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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
Sequoia district selects Darnise R. Williams as superintendent finalist
Sequoia Union High School District officials announced Tuesday that they have selected Darnise R. Williams as their new superintendent. A vote at a Wednesday, April 14, school board meeting is needed to approve her three-year contract.[Wednesday, April 14, 2021]
After over a year, Sequoia special ed students are offered on-campus learning options
Families of special ed Sequoia Union High School District students expressed their concerns about their children remaining at home throughout the pandemic. They're pleased they're back in school, but not happy to have waited so long.[Thursday, April 15, 2021]
Woodside siblings join Moderna's landmark COVID-19 vaccine trial for teens
Three Woodside teens piled into their mom's car for a seven-hour drive with a special purpose -- to be among 3,000 participating in Moderna's adolescent COVID-19 vaccine trial.[Monday, April 12, 2021]
Community briefs: Atherton e-waste event; Portola Valley historical webinar; Atherton recruiting for committees
In this week's community briefs, Atherton to house e-waste event, Portola Valley roadhouses webinar is this Sunday, a Portola Valley company announces $350 million in investments and more.[Friday, April 9, 2021]
Wristbands, partitions and health surveys as high schools reopen
Students and teachers streamed into high school classrooms in Menlo Park, Woodside and Atherton on Monday, for the first time in a year, but not before each student completed a health screening and received a spray of hand sanitizer.[Thursday, April 8, 2021]
Voter Guide: Portola Valley School District asks voters for a smaller parcel tax in special election
Portola Valley voters will decide the fate of a nearly $1 million annual parcel tax this spring.[Friday, April 9, 2021]
Police put Menlo-Atherton High School on lockdown Tuesday due to threatening phone call
Police locked down Menlo-Atherton High School after someone called in a threat to "shoot up the school" on April 6. It was students' second day back in classrooms in over a year after the Atherton campus closed due to the pandemic.[Tuesday, April 6, 2021]
Portola Farms founder, longtime Woodside resident Glenn Atkinson dies at 96
Glenn Atkinson, founder of Portola Farms founder and an over 45 year Woodside resident Glenn Atkinson died at 96 last month.[Friday, April 2, 2021]
Sequoia teachers say district denied them promised accommodations to work remotely
Some Sequoia high school district teachers went into spring break unsure about whether their health and family accommodations would be recognized when classrooms reopen on April 5.[Friday, April 2, 2021]
Remodeling plan for Portola Valley fire station worries neighbors
Portola Valley's fire station is up for a remodel. The zone code changes needed for it to go forward are concerning some residents.[Thursday, March 25, 2021]