Local high schools from Menlo-Atherton to Los Altos offer pandemic-altered rites of passage for seniors
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Planning for modified proms, graduation parties and picnics is underway at some local high schools to ensure graduating seniors enjoy at least some of the usual rites of passage amid a pandemic that s stretched over a year. Seniors attending Menlo-Atherton High School s Enchanted Forest prom will have to go without high heels, as the masked outdoor event will take place on the Atherton school s soccer field. There won t be dancing at Los Altos High School s Seniors Under the Stars.
Wearing well-fitting face masks, giving shorter commencement speeches and keeping 6 feet of distance between attendees are just some of the guidelines San Mateo County has given schools for safely conducting graduation ceremonies this year. Even with state guidance put out in March that bans handshakes and hugs at ceremonies, this year still offers more than t
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Los Altos High School has received the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools recognition for its school s efforts to conserve resources and promote environmental literacy, federal education officials announced last week. Courtesy Los Altos High School
Los Altos High School is one of two Bay Area schools among five statewide and 27 around the country to receive U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools recognition for their efforts to conserve resources and promote environmental literacy, federal education officials announced April 22.
Los Altos High School in Santa Clara County and the Nueva School, a private school with two campuses in San Mateo County, joined three Southern California schools as the state s honorees.
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04/26/2021 9:55:41 AM PDT
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Wilmington schools honored as âGreen Ribbon Schoolsâ by U.S. Dept. of Education (Source: Live 5 News) By WECT Staff | April 22, 2021 at 1:44 PM EDT - Updated April 22 at 1:45 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Three schools in Wilmington were honored by the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday.
According to a press release, D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy and Wrightsville Beach Elementary School were both named Green Ribbon Schools while UNC-Wilmington was recognized as a Postsecondary Sustainability Awardee.
These honors were part of the Education Departmentâs Green Ribbon Schools program, which recognizes schools, districts, and colleges/universities for âtheir innovative efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education.â