Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Parents of students entering seventh grade must vaccinate their children to protect them against whooping cough as required by California law.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson this week is urging parents of students entering the seventh grade to vaccinate their children to protect them against whooping cough as required by California law. “I call on all parents to act as soon as possible and ensure their children receive this important vaccination,” Torlakson said in a statement. “Taking a few minutes now will help protect your child’s health, and help them get off to a smooth start in the next school year,” he said. According to Dr. Ron Chapman, Director of the California Department of Public Health, in 2010, 9,000 Californians were diagnosed with pertussis and 10 infants died from the disease. “Due to the collective statewide vaccination efforts this …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Junior Ellie Hurley was awarded the grand prize in the Respect Life Essay Contest
For the third straight year, a student from Notre Dame High School, Belmont, has been honored as the grand prize winner in an essay contest sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Last week Notre Dame principal Rita Gleason announced the school's four winners of the Annual Respect Life Essay Contest. Junior Ellie Hurley was awarded the grand prize. Ellie was joined by Sophomore Kaylee Kohlmaier as First Prize Winner in San Mateo County and Freshmen Simone Conde and Nicole Bryant who earned Honorable Mention Citations. Students participated in the May 13 Liturgy and Awards Ceremony at St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco. Auxiliary Bishop William Justice celebrated the Liturgy and presented the awards to students in Grades K-12 …
Audubon, Baywood, Brewer Island, and Foster City Elementary Schools honored for high standards, progress towards closing achievement gap.
The San Mateo-Foster City School District announced on Tuesday that four of its schools were honored by a prestigious business group. Audubon, Baywood, Brewer Island, and Foster City Elementary Schools were selected by California Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) as 2011 Honor Roll schools. Schools are honored by the CBEE for consistently demonstrating high student academic achievement and have made significant progress toward closing achievement gaps among their students. “Congratulations to Audubon, Baywood, Foster City, and Brewer Island for your recognition as a 2011 Honor Roll School by California Business for Education Excellence,” Superintendent Cynthia Simms said in a prepared statement. “It’s great to be acknowledged for …
Monday, May 14, 2012
The district expects to offer jobs to most of the instructors who were issued layoff notices earlier this year.
While most Bay Area school districts are trimming their staffs, the San Mateo-Foster City School District is bucking the trend. The SMFCSD expects to rescind layoff notices issued earlier this year to 20 or so instructors working in the district, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The Mercury report attributes the good news for the local schools to increased enrollment and plans to reduce class sizes. Part of the plan includes a reduction in the student-to-teacher ratio in kindergarten through third grade from 26-to-1 to 24-to-1, going into reserves to fund the extra instruction. "It's something the board felt very strongly about," SMFCSD spokeswoman Amber Farinha told the Mercury. "We will try to bring most of the people back." For more …
Yamaha pianos are for sale at NDNU at discounted prices.
The public is invited to take part in the sale of Yamaha and digital pianos this week at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU). The pianos are on loan to the Department of Music and Vocal Arts through a special loan program with the Yamaha Piano Corporation, and the university is making them available for purchase at institutional discounts. The sale will include baby grands, grands, professional uprights, digital pianos, and used name-brand pianos, including Yamaha, Bosendorfer, restored Steinway and more. Pianos will be on display in the Walter Gleason Gym May 17-20. Appointments are required May 17-19; call the Piano Sale Appointment Line at 650-508-3445 to schedule a viewing time. The sale is open to the public (no appointment …
Kindergarten and first grade students put some boxes of cookies together and wrote cards of encouragement, and thank you's to the soldiers.
Beresford Elementary School's Daisy Troop 62043, a mixture of kindergarten and first-grade students, sent cookies and hand-written cards to soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday. When San Mateo mom Kathy Flocas learned she was in charge of May's pedal badge, Consideration and Caring, she thought the girls needed to get a taste of what's going on in the world. She asked them what a soldier was, and almost all the girls knew a soldier is a person who protects our country from others who want to do harm. The girls wrote thank you's for protecting our country and said they knew the Pledge of Allegiance. The girls colored "We Salute You" coloring pages, wrote individual cards to each service member, then helped pack two boxes full of cookies …
Saturday, May 12, 2012
CSM is hosting track and field, baseball and softball playoffs this weekend.
Nikki Uikilifi qualified for the California Community College Athletic Association track and field finals in all four women’s throws for College of San Mateo at Friday’s Northern California championship and qualifying meet at CSM. CSM’s men’s team will also be represented in all of the throwing events at next weekend’s championships at Cerritos College in Norwalk. Roman Skovronski had the top track effort for the Bulldogs. The freshman improved his No. 2 all-time CSM ranking in the 400 meter hurdles a half second to 53.31, placing a close second to Chad Thomas of College of the Siskiyous (53.21). Thomas and Skovronski now rank 4-5 in the state. In the men’s throws, Josh Uikilifi placed second in the hammer throw (171 feet, 7 inches) and …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The Serra Varsity baseball team won the WCAL tournament championship on Thursday night.
Editor's Note: The following article was submitted to Patch by Serra High spokesperson Antonia Ehlers. To submit an article to Patch, please e-mail laura.dudnick@patch.com. The Serra Varsity baseball team won the WCAL tournament championship on Thursday night at Santa Clara University. The Padres defeated the Wildcats of St. Ignatius by a score of 7-2. The Padres got on the board by scoring three runs on three SI errors, taking the lead by 3-0 in the top of the first. The Wildcats responded with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the first. However, Serra pitcher Bradley Northangel came in as a relief pitcher to stop the Wildcats from scoring. In the 2nd inning, Collin Theroux and Jordan Paroubeck scored on throwing errors to …
San Mateo students won awards in various categories Thursday.
Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto took top honors at the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s 2012 High School Journalism Awards which were presented Thursday afternoon at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo. Gunn’s newspaper, The Oracle, was recognized as the first-place winner in the General Excellence category. The paper’s editor and advisor will be honored at the Press Club’s Evening of Excellence May 19 at the Crowne Plaza in Foster City. In all, 11 Peninsula high schools participated in the competition, which drew 419 entries in 12 categories from 223 students. Fifty students representing eight high schools won awards. The Outlook of Aragon High School in San Mateo took 12 awards, the highest number to a single school in the…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The measure moves nearly 50 properties to San Mateo school districts.
Residents in San Mateo County appear to have passed Measure R with more than 90 percent voter approval Wednesday. Measure R will transfer 47 properties in the Fairmont Drive neighborhood from the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District and Sequoia Union High School District to the San Mateo-Foster City School District and the San Mateo Union High School District. -- Bay City News Service Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us
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