Throughout Jaimee Sandoval’s time at Alta Vista High School, what struck English teacher Bonnie Michalek time and time again was Sandoval’s consistency across all aspects of her education.
Foothill College is slated to host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic open to the public 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (June 12).
Throughout her time at Los Altos High School, Isabel Berny took on a leadership role on campus, working to bring students together, and she didn’t let the pandemic stop her.
Josh and Anushka Sanyal have their own interests and passions, but the twins are nonetheless continuing along parallel paths as they both head to Stanford University in the fall.
Experience caring for her three younger siblings, an interest in science and a passion for helping others combined to lead Sbeyde Herrera Gonzalez to pursue a career as a pediatrician.
Quinley McCarroll, a fourth-grader at Bullis Charter School, recently made a documentary highlighting how Los Altos residents have grown and learned from the pandemic.
As seniors graduated from Mountain View and Los Altos high schools last week, the occasion had many of the hallmarks of a traditional commencement ceremony, from students giving speeches to graduates lining up to receive their diplomas.
The failure of a May 4 parcel tax has Cupertino Union School District officials looking under every proverbial rock for funding as the district faces long-term declining enrollment and the possibility of school closures.
In lieu of starting college via remote learning, Los Altos High School graduate Bryce Capuano has spent his gap year participating in service projects as a member of AmeriCorps, a government-supported service organization that works with nonprofit organizations.
Los Altos Youth Theatre’s “Starlight Express,” a five-week, in-person youth theater camp centered on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical of the same name, is scheduled to debut Monday.
With vaccines approved for youth ages 12-15 and many clinics no longer requiring appointments, Los Altos High School hosted a pop-up vaccination clinic May 25 on behalf of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department.
The Cupertino Union School District Board of Education is slated to hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. today (May 26) to discuss the district’s budget in the wake of a failed parcel-tax measure earlier this month.
When Foothill College student Naylea Macias received a text from the school informing her of a free vaccine clinic on campus May 22, she said it felt like the perfect time to get her first shot.
Local high school seniors are set to walk the stage at graduation next month with their classmates in a live, in-person ceremony, albeit one that still includes pandemic precautions.
Students raise funds for local nonprofits
Children ages 12 and older became eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 last week. Previously, the vaccines were only authorized for those 16 and up.
Adaline Roll has long had an interest in public health, but it wasn’t until she started volunteering as a COVID-19 contact tracer through a Foothill College program that she knew it was the field for her.
Loyola School second-grader Finley Snedigar’s passion for art and drawing runs through multiple generations of her family, thanks in part to the Los Altos School District’s Art Docent program.
County superintendent receives recognition The Association of California School Administrators named Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools Mary Ann Dewan the 2021 Region 8 Superintendent of the Year.
Bullis Charter School is failing to adequately enroll certain underrepresented student groups, the Santa Clara County Board of Education warned last week. If the imbalance isn’t addressed, the school’s charter could be at stake, which it requires to operate.
Los Altos High School students and staff have long worked to make the campus more environmentally friendly, and last month the federal government recognized the school for its efforts.
Three local boys recently participated in the middle school VEX IQ Robotics competition in Dublin and emerged victorious, earning a Create Award at the state championships and a ticket to the world championships.
The Cupertino Union School District will once again consider permanently closing schools, along with a host of other impactful cuts, after voters rejected a parcel-tax proposal from the district last week.
The need for summer school is greater than ever after a year when the pandemic has upended education, but getting students to sign up is proving challenging.
Two longtime Los Altos High School educators have been appointed to newly created district-level roles, as part of an administrative reorganization in the Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District.