SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voter's Guide: Las Lomitas school board candidates weigh in on issues
Four parents are vying for the chance to help lead the Las Lomitas School District forward at a time its enviable curriculum and small class size are being threatened by a tro... |
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on Jan 20, 2011 at 2:23 am by Liz, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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High school district eyes staff pay cuts
An additional $3 million in budget cuts could lead to a shorter school year, staff furloughs and higher health insurance co-pays for teachers and staff at Menlo-Atherton and W... |
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on Jul 10, 2009 at 1:12 pm by observer, a resident of another community |
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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... |
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on Dec 2, 2007 at 10:24 am by recent transplant to more friendly community, a resident of another community |
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Letter: Dreading the traffic logjam at Hillview School
I wonder if others who live or work in Menlo Park are dreading the return of students to school, as I am. From now until June, twice a day, Santa Cruz Avenue will be log-jamme... |
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on Sep 8, 2007 at 10:27 am by traffic control, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Editorial: Tax would help Portola Valley schools
Officials at the two-school Portola Valley district have their hopes riding on a successful outcome of the Measure O election. Note: ==I Ballots must be received by the... |
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on May 2, 2013 at 2:11 pm by PV resident, a resident of the Portola Valley: Westridge neighborhood |
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Editorial: City needs to release results of probe
Menlo Park's stance that the results of an investigation into the firing of instructor Michelle Sutton and allegations of a toxic workplace environment within the gymnastics p... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 9:18 pm by Bill, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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Will German-American school get reprieve?
As the decision nears for the Menlo Park City School District board to let the German-American International School know whether it's being evicted from a former district scho... |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 7:12 pm by Disconcerted, a resident of the Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Vote NO on Measure G
Editor, James Keller, Executive Vice Chancellor of San Mateo County Community College District($188,000/yr.) filed the pre-election campaign disclosure statement for "Citizen... |
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on Aug 19, 2011 at 4:01 am by Peter Carpenter, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Critical clause strangely missing from document package e-mailed to charter school
A cover letter e-mailed from the high school district to Everest charter high school, for unknown reasons, did not include a board-approved clause offering to discuss alternat... |
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on Apr 5, 2010 at 2:32 pm by David Boyce, Almanac staff writer |
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Letter: Superintendent disputes drop-out number; The Almanac responds
In your Oct. 21 editorial, you stated that the Sequoia Union High School District has an "above-average dropout rate." This is entirely inaccurate.
Read the full story here h... |
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on Nov 4, 2009 at 5:08 pm by anonymous, a resident of another community |
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Stewart, Lewin stepping down from high school board
There will be two new faces on the Sequoia Union High School District board this fall, as both incumbents with seats up for election on Nov. 3 have decided not to run again.
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on Jul 27, 2009 at 10:59 am by you should know, a resident of the Woodside: Family Farm/Hidden Valley neighborhood |
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Atherton inspector volunteers to help China quake victims
Atherton building inspector Kenneth Huo recently traveled to the earthquake-ravaged Chinese province of Gansu with a five-man team of volunteer Bay Area seismic safety and bui... |
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on Jan 21, 2009 at 9:58 am by Veronica Caballero, a resident of the Atherton: Lloyden Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lehman-related financial losses for schools larger than first thought
Financial losses have risen for school districts as a result of the county treasurer's reassessment of the local impact of the Sept. 15 bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers investmen... |
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 7:20 am by a neighbor, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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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.
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on Sep 11, 2008 at 12:54 pm by Same old rant, a resident of the Menlo Park: Linfield Oaks neighborhood |
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A landmark emerges on the M-A High School campus
Lysistrata, Aristophanes' comedy in which Greek women from all sides of the Peloponnesian War withhold sex from their husbands until they agree to stop fighting, could, in a p... |
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on Aug 7, 2008 at 10:53 am by Renee Batti, news editor of The Almanac |
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Summit Prep wants to reserve seats for volunteers' children, but high school district says no
Summit Preparatory Charter High School, the high-performing four-year-old school that enrolls about 80 children from the Almanac's circulation area, recently submitted a petit... |
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on Dec 18, 2006 at 10:48 pm by Summit Parent, a resident of the Menlo Park: The Willows neighborhood |
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Board meets on O'Connor School site
The governing board of the Menlo Park City School District will meet Tuesday morning, April 30, to discuss options for the O'Connor School site, now used by the German-America... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 12:03 pm by Poster, a resident of another community |
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St. Patrick's finance director accused of stealing $202,000 and Mercedes from seminary
Jennifer Margret Morris, the 57-year-old finance director for St. Patrick's Seminary and University in Menlo Park, has been charged in the theft of $202,000 and a 1982 Mercede... |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:31 pm by Karen, a resident of the Menlo Park: Fair Oaks neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Jan 9, 2012 at 5:13 pm by NickLamkin, a resident of the Atherton: other neighborhood |
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New charter high school makes a pitch
A proposed fifth charter high school in the Sequoia Union High School District would be modeled on Big Picture Learning, a network of more than 100 charters.
Read the full s... |
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on Nov 11, 2011 at 3:02 pm by WhoRUpeople, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
M-A teacher, school district settle dispute
Menlo-Atherton High School algebra teacher Manuel Delgado has settled out of court with the Sequoia Union High School District in a dispute over teaching assignments and clas... |
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on Nov 2, 2011 at 9:22 pm by Unknown Person, a member of the Menlo-Atherton High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher Jason Picetti dies after four-year battle with ALS
Jason Picetti, who taught math at La Entrada School in Menlo Park until illness forced him to retire, died peacefully early this morning (Oct. 13) at Kaiser hospital in Santa ... |
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on Oct 18, 2011 at 1:32 pm by Galvin Family, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Going to the mat: new wrestling club already contender
The Beechwood Wrestling Club started from scratch back in September, thanks to Nathan Pantoja and a former Menlo Park police officer, James Lavano. And the kids on the team ar... |
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on Jul 1, 2011 at 3:06 pm by Coach Bodie, a resident of another community |
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Editorial: Serious growth at Las Lomitas
Shocked when a survey showed not enough residents would approve a new parcel tax large enough to meet the schools' needs, officials of the Las Lomitas Elementary School Distri... |
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on Jun 4, 2011 at 6:58 am by Samantha, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teacher on medical leave after tirade
A Selby Lane School math teacher whose angry tirade and aggressive actions prompted a student to leave his classroom and call Atherton police for help has been granted medical... |
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on Apr 29, 2011 at 3:27 pm by Ethan, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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