School briefs School briefs (March 26, 2004)

Writers Week at LA high

Los Altos High School will host its 19th annual Writers Week from March 29 through April 1. Writers, many of whom are participants in the Stegner and Knight Fellowship programs at Stanford, will visit the high school's English classes to discuss the work of professional writers.

There will be three community events open to the public during the evenings. The first, on March 30, will feature Mahogany Foster, a Los Altos High grad, poet and hip-hop artist. And on March 31, Los Altos English teacher Susana Herrera will read and discuss her book, "Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin."

The high school's slam poetry competition will be held April 1 and is $3 at the door.

All evening events will be held at 7 p.m. in Los Altos High's Eagle Theatre, 201 Almond Ave.

Teens at Work Fair

The 2004 Teens at Work Fair will be held March 29 in the Los Altos High School Cafeteria from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The school is located at 201 Almond Ave. in Los Altos. The fair will give employers a chance to meet youth between the ages of 13 and 18 who are looking for spring and summer jobs, volunteer and community service opportunities and internships.

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