SCHOOLS & KIDS
Illusions Dance Club for Under 18 year olds
I'm wondering what people's experiences have been with the dances at Illusions (on Calif. Ave.) for under 18-year olds.
Thanks. |
Maureen Roddy |
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17 |
on Jan 11, 2012 at 1:51 am by Deborah Norman, a resident of East Palo Alto |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PAUSD Allows Cyber-Hate at Paly & Gunn
100+ students at Paly and Gunn participated in an "I Hate x" Facebook group directed at a fellow student. And despite a new CA on-line harassment law, the schools and PAUSD a... |
PA Dad |
4623 |
71 |
on Mar 11, 2009 at 10:17 am by anonymous, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Place Surveillance Cameras in PAUSD Schools
There are many acts of petty, and serious, vandalism being committed in our schools. Some of these crimes have cost the district a lot of money, and/or compromised the persona... |
Periwinkle |
4612 |
3 |
on Nov 3, 2006 at 1:25 am by junya, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Art teacher
Hi,
My 6 year old wants to learn how to draw a "dog" and a "cat". I am totally challenged with pencil and paper :( We tried the learn-to-draw-steps type of books and it did... |
Pencil Sketching Challenged Parent |
4608 |
3 |
on Jul 31, 2006 at 11:31 am by Edith, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Jordan Middle School
I have two kids who have gone only to private schools (sophomore and 5th grader). We are thinking of sending our younger child to Jordan for a less insular experience. Wonde... |
PrivateSchoolParent |
4602 |
44 |
on Jun 23, 2011 at 5:27 pm by Mom, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are friends and foes of Mandarin immersion really oceans apart?
School board members learn fast to become friends with their e-mail, but the flood of inbox activity on Mandarin immersion has been a tsunami.
Read the full Guest Opinion ... |
Editor |
4585 |
58 |
on Jun 25, 2007 at 9:47 pm by oh brother, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Your kids are smoking marijuana near my house
Last night, I saw some of your kids (about 16 or 17 years old) in an alley behind a nearby elementary school huffing, puffing and coughing as they smoked some pot. They drove... |
Jim |
4584 |
42 |
on Sep 2, 2009 at 10:42 am by anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pumpkin patches
There seems to be fewer and fewer pumpkin paches around. Los Altos and Montain View pumpkin patches are gone. What is left? I do not want to spend hours sitting in traffic on ... |
Ada |
4582 |
9 |
on Oct 30, 2010 at 2:07 pm by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teen & Parents Counseling
This is a cry for help! I urgently need a recommendation of an excellent counselor for families of teens. Problem is not only with the teen himself, but with parents disagreei... |
Downtown Mom |
4572 |
18 |
on Dec 15, 2008 at 8:32 am by Palo Alto Therapist, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New AAAG boundaries proposal make kids cross Oregon
I would like to alert everyone to the latest proposal by the AAAG, to move the southern area of the present Palo Verde school boundaries (probably South of Clara or Colorado) ... |
Carol |
4566 |
13 |
on Dec 12, 2006 at 4:07 pm by Maddy, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Lunch credit cards + kids = worries
I got the letter about lunch payment changes and see all sorts of problems ahead starting Wednesday.
1. How can handing cards out to kids and then presumably collecting th... |
Elementary Parent |
4563 |
11 |
on Oct 16, 2006 at 1:41 pm by Bystander, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board candidates with kids in PRIVATE schools
What do folks think of candidates who have kids in private schools? Both Barbara Klausner and Melissa Caswell chose Castilleja for their daughters.
I'm impressed with thei... |
PAUSD parent |
4561 |
91 |
on Oct 24, 2007 at 8:06 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Abercrombie & Fitch
ITS NOT FAIR. all the other teens get to wear:
-abercrombie
-hollister
-american eagle
why cant I???????? |
a teen |
4559 |
6 |
on Dec 1, 2006 at 1:54 pm by conscientious parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Anna Luskin's accident - can we learn from it?
Editor
I am sorry for starting a new thread, but I wanted to keep this separate from the tributes and I have already posted mine there.
As the very sensible young wo... |
Paly Parent |
4543 |
8 |
on Nov 18, 2007 at 3:15 pm by E, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
palo alto schools suck!
the field trios are stupid, the schools are crummy. Private schools are way better! |
lily |
4539 |
1 |
on Jun 3, 2006 at 11:48 am by Palo Alto, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tough love: Paly's new principal settles in
"She wants to cancel Spirit Week." "She's going to make Paly a closed campus." "She doesn't care what we think." At least Palo Alto High School students haven't accused new Pr... |
Editor |
4534 |
46 |
on Sep 2, 2008 at 11:47 pm by The Admiral, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Welcome to Town Square!
One of the attractions of Palo Alto is its outstanding public school system and the extensive involvement of parents at every level. Whether you want to discuss the latest pro... |
Bill Johnson |
4531 |
0 |
on May 30, 2006 at 10:10 am by Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo Park banning homework
One elementary school in Menlo Park has banned conventional homework. How would that wash here. I hate being homework police for my kids, but even worse, I hate some of the pr... |
PAUSD Parent |
4524 |
26 |
on Sep 24, 2007 at 12:16 pm by Anamika, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Opening 13th elementary school voted down
I'm discouraged about the 3-2 vote last night NOT to proceed with re-opening Garland. But I'm more concerned that the school board doesn't seem to have a clear trigger point f... |
Palo Verde parent |
4520 |
30 |
on Mar 6, 2007 at 6:10 pm by OhlonePar, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students, PTSA head face off over news
A tense stand-off occurred Tuesday between Palo Alto High School's journalism students and PTSA President Preeva Tramiel when she threatened to cut funding to student publicat... |
Editor |
4505 |
78 |
on Apr 30, 2008 at 3:01 pm by Gary, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MySpace Safety
I want to raise awareness among the youth, and adults alike in regard to logging out of their Myspace accounts when using a public internet access station (mall, library, etc.... |
IT Savvy Daddy |
4504 |
2 |
on Jul 28, 2006 at 12:43 am by sean, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Next PAUSD School Board President?
Every elected school board member should serve as president of the school board during their elected term. I hope Gail Price has the chance to serve as our PAUSD school board... |
School Board Observer |
4499 |
27 |
on Dec 14, 2006 at 12:39 am by Pauline, a member of the Juana Briones School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bill for teaching climate change passes Senate
A bill authored by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, to teach climate change in California schools passed the Senate Wednesday on a 26-13 vote.
Read the full story here h... |
Editor |
4481 |
171 |
on Feb 15, 2008 at 1:05 am by There ought to be a law AGAINST THIS !, a resident of the Professorville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Two Gunn students hurt in car accident
Two members of the Gunn High boys' water polo team suffered injuries from a car accident on their way to a 3 p.m. match in Los Gatos Wednesday.
Read the full story here ht... |
Editor |
4472 |
42 |
on Sep 25, 2007 at 4:32 pm by an athlete, a member of the Gunn High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Neighborhood Schools As Global Microcosms
Neighborhood Schools As Global Microcosms
I'm passionate about neighborhood schools. I believe, among other things, that the purpose of a public school is to provide a di... |
Lisa Steinback |
4457 |
1 |
on Jun 1, 2006 at 5:32 pm by R. Donan, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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