Los Altos High's Anthony Bello balances four AP classes, writing for the Talon newspaper, club activities in Vecinos and Students for Haiti Solidarity and ... playing nationally ranked tennis.
Vandals had a field day at Los Altos High School over the Spring break.
The LUCHA and El Cafecito programs at MVHS and LAHS receives prestigious Glenn W. Hoffmann Awards from County; Mariano Castro School given honorable mentions.
One bus. Five days. Eight colleges. Thirty-three participants. So much learned.
San Jose State University cites budget cuts as reason for ending the long-held policy of accepting any Santa Clara Valley student who met the minimum California State University requirements.
In a lively discussion on KQED's Forum program this morning, Salman Kahn along with professors at Stanford, MIT and the founder of The Minerva project, defend online learning such as the experiment at Los Altos School District.
Los Altos School District's transition kindergarten, still a potential cut from the state budget, eschews a central school and opts for a child's 'home' school.
Patch asks the new Blach principal about how she became a candidate, anticipating Bullis Charter School classes on campus, and what she'll miss about Santa Rita School.
California schools mega-benefitted by the huge rush for tickets—to the tune of an estimated $100 million, the California Lottery said.
The Los Altos School District district's final offer expands the acreage and shared space, across two campuses, Egan Jr. High School and Blach Intermediate School.
Head over to Santa Rita School Saturday, 10 to 1 p.m., if you missed Friday's fun and safety event at Oak School,
With four AP/honors classes and a full complement of student clubs she enjoys, this LAHS teen also has played varsity tennis since she was a sophomore and writes for the Talon.
Covington School avoids the challenges of sharing a campus with Bullis—but just for this year.
The Los Altos School Board heard commentary from parents, discussed the options, then voted on its final facilities offer to Bullis Charter School.
The judgment that arrived Monday afternoon in the mail described how the Los Altos School Board must measure space in offering facilities to Bullis Charter School and awarded court costs to the school.
A financial aid deadline at midnight, an energy-saving opportunity, a chances to hunt up eggs will be gone if you don't mind the date!
Los Altos Patch is live-reporting the school board's discussion and vote on the Bullis Charter School facilities offer, taking place at 7 p.m. at Covington School Monday night. Join us here.
The Los Altos School Board will discuss—and vote on—what offer to make to the Bullis Charter School for the 2012-13 academic year. Patch will cover it live.
Following the untimely death of head football coach Doug Boyett, Foothill College reached into its coaching ranks and chose Kelly Edwards, who was once an all-state receiver for Monta Vista High School.
A transfer student with a 5.0 grade point average, this honor student represents the school at ceremonies, finds time to volunteers to help the underserved and hopes to make the fashion industry more sustainable.
Pinewood boys hoops team's run at the trophy ended in Folsom over the weekend against the defending NorCal Div. V state champs.
SJSU's long-held promise to admit every qualified South Bay resident appears to nearing an end, but not before students voice their concerns 12:15 to 2 p.m.
Bullis Charter School still needs "reasonably equivalent' facilities. No one's got a great solution and no one's declaring an end to hostilities, but Monday's Los Altos School Board meeting had some people hoping it was a 'step in the right direction.'
A special school board meeting is proposed for March 26, a continuation of the discussion from Monday night's Los Altos School Board meeting at Egan School, where the concerns were traffic, scheduling parking, conflict resolution and more.
Los Altos Patch is live-reporting the Bullis Charter School facilities discussion, taking place at Egan Jr. High School Monday night at the school board's 7 p.m. meeting. Join us here.
The Los Altos School District, anticipating heavy attendance as it discusses an alternative idea for the charter school's facilities, has moved the board of Trustees meeting to Egan Jr. High School's multipurpose room.
The 2012 ranking of world universities by reputation found both UC Berkeley and Stanford again among the top six "super-brands," with Stanford moving up to take over the fourth spot from Cal, which dropped down to fifth.
The Los Altos School Board is exploring sharing the Covington School campus and the Egan School campus with BCS.
On the road to the national competition, the Los Altos High School Cheer team helps reap cash by culling the high tech detritus from local homes.
Intel Science Talent Search awards Alissa Zhang, of Saratoga and Fengning Ding of Albany top prizes, and Gunn High senior Jin Pan is in Washington D.C. for the science talent ceremony.
In a sign of the times, education and technology continue to intersect as this college prep school entirely shifts to online learning.
The well-known television news magazine takes its turn to look at the fast-becoming-famous math program being piloted at Los Altos School District.
The Owls women's basketball team takes on Mt. San Antonio College on Sunday.
Los Altos Recreation Department's most durable program showed its loyal following, while Los Altos Parent Preschool's parents described what makes the co-op special.
Just like refinancing a home, when an institution refunds a bond it means lower payments—for the taxpayer.
Los Altos School District officials quickly cancelled a closed-door session between the LASD board and the Bullis Charter School Board after a resident cited the state's open meeting laws in a Monday night email.
Los Altos Hills' power basketball team gets dethroned in 2012 after a streak of three section titles.
Next week, Patch plans to ask readers about the preschools they love, and we need your nominations.
Repairs to roofs, earthquake and fire safety and more infrastructural work will be voted on March 6.
The lesson, said Doc Scheppler of Pinewood, who coached Lin's shooting fundamentals last summer: "Don't whine to the coach. Do something about it'