Hillview Middle News Today

It’s that time of the year again: Dust off backpacks, fill up pencil cases and lace up those shiny new shoes, because local students are heading back to school, starting this week.

The bell rings and classroom doors swing open, unleashing a flood of students into the hallways of Hillview Middle School, along with shaggy, four-legged Duke, one of the Menlo Park districts social-emotional learning dogs.

The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of Lauren Dunn and Briana Rivera as new assistant principals. The schools they will be assigned to have yet to be determined.

This week, reader Henry Donald makes the case that the Ravenswood and Menlo Park school districts ought to merge, erasing a legacy of segregation that can still be felt today.

Sathvik Nori ’25 a Stanford sophomore from San Mateo County, is running in the Nov. 8 election to represent Area D of the Sequoia Union High School District…

It's a cutting edge approach to COVID testing — the Menlo Park City School District is part of a pilot program to test air and wastewater at their schools.

The Menlo Park City School District has started a pilot program to test air and wastewater samples for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes COVID-19, the district has announced.

In this weeks community briefs, Menlo Park district foundations fun run returns, Portola Valley wildfire preparedness event and more.

The availability of the shots for the younger children comes at a time when health officials have expressed concern of another potential surge of cases as holidays approach.

Gov. Gavin Newsoms announcement last week that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for students ages 12 and up has been met with broad support, and a lot of questions, from local education leaders.