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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Charter school squabble misguidedIt is time for the Los Altos School District (LASD) to turn down the rhetoric and accept that it can no longer refuse to...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2011Last comment by Michael, on Jun 13, 2012 at 10:58 am | 26 comments | 14966 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Supporters of Measure G greatly outspending opponentsSupporters of Measure G have raised far more than opponents of the $198 million school bond set to go to a vote in the June...
Original post made on May. 29, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 11, 2012 at 10:09 am | 49 comments | 8430 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS grads focus on future jobsAs Mountain View High School's class of 2012 marched over the synthetic turf of Carl Anderson Field in their black caps and...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2012Last comment by James, on Jun 8, 2012 at 3:38 pm | 1 comment | 20193 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teens hear of Holocaust from survivorsIt was standing room-only in Christopher Chiang's world history class at Mountain View High School as Lenci Farkas recalled...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2012Last comment by Old Ben, on Jun 7, 2012 at 10:43 pm | 9 comments | 7040 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Voters Guide: School district seeks approval of $198 million bondOfficials with the local elementary and middle school district are asking voters to approve a $198 million bond measure to...
Original post made on May. 14, 2012Last comment by John, on Jun 5, 2012 at 10:20 pm | 182 comments | 19111 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Important Reasons to Vote NO on GBecause the biggest donor to the YES on G campaign is the out-of-state bank that will handle the bond? Because the district...
Original post made by No on G parent on Jun. 2, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Jun 5, 2012 at 10:02 am | 6 comments | 3781 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Graduation elationStudents from Mountain View and Los Altos high schools celebrated the end of an era with Friday evening's graduation ceremonies. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2012Last comment by george, on Jun 4, 2012 at 4:34 pm | 4 comments | 5745 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District hires new Huff principalHuff Elementary School has a new principal. Heidi Smith will take over the position beginning with the 2012-13 school year,...
Original post made on May. 18, 2012Last comment by Huff Parent, on Jun 1, 2012 at 11:47 pm | 37 comments | 10887 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Important reasons for supporting Measure GMountain View's elementary and middle schools are quietly becoming some of the most sought after in the region. After years...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2012Last comment by parent, on Jun 1, 2012 at 11:12 pm | 2 comments | 4148 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Old-school punishmentAddison Locke, left, and Ben Peterson, right, free Jacob Moody from the stocks, where he pretended to serve out a punishment...
Original post made on May. 29, 2012Last comment by Zoe, on May 29, 2012 at 4:58 pm | 5 comments | 6909 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New Huff principal aims to help English learnersHuff Elementary School has a new principal. Heidi Smith will take over the position for the upcoming school year, officials...
Original post made on May. 24, 2012Last comment by Joe, on May 26, 2012 at 8:52 pm | 5 comments | 4650 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
College district refinances bondThe local community college district is refinancing, ensuring those who own property within the district will pay lower rates...
Original post made on May. 16, 2012Last comment by Dr. Collateral, on May 16, 2012 at 2:15 pm | 2 comments | 5001 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district seeks approval of $198 million bondOfficials with the local elementary and middle school district are asking voters to approve a $198 million bond measure to...
Original post made on May. 15, 2012Last comment by district insider, on May 16, 2012 at 1:08 am | 2 comments | 4031 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bonds will help upgrade local schoolsSome elementary and middle school classrooms in the Mountain View Whisman school district are more than 50 years old and...
Original post made on May. 11, 2012Last comment by Parent of Student at Whisman, on May 15, 2012 at 11:11 pm | 12 comments | 5390 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVWSD wants Your remodel to pay for Their remodelAnyone notice that the school board recently increased Developer Fees on residential construction and reconstruction to $2.13/sq...
Original post made by anonymous on May. 14, 2012Last comment by district insider, on May 15, 2012 at 4:47 pm | 2 comments | 3915 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School bond measure near approvalThe Mountain View Whisman School District board appears poised to move forward on a $198 million bond measure to pay for...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2012Last comment by MV 1980, on May 13, 2012 at 4:22 pm | 49 comments | 8120 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New classrooms coming to local high schoolsThe local high school district is set to break ground this week on three classroom buildings, the largest of the Measure...
Original post made on May. 7, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on May 11, 2012 at 12:05 pm | 4 comments | 15531 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Judge halts challenge language to school district bondA judge with the Santa Clara County Superior Court has stopped a local man's legal action against Mountain View's elementary-...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2012Last comment by Marlene, on May 9, 2012 at 1:59 pm | 15 comments | 8167 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kids sing on the big stageWhen they take the stage Monday night, the young singers of Mountain View's elementary and middle school choruses will be...
Original post made on May. 3, 2012Last comment by Enough Already, on May 3, 2012 at 6:38 pm | 3 comments | 5472 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
2,000 miles on a bikeAs she approaches her 70th year, Pam Perkins is gearing up for the ride of her life -- a 2,000-mile, 40-day bicycle ride...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2012Last comment by Linda Gelpke, on May 2, 2012 at 11:43 am | 6 comments | 6754 Views
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