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Special education director forced out
The school board approved the removal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education from her job last night (March 12), but not until the defiant dire... |
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on Mar 18, 2013 at 10:39 am by JeffS, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Menlo Park: Special ed director faces ouster
A battle is brewing over the pending dismissal of the Menlo Park City School District's director of special education at the end of the school year.
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 9:29 am by lessons learned, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Further delay in opening Hillview playing field
The games must go on, in spite of the continued delay in opening the Hillview Middle School playing field, which has been booked by the Menlo-Atherton Grizzlies Lacrosse Club ... |
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on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:31 pm by MP parent AND tax payer, a resident of the Menlo Park: Felton Gables neighborhood |
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Woodside High stages 'Legally Blonde'
"Legally Blonde, The Musical" is being staged at Woodside High School's Performing Arts Center through March 16, with a Sunday performance at 2 p.m. March 10.
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on Mar 11, 2013 at 2:16 pm by WHS mom, a member of the Woodside High School community |
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Menlo Park father takes child's play seriously
Mike Lanza, author of "Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into a Place for Play," will speak Monday, Feb. 25, on ways parents can promote neighborhood play and help kids deve... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:30 pm by presentation, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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Parents demand Menlo Park reinstate gymnastics teacher
City employees are often reminded that they work for the public — usually when the public wants the employee terminated. But in the case of a fired gymnastics teacher, the pub... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm by editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Woodside School gears up for kindergarten registration
Parents whose children are eligible to attend kindergarten or transitional kindergarten next fall at Woodside Elementary School are invited to attend a informational meeting o... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 3:24 pm by Sir Topham Hatt, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Court denies schools recovery of $20 million in losses from Lehman Brothers bankruptcy
A state appeals court on Thursday approved the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against San Mateo County by 12 county school districts – including the Menlo Park City, Las ... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 9:43 am by Jack Hickey, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Letter: Plenty of healthy substitutes for milk
A frequent bugaboo of the "fiscal cliff" debacle was the "milk cliff," the threat of milk prices doubling if Congress failed to extend dairy subsidies. Parents were forgoing o... |
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on Jan 17, 2013 at 7:40 pm by Lactose intolerant, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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State coaching honor for Sacred Heart Prep's Lavorato
Prep football notes It was a big year for head coach Pete Lavorato and his Sacred Heart Prep football team. The Gators set a school record for most single-season wins du... |
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on Jan 9, 2013 at 7:55 pm by Lightweight, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Las Lomitas School District examines two-story option
Flexible-use two-story classrooms clustered around outdoor spaces could be used to reduce the squeeze put on the Las Lomitas Elementary School District by a 40 percent growth ... |
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on Dec 24, 2012 at 11:26 am by Questions Remain, a member of the Las Lomitas School community |
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Local schools take safety precautions
Local schools reacted quickly to reassure parents they are taking precautions to prevent a tragedy like the one that happened at a Connecticut elementary school on Dec. 14.
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 6:30 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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SHP sends a top volleyball duo to the Ivy League
Ellie Shannon and Payton Smith have been a formidable duo during their three varsity seasons on the Sacred Heart Prep girls' volleyball squad. Their excellent efforts, both o... |
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on Dec 16, 2012 at 3:51 pm by Is this news???, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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Editorial: Enrollment crunch at local schools
The two school districts serving most of Menlo Park and Atherton are bursting at the seams, which is causing a ripple effect as the enrollment bubble works its way through the... |
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on Nov 28, 2012 at 6:23 pm by Menlo Voter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Hanretty restitution hearing postponed
A court hearing to discuss what former school official Tim Hanretty should be required to pay in restitution to the Woodside Elementary School District for misappropriating th... |
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on Nov 18, 2012 at 5:07 pm by WS Resident, a resident of the Woodside: Emerald Hills neighborhood |
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Small school is lab for innovative learning
The tiny school, tucked into a ramshackle former insurance office at the back of the Portola Valley Village Square shopping complex, doesn't look from the outside like a showc... |
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on Nov 16, 2012 at 4:21 pm by Barbara Smailey, a resident of another community |
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MA-Vikings Pop Warner football report
This report is from Adam Greenlow of Menlo Park, a player on the Pee Wee Vikings' team. He is a seventh-grader at St. Raymond School. All players named are with the Vikings... |
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on Nov 2, 2012 at 9:35 am by Viking fan, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
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Trust -- at what cost?
Why would a man who is trusted, admired and looked up to by his community betray them? That question is now being asked by many in that community, who are stunned by the crime... |
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on Nov 1, 2012 at 6:47 pm by Citizen, a resident of the Portola Valley: Los Trancos Woods/Vista Verde neighborhood |
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Semifinalists named in
National Merit competition
Local high school seniors showed their academic talents by being named semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
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on Oct 23, 2012 at 6:46 pm by Sharie Geaghan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood |
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Menlo announces Nathaniel Healy as new head of school
The assistant head of a Seattle private school will become the new head at Menlo School July 1, Menlo announced Wednesday, Oct. 17. Nathaniel (Than) Healy, who has taught hist... |
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on Oct 19, 2012 at 3:23 am by Editor, The Almanac Online |
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Today: Woodside's Day of the Horse
More than 300 riders are expected to dress in Arthurian costumes for this year's Day of the Horse on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Woodside.
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on Oct 12, 2012 at 1:37 pm by Woodside Vaulters, a resident of the Woodside: Kings Mountain/Skyline neighborhood |
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High school board asked to rescind superintendent appointment
Atherton resident and open-government advocate Peter Carpenter has made good on his threat to try to force the governing board of the Sequoia Union High School District to res... |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 9:01 pm by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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In search of high-quality preschool for all
With a Stanford University education and decades of hands-on experience with kids, Carol Thomsen of Menlo Park is something of an expert on the education of toddlers. Armed wi... |
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on Sep 17, 2012 at 1:19 pm by Carolyn Clarke, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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Education secretary starts tour at Sequoia High
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was at Sequoia High School in Redwood City on Wednesday (Sept. 12) to kick off a back-to-school bus tour highlighting the ch... |
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on Sep 13, 2012 at 6:34 am by Former Cherokee, a resident of another community |
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Cyclist injured near Hillview campus
A bicyclist was injured Aug. 28 on Santa Cruz Avenue near Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park when the occupant of a parked car opened a door as the cyclist was approaching i... |
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on Sep 11, 2012 at 11:50 am by citatation?, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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