SCHOOLS & KIDS
Counseling group seeks common ground
After more than a year of public divisiveness over Gunn High School's guidance-counseling system, 18 people representing divergent views sat down this week in search of common... |
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on Oct 7, 2012 at 12:59 pm by local parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Camille Townsend
If re-elected next month, school board President Camille Townsend would be the first Palo Alto board member in more than 40 years to serve more than two terms.
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on Oct 6, 2012 at 3:41 pm by involved parent, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Watch candidate interviews online
The Palo Alto Weekly conducted interviews this week with all four candidates for Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education: Camille Townsend, Heidi Emberling, Ken D... |
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on Oct 5, 2012 at 11:47 pm by involved parent, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A money-back 'guarantee' of college admission?
Steven Ma says his business is "hated by most colleges." But the business -- helping Asian-American students, and students from China, get into U.S. colleges -- is thriving an... |
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on Oct 5, 2012 at 1:31 pm by Huh?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gunn to host college fair Monday
Students from all local high schools are invited to the 2012 Palo Alto College Fair to be held Monday, Oct. 8, at Gunn High School. Representatives of more than 100 public and... |
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on Oct 4, 2012 at 7:37 pm by Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Walk & Roll days roll out throughout Palo Alto
Palo Alto schools are celebrating Walk & Roll Week this week, with activities designed to encourage students to walk, bike, skateboard, scooter, carpool or ride the bus to sch... |
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on Oct 4, 2012 at 11:36 am by bike racks, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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'What colleges want' to be discussed tonight
"What Colleges Want and Why" is the theme of presentations at Palo Alto and Gunn high schools tonight, Oct. 1, and Tuesday, Oct. 2. Writer Christine VanDeVelde will discuss fi... |
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on Oct 4, 2012 at 9:39 am by Mom, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Another 'Spare the Air' alert issued for today
Bay Area air quality is forecast to reach unhealthy levels for a third day in a row, prompting another Spare the Air alert for today, Oct. 1, according to Bay Area air quality... |
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on Oct 2, 2012 at 3:12 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters
Kids are more than data
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 21, 2012, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 2, 2012 at 1:21 pm by Just my opinion, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers Should post grades and assignments online in a timely manner
Kids are more than data
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A hue and cry is being raised by some local parents to demand that our schoolteachers list all homework, complete or incomplete assignmen... |
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on Oct 1, 2012 at 11:55 pm by parent of a Vicenti student, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
National Merit semi-finalists announced
Forty seniors from Palo Alto High School and 33 seniors from Gunn High School have earned recognition as semi-finalists by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
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on Sep 30, 2012 at 11:32 pm by iSez, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Few sign up for new 'transitional' program
Despite its origins in Palo Alto, a new law compelling California school districts to offer "transitional kindergarten" has attracted few students here.
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on Sep 30, 2012 at 12:54 pm by Jan H., a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Helmets are for heads, not handlebars
I drove past Paly this week as students were on their way to school and was surprised to see many students with their bike helmets dangling from their handlebars instead of on... |
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on Sep 29, 2012 at 9:17 pm by Biker, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No charges for teacher who hit girl with car in 2011
An East Palo Alto schoolteacher who accidentally struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in a crosswalk last year will not be charged with a crime, the San Mateo County District A... |
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on Sep 29, 2012 at 10:58 am by EPA abuse, a resident of Los Altos |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schoology - facebook for school???
First we had InClass, then Infinite Campus, now my student has come home showing me something called Schoology which is just like facebook but for school. I find it hard to ke... |
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 8:09 pm by Palo Alto Citizen, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Finding the way around Gunn
Freshmen at Gunn High School in Palo Alto recently shared random facts about themselves in the ice-breaking game, "Two Truths and a Lie." The session was part of "Titan 101," ... |
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 7:34 pm by Palo Alto Citizen, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood |
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Ravenswood kicks off new school year
Ravenswood City School District kicked off the school year Aug. 23 with about 3,500 students and an operating budget of $38.5 million.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 12:30 pm by village fool, a resident of another community |
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Author to lecture on teen resilience this Friday
The community is invited to an evening of discussion about "strategies for raising healthy and motivated kids" this Friday, Sept. 28, at Stanford University. The annual event ... |
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on Sep 26, 2012 at 11:43 am by Old Palo Alto, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Question for PAUSD High School Parents re Grammar Sentence Diagramming?
For parents whose children have gone all the way from elementary school through high school in the Palo Alto Unified School District, were your children ever taught sentence d... |
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on Sep 24, 2012 at 5:42 pm by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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School board candidates' forum set for Sept. 27
Candidates for the Palo Alto Board of Education will share their views Thursday, Sept. 27, in the first of several public forums.
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 6:06 pm by Barron Parker, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Juana Briones gets new principal
The Palo Alto school board confirmed a new principal for Juana Briones Elementary School Tuesday night, June 26. Lisa Hickey, an elementary school principal in the Cupertino U... |
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 12:57 pm by Anon, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two declare school board candidacies
Two candidates so far have declared their intentions to run this fall for what will be three available seats on the Palo Alto Board of Education.
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on Sep 20, 2012 at 10:00 am by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Beechwood School in Menlo Park reopens after fire
Beechwood School, a private K-8 nonprofit school located at 50 Terminal Ave. in Menlo Park, reopened Monday morning after a fire Thursday destroyed the administrative offices ... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 6:47 pm by BeThatOne, a resident of another community |
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Weekly seeking parents of kids with severe allergies
We are researching a story on experiences of kids with asthma or allergies in Palo Alto schools, and any issues parents may have had with mold or other indoor air quality issu... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 10:52 am by Chris Kenrick, Palo Alto Weekly staff writer, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Community invited to Paly-Gunn football game
The community is invited to watch football and tour construction under way on the Palo Alto High School campus when the Gunn and Paly football teams clash there on Friday, Sep... |
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on Sep 19, 2012 at 10:12 am by Jeff, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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