Post Your Memorial Day Weekend Photos Here

With a four-day carnival and a blockbuster Memorial Day featuring the Pancake Breakfast, Parade, post-parade Kiddo Celebration and concert, there's a lot going on, and we (OK, I) can't be everywhere. Thats where you come in.

Edna Maguire Students Clean Beach, Form an Osprey

For the second straight year, students head to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to be part of the 19th annual Kids' Ocean Day Adopt-a-Beach Cleanup.

‘Protect Mill Valley Schools’ Parcel Tax Campaign Launches

Coalition hopes convince voters to approve a new $196 parcel tax on top of the existing $731 tax, saying it will raise $1.9 million annually to maintain current educational quality and ensure local control.

The Carnival Comes to Town

Thrills on wheels arrives in Mill Valley Tuesday afternoon, taking over the basketball courts at the Mill Valley Middle School in advance of Friday's kick-off to the blockbuster Kiddo!-themed weekend.

Memorial Day Parade Organizers Make Final Push for Entries

I Love a Parade Committee extends application deadline to Friday for floats and participants in parade next Monday, May 28.

Sweetwater Lines Up Castro, Click, the 85's and Jaffe for Memorial Day Bash

Music and rides take center stage at post-parade party on May 28 at the Community Center, with three hours of live music. A carnival is set for May 25-28 on the Middle School’s basketball courts.

Tam Teacher Touts Tech-Driven 'Flip Teaching'

Watch this ABC-7 news segment on a new strategy that has teachers recording lectures and freeing up students for plenty of hands-on time in the classroom, with science teacher April Tucker providing an example.

School District, Teachers Ink Cost-Cutting Deal

After nearly a year of negotiations, teachers agree to furlough days and higher contributions toward medical benefits for both new and existing employees, among other belt-tightening moves.

Our 2012 Graduation Photo Gallery Wants You In It

With Tam High's graduation ceremony set for June 8, we want to get the celebration started for the Class of 2012. Whether your student is graduating from Tam or another school or college, post photos to our gallery or email them to jimw@patch.com.

Tam Valley Students Roll to School in Style

For Bike to School Day last week, hundreds of students strapped on their helmets and rode to Tam Valley Elementary School. Did your school do the same? Upload photos and videos here!

Middle School Chorus Rocks AT&T Park

As part of Kiddo Night, the Mill Valley Middle School's Chorus, directed by Jessica Nicholson, performed the national anthem prior to the San Francisco Giants' game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Today is Bike to School Day

School officials and bicycling advocates caution drivers to be aware that more students than usual will be on and around local roadways during the morning and afternoon school commutes.

District Scrambles to Fit School Overhauls Into Budget

Mill Valley School District officials say estimates for this summer’s five construction projects are coming in millions of dollars over budget.

Kiddo Donation Day Is Today

As Mill Valley School District’s private educational foundation looks to raise $2.7 million this year to pay for art, music, technology and physical education, it’s asking for a $1,200 per student.

School Board Backs $196 Parcel Tax for Nov. 6 Election

Faced with stagnant property tax revenue, booming enrollment and funding “take backs” from the state, district moves ahead with campaign to add to existing $731 parcel tax.

Tam Poet Channels Marvin Gaye, Heads to DC

Billy Butler is set to perform at the Kennedy Center this week as part of the What’s Going On Now project, a tribute to the 40th anniversary of legendary soul singer’s performance of his acclaimed album.

Kiddo Takes Mill Valley Out to the Ballgame

Benefit on May 4 features the Mill Valley Middle School Chamber Chorus singing the national anthem before the San Francisco Giants take on the Milwaukee Brewers

Organizers Plan Memorial Day Blockbuster Bash to Celebrate Kiddo

Annual Parade kicks off May 28, with a four-day Carnival returning after an 8-year hiatus and the Sweetwater Music Hall and Café organizing a post-parade party, all to benefit local public schools.

Edna Maguire Fourth Graders Turn Lemonade Into Philanthropy

After months of discussion, a pair of friends decides to take their earnings from a summertime stand and hand them over to CPMC’s Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic.

School Board to Finalize November Parcel Tax Measure

Faced with budget woes and a tight campaign schedule, board meets Tuesday to decide how much additional parcel tax to seek and plot a strategy to garner voter support in November.

Mill Valley Student Nabs $20K Foot Locker Scholarship

Brooke Wenig, who transferred from Tam to Tamiscal this year, is one of 20 students in the U.S. to win award for achievement in academics and athletics.

Greenwood 8th Grader Nabs Poetry Honor

Olivia Rudd's "Breaking Wave" garners top poem award in the California Coastal Commission's annual California Coastal Art & Poetry Contest; seven other Marin students nab honorable mentions.

Ring Mountain School Hires Interim Head of School

Sarah Flowers takes the reins as private school’s board searches for a replacement for longtime administrator Nancy Diamonti.

Readers Pick Greenwood Preschool as Best Child Care

The latest installment of our Readers' Choice series goes to the preschool offering of the Waldorf-inspired school downtown.

Old Mill Teacher Retires, Moves for Love Down Under

After 32 years in Mill Valley schools, award-winning fourth grade teacher heads to New Zealand.

Middle School Cabaret Does It All

From Broadway musicals to vaudeville, students run the gamut in a spectacular trio of performances of music, singing and dancing that kick off Friday night.

Middle School Mathletes Storm to County Title

Eighth grade team's victory over more than a dozen Marin public and private schools garners honor from Mill Valley School District.

Readers' Choice: Best Child Care

In Mill Valley, the child care landscape includes an array of choices, from traditional day care facilities and extended day services to Montessori schools and preschools. Who stands out?

Dozens Turn Out for Bubble-Blowing Rally at Old Mill

Parents and students participate in statewide event in protest to Gov. Jerry Brown’s plans to link education funding to the success of a series of tax measures that will be on the ballot in November.

Greenwood Fifth Graders Recreate a Piece of the Parthenon

Replicas of classic friezes will be unveiled in the school's play yard Friday morning in advance of a fund raising auction March 24 at the Mill Valley Community Center.

Parents to Hold Bubble-Blowing Rally at Old Mill School

With Thursday morning event outside the school, parents protest Gov. Jerry Brown’s plans to link education funding to the success tax measure on the ballot in November.

School District Gets Edna Maguire Project Back on Track

Six weeks after a lawsuit from a group of neighbors was settled, the planned $36 million overhaul of the Lomita Drive elementary school is on schedule as board approves construction documents.

Young Poets Shine in Slam at Library

Watch Tam High students pour their hearts out before a packed house at the library's First Friday Slam Poetry Competition.

School District Supporters Ramp Up Campaign

As district officials hone in on a strategy to pass a new parcel tax, parents take their case for long-term activism to the community with a series of town halls at each of the six schools, starting today at Strawberry Point and Park schools.

Tam Union Students Organize Over Cafeteria Food

Tam District considers cost of organic and sustainable food.

Watch Middle Schoolers Toot Their Horns

Selection of videos from the Mill Valley Middle School Chamber Music Concert shows students tackling Back and Astor Piazzolla. Upload more videos and photos here!

Kaliskis Host Oscar Party to Benefit Kiddo

Harbor Point Charitable Foundation takes its second annual Academy Awards viewing party back to 142 Throckmorton.

Old Mill Students Shine at Science Fair

Event draws hundreds to see 100 entries and 11 that qualified to go to the Marin County Office of Education Science Fair in March.

Eighth Grader Does It All

Elodie Townsend, who has her hands in myriad activities, garners acclaim for her “Dollhouse” photo in the California Scholastic Art and Writing awards.

Tam Students Go Under the Hood

In the midst of a restoration of a 1965 Mustang, automotive technology students are learning everything there is to know about cars news and old.