Foothill Physics Olympics Friday
Foothill College students and local high school students are invited to test their knowledge of physics, challenge their creativity and have fun by competing for prizes in the second annual Foothill College Physics Olympics 1 to 5 p.m. Friday in Room 5407 at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.
There are no entry fees and prizes range from $10 to $50 gift cards. The first 10 high school students to enter will each receive a $20 gift card after competing in a Physics Olympic event.
Block stacking and laser maze events require no advance preparation, and all supplies for these events will be provided at the competition. The mousetrap racer and egg launch events require the student to construct an object prior to the competition. The photo exhibition is open to all artists, even if they have not taken physics classes. Photos must relate to physics concepts, including lightning, reflections, flying, collisions rainbows or other interpretations of these concepts.
For more information, including competition rules and requirements, visit www.foothill.edu/~cascaranoy.
Superintendent search continues for MVLA district
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District continues its search to replace outgoing superintendent Rich Fischer. The district contracted the firm Leadership Associates to assist in the task. Jake Abbot and Jim Brown (former Palo Alto superintendent) will spearhead the project.
Potential applicants will be considered beginning Monday, with interviews on April 7. The district hopes to select Fischer’s successor by May 1.
Literacy in the classroom
Do you remember your favorite toy? Your favorite animal? By sharing simple stories of your childhood “favorites” with a Castro Elementary School second-grader on Tuesday mornings this spring, you can help students improve their writing and English-language skills. The seven-week program starts April 4. You will receive explicit week-to-week instructions. No writing or teaching experience is necessary. For more information and enrollment instructions, contact Linda McCrary at lmccrary@rocketmail.com or 940-6024.
Literacy in the garden
The MVLA Adult Education program needs volunteers for its Literacy in the Garden program, which brings Castro Elementary School students to the Mountain View Senior Center garden on Tuesday afternoons this spring. With a ratio of four students per volunteer, students benefit by interacting with adults, learning new vocabulary words and concepts, and asking questions while exploring nature’s life cycle in the garden. If you enjoy sharing your enthusiasm for life in the garden, contact Linda McCrary at lmccrary@rocketmail.com or 940-6024.
Talk focuses on children’s friendships
The Children’s Center at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., has scheduled Dr. Louise Singleton to discuss “Children’s Friendships: How Parents Can Help” 7-8:30 p.m. March 16.
Singleton has a doctorate in educational psychology and will focus on why friendships are important for preschool children, how friendships change as children get older and how to help children communicate better with their peers.
The discussion is free and no reservation is necessary. For more information, contact Lisa Conway at lisaconway@laumc.org or 948-1083, ext. 153.
