Kehillah dedicates new facility

The public is invited to celebrate as Kehillah Jewish High School dedicates its new home, which will serve the entire community. The dedication program, scheduled for 1-3 p.m. Sunday, includes light refreshments, a tour of the school and a keynote address, “What Makes a Healthy High School Environment,” by Denise Clark Pope, Ph.D.

Pope is a lecturer in the Stanford University School of Education, the director of Stanford’s Stressed-Out Students project and an advocate of reducing the pressure on children to succeed. She focuses on how to encourage students to engage in academic learning and ultimately succeed in school. The American School Board Journal named her book, “Doing School,” a Notable Book in Education.

Kehillah, now in its fourth year, is a coeducational college preparatory and independent high school of nearly 100 students. In its first year, Kehillah achieved candidacy status from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and expects full accreditation in 2007.

The new campus houses 26 classrooms, physics, chemistry and biology labs, and music and art facilities. Kehillah interweaves the spiritual and ethical teachings of Judaism with traditional academic disciplines.

The school is located at 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. For more information, call 213-9600 or visit www.kehillah.org.

Egan schedules Holiday Faire

Egan Junior High School’s annual Holiday Faire is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the school’s multipurpose room and library.

More than 250 students will fill 150 booths with a wide selection of unique gifts, crafts and foods. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Egan library.

The Holiday Faire will be filled with holiday favorites - ornaments, greeting cards, fudge - and one-of-a-kind items - furry flip-flops, cell-phone holders, duct-tape crafts, trucker hats and more.

Shoppers can enjoy donuts, crepes, panini, smoothies and hot chocolate as they browse the booths. Gifts will be wrapped free of charge.

Egan is located at 100 W. Portola Ave. in Los Altos.

Egan sets tour dates

Egan Junior High School has scheduled campus tours for Jan. 25 and 26 and March 29 and 30. Each one-hour tour will offer an opportunity to see the campus, observe classroom activities and ask questions of teachers and Principal Brenda Dyckman. Parents of sixth-graders are encouraged to attend.

Tours are scheduled as follows: 9:30 a.m. Jan. 25 and March 29 and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 and March 30.

Visitors are asked to check in at the school office, where the tours will begin. The principal will greet visitors, explain the program and conduct the tour.

Egan serves seventh- and eighth-grade students in the Los Altos School District. The school is located at 100 W. Portola Ave., Los Altos.

For more information, call 917-2200.