian Society presents the hit musical BYE BYE BIRDIE! Comedy, romance, and pandemonium ensue when Conrad Birdie, an Elvis-like ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Drama Booster, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Apr 7, 2008 at 12:43 pm
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Apr 1, 2008 at 10:24 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2008 at 3:11 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS M-A ON E-BAY Looking for that special something for that special someone in your life? Looking for a great way to contribute to a local public school in our community? Now you can do bot... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kelly Todd, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Apr 1, 2008 at 1:18 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter: Conclusive testimony on artificial turf left out In last week's otherwise fine article regarding Portola Valley's Town Council rejection of an expensive consultant study of artificial turf vs. natural grass, some of the most... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Mar 30, 2008 at 11:31 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 31, 2008 at 7:00 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS JOIN MENLO-ATHERTON H.S. SUPPORT "AMERICA'S PASTIME" On Saturday, April 26th, join the Bears on Bettencourt Field for one of Menllo-Atherton High School's newest and fastest growing traditions, "America's Pastime," our 2nd ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kelly Todd, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Mar 22, 2008 at 5:47 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS M-A BEARS WORK HARD TO TAKE CARE OF ONE OF OUR OWN Once a Bear, ALWAYS a Bear!!! One of our graduates from the Class of 2007, Sergio Zamora, is battling skin cancer and, as Bears do, we are doing whatever we can to support hi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kelly Todd, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Mar 21, 2008 at 3:33 pm