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Angela Swartz joined The Almanac in 2018. She reports on youth and education, and the towns of Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside. Angela, who grew up in San Mateo, previously reported for the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Mateo Daily Journal. She holds a master's degree in investigative reporting from American University. She interned at The Washington Post while completing her master's. She also holds a bachelor's degree in U.S. history and Spanish from University of California, Davis.Stories by Angela
Off to a good start
After a single semester in operation, Menlo Park City School District's new preschool is already "a home away from home" for children to "experience wonder and engage their curious minds," according to the program's director.[Thursday, January 31, 2019]
Search for new Portola Valley superintendent begins
With Superintendent Eric Hartwig leaving the Portola Valley School District at the end of June, the school board on Jan. 16 approved a $19,500 contract with the consulting firm Hazard, Young, Attea, & Associates to manage the search for his successor.[Tuesday, January 29, 2019]
M-A Music Boosters hosts annual Big Band Dance fundraiser Feb. 2
The Menlo-Atherton High School Music Boosters (MAMBO) will bring the spirit of Mardis Gras to the school community on Saturday, Feb. 2, to raise money for M-A's music program.[Friday, February 1, 2019]
Atherton police to hold community meeting following rash of burglaries
A spate of home and auto burglaries in Atherton has spurred officials to organize a community meeting, set for Thursday, Jan. 31, about the recent uptick in the crimes. Mayor Bill Widmer said that some Atherton residents had requested a formal meeting to address their concerns.[Tuesday, January 29, 2019]
Spelling bee winner heads to regional competition
Seventh-grader Nina Barman won the La Entrada Middle School annual spelling bee earlier this month, according to a press release from the Menlo Park school.[Friday, January 25, 2019]
When nightmare becomes reality
Tissue boxes lined the aisles of the Hillview Middle School gym bleachers on Jan. 14 in anticipation of guest speaker Frank DeAngelis, who was principal of Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999 when it became the site of the deadliest school shooting in the nation up to that time.[Wednesday, January 23, 2019]
M-A freshmen connect through Challenge Day
For more than a decade, freshmen, facilitators and parent volunteers have gathered annually for six hours in a room at Menlo-Atherton High School for what has become a rite of passage for M-A ninth-graders.[Thursday, January 24, 2019]
A fresh angle
The Hillview Middle School video broadcast studio is home to a 23-student advanced video broadcast class offered to seventh- and eighth-graders at the Menlo Park school.[Tuesday, January 22, 2019]
Former Almanac staff writer wins education reporting award
The California School Boards Association has named former Almanac reporter Barbara Wood a recipient of its inaugural Golden Quill Award for fair, insightful and accurate education reporting.[Thursday, January 17, 2019]
Kindergarten registration begins in local districts Jan. 23
Kindergarten registration for children who will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 will soon be underway in local school districts.[Saturday, January 19, 2019]