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German school to expand on Whisman campusWith the approval of the board of trustees, the Mountain View Whisman School District has agreed to allow the German International...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2013Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Apr 10, 2013 at 9:36 am | 10 comments | 6498 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVWSD moving forward with plan to video meetingsThe Mountain View Whisman School District is moving along in its plan to film and broadcast board meetings. Read the full...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2013Last comment by Marilyn Ritter, on Apr 3, 2013 at 11:04 am | 10 comments | 6743 Views
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Police crack down on drivers ignoring pedestrians in crosswalksMountain View police officers issued 37 tickets yesterday, March 28, as part of crackdown on drivers who do not yield to...
Original post made on Mar. 28, 2013Last comment by Hmmm..., on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:58 pm | 54 comments | 12759 Views
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Huff crossing guard hit by carA Huff Elementary School crossing guard is alive but doesn't remember being hit by a red-light-running car on Monday, while...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2013Last comment by BikeCommuter, on Mar 29, 2013 at 8:35 pm | 41 comments | 9442 Views
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Trustees approve $50 million in Measure G projectsThe Mountain View Whisman School District has a rough outline of how it will spend the first $50 million of its $198 million...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2013Last comment by Nick V, on Mar 29, 2013 at 9:55 am | 9 comments | 4800 Views
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'Bye Bye Birdie' at Graham Middle SchoolA group of young singers and actors from Graham Middle School are rehearsing for an upcoming production of "Bye Bye Birdie,"...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2013Last comment by T. Evans, on Mar 27, 2013 at 10:11 am | 7 comments | 4760 Views
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New principals for Crittenden, Stevenson schoolsTwo new principals are set to start at Mountain View schools. Geoff Chang will head Crittenden Middle School and Tyler Graff...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2012Last comment by Irked, on Mar 21, 2013 at 11:47 am | 18 comments | 8545 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Crowd debates high school newspaper's sex articlesWhen Chloe Tarrasch, the Focus section editor for the Mountain View High School student newspaper, was putting together a...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2013Last comment by Another Parent, on Mar 21, 2013 at 6:14 am | 33 comments | 33380 Views
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Nelson pushes for fire sprinklersJust as he promised, a local school board trustee is continuing his push to get fire sprinklers installed throughout the...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2013Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 17, 2013 at 1:25 pm | 7 comments | 8915 Views
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EPA finds toxic vapors in Evandale homesAbove a much-studied toxic groundwater plume, the Environmental Protection Agency has found something of a surprise: toxic...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2013Last comment by jravanell, on Mar 17, 2013 at 9:04 am | 22 comments | 31061 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Trustees question Measure G managementThe Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees is prioritizing projects funded by the $198 million Measure...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2013Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 16, 2013 at 7:16 pm | 12 comments | 8136 Views
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Bullis passes on litigation 'pause'An official with the Los Altos School District said he was disappointed to receive official notice that Bullis Charter School...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2013Last comment by Waldo, on Mar 12, 2013 at 8:57 am | 15 comments | 4441 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Surprising stall on school projectsThe Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees is prioritizing projects funded by the $198 million Measure...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2013Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 8, 2013 at 11:20 am | 2 comments | 4030 Views
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Calmer heads prevail in aftermath of sex discussionTaking care not to offend the offended or overstep California's strong protections for student journalists, teachers and...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2013Last comment by Wo\'O Ideafarm, on Mar 8, 2013 at 9:04 am | 15 comments | 22361 Views
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Bullis passes on litigation 'pause'Litigation won't stop while negotiations over school facilities continue between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2013Last comment by Kidding, right?, on Mar 7, 2013 at 10:37 am | 11 comments | 4469 Views
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Mountain View parents rally for safer streetsThere have been numerous car vs bicycle and especially car vs pedestrian collisions in Mountain View in the past year, mostly...
Original post made by parent on Mar. 3, 2013Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Mar 4, 2013 at 4:10 pm | 1 comment | 4290 Views
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WSP offering Summer Camp at Los Altos CampusRegistration is Now Open! Space is very limited. See our website for complete details and registration: http://waldorfpeninsula.org/curriculum-br-programs/summer-camp.html ...
Original post made by Waldorf School of the Peninsula on Mar. 4, 2013There are no comments yet. 3356 Views
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Whisman - public or private school?Since Slater Elementary School was closed in the early 2000s, the North-East part of our community has not had a walkable...
Original post made by Steven Nelson on Mar. 2, 2013There are no comments yet. 3620 Views
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Student's prank deserves reprimand, not jail timeI am a Mountain View resident and parent of a Mountain View High School student who served with Chris Egerton as a drum major...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2013Last comment by Parent, on Mar 1, 2013 at 9:41 pm | 5 comments | 16096 Views
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'Joke' brings police rushing to high schoolThe Mountain View High School senior who caused a stir by wearing camouflage fatigues and a gas mask to school on Valentine's...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2013Last comment by cheesecake, on Feb 28, 2013 at 11:25 am | 1 comment | 4119 Views
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