SCHOOLS & KIDS
M-A protest planned in Palo Alto today at noon
Some 25 to 40 students from Menlo-Atherton High School are planning to show up to today at noon outside Gunn High School in Palo Alto with signs and T-shirts in support of ga... |
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on Feb 10, 2010 at 5:07 pm by Sal, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Camp Galileo Offers Savings on Summer Camp before March 1st
Galileo Learning, operator of Camp Galileo for Pre-K through 5th graders in Woodside, is offering early bird savings on its award-winning art, science and outdoor summertime f... |
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on Feb 8, 2010 at 1:37 pm by Katherine Chouteau, a resident of another community |
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Charter school offered space on WHS campus
The Sequoia Union High School District is offering space on the Woodside High School campus to Everest, a new charter public high school.
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on Feb 3, 2010 at 7:41 pm by Woodside resident, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
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Tonight: Sally Stewart to be honored
The public is invited to a two-hour celebration for Sally Stewart, a 26-year member of the governing board of the Sequoia Union High School District, at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fe... |
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on Feb 2, 2010 at 12:09 pm by Laura Rich, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Saturday: Healthful eating for kids
Psychologist Annye Rothenberg, a former Portola Valley resident, will answer questions at a signing for her book, "I Like to Eat Treats," from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3... |
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on Jan 31, 2010 at 8:46 am by Gunslinger, a resident of another community |
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Get some sleep!
Research shows high school students need 9 to 10 hours of sleep to be alert and effective. Many aren't getting near that. The local high school district may delay the start of... |
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on Jan 31, 2010 at 8:35 am by Gunslinger, a resident of another community |
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Menlo Park may help fund new Hillview field
With land for new playing fields scarce and demand showing no sign of slowing, Menlo Park may share the cost of a new synthetic field at the renovated Hillview Middle School, ... |
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on Jan 29, 2010 at 3:11 pm by Ben, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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School district won't suspend Tinsley transfers
The Menlo Park City School District won't be shutting its doors to Tinsley transfer students -- at least, not this year. The board decided against that option for coping with ... |
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on Jan 29, 2010 at 2:16 pm by Bianca, a member of the Hillview Middle School community |
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Saturday: Memorial service for Gunn graduate Brian Taylor
A memorial service for Brian Bennion Taylor, 19, will be held Saturday, Jan. 30, at noon in Menlo Park at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Menlo Park Stake Cen... |
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on Jan 29, 2010 at 11:25 am by Daniel, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board edges M-A closer to night games
The long tradition of daytime-only football games at Menlo-Atherton High School is under intensifying scrutiny.
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on Jan 27, 2010 at 5:20 pm by jerome leugers, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Train death identified as Gunn grad Brian Taylor
The young man who stepped in front of a Caltrain Friday night has been identified as Brian Bennion Taylor, 19, a 2008 graduate of Gunn High School -- where he was a member of... |
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on Jan 25, 2010 at 9:06 pm by Active Resident, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Las Lomitas principal to retire in June
Gerald Traynor, the principal of Las Lomitas Elementary School in Atherton for the last 10 years, has announced his retirement, effective in June.
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on Jan 22, 2010 at 7:47 pm by AFormerLLParent, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Menlo Park kindergarten registration
Priority kindergarten registration for the Menlo Park City School District begins Feb. 1 and ends Feb. 26.
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on Jan 21, 2010 at 3:26 pm by mp mom, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Get some sleep!
Like it or not, we live according to the laws of nature, and that can be inconvenient. How nice it would be to convert lead into gold, or build a machine that puts to good use... |
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on Jan 20, 2010 at 7:47 pm by Men/Ath/Port/Wood, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Las Lomitas principal to retire in June
Gerald Traynor, the principal of Las Lomitas Elementary School in Atherton for the last 10 years, has announced his retirement, effective in June.
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on Jan 19, 2010 at 11:08 am by Another Las Lomitas Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Julie Falconer wins<BR> "Face of Ascot" competition
Julie Falconer of Portola Valley was about as familiar with world-famous Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire, England, as Eliza Doolittle, but on June 21, the race's "gripping, abso... |
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on Jan 13, 2010 at 8:15 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Global Volunteers: a chance to give back
About the author: Amy Pinkus, 13, of Woodside, is an eighth-grader at Woodside School. The daughter of Gary and Mary Pincus, she writes here about her tip to Peru l... |
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on Jan 7, 2010 at 9:19 am by Ismay, a resident of another community |
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Extra! Top stories of 2009
Good news seemed in short supply in 2009, and that was certainly true for residents of the Midpeninsula. A year of big decisions, tight budgets and stretched resources took it... |
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on Jan 4, 2010 at 2:58 pm by Andrea Gemmet, Almanac staff writer |
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Little League: Alpine wins Majors all-star Super Bowl
This story was submitted by Daniel Bergeson, an assistant coast for the Alpine team.
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on Dec 30, 2009 at 2:49 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Enrollment surge: Schools face unpleasant options
Menlo Park City School District delayed its decision on opening a new elementary school at the O'Connor campus as officials mull a range of unpleasant options for dealing with... |
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on Dec 17, 2009 at 5:33 pm by heresy, a member of the Hillview Middle School community |
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Bursting at the seams
If closing a school is the hardest decision a school board ever has to make, then the second most difficult is deciding whether to open a new school.
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on Dec 11, 2009 at 2:10 pm by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
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Musical Storytime at Atherton Library
Musical storytime will be held on Thursday, December 10th at 4 PM for all ages. This is the last musical storytime of the year, so don't miss it! The next session begins in Fe... |
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on Dec 8, 2009 at 11:58 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Puppet Show at Atherton Library
Nick Barone Puppets will present "Holiday Treats" puppet show at the library on Monday, December 14th at 4 PM. For ages 3 and up. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. The ... |
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on Dec 8, 2009 at 11:51 am by Atherton Library, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Bursting at the seams
If closing a school is the hardest decision a school board ever has to make, then the second most difficult is deciding whether to open a new school. Next month, the Menlo Par... |
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on Nov 24, 2009 at 9:41 pm by slight abdominal bulge, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Siegel appointed to fill vacant Las Lomitas district school board seat
Jay Siegel, who has a child at La Entrada School and has been an active volunteer on the Las Lomitas Education Foundation, has been appointed to the five-member Las Lomitas Sc... |
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on Nov 23, 2009 at 9:39 pm by Fed LE Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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