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SCHOOLS & KIDS

Los Altos meeting turns ugly

The long-awaited joint meeting Monday between high school district trustees and the Los Altos City Council began with a discussion...

Original post made on Jun. 15, 2008
Last comment by DG, on Jun 15, 2008 at 9:30 pm | 1 comment | 5770 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Farewell, Teacher Nancy

Hundreds of parents and students celebrated "Teacher Nancy" during a retirement party recently, honoring her for her nearly...

Original post made on Jun. 13, 2008
Last comment by Kristen Marenco, on Jun 13, 2008 at 7:48 am | 2 comments | 6851 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Mayfield proposal still needs work

The current Mayfield site development proposal remains severely flawed. In response to requests from the City Council, the...

Original post made on Jun. 11, 2008
Last comment by Jane, on Jun 11, 2008 at 8:27 pm | 1 comment | 5664 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Autism 101

As the Covington students looked on, three puppets named Freddie, Crystal and Angela learned to become friends despite Freddie's...

Original post made on Jun. 8, 2008
Last comment by GSB, on Jun 8, 2008 at 5:11 pm | 4 comments | 9132 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Measure C passes by a landslide

As early election results went online, supporters of the Mountain View parcel tax hugged and clinked beer glasses, correctly...

Original post made on Jun. 6, 2008
Last comment by DG, on Jun 6, 2008 at 9:49 pm | 1 comment | 5777 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Eighteen, pregnant and graduating

When she became pregnant last fall, Michelle Agreda had little motivation to continue her independent high school study program....

Original post made on May. 23, 2008
Last comment by DG, on Jun 2, 2008 at 7:24 am | 3 comments | 8038 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Council puts focus on youth and gangs

After naming gang violence as a top concern, the City Council put its money where its mouth is Tuesday by voting to permanently...

Original post made on May. 31, 2008
Last comment by DG, on Jun 2, 2008 at 7:15 am | 2 comments | 7672 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

For Freestyle students, making books is child's play

After several months of writing and designing their own children's books, local high school students read their tales of...

Original post made on May. 30, 2008
Last comment by Molly, on May 30, 2008 at 8:55 pm | 1 comment | 5846 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Still no leads in Merales murder

Police have yet to make any headway in the murder of 17-year-old Jose Merales, shot two days ago on Higdon Avenue. Meanwhile,...

Original post made on Feb. 28, 2008
Last comment by Chin4, on May 30, 2008 at 12:14 am | 47 comments | 8233 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Arrest made in murder of Jeffrey Johnson

Police have announced that a suspect has been arrested in the murder of 20-year-old Mountain View resident Jeffrey Johnson,...

Original post made on Feb. 26, 2008
Last comment by mike gilbert, on May 22, 2008 at 10:17 pm | 10 comments | 8206 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Breathalyzers a prom night tradition

Mountain View and Los Altos high schools are both holding their prom dances this Saturday night. And along with fancy dresses,...

Original post made on May. 19, 2008
Last comment by Liz, on May 19, 2008 at 1:38 pm | 2 comments | 7073 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Mtn View High School Jazz Festival May 31

Mountain View High School Jazz Festival Saturday, May 31, 2008 First band takes the stage at 1 PM. This benefit for the...

Original post made by Barbara Heninger on May. 15, 2008
There are no comments yet. 5587 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Fortune smiles on Amigos league

Less than a month ago, Pedro Carbajal's team was on a shoestring budget. But thanks to newfound support following an article...

Original post made on May. 14, 2008
Last comment by DG, on May 14, 2008 at 8:53 pm | 1 comment | 7085 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Tackling the achievement gap

As the proportion of Hispanic students in Mountain View approaches 50 percent, local school officials are struggling mightily...

Original post made on May. 12, 2008
Last comment by DG, on May 14, 2008 at 8:33 pm | 2 comments | 5702 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

LASD gets a break on funding

The Los Altos School District will defray about $700,000 in the expected state education cuts by qualifying for a new financing...

Original post made on May. 13, 2008
Last comment by SchoolWonk, on May 13, 2008 at 12:30 pm | 1 comment | 6210 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pew Chung school mourns loss of teacher

When Piet Van Allen died in a motorcycle accident last week in San Jose, it left a gaping hole among the students and faculty...

Original post made on May. 7, 2008
Last comment by Sara, on May 7, 2008 at 6:17 pm | 1 comment | 6696 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Achievement gap continues to disturb MV Whisman

The Mountain View Whisman school district's annual report was released this spring, and administrators, faced with persistently...

Original post made on May. 6, 2008
Last comment by William Symons, on May 6, 2008 at 10:15 am | 1 comment | 6324 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

New city priority: gang prevention

On Monday night the City Council set about picking new goals for the year, with gang prevention making the top of the list...

Original post made on Apr. 26, 2008
Last comment by JB, on May 4, 2008 at 4:25 am | 4 comments | 7436 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Bullis gets more portable space

Bullis Charter School will start the next school year with additional portable space for classrooms and a computer lab, the...

Original post made on May. 2, 2008
Last comment by lasd taxpayer, on May 2, 2008 at 2:18 pm | 1 comment | 7110 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Seventh Annual Choral Fest , May 19, 5-8 pm

Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View, Los Altos-Mtn. View PTA Council, and Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) will...

Original post made by csma on May. 2, 2008
There are no comments yet. 5534 Views
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