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Burgers, fries and civicsThe Los Altos City Council intends to make a real-life civics lesson out of a dispute between Los Altos High School and a...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2007Last comment by Jon Wiener, on Nov 14, 2007 at 7:59 am | 2 comments | 7782 Views
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Tearful good-bye for Huff principalThe Huff Elementary School community gathered Thursday evening to give an emotional send-off to Principal Craig Goldman,...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2007Last comment by Christopher Schulz, on Nov 7, 2007 at 6:14 pm | 6 comments | 7235 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trustees put foreign language on tableThe Mountain View Whisman school board decided last week to formalize its interest in exploring foreign language instruction...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2007Last comment by Palo Alto Resident, on Oct 15, 2007 at 7:11 pm | 2 comments | 8738 Views
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'I didn't think it would happen to me'Every time Iajady Paz returns to Mountain View High School to work with the Blossom Project, she wishes she were still a...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2007Last comment by Melissa, on Oct 14, 2007 at 4:10 pm | 1 comment | 7263 Views
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Continuous Improvement will help students growI've enjoyed reading the discussion in recent weeks concerning the implementation of the Continuous Improvement educational...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2007Last comment by Former Sudbury student, on Oct 12, 2007 at 2:48 pm | 1 comment | 6387 Views
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New year, new president, new Campus CenterAfter two years of work and $22 million spent, Foothill College is kicking off its 50th anniversary celebration this Tuesday...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2007Last comment by PA Resident, on Sep 24, 2007 at 1:17 pm | 1 comment | 7637 Views
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Paradigm shift at MV WhismanThe Mountain View Whisman School District announced this week that it has adopted a new approach to teaching which regards...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2007Last comment by Tom Karn, on Sep 21, 2007 at 5:13 am | 3 comments | 7075 Views
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API scores make Castro proudThe Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District saw mixed results from this year's academic progress report released...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2007Last comment by Chris Kuszmaul, on Sep 7, 2007 at 11:08 pm | 1 comment | 6884 Views
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District makes the call on boundary changeAfter considering nearly 50 different proposed scenarios for boundary changes in the Los Altos School District, board members...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2007Last comment by Wavemama, on Sep 7, 2007 at 10:13 am | 6 comments | 5693 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
It's back-to-school timeThe first day of school came earlier this year, with high schoolers starting Monday and younger students beginning class...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2007Last comment by Susan Hong, on Sep 4, 2007 at 12:47 pm | 3 comments | 8732 Views
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Profiles in leadership<I>Editor's Note: Leadership Mountain View (LMV) prepares adults who live or work in the city to take on a wide variety of...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2007Last comment by mary gilda sturino, on Sep 1, 2007 at 12:28 pm | 1 comment | 7169 Views
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MV Whisman sets down strategic goalsMath emerged as the top priority as trustees, school principals and key administrators from the Mountain View Whisman School...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2007Last comment by Parent of a MVWSD student, on Sep 1, 2007 at 8:28 am | 1 comment | 6840 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School's new paradigm could come with a priceIt isn't often that a school district steps out of the traditional educational mold and adopts a totally new concept of teaching. Read...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2007Last comment by Amanda, on Aug 31, 2007 at 2:17 pm | 5 comments | 6896 Views
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OH Memorial/Reunion -- Information RequestHi there, A fellow Briones classmate and I are making the seemingly impossible attempt at the largest reunion of the OH,...
Original post made by Daniel Mart on Aug. 18, 2007There are no comments yet. 7087 Views
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Summer dumdumsWith summer vacation in full swing, students are enjoying their chance to kick back and relax for awhile. But a recent announcement...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2007Last comment by GSB, on Aug 9, 2007 at 1:08 pm | 4 comments | 7273 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Differences between local high schoolsCan someone please explain the differences between Mountain View and Los Altos High Schools? Can Los Altos students decide...
Original post made by Los Altos Mom on Jul. 26, 2007Last comment by eric, on Aug 8, 2007 at 3:19 pm | 7 comments | 9658 Views
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MVLA picks new trusteeJoseph Mitchner, a Mountain View resident and self-described finance "nerd," has been appointed to the Mountain View-Los...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2007Last comment by eric, on Aug 6, 2007 at 1:26 pm | 1 comment | 8286 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Boundary change's possible falloutWith the decision for Los Altos School District boundary changes now final, the district's hired demographer, Jeanne Gobalet,...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2007Last comment by Amanda, on Jul 23, 2007 at 8:38 am | 6 comments | 8676 Views
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Do you remember any pranks from your high school days?We got some great responses for this week's Voices Around Town (see below). Please share with us your own memories of senior...
Original post made by Don Frances on Jun. 22, 2007Last comment by slr, on Jun 29, 2007 at 12:22 pm | 2 comments | 7511 Views
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District makes the call on boundary changeAfter considering nearly 50 different proposed scenarios for boundary changes in the Los Altos School District, board members...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2007Last comment by Matt Raschke, on Jun 28, 2007 at 12:43 pm | 6 comments | 9162 Views
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