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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kelly Todd, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Jan 14, 2008 at 11:35 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Letter: Former student finds fault with Woodside High story As a former student, I am appalled by the portrayal of Woodside High School and public schools in general in the Jan. 2 issue of the Almanac.
Read the full story here http://... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 11, 2008 at 7:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2008 at 7:25 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Zero tolerance on gunfire, illegal fireworks There will be no tolerance for celebratory gunfire or fireworks within the city of Menlo Park, the police department said Thursday in a press release.
Read the full story ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Jan 10, 2008 at 8:35 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 10, 2008 at 8:35 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo Park trustees say "si" to Spanish immersion kindergarten Young parents passionate about launching a Spanish immersion program for kindergartners at a Menlo Park school next August finally received the answer they have wanted for a ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 20, 2007 at 8:17 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 21, 2007 at 8:43 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The soccer team that wasn't supposed to be Dr. Mark Sontag promised his family he would not coach again. But when another dad approached him with a deal -- if Mark would coach the U14 boys AYSO soccer team one more yea... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 14, 2007 at 6:07 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 19, 2007 at 2:19 pm.
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 http://www.almanacnews.com/story.php?story_id=... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 11, 2007 at 10:30 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2009 at 3:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Ravenswood wins 'inclusive' school award Ravenswood City School District, in East Palo Alto and east Menlo Park, announced Tuesday that it has been named as the nation's most promising inclusive school district by an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Dec 7, 2007 at 11:01 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 10, 2007 at 9:25 am.
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 28, 2007 at 2:18 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 28, 2007 at 4:16 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Local Boy Scouts collect a ton of food Menlo Atherton Boy Scout Troop 206 collected over a ton of food for the needy in the annual pre-Thanksgiving Scouting for Food drive. Scouts distributed door hangers in the Fl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Phil McHale, a resident of the Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle neighborhood, on Nov 27, 2007 at 4:14 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Atherton shoots down M-A theater settlement It's back to the drawing board for the settlement that would have ended the town of Atherton's lawsuit over the new $28 million performing arts center being built at Menlo-Ath... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 20, 2007 at 11:13 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 2, 2007 at 10:24 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Menlo-Atherton Feed Our Families Feed Our Families – our annual food drive
On Tuesday, November 13, Menlo-Atherton High School kicked off Feed Our Families 2007, our annual drive to feed families within Me... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kelly Todd, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood, on Nov 14, 2007 at 9:53 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Safe routes to Laurel School: Council sets special meeting With a deadline for state funding approaching, the Menlo Park City Council will hold a special meeting on Friday, Nov. 16, to reconsider a previous decision regarding how the ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 13, 2007 at 9:52 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 18, 2007 at 7:42 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Big topics for school meeting: master plan, Spanish program The Menlo Park City School District's complete master plan for facility projects at the four schools will be presented at the Monday, Nov. 19, board meeting that was reschedul... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 13, 2007 at 7:57 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 13, 2007 at 7:57 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS How are your schools dealing with the challenge of global warming? Almanac staff writer David Boyce has written a cover story this week on how local schools are taking initiatives to teach and practice measures dealing with the problem of glo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Richard Hine, managing editor of The Almanac, on Nov 13, 2007 at 11:24 am
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 http://www.svmoms.com is tackling the topic of education (or lack of education) today in SV and ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by SVMom, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood, on Nov 8, 2007 at 11:22 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Community Resource Center Opens at Menlo-Atherton High School On Thursday, November 8, Menlo-Atherton High School will be holding the grand opening of our Community Resource Center (CRC) located in Room B-20 on the M-A campus. The CRC i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kelly Todd, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood, on Nov 8, 2007 at 7:37 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Woodside Priory Goes "Green" and Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Founders Day Woodside Priory School Goes "Green" and Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary
What: Woodside Priory's Fiftieth Anniversary
When: November 11, 9:30 a.m. mass followed by a buildi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sean Mclain Brown, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood, on Nov 6, 2007 at 1:33 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Mona Lisa lives A motley collection of costumed characters march in a Halloween parade at Las Lomitas Elementary School on Oct. 31. Among them a walking, talking, living, breathing Mona Lisa.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Nov 1, 2007 at 10:35 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 1, 2007 at 10:35 am.
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 ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Nancy Palmer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Oct 23, 2007 at 8:19 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS E-thanks? No, thanks! Never have I been so tempted to write to Miss Manners. I just received an Evite mass e-thank-you note for a birthday party my child didn't attend, expressing appreciation for ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Writer\'s cramp, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood, on Oct 17, 2007 at 3:43 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 26, 2007 at 9:01 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” opens today 10/18 at M-A High M-A’s International Thespian Society presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” the next two weekends on the Menlo-Atherton High School campus.
Four young lovers meet in a moon... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Drama Booster, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community, on Oct 17, 2007 at 1:04 pm
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... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 17, 2007 at 8:16 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Oct 17, 2007 at 8:16 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Ink and cinnabar: blending cultures in China Nine California students teach English to rural Chinese students
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Eunice Chan, a senior at Castilleja High School in Palo Alto, was among nine Castilleja ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Eunice Chan, a resident of another community, on Oct 12, 2007 at 10:36 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editorial: Uphill challenge for Phillips Brooks School It is no secret that Phillips Brooks, the private elementary school that has been located on Avy Avenue in Menlo Park since 1978, is eager to move its nearly 300 students to a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:02 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Nov 27, 2007 at 8:46 pm.
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 http://www.almanacnews.com/st... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, The Almanac Online, on Oct 3, 2007 at 9:46 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 15, 2008 at 3:03 pm.
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