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Potential gift for Paly gym: $20 million
School board members Tuesday lauded an anonymous family who is considering a possible $20 million donation to renovate Palo Alto High School's indoor athletic facilities.
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 7:12 pm by Right on Time. , a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Family explores 'largest gift ever' for Paly athletics
An anonymous Palo Alto family is considering making a "major" donation to help transform indoor athletic facilities at Palo Alto High School by August 2015.
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 1:28 pm by JA3+, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Parents hold vigil as district revises policy on bullying
About two dozen parents and children from the Palo Alto school district stood in a candlelight vigil Monday night, calling for stronger policies to address bullying. School of... |
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 12:53 pm by norahs, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Feds: School district violated student's civil rights
The Palo Alto Unified School district's mishandling of a middle-school student's long struggle against bullying violated federal anti-discrimination laws and requires remedial... |
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 3:46 pm by second generation \"victim\", a member of the Ohlone School community |
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Local students advance in Intel science contest
More than a dozen local teens, including three from Gunn High School, are among 300 students from across the country named as semifinalists in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Se... |
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 10:51 pm by bump, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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District responds to 'testing fraud' charge
Palo Alto School Superintendent Kevin Skelly expressed confidence the school district will be able to resolve charges of "testing fraud" by parents of an elementary student. T... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:44 pm by mp parent, a resident of Menlo Park |
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SHP football standout signs letter of intent to Georgetown
Local college commitments
Sacred Heart Prep senior Derek Hunter closed the door on his excellent high school football career on Wednesday but at the same time opened ... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 8:40 pm by Good going, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Math, music are passions for home-schooled Intel finalist
The world is a classroom for 15-year-old Palo Alto resident Sahana Vasudevan. On a given day the home-schooled teen -- recently named a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Tale... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 11:57 am by Kasi\'s Coworker, a resident of another community |
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Paly team headed to National Science Bowl
Five Palo Alto High School students will spend five days in Washington, D.C. in April -- courtesy of the U.S. government -- to compete in the National Science Bowl.
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 2:07 pm by Another mom, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Spare the Air alert issued for Saturday
The 10th "Winter Spare the Air" alert of the season has been issued for Saturday, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
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on Feb 4, 2013 at 4:24 pm by Anonymous, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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ACLU lawsuit affects school field trips
A pending lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union is having far-reaching effects on school field trips around California, including in Palo Alto.
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on Feb 2, 2013 at 2:03 pm by Brian Coyle, a resident of another community |
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VIDEO: Celebrating the 'Youth of the Year'
Three teenagers recounted stories of hardship and hope Wednesday night in semi-finals of the "Youth of the Year" speech competition held at the Moldaw-Zaffaroni East Palo Alto... |
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on Feb 1, 2013 at 11:21 pm by resident, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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Listening for inspiration
East Palo Alto participants in the after-school program Foundation for a College Education got a chance to meet U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor following a presenta... |
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on Jan 31, 2013 at 11:37 pm by npr, a resident of the Ventura neighborhood |
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Ivies start dropping AP classes.
Today's NYT reports that Dartmouth has decided to refuse credit for all AP classes. The university studied the results from students who scored a "5" on the AP test and conclu... |
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 11:06 pm by Ugh, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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'Positive psychology' to be offered at Gunn
"Positive Psychology" at Gunn High School and the "Literature of Comedy" at Palo Alto High School are among new course offerings proposed for Palo Alto students in 2013-14.
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 10:42 pm by Bob, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Board to discuss new classes, boundary change
The Palo Alto Board of Education tonight will vote on an elementary school boundary change, consider newly proposed classes for 2013-14 and discuss a recommended $70 million b... |
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 3:09 pm by Fred, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Waldorf Presents: A Renaissance in Education
6 – 9 PM
180 N. Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View
Waldorf School of the Peninsula invites the public to discover A Renaissance in Education at the school’s Mountain View ca... |
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on Jan 28, 2013 at 11:34 pm by Waldorf School of the Peninsula, a resident of Mountain View |
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No more 12th grade honors English next year
My son (11th grader at Paly) was told today that next year there will be no English H offered for seniors. So that leaves their choices as AP English or regular English. He'... |
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on Jan 27, 2013 at 10:18 pm by yet another one, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Gunn to host teen wellness panel tonight
"Sound Minds, Sound Bodies" is the theme of a panel discussion on teen mental health to be held tonight, Jan. 23, at Gunn High School. The panel will be moderated by Stanford ... |
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on Jan 26, 2013 at 1:40 pm by Messaging and PR, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood |
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Steve Jobs' widow launches new DREAM web site
The Dream Is Now: Web Link
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 9:08 am by dreamer, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Foundation makes sure no students left behind
Not everybody who lives in Palo Alto is wealthy, even though it sometimes can seem that way. Palo Alto High School journalism teacher Esther Wojcicki and Paly Principal Phil W... |
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 2:58 pm by musical, a resident of the Palo Verde neighborhood |
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Yet another Spare the Air alert ahead
Air quality in the Bay Area is forecast to be unhealthy this weekend, prompting the fourth consecutive Winter Spare the Air Day alert for Saturday, air district officials said... |
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on Jan 20, 2013 at 6:43 am by Think About It, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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School board gives go-ahead to Bowman talks
It's far from a done deal, but Palo Alto school leaders agreed Tuesday that expanding Terman Middle School through purchase of an adjacent parcel is an idea worth pursuing.
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on Jan 20, 2013 at 3:30 am by Wondering too, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Important article about school enrollment buried in Around Town and copied here.
GROWTH OR FLUKE? ... Seventy-six new students have enrolled in Palo Alto schools with a start date of Jan. 7 — the first day back after winter break. Last year that number was... |
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on Jan 19, 2013 at 3:20 pm by Resident, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Board members back school boundary change
Palo Alto school board members indicated they support a proposed school boundary change that will move about 20 blocks of households out of the Addison Elementary School atten... |
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on Jan 19, 2013 at 9:49 am by obvious, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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