SCHOOLS & KIDS
Challenge Bicycle Ride today (Sunday)
Did anyone participate? How was it? |
GSB |
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on May 3, 2009 at 2:56 pm by GSB, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Castro School, gang graffiti and apathy
There has been gang graffiti at Castro school all summer long. Still there. Unless there is some new MV program that is called "XIV NORTE" that advertises with spray paint an... |
Ignored |
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on Sep 7, 2012 at 7:26 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Education and Economic Output
"Global economic output climbs by about 2 percent for each additional year spent in school, according to the study. Rates of return on undergraduate and graduate studies are... |
James |
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on May 18, 2010 at 12:35 pm by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
M-A Kicks Off Annual Canned Food Drive...Yes, We CAN!!!
Join the M-A family by helping us collect over 120,000 cans and raise money to purchase perishables to feed over 500 families in our community. This holiday tradition started... |
Kelly Todd |
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on Nov 11, 2008 at 5:46 pm by Kelly Todd, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Menlo-Atherton High School Academy Program Searching for Mentors
The Menlo-Atherton High School Academy Program is looking for mentors for our 11th grade students. We are in need of 44 mentors for this year’s junior class.
The ... |
Kelly Todd |
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 7:57 pm by Kelly Todd, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Rock On at Menlo-Atherton's Fashion Show
Come and support "Rock On" - the Menlo-Atherton High School Fashion Show! Gather some friends and rock and roll on Saturday, October 25th! Show times are12:00 luncheon show, ... |
Kelly Todd |
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 7:00 pm by Kelly Todd, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Vote YES on Measure E
Foothill College and De Anza College are among the best community colleges in the nation. Today, community colleges are becoming increasingly important, as the cost of four-ye... |
KEN HOROWITZ |
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on Sep 25, 2010 at 1:26 pm by KEN HOROWITZ, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Youth Advisory Committee Takes Their Oath to Serve Mountain View
Our Youth Advisory Committee will be sworn in to service by the Mountain View City Council on February 26, 2008 at the regular Council meeting at 6:30pm in Mountain View Counc... |
Kimberly Castro |
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on Feb 21, 2008 at 8:26 am by Kimberly Castro, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A Principal Error by the Los Altos School District
The Los Altos School District keeps outdoing itself when it comes to ignoring the will of its constituents (25% of them from Mountain View).
Last week, the District decided... |
LASD Almond School Parent |
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on Mar 26, 2008 at 7:14 pm by LASD Almond School Parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Host Families sought for International Exchange Students
International high school exchange students are coming to study in the Mountain View area during the 2010-11 school year. These students will integrate themselves into a Mount... |
Lillian Clemente |
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on Jul 16, 2010 at 2:26 pm by Lillian Clemente, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial piece 3/26
I was so impressed with the editors of the Voice taking on the issue of Prop 13! Many thanks for addressing this topic and the pain it is causing to schools and city governme... |
localmom |
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on Mar 29, 2010 at 9:50 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Differences between local high schools
Can someone please explain the differences between Mountain View and Los Altos High Schools? Can Los Altos students decide which one to attend, or are you required to attend ... |
Los Altos Mom |
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on Aug 8, 2007 at 3:19 pm by eric, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California Spin - TRYOUTS ! (Girls Fastpitch Softball)
The SPIN is holding tryouts for their Spring/Summer season:
12U/14U
Sat Nov 15 Capuchino HS, San Bruno; 1 to 3 pm
Sun Nov 16 Menlo-Atherton HS; 9am to 12pm
Sat Nov 22 ... |
Matt |
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on Nov 11, 2008 at 12:36 pm by Matt, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
3-way merging of our local school districts?
Not sure why this hasn't been covered in the Mountain View Voice or the Los Altos Town Crier but on June 24, the Santa Clara County Grand Jury issued a report on ACHIEVING SCH... |
Menage a Trois? |
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on Jun 30, 2010 at 10:54 am by Kate, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
History Repeats Itself In Menlo Park
Menlo Park School District is just now figuring out what took MVWSD so long.
Web Link |
MVWSD Employee |
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on Mar 13, 2013 at 2:57 pm by Steve, a resident of the Sylvan Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Minimally Qualifed Teachers at MVWSD Middle Schools
I encourage all parents to research the credentials of their children's teachers. Some results are shocking. One 8th grade social science teacher can't even meet the require... |
MVWSD Watchdog |
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on Sep 3, 2011 at 8:40 pm by Ned, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVWSD Should Look to the Milpitas School Board for Example
According to the SJ Mercury News, the Milpitas school district on Wednesday placed the principal of John Sinnott Elementary School on leave in the wake of newly retrieved em... |
MVWSD Watchdog |
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on Jun 6, 2011 at 9:15 am by parent, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pension-spiking, double-dipping targeted by lawmakers
Too bad this didn't apply to the most recent batch of top administrators retiring from MVWSD and Mountain View City Hall who went out of their way to abuse the system to line ... |
MVWSD Watchdog |
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on Jun 1, 2011 at 4:19 pm by MVWSD Watchdog, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Polifrone Highest Paid MVWSD Teacher in 2010
According to the Public Employee Salaries Database 2010, the highest paid teacher in MVWSD in 2010 was the controversial Patricia Polifrone who was reported to have resigned f... |
MVWSD Watchdog |
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on May 19, 2011 at 5:37 pm by District Dad, a resident of the Willowgate neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Important Reasons to Vote NO on G
Because the biggest donor to the YES on G campaign is the out-of-state bank that will handle the bond?
Because the district wants $200,000,000 for a project that will cost ... |
No on G parent |
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on Jun 5, 2012 at 10:02 am by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
2008 Summer Camp Scholarships
Is your middle school child interested in going to summer camp at one of Mountain View's most popular camps: CSMA, PYT or KMVT? Or does your child have an interest in painti... |
Oscar Garcia |
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on Jan 26, 2008 at 9:52 am by Oscar Garcia, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Santa Clara County Board of Education candidates discussed
Web Link
Palo Alto Weekly's Town Square have an interesting debate going on which may interest Mountain View Voters. |
Palo Alto Parent |
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on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:10 pm by not so hilarious, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mountain View parents rally for safer streets
There have been numerous car vs bicycle and especially car vs pedestrian collisions in Mountain View in the past year, mostly during the morning rush hour and mostly with chil... |
parent |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 4:10 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
NASA Ames engineer busted in Craigslist child predator sting
Mercury-News report: Web Link
"When asked by investigators why he would talk ... |
parent |
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on Jun 13, 2012 at 2:58 pm by parent, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What's the difference between MVHS, LAHS, Gunn, Paly?
We have narrowed down our choices of high schools and plan to move to Los Altos or Palo Alto. What are the differences? I heard that Los Altos schools are more balanced so the... |
Parent |
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on Jan 2, 2010 at 10:53 am by MVHS Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |