When looking for ways to improve the garden at Bullis Charter School’s north campus, Maya Panchal and a group of three fellow fifth-graders focused on the role bees and bugs play in growing plants.
In school, students learn about a wide variety of topics, from the quadratic formula to the American Revolution. However, personal finance and financial literacy is one subject that is rarely covered. Local high-schooler Anisha Reddy is working to change that.
Ever since Roshni Sangani was a small child, she has had a love of cooking and food, but last week was the first time she got to share her passion on television.
When Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas last month and caused widespread destruction, it made headlines around the world. Oak Avenue School sixth-graders Rohan Gadde and Dhruv Vijay heard about the storm and took matters into their own hands, organizing a schoolwide fundraiser to support relief efforts.
Sometimes writing truly is a family affair.
With help from their mom and aunt, two young brothers from Los Altos recently wrote and published an educational children’s book, “There’s Something Fishy about Writing.”
Shortly before entering his sophomore year at The Harker School, Los Altos resident Jason Lin raised $31,000 at a benefit concert he organized for the nonprofit Tahirih Justice Center. A year later, Lin has raised approximately $40,000 more for the cause with a concert held Aug. 17 at the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View.
