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Menlo School sophomore dies from injuries from Sharon Heights car crashA Portola Valley teen who was a sophomore at Menlo School died Monday night after being injured in a car accident in Menlo...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2021Last comment by Michael, on Jan 21, 2021 at 8:35 pm | 19 comments | 41787 Views
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'Let them play' say youth sports advocates during Friday rallyAbout 20 student athletes and their parents gathered in front of Sequoia High School in Redwood City Jan. 15 to plead with...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2021Last comment by Local Parent, on Jan 19, 2021 at 10:29 pm | 6 comments | 5109 Views
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Las Lomitas school board appoints two trusteesThe Las Lomitas district governing board picked new members after high profile trustee and trustee-elect departures. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2020Last comment by akylle, on Dec 30, 2020 at 9:11 pm | 2 comments | 6506 Views
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High school students won't go back to classrooms next semesterSequoia Union High School officials say they don't want to send students back to a "bad version of school." Read the full...
Original post made on Dec. 29, 2020There are no comments yet. 5766 Views
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High school district paid superintendent over $250K to leave postThe Sequoia Union High School District paid former Superintendent Mary Streshly $256,276 to leave her position, after teachers,...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2020Last comment by pogo, on Dec 23, 2020 at 5:47 am | 5 comments | 7544 Views
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Las Lomitas board president resigns over wife's racist and misogynistic tweets about Kamala HarrisJon Venverloh resigned Sunday after his wife posted racist and misogynistic tweets about Kamala Harris. Read the full...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2020Last comment by Chris MD, on Dec 10, 2020 at 6:53 pm | 51 comments | 69424 Views
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Superintendent: Opening Woodside Elementary campus like a '100,000-piece puzzle'Masked first graders lined up in areas marked with orange traffic cones in the Woodside Elementary School parking lot on...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2020Last comment by Sean, on Dec 9, 2020 at 10:46 am | 1 comment | 5355 Views
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Las Lomitas parents call for recall of board memberLas Lomitas community members are asking a school board member to step down for not displaying leadership in denouncing racism. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2020Last comment by pogo, on Dec 5, 2020 at 7:10 am | 23 comments | 10260 Views
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High school district parents, teachers and students at odds over returning to classroomsAs Sequoia Union High School District officials make plans for a return to in-person learning, teachers say "no." Read the...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2020Last comment by Leila Dowden, on Dec 3, 2020 at 5:25 pm | 3 comments | 8030 Views
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High school district parents, teachers and students at odds over returning to classroomsSome Sequoia Union High School District students are pleading to return to classrooms next semester, but necessary upgrades...
Original post made on Nov. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 2381 Views
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Virus outbreaks unavoidable as school campuses reopen, experts warnAs schools inch closer to reopening campuses in some parts of California, medical experts are warning that the spread of...
Original post made on Nov. 26, 2020There are no comments yet. 2033 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
All the fixings: Sequoia district hands out Thanksgiving meal kits to familiesThe Sequoia Union High School District provided turkey, mashed potatoes, blueberry crumbles and more to families this year...
Original post made on Nov. 25, 2020Last comment by nan, on Nov 25, 2020 at 2:26 pm | 1 comment | 4540 Views
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Community college district races bring new perspectives to county boardThe 2020 elections will bring new faces to the San Mateo County Community College District Board of Trustees. While the Area...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 3145 Views
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Defeat of Prop. 15 denies schools more revenueVoters have rejected Proposition 15, a large tax increase on commercial properties, depriving schools of what could have...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2020Last comment by pogo, on Nov 21, 2020 at 11:34 am | 18 comments | 5189 Views
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From 10 to zero: Local school districts report their COVID-19 since campuses reopened to studentsCOVID-19 cases are cropping up at local public school districts which have reopened classrooms to students, and some districts...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2020Last comment by La Entrada Parent , on Nov 20, 2020 at 12:15 pm | 1 comment | 7339 Views
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Sequoia district cautiously begins search for new superintendentThe Sequoia Union High School District has begun the task of replacing Superintendent Mary Streshly, who was ousted this...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2020Last comment by susannahID, on Nov 16, 2020 at 12:28 pm | 3 comments | 6230 Views
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After trustee's resignation, Ravenswood school board to appoint replacementThe Ravenswood school board plans to make a provisional appointment rather than hold a costly special election to fill a...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2020Last comment by nancy, on Nov 2, 2020 at 1:36 pm | 1 comment | 3491 Views
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Fundraising for school board races slows as elections approachMany school board candidates raised less money during the most recent campaign financing period than they did earlier in...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2020Last comment by John Earnhardt, on Oct 28, 2020 at 3:06 pm | 1 comment | 4292 Views
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Leveling the ground: Yes on Proposition 15Last year, The Almanac ran a three-part series by Kate Bradshaw, describing the lasting impacts of racial segregation in...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2020Last comment by Yes on 15, on Oct 12, 2020 at 9:00 am | 12 comments | 2842 Views
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Community briefs: Free meals from Sequoia school district, Peninsula Clean Energy creditsCommunity briefs: Sequoia Union High School District providing free meals and Peninsula Clean Energy offering credits to...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2020Last comment by Yaz, on Oct 1, 2020 at 1:00 pm | 1 comment | 30703 Views
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