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Civil rights complaint against high school district over rape caseA former Mountain View-Los Altos High School District student has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2017Last comment by concerned citizen, on Feb 7, 2017 at 2:15 pm | 2 comments | 8006 Views
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Ex-counselor at county science camp to get 18 years in prison for child molestationA former employee of a Santa Clara County science camp pleaded guilty this week to sexually molesting two campers and possessing...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2017Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Feb 6, 2017 at 3:53 pm | 1 comment | 8528 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students create startupsMiddle-schoolers gathered this weekend to work on new products during Startup Weekend at Crittenden Middle School. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2017Last comment by a mv resident, on Feb 4, 2017 at 8:08 am | 3 comments | 6701 Views
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Squeezing in a new schoolThe Mountain View Whisman School District is still hammering out the details on what Slater Elementary will look like when...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2017Last comment by Slater / German school swap?, on Feb 2, 2017 at 9:43 am | 37 comments | 12644 Views
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School board wary of big parcel tax increaseThe Mountain View Whisman School District has had a pretty good track record at the ballot box in recent years, blowing by...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Jan 31, 2017 at 11:44 am | 8 comments | 6069 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Graham school traffic safety upgrades come backIt won't be cheap, but a package of safety upgrades near Graham Middle School might finally get the city's go-ahead. If approved...
Original post made on Jan. 23, 2017Last comment by True, on Jan 30, 2017 at 11:31 am | 14 comments | 8028 Views
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MVHS briefly locked down during burglary investigationStudents at Mountain View High School were told to shelter in place Wednesday afternoon after a manhunt for two residential...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2017Last comment by David, on Jan 26, 2017 at 7:08 am | 1 comment | 6923 Views
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Windrider Film forum returns to AthertonWindrider Film Forum returns to the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center in Atherton for an expanded "very selective" showing...
Original post made on Jan. 26, 2017There are no comments yet. 3741 Views
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Big donations boost mental health programAfter a lengthy public appeal to support teens and young adults suffering from anxiety and depression, El Camino Hospital...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2017Last comment by Sarah1000, on Jan 20, 2017 at 7:42 am | 2 comments | 5693 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
New classrooms on the way for LAHSStudents in Los Altos High School's weight room will go from pumping iron to pushing pencils next fall, after district officials...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2017Last comment by Gary, on Jan 19, 2017 at 7:16 am | 2 comments | 5801 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Free preschool program set to expandThe Mountain View Whisman School District is moving full-steam ahead on a new plan to revamp its free preschool program,...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2017Last comment by Glad to put this behind me, on Jan 18, 2017 at 9:29 pm | 3 comments | 9649 Views
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School board candidate's advertorial snafuA candidate running for the local elementary and middle school district's board of trustees said he thought he was being...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2017There are no comments yet. 3636 Views
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Graham School secretary dies; services this FridayJan Austin, the school secretary at Graham Middle School and longtime Mountain View Whisman School District employee, died...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2017Last comment by Patricia, on Jan 12, 2017 at 11:50 am | 5 comments | 7479 Views
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Hackathon for high-schoolers wins an encoreLos Altos High School senior Aashia Mehta isn't quite at the point where she can script a killer new app on her own. However,...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2017Last comment by Trudy, on Jan 7, 2017 at 12:19 pm | 1 comment | 6914 Views
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Parents up in arms over digital math programIt sounds like a perfect fit for a school district based in the heart of Silicon Valley: a "smart" math curriculum —...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2017Last comment by Alice, on Jan 6, 2017 at 12:59 pm | 1 comment | 4088 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MV schools take on big challenges in 2016It's been a busy year for all three of Mountain View's local school districts. Whether it's building new schools, closing...
Original post made on Jan. 2, 2017Last comment by Former MVWSD parent , on Jan 5, 2017 at 8:51 pm | 2 comments | 6104 Views
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A second chance at higher educationIt may sound too good to be true, but a Mountain View-based education company is giving anyone who lives or works in Mountain...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2016Last comment by De Anza College adjunct professor, on Dec 31, 2016 at 4:56 pm | 5 comments | 16034 Views
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Parents react to new school attendance boundariesMore than 150 families went to school Monday night to weigh in on new attendance boundaries designed to balance enrollment...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2016Last comment by Cfrink, on Dec 29, 2016 at 2:02 am | 47 comments | 10991 Views
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Home Front: Christmas Tree Lane, cooking classChristmas Tree Lane, crocheting class and Chinese New Year cooking -- a round-up of local home and garden news and events....
Original post made on Dec. 25, 2016There are no comments yet. 4482 Views
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MV Whisman board aims to put parcel tax on May ballotIn a bid to avoid lawsuits and a major challenge at the ballot box, the Mountain View Whisman school board on Thursday night...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2016Last comment by Randy Guelph, on Dec 22, 2016 at 8:57 pm | 24 comments | 8776 Views
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