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Waldorf School moving to Mountain View
The Waldorf School of the Peninsula, a private school currently based in Cupertino and Los Altos, is relocating and expanding its middle school and high school classrooms to S... |
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on Mar 25, 2011 at 9:42 am by Old Ben, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Local student honored on Capitol Hill
Los Altos High School senior Jose Antonio Villanueva was honored at the 12th Annual National Youth Awards Ceremony by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) on Capitol Hill i... |
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on Mar 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm by mvmom, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Honest Abe relates
Abraham Lincoln, played by Living History actor Ken Boswell, talked about his life to the entire second-grade class at Theuerkauf Elementary School on Feb. 7.
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on Feb 14, 2011 at 10:19 am by Vicky H., a resident of another community |
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suspected child abuse at Landels?
I'm surprised nobody picked this up from the police log. What's going on? How can we find more?
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on Feb 11, 2011 at 1:33 pm by Parent, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Some English learners are lagging
A growing number of elementary and middle school students are learning to speak English in Mountain View schools, although one subset within the English-learning population is... |
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on Jan 29, 2011 at 5:57 am by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Mixing it up with salsa
Cheryl Burke's dance studio hosted a strange mix of guests on Monday, Jan 10. Teenagers, Mountain View City Council members, dancers and police were lingering in the dance st... |
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on Jan 11, 2011 at 9:42 pm by southbaygal, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Lancers games go live on Web
St. Francis High School and BitGravity are teaming up to broadcast sporting events live in full HD online. Roughly 500 viewers tuned in for the first two live streams of the M... |
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on Jan 9, 2011 at 8:01 am by Katrina Kaiser, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood |
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Class breaks down college barriers
Sometimes, the most important step in getting at-risk youths to consider college is simply getting them to believe they can be accepted at a college or university in the first... |
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on Jan 5, 2011 at 2:29 pm by soundsgood2me, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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CHAC sees recession's toll from the frontlines
An army of counselors on 30 school campuses in the Mountain View and Los Altos area say they are seeing higher rates of divorce, domestic violence, bullying, homeless youth an... |
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on Dec 4, 2010 at 10:21 am by BV333, a resident of another community |
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Be a mentor and change a kid's life
A study says that deterring one at-risk youth from a life of crime saves an estimated $2.6 million to $5.3 million. In that equation, Friends for Youth is likely an extremely ... |
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on Nov 20, 2010 at 6:13 pm by Cliff, a resident of another community |
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Co-op preschool 'running out of time'
The Los Altos Parent Preschool is still on the hunt for a new home after being notified earlier this year that its lease on the Los Altos High School grounds would end next su... |
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on Nov 11, 2010 at 3:50 pm by Parent, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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Test scores rise, but schools stuck in 'program improvement'
The Mountain View Whisman School District is entering its second year of what is known as "program improvement," even though academic performance increased overall and test sc... |
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on Sep 28, 2010 at 3:13 pm by James, a resident of the Whisman Station neighborhood |
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Local Police Activities League raises money at Shoreline
Guests at this year's [Web Link Mountain View Police Activities League] banquet were wined, dined and if they chose to visit the sketch artist's activity booth, t... |
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on Sep 27, 2010 at 3:22 pm by Thom, a resident of the Jackson Park neighborhood |
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Test scores rise, but schools stuck in 'program improvement'
The Mountain View Whisman School District is entering its second year of what is known as "program improvement," even though academic performance increased overall and test sc... |
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on Sep 24, 2010 at 7:47 pm by Observer, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Local educators upbeat about new federal curriculum standards
California's adoption of a national standardized public school curriculum will benefit Mountain View students in many ways, state and local education officials said.
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on Aug 22, 2010 at 3:05 pm by Steven Nelson, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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International students benefit all
Regarding the July 23 article, "Foothill, De Anza defend policy"
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on Jul 30, 2010 at 5:24 pm by le dude, a resident of the Old Mountain View neighborhood |
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Jeffery Baier named new LASD superintendent
Longtime Los Altos educator Jeffery Baier was named the new superintendent of the Los Altos School District at a Monday, May 10, school board meeting.
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on May 11, 2010 at 2:56 pm by Paul, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood |
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TONIGHT: MVWSD considers all-day kindergarten
Should every school in the Mountain View Whisman School District offer extended-day kindergarten? The school board will take up the topic at tonight's board meeting starting a... |
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on May 7, 2010 at 5:19 pm by Barfolemew, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood |
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Saint Francis teen helps school in India
Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of India, but in the shadow of its huge IT companies are schools without electricity, let alone classroom computers. It was a startlin... |
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on Apr 30, 2010 at 4:30 pm by Karina, a resident of another community |
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Madrigal choir is finally back home -- with $50,000 to raise
After the shut-down of European airspace stranded them in Paris for an extra week, the Mountain View High School Madrigal choir is finally back home — and scrambling for a way... |
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on Apr 29, 2010 at 12:50 pm by David Weatherford, a resident of the Monta Loma neighborhood |
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Mountain View Whisman eyes 'Shoreline Community' funds
For seven years Mountain View has been home to Google, the hottest company in the world. But for all that time its substantial property taxes — and those of other major ... |
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on Mar 12, 2010 at 8:33 am by kanank, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood |
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MVLA board approves June bond measure
After 18 months of "exploration," trustees of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District voted 5-0 at their regular board meeting Monday to place a $41.3 million bond me... |
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on Mar 10, 2010 at 2:45 pm by KD, a resident of the Waverly Park neighborhood |
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Writing better with a buddy
For more than a decade, young students in Mountain View have been working on their literacy skills with local seniors in a program known today as "Writing Buddies."
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on Dec 24, 2009 at 3:53 pm by Tony Fanning, a resident of another community |
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PNG helps students get a leg up
Partners for New Generations is among this year's [Web Link Voice Holiday Fund] recipients, and will use the money to train it... |
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on Dec 20, 2009 at 9:52 am by Lyle Bickley, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood |
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Pre-K program teaches kids how to learn
Though the school year is well under way, organizers of a new pre-kindergarten program are already planning for busy days in the classroom next summer.
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on Dec 12, 2009 at 8:18 am by LaDonna Wicklund, a resident of another community |
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