Schools

Menlo Park semi-pro team debuts Sunday - San Jose Mercury News border=

Menlo Park semi-pro team debuts Sunday - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
Recruited to play baseball at UC-Santa Barbara, Klein dual-enrolled at Santa Barbara City College instead of redshirting and was an all-conference catcher for two years before playing one year for the Gauchos. Klein returned the summer of the 2007 to …

School district could face $1 million more in cuts - The Almanac Online border=

School district could face $1 million more in cuts - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
by Andrea Gemmet Chief Business Official Diane White joked that she should have come dressed as "the goddess of gloom and doom" as she presented the budget for the 2009-2010 school year to the board of the Menlo Park City School District. …

Rotary awards $72000 in scholarships - The Almanac Online border=

Rotary awards $72000 in scholarships - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
The winning students received grants of $1000 or $2000 and were identified by school counselors, who passed their recommendations on to a Rotary scholarship committee. To qualify for the four-year college scholarships, students submitted a lengthy …
Bristol Press

Pair from Menlo Park, Atherton help fund high-speed rail lawsuit - San Jose Mercury News border=

Pair from Menlo Park, Atherton help fund high-speed rail lawsuit - San Jose Mercury News

San Jose Mercury News,  USA
They began walking door-to-door last fall to spread the message that high-speed trains one day could be hurtling through the heart of their communities. Though both Atherton and Menlo Park agreed to join a lawsuit against the California High Speed Rail …

The best-laid plans ... - The Almanac Online border=

The best-laid plans … - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
Now, Menlo Park is in the middle of another extensive planning effort. By the anticipated completion date of October 2010, the current planning process will have taken three-and-a-half years, costing the city $1.16 million. Council members have lofty …

Hillview study OK'd by Menlo Park school board - The Almanac Online border=

Hillview study OK'd by Menlo Park school board - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
by Andrea Gemmet Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park is another step closer to a major rebuild of its campus. The Menlo Park City School District's board signed off on the project's environmental review at its June 9 meeting. …

TODAY: Stanford reps answer questions on university, development - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
Steve Elliott, Stanford's managing director of real estate development, will join Stanford Provost John Etchemendy at a meeting of Sustainable Menlo Park on Wednesday, June 17. Mr. Elliott will speak about Stanford's real estate projects in Menlo Park, …

HID Labs brings IT smarts to industrial lighting - CNET News border=

HID Labs brings IT smarts to industrial lighting - CNET News

CNET News, CA
High-intensity discharge (HID) lighting systems are typically used in street lights, warehouses, big box retail stores, sports arenas, and other industrial spaces. HID Labs' SmartPod is a solid-state replacement for the ballast which holds the wiring …
Business Wire (press release)
Earth2Tech
San Jose Mercury News

Mike Melton named principal of Hillview Middle School - The Almanac Online border=

Mike Melton named principal of Hillview Middle School - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
Mike Melton, principal of a middle school in Rocklin, California, has been named the new principal of Hillview Middle School, the Menlo Park City School District announced today. He will start July 1, and succeeds Mike Moore, who is retiring in June. …

Celebrating 100 years in Menlo Park - The Almanac Online border=

Celebrating 100 years in Menlo Park - The Almanac Online

The Almanac Online, CA
Eloise Lancestremere attended the old Central School on El Camino Real from first through third grade. She graduated from Sequoia High School in 1927 and went to work in the office of the Menlo French Laundry on Oak Grove Avenue while still in school. …