SCHOOLS & KIDS Soap Box Derby is for kids 8 - 17 years of age There are lots of activities for kids, with opportunities to win "The Big Prise" at the end of each season, but how many opportunities are there for kids who don't "Run As Fas... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by joe sparaco, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2007 at 2:47 pm
AROUND TOWN Older cyclists must be role models for youth I know we have had threads before on cyclists not stopping at stop signs, but an incident this morning has made me take this up again.
I was driving my freshman to Paly bec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2007 at 9:44 am There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 23, 2007 at 11:04 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Jimmy Carter accuses Jewish group of "falsehood and slander" Fox news report:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250673,00.html
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter has accused an international Jewish human rights group of "falsehood and s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Robin, a resident of the College Terrace neighborhood, on Feb 9, 2007 at 8:19 am There have been 113 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 16, 2007 at 4:08 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Radio Program About Immersion KALW, the public radio station of the San Francisco Unified School District, has a 30 minute program about language immersion instruction. I don't know if there is a podcast,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul Losch, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Feb 7, 2007 at 1:24 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Opening 13th elementary school voted down I'm discouraged about the 3-2 vote last night NOT to proceed with re-opening Garland. But I'm more concerned that the school board doesn't seem to have a clear trigger point f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Palo Verde parent, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 7, 2007 at 12:14 pm There have been 30 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 6, 2007 at 6:10 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Parental Communication With Paly Online Paly's online communication system "InClass" is only being used by two of my son's teachers. Seems to me that it is a huge advantage to both the student and his/her parents i... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Feb 7, 2007 at 9:14 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 6, 2010 at 11:31 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS My opinion on " Hundreds March for Peace in East Palo Alto My opinion on the article "Hundreds March for Peace in East Palo Alto" is that it is about time that the people in East Palo Alto are finaly tired of all the vilence that is g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Davonnia, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2007 at 6:28 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 10, 2007 at 7:41 am.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO The Peace March in East Palo Alto I think that the people should have marched to were the people died. Then go around other places were it is starting to happen. Then I think that theyshould have walked to E... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Vita Talakai, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Feb 6, 2007 at 4:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 9, 2007 at 11:17 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly Choirs present ... With Love, from Paris The Palo Alto High School choirs are happy to announce their annual Valentines Concert, which features the Concert Choir, Madrigals, Spectrum Singers, Viking Men's Chorus and ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Theresa, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Feb 5, 2007 at 12:17 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Feb 15, 2007 at 9:19 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Recommendations for buying a rollerblade My 6 yr old wants a rollerblade .. not too sure how long the enthusiasm is going to last, hence I want to get a pair that is reasonable. Any recommendations for a store in Pal... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Feb 5, 2007 at 11:57 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2007 at 7:28 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Climate change and planning for our kids' futures Is a habitable planet as important as, say, a good college education? There's a big disconnect in this community around attitudes about global warming, particularly for those ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by PA Concerned Mom, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Feb 5, 2007 at 9:16 am There have been 72 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2007 at 10:15 pm.
AROUND TOWN Did you attend the Live in Peace march and rally? There seemed to be a lot of people who came from Palo Alto and other neighboring communities to attend the event in East Palo Alto on Saturday.
If you are a resident of on... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Michael Levin, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 4, 2007 at 6:35 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 14, 2007 at 2:20 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Born on July21, 1969? Please Help Out Palys Millard Fillmore Trivia Team This is Paly's Millard Fillmore Trivia Team
we need to get the signature of someone born on July 21 1969
If you were born on or know someone born on July 21, 1969 please con... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paly Millard Fillmore Team, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Feb 4, 2007 at 4:20 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 11, 2007 at 4:42 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS How do we know that MI really works? I've been trying to follow the MI debate and I hear a lot about fairness and process and legality and strategic plans, but it seems to me that the whole MI discussion is based... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by ShowMe, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2007 at 7:27 pm There have been 75 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2009 at 1:32 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Paly FOMF Help Hi everyone! This weekend is the Friends of Millard Fillmore Trivia Hunt, a competition to find and document answers to questions. One of our assignments is to find a person b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Alexei Koseff, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2007 at 2:13 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2008 at 5:48 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Police Chief removes enforcement on leaf blowers The Police Chief has just nullified the law passed by the Palo Alto City Council to ban gasoline powered leaf blowers at residences.
She told me that the reason is budgetar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by nat, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2007 at 1:43 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 19, 2007 at 3:56 pm.
ISSUES BEYOND PALO ALTO Al Gore in the Bay Area? How did he get here? I see that Al Gore is in the bay area. Did he fly here? If he's concerned about global warming, should he really be flying around so much? In England, Prince Charles was recen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Curious Observer, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 3, 2007 at 12:12 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 12, 2007 at 11:04 pm.
PALO ALTO ISSUES Actually, we get on very well together To read some of what has been said in this forum recently, one might think we are racist, hateful and constantly ear bashing each other. If someone just dropped here from anot... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 2, 2007 at 5:36 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2007 at 12:40 pm.
AROUND TOWN Maybe I'm obsessed, but I don't think so... It amazes me how in a relatively short amount of time in a relatively small geographic area, there are what seems like hundreds of Toyota Prius owners. First off, I don't own ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by fabravo, a resident of another community, on Feb 2, 2007 at 2:53 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2007 at 10:12 pm.
AROUND TOWN Are they moving that old church? Does anyone know what they are doing with that building on Ramona near downtown? It looks like they are going to move it. Any idea on what's going on? If they are moving it, w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Izzy, a resident of another community, on Feb 2, 2007 at 2:15 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 18, 2007 at 8:08 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Amazing Grace Having spent countless hours in the last five years working with Grace Mah in her pursuit of a Mandarin Immersion choice program, I have come to admire her enormously, not onl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Daunna, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Feb 2, 2007 at 1:45 pm There have been 55 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 11, 2007 at 7:05 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS When Strategic Planning? Channeling MI debate energy to true global thinking I think this whole debate could have been a lot more positive if there had been an official way to channel the whole process through strategic planning. There could have been... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by A.J., a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2007 at 11:36 pm There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2007 at 2:02 pm.
AROUND TOWN Emmy Award Dancer at Sequoias Caminos Flamencos will feature the classic Flamenco dancer Yaelisa in a performance of Flamenco en Color Vivo at 7 p.m., Friday, February 16, in Hanson Hall at The Sequoias in... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Onnolee Trapp, a resident of Portola Valley, on Feb 1, 2007 at 10:55 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS FLES - How should we implement it? I would really like to know what other people think about FLES in our schools.
How should we implement a FLES program? Should it be incorporated into the school day, extend... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tired Parent, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Feb 1, 2007 at 3:18 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 12, 2007 at 2:19 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS High School Girls Cutting Themselves What is going on in our high schools? Girls are getting together and cutting themselves! I asked a few parents (at Gunn) if they have heard about this and they said 'yes', but... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by LivinginPaloAlto, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 31, 2007 at 7:48 pm There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 6, 2007 at 4:22 pm.
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