Palo Alto siblings spark an interest in STEAM, one kid at a time
Making magic happen on a regular basis are the Mathan siblings — Anish Mathan, freshman at Gunn High School, and his sister Kavya Mathan, eighth-grader at Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School — who’ve designed a program called “Sparksteam,” through which they’re trying to get younger kids interested in STEAM subjects including Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.
Palo Alto school district to host panel and screening of Los Gatos high schooler’s fentanyl documentary
The Palo Alto Unified School District is set to host a screening of the film on Wednesday at Gunn High School. Santoro, now a senior at Los Gatos High School and the film’s director, will host a panel discussion at the end of the event along with cast members and experts on fentanyl poisoning.
Newly renovated Tower Building at Paly gets warm reception from students
The newly renovated Tower Building at Palo Alto High School reopened this spring, garnering much discussion on campus as final touches to the renovation are still to be completed.
Substitute teacher and former software engineer joins Palo Alto school board race
For years Chris Colohan’s family and friends have predicted he’d be on Palo Alto’s school board. And for years, he wasn’t so sure.
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Palo Alto teachers rally for salary increase to match Bay Area living costs
Nearly 300 teachers and their supporters took to Tuesday’s school board meeting to petition for higher teacher salaries, rallying outside district offices beforehand. The Palo…
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Around Town: A mayoral trip, a winning code and a green party
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