Menlo-Atherton High School girls volleyball hosts community clinic on Sept. 26
The M-A Girls Volleyball team welcomes all kids in grades 3-8 to participate in their annual community clinic fundraiser on Friday, September 26 from 4:00 to 6:30 pm at Ayers Gym, Menlo-Atherton High...
View ArticleFormer M-A water polo players and swimmers salute Coach Bob Gaughran on his...
Bob Gaughran coached water polo and swimming at Menlo-Atherton High School for just seven years, ending his tenure almost 50 years ago. So, it’s a testament to the man that three dozen or so of his...
View ArticleM-A’s annual Canned Food Drive kicks off today
The annual Menlo-Atherton High School Canned Food Drive kicks off today. In a tradition started by legendary Coach Ben Parks, M-A students collect food from the community to help feed several hundred...
View ArticleMenlo-Atherton High School revives Athletic Hall of Fame, recognizing 9...
The Menlo-Atherton High School Athletic Hall of Fame celebrated a long overdue induction ceremony at the sold-out Palo Alto Elks Club on Saturday night (11/8/14). The inception of the Hall of Fame...
View ArticleM-A varsity volleyball captain is heading to UCSB
Devin Joos, Senior and Captain of the Menl0-Atherton High School Varsity Volleyball team signed a letter of intent to attend UCSB on November 12th. She and her teammates will be playing in the first...
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There was a steady buzz the Tuesday morning we visited John Giambruno’s TV Communication and Production class on the Menlo-Atherton High School campus. Half the class was preparing to air a live show...
View ArticleIn memory of Menlo-Atherton High School grad Michael Rosenberg
Sometimes InMenlo turns personal. That was the case yesterday when we received a request from a Raleigh, NC, television station asking permission to use an InMenlo photo that Scott R. Kline had taken...
View ArticleM-A surpasses canned food drive goal, breaks records
This year M-A broke records by raising just over 201,475 can, exceeding the Canned Food Drive goal of 200,000 cans, which “was set to be outrageous,” notes leadership teachers Jonathan Senigaglia and...
View ArticleM-A freshman participates in state science fair showcasing his safe flight...
Some students spend their free time playing sports, reading, watching TV, or any number of relaxing activities. Others, however, such as Menlo-Atherton High School freshman Patrick Kao, spend their...
View ArticleM-A teacher Chris Rubin appears on Wheel of Fortune with his brother Josh
Chris Rubin, a Menlo-Atherton High School teacher and alum, and his brother and fellow M-A grad, Josh Rubin, who teaches a Woodside High School, were contestants on Wheel of Fortune last month. Upon...
View ArticleM-A Co-Prinicipal Simone Kennel draws on her experience growing up in South...
When she was nine, Simone Kennel and her family waved goodbye to a life many of us could never imagine — living under Apartheid. Though she’s spent the majority of her life in the United States, her...
View ArticleSeniors on the M-A Girls’ Basketball team reflect on the terrific season just...
By making it to the CCS Championship game, the Menlo-Atherton Bears Girls’ basketball team was one of 32 teams selected for the State Championship Tournament. M-A drew the 11th seed in the Northern...
View ArticleM-A fashion show spotlights student talent on stage and behind the scenes
When Mary Fischer took the job as creative co-chair for Menlo-Atherton High School’s annual fashion show, she was told by her fellow co-chairs Michele Culhane, Karen Fryling and Nancy Kessler that...
View ArticleOrigami crane dresses are one highlight of successful M-A fashion show
Menlo=Atherton High School seniors Katrina Wijaya and Misato Muraoka (profiled earlier this month) not only took part in this year’s fashion show but they modeled the dresses they designed using...
View ArticleAs M-A Dance Team show nears, four seniors look back on their four years
One of the spring entertainment treats is the annual Menlo-Atherton High School Dance Team Show and Fundraiser, which will happen this year on April 4 and take place in the M-A Performing Arts Center...
View ArticleM-A freshman Jerry Liu’s composition recognized in Reflections themed art...
A grand piano fills up much of the living room at Jerry Liu’s home. That’s not surprising, given that the Menlo-Atherton High School freshman has been studying piano since he was eight years old. What...
View ArticleM-A hosts car show fundraiser for baseball team on April 18
This weekend Menlo-Atherton High School will be hosting the Pastimes Classic Car show, a fundraiser for the baseball team, from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, which is free to attendees. Last year we interviewed...
View ArticleClassic Color and Cars at the M-A Classic Car Show
I stopped by the Classic Car Show held Saturday at Menlo-Atherton High School, an annual benefit event for the high school’s baseball teams. Lots of beautiful old cars (and drivers!) in attendance...
View ArticleCo-prinicpal Simone Kennel appointed sole principal at Menlo-Atherton High...
Simone Kennel, Kennel, who has been working at M-A since 2002, will be taking over as the sole principal at the high school on July 1st. Karl Losekoot, M-A’s Administrative Vice Principal, comments...
View ArticleM-A grad Adrienne McDonnell is author of novel, The Doctor and the Diva
After one of her family’s frequent moves, Adrienne McDonnell, whose novel The Doctor and the Diva was published in 2011, arrived at Menlo-Atherton High School as a freshman. She already knew one...
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