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Memorial service Saturday for 2nd train victimA "Celebration of Life" memorial service has been set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Spangler Mortuaries in downtown Mountain View...
Original post made on May. 7, 2009Last comment by GSB, on May 7, 2009 at 10:06 pm | 2 comments | 5915 Views
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Mountain View Whisman Choral Students Perform at Shoreline on May 11Mountain View Whisman School District presents the 8th Annual Choral Fest on Monday, May 11 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. The...
Original post made by CSMA on May. 7, 2009Last comment by , on May 7, 2009 at 7:46 pm | 1 comment | 4197 Views
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Earth Baby, babyTired of sending diaper after plastic diaper to the landfills, a group of Mountain View parents-turned-entrepreneurs is hoping...
Original post made on May. 6, 2009Last comment by Johnny Robots, on May 7, 2009 at 6:46 pm | 2 comments | 4643 Views
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Fighting for the American dreamA senior at UC Santa Cruz majoring in earth sciences, Adriana expresses her passion for geology both through her enthusiastic...
Original post made on May. 3, 2009Last comment by Child criminals - NOT!, on May 7, 2009 at 12:42 pm | 7 comments | 5037 Views
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Challenge Bicycle Ride today (Sunday)Did anyone participate? How was it?...
Original post made by GSB on May. 3, 2009There are no comments yet. 4286 Views
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School renovations could cost a bundleIt could cost the Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District $191.7 million over the next 10 years to renovate its...
Original post made on May. 1, 2009Last comment by William Joseph, on May 1, 2009 at 9:33 pm | 2 comments | 4269 Views
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Next in line to be cut: ESL class at CastroMore than 100 parents and teachers are petitioning to save an English language program they say has helped dozens of Latino...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2009Last comment by Mr. Payback, on May 1, 2009 at 11:34 am | 6 comments | 5817 Views
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Next in line to be cut: ESL class at CastroMore than 100 parents and teachers are petitioning to save an English language program they say has helped dozens of Latino...
Original post made on Apr. 23, 2009Last comment by Sacrifice to succeed, on Apr 28, 2009 at 8:32 pm | 11 comments | 6351 Views
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TONIGHT: Board mulls huge cuts to Adult SchoolA big turnout is expected for the high school district's board meeting tonight, when trustees will discuss how to cut $1.3...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2009Last comment by Parent, on Apr 27, 2009 at 2:19 pm | 3 comments | 5479 Views
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TONIGHT: Trustees discuss school facilitiesAn architect will come to the Mountain View Whisman School District's board of trustees meeting tonight to talk about the...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2009Last comment by dcree, on Apr 24, 2009 at 1:32 pm | 1 comment | 5403 Views
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MVHS robotics team wins championshipThe Mountain View High School robotics team can call itself one of the best in the world after winning a prestigious competition...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2009Last comment by Alex Matulich, on Apr 22, 2009 at 1:02 pm | 2 comments | 6251 Views
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Why we published the teacher storyLast week's front page story titled "Parents up in arms over 'abusive' teacher" generated many dozens of passionate e-mails...
Original post made on Mar. 27, 2009Last comment by Mr. J, on Apr 14, 2009 at 9:34 am | 19 comments | 5934 Views
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Letters to the Editor<B>In defense of Patty Polifrone Read the full story here http://www.mv-voice.com/story.php?story_id=5026 posted Friday,...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2009Last comment by Don Frances, on Apr 10, 2009 at 10:33 am | 2 comments | 4812 Views
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Yet another lawsuit from Bullis Charter School?At a time of deep statewide cuts in K-12 education,depressed economy, Bullis Charter School seems to be gearing up for yet...
Original post made by X on Apr. 9, 2009Last comment by , on Apr 9, 2009 at 4:35 pm | 1 comment | 4875 Views
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Report says schools out of room by 2012Mountain View's elementary and middle school campuses are quickly filling up and will reach full capacity by 2012, experts...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2009Last comment by William Joseph, on Apr 8, 2009 at 1:26 am | 4 comments | 4504 Views
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Huff School finds replacement for PolifroneA new teacher started at Huff Elementary School this week to replace Patty Polifrone, the fourth grade teacher who left the...
Original post made on Mar. 31, 2009Last comment by parent, on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:23 pm | 20 comments | 7394 Views
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Local AVID students sweep writing contestStudents from Mountain View and Los Altos high schools brought home three regional awards last week from a writing conference...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2009Last comment by Monica Haupt, on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:52 pm | 3 comments | 5680 Views
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President taps Martha Kanter for D.C. rolePresident Barack Obama has named Martha Kanter, chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, as undersecretary...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2009Last comment by Jon Wiener, on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:45 am | 1 comment | 5633 Views
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Running with a starLogan Mang, a second grader at Bubb Elementary School, had been waiting all school year to meet professional lacrosse player...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2009Last comment by Marcia, on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:26 pm | 2 comments | 5600 Views
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TONIGHT: MV Whisman to discuss enrollmentTrustees of the Mountain View Whisman Elementary School District will take up the issue of enrollment numbers -- which are...
Original post made on Apr. 2, 2009Last comment by Christy, on Apr 2, 2009 at 2:54 pm | 1 comment | 4891 Views
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