Menlo Park
Students get film taken off YouTube
The student newspaper at Menlo-Atherton High School has sent a cease and desist letter to a documentarian who used some of the newspaper’s videos, resulting in the film being pulled […]
Sequoia Union High School District
In the news
Sequoia Union High School District superintendent paid $256,000 to quit
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia Union High School District paid former Superintendent Mary Streshly $256,276 to leave her position in September, according to a resignation and […]
San Mateo County
School superintendent resigns after union no-confidence vote
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent Mary Streshly, who had come under harsh criticism from the teachers union, has resigned, the school board […]
In the news
School trustee tried to change board’s mind about switching to pass/fail
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer It looks like the decision to switch to pass/fail grades in the Sequoia Union High School District is final despite the efforts of […]
Menlo Park
Bike lanes may replace parking
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent The city of Menlo Park is considering plans for more bike lanes in the Bayfront area near Highway 101 at a cost of eliminating […]
East Palo Alto
Sequoia Union High School District sues charter over $4 million loan
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto charter school is slowly winding down its high school program, and because of that, the Sequoia Union High School […]
Redwood City
Sequoia High replaces Cherokee mascot with raven
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Sequoia High School in Redwood City is dropping the Cherokees as their mascot following a 17-year-long debate. The Sequoia Union High School District […]
East Palo Alto
Proposal to absorb Ravenswood into Sequoia draws reaction
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Local officials yesterday (March 6) reacted to Menlo Park Mayor Ray Mueller’s suggestion that the Sequoia Union High School District absorb the Ravenswood […]
East Palo Alto
Menlo Park mayor proposes having Sequoia High School District absorb Ravenswood district
This story was originally printed in the March 6 edition of the Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposal by Menlo Park Mayor Ray Mueller to […]
Atherton
High school wrestler sues school, accusations include racial and sexist comments, an assault and dangerous techniques
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo-Atherton High School student is suing her school and the Sequoia Union High School District, claiming her father was targeted with retaliation […]
Facebook
High school district wants money from Facebook because of expected enrollment growth
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia Union High School District is seeking funds from developers, including Facebook, that are rapidly putting up new buildings on Menlo Park’s […]
Atherton
Photo of kid with gun prompted lockdown of M-A
Correction: An earlier version of this story said that the photo was taken in a school bathroom. That’s incorrect. The photo was taken at another location off campus. BY EMILY […]
San Mateo County
3 recent M-A graduates killed on Skyline Boulevard
By the Daily Post staff The San Mateo County Coroner’s office has identified the three young men who died after their car crashed down an embankment off of Skyline Boulevard […]
Menlo Park
Injunction sought in Socal case could stop switch to district elections here
Above, the logo for the nonprofit Project of Fair Representation, which is backing the lawsuit that challenges district election. By the Daily Post staff A federal court case in Southern […]
Redwood City
Parents offer heartfelt advice after daughter takes her life
Above, Holly Spalletta’s photo is displayed at a memorial Saturday at Peninsula Covenant Church in Redwood City. At left, some of her belongings were displayed. Post photos by Emily Mibach. […]
Redwood City
Unanswered questions in suicide of Sequoia High School student
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The mother of a Sequoia High School student who committed suicide by stepping in front of a Caltrain said yesterday her daughter was […]
Redwood City
Tragedy at Sequoia High School; apparent suicide by student
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia High School community is grieving after one of its students has died after apparently committing suicide. Sequoia Union High School District […]
Menlo Park
Housing in Stanford’s El Camino project exempt from property taxes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City School District will be getting about half of the property taxes it could get if Stanford’s apartments at 500 […]