Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Students Make University Honor Lists

Eight students have been named on the Dean's List or Honor Rolls of their universities.

Bullis Response: Give Us the Preschool Buildings, More Classrooms, Baseball Field at Blach

Responding by the March 1 deadline, Bullis Charter School stakes out its position, and proposes a new parking lot, new blacktop and taking over the Stepping Stones Preschool space.

Foothill Opens State-of-the-Art Science Center

The freezing cold 1960s-era labs with ventilation that sucked the heat up with the fumes are a thing of the past. In its place, a center that inspires collaboration and learning, supported by its LEED Silver-designed facilities.

Bullis Charter School Outlined Needs In Press Release

The press release, prepared for the Feb. 13 meeting between representatives of both BCS and Los Altos School District, stated the differences the BCS board saw between what it wants and what was in the preliminary faciilties offer.

LIVE BLOG: Bullis Charter School Board Discusses Offer Response

The BCS board holds its last regularly scheduled meeting before its Mar. 1 reply is due.

First-Ever Boys Volleyball Coach Hired at LAHS

With the school's entry into the growing sport, David Radford will build a new program from the ground up.

Trevor Pruitt Named LAHS' Varsity Football Coach

New head coach plucked from neighboring Mountain View High's football coaching staff.

Mountain View High has 10 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Schools were notified in early February and MVLA Union School District had a combined total of 24 finalists.

Los Altos High School Has 14 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

Only the top one percent of applicants in the nation receives National Merit finalist recognition.

Bullis Chairman's Letter Signalling Intent to Accept Split Campuses

The letter, written in late January, from BCS chairman Ken Moore to Los Altos School Board president Doug Smith, described a need for 'self-contained' campuses at Egan and Blach schools.

Stanford Astrophysicists: Exploding Stars Birth Cosmic Rays

Researchers use data from an orbiting gamma-ray telescope to settle the issue: Cosmic rays do indeed have their origin in exploding supernovas.

Presidents' Day: What's Open, What's Closed in Los Altos

Monday is a national holiday. Here's a rundown of what's open, what's closed and where the sales are.

Homestead High Has 14 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

The names of the students who have moved on to the finalist stage are listed below.

LASD Asks Bullis For Temporary Halt to Litigation

The next two months are critical to coming up with a short term solution and court hearings and motions will severely hamper the effort, the Los Altos School Board president says.

Bullis - LASD Reps Meet Over Prop. 39 Meeting

Fingers crossed: Representatives from the Los Altos School Board and Bullis Charter School met for more than two hours Wednesday night to discuss the preliminary facilties offer.

LASD-Bullis Teams To Meet 7 p.m. Wednesday

Bullis Charter School accepted a Prop. 39 meeting invitation Tuesday afternoon. The first public meeting between representatives of the Bullis Charter School and Los Altos School District is scheduled for the Covington Multi-Purpose Room.

Letter From LASD President Inviting BCS Board to Wednesday Meeting

Recognizing time is short and the gap of understanding about the facilities offer was large, the Los Altos School District extended an invitation to Bullis Charter School's Board to meet, gather questions and clarify.

Los Altos School Board To Invite BCS to Prop. 39 Meeting

Follow along Monday night's school board meeting, where the Los Altos School Board decided to hold a special meeting.

LETTER: Please Meet With Bullis Charter School

The opportunity for open and public negotiations cannot be passed up, a Gardner Bullis parent writes to the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees.

Meeting of Blach, Bullis Principals?

Bullis Charter School Principal Wanny Hersey was spotted the Blach campus, meeting with Principal Sandra McGonagle, perhaps to discuss how the Bullis and Blach students can share the campus.

Compare Teacher Salaries in Los Altos and Nearby

A new online tool shows the average teacher salary in most California school districts. Patch has published Los Altos, Cupertino, Mountain View and Palo Alto.

LAHS February Student of the Month: Steven Lee

Lee is a three-sport athlete who is generous with his time to tutor, all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA.

Letter to Bullis Charter School Board From LASD

Los Altos School District President says the preliminary offer was prepared before it could fully take into account BCS' proposal, which he called 'a step in the right direction.' LASD still seeks a suspension of the resource-sapping liti

LIVE BLOG: Los Altos School Board Special Meeting, Jan. 30, 2013

The Los Altos School Board votes Wednesday night on the preliminary facilities offer that it will send to the Bullis Charter School, part of the Prop. 39 process.

LASD Board Considers Initial Facilities Offer Wednesday Night

After directing staff Monday night to prepare a draft, the Los Altos School Board meets to vote on the preliminary offer Wednesday night before the Feb. 1 deadline.

LASD Refinancing Saves Taxpayers $2.7 Million

What a difference a few percentage points make. The Los Altos School District reduced its rate of 4.93 percent down to 1.19 percent on $26 million in outstanding general obligation bonds, leveraging its strong credit ratings.

10th School Site Committee Reports 17 Possibilities, 'None Easy'

There are no easy or obvious options, the group will report Monday night.

Preliminary Offer to Bullis Charter School Set For Discussion Monday Night

LASD staff has prepared four scenarios of grade configurations in preparation for the Feb. 1 deadline to make a preliminary offer to BCS.

A Passion For Fashion Leads to Real-World Experience

Los Altos High School club compete to design windows and style outfits at the downtown boutique Apricot Lane.

Lice Like a Warm Head During Chilly Winter Days

Lice information that won’t leave you scratching your head.

Bullis Accepts Split Campuses For Short-Term

BCS Board Chair Ken Moore proposes baseline facilities the school needs to operate on two campuses, and calls on a working group of both boards to meet publicly to hammer out a workable solution.

Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Students Make University Honor Lists

Seventeen students have been named on the Dean's List, Merit List or Honor Lists of their universities.

LAHS Student of the Month: Meghan McDermott

MVLA's January Student of the Month from Los Altos High School is a two-sport athlete, co-founder of two clubs and a dedicated fundraiser for the Los Athletic League and Haiti Solidarity.

Checking Out Colleges? Do It With Friends!

Four days, eight colleges: The Los Altos Recreation Department offers a Northern California tour of colleges you might be considering.

Los Altos High School to Participate in Color Guard Competition Saturday

The event is hosted by Homestead High School in Cupertino and will include competitors from schools in Saratoga, Mountain View, San Jose and elsewhere.

Dean's List, Fall Semester

Congratulations to five Los Altos students who are on the fall semester Dean's List at their colleges.

Bullis Considers School Configuration

Could BCS have two K-8 schools—one at Egan and one at Blach? The BCS Board of Directors convenes a daylong special meeting Friday morning which includes a 90-minute workshop to discuss school configuration and government affairs.

Two-Campus Split for Bullis Charter School

The Los Altos School District instructed staff to evaluate different configurations of grade levels to house BCS at Egan Jr. High School and Blach Intermediate School.

LETTER: North-End LASD Students Deserve Consideration

Neighborhoods north of El Camino Real were told their last boundary change would be long term. The Bullis Charter School facilities offer, coupled with sure growth in the area, raises concerns that it won't be.

Intel School Science Competition has Los Altos Semifinalists

Seniors from Los Altos High School, The Harker School and Gunn High School were among the list of 300 national semifinalists in the prestigious high school talent search.