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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
Menlo School graduates its 102nd class
Menlo School held its 102nd graduation ceremony in-person on June 9.[Friday, June 11, 2021]
One last hurrah for the class of 2021
Midpeninsula high school students are walking across graduation stages this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. We documented some of the class of 2021's key moments as they completed their high school careers.[Thursday, June 10, 2021]
Seniors reflect on closing out their high school careers during a pandemic
Some members of the class of 2021 never stepped inside a classroom during their senior years, but that doesn't mean they didn't pick up some lessons along the way. Woodside and M-A graduates look back on a uniquely challenging year.[Wednesday, June 16, 2021]
Atherton sees spike in burglaries
Atherton police are reporting an uptick in burglaries in town, with 10 taking place over the last two months, totaling a little over $12,000 in stolen goods, said Police Chief Steve McCulley.[Monday, June 7, 2021]
Woodside High graduates its 62nd class
Woodside High School held its first in-person graduation in two years amid the pandemic on Friday, June 4.[Tuesday, June 8, 2021]
Menlo-Atherton High School sends off its seniors with first in-person graduation in two years
Menlo-Atherton High School graduated its 70th class with an in-person ceremony on June 3.[Monday, June 7, 2021]
Portola Valley schools parcel tax passes, results certified
Measure S, a parcel tax in the Portola Valley School District which will raise nearly $1 million annually for school programs has passed.[Friday, June 4, 2021]
Work on new Portola Valley schools classrooms to begin this month
Construction is beginning June 14 on new buildings part of a $49.5 million Portola Valley School District project.[Thursday, June 3, 2021]
Much-loved longtime Menlo Park employee is battling COVID-19 in the ICU
Natalya Jones, well-known to local parents as the director of Menlo Park's child care programs at Burgess Park and Belle Haven, has been hospitalized and on a ventilator since late April due to complications from COVID-19.[Friday, May 28, 2021]
New school opening in Redwood City on site of former school that merged with Atherton school
The Harper School will open in Redwood City for preschoolers, pre-kindergarteners and kindergarteners in the fall.[Friday, May 28, 2021]