With SATs out of the way for many high school juniors, the battery of state standardized tests are just around the corner in April. Are you sick of filling in bubbles for tests that don't count toward grades? Do you think the tests are an important gauge of schools? Class Notes wants to hear from students, teachers, parents and administrators. See our contact details below and tell us what you think.
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The first elementary school in Burlingame, McKinley Elementary, will be celebrating its 92nd Founder's Day luncheon March 22. The Burlingame City Council and city staff are also invited to attend the awards ceremony, which will have entertainment and a movie about plans for a new playground at the school. Ellen Hunter of the school's PTA said its playground is not up to code and in need of replacement. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. at 701 Paloma Ave. in Burlingame. For more information call Hunter at 344-7422.
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Cañada College's lecture series on pop culture will focus on love, sex and marriage in a talk in March 30 hosted by family studies expert Stephanie Coontz. Titled "Courting Disaster? Changing values about love, sex and marriage," it will explore the history of marriage and its portrayal in pop culture. The lecture will also tackle same sex-marriage, working mothers, single-parent homes, divorce and youth sexuality. The Cañada lecture will be broadcast by satellite from noon to 2 p.m. in Building 2, Room 10 at 4200 Farm Hill Blvd. in Redwood City. Hosted by psychology professor Paul Stenger, the lecture is free the public is welcome. For more information call 306-3340.
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Need a crossing guard? Citizens for Better Burlingame is sewing up its "$32 Solution" to help fund school crossing guards, and has raised $27,034. In the next few weeks members will mail fliers to solicit donations and close the gap on the $32,000 needed. "We hope this final push will yield the $5,000 needed to fund this year's program," said member Dan Andersen, in a statement. Burlingame Elementary School District Sonny Da Marto said he is impressed with the effort. "It is remarkable when the community sees a need and comes to the aid of the children of Burlingame and that is what the Citizens for a Better Burlingame have done," he said in a statement. Checks for $32 can be mailed to the School Crossing Guard Fund, P.O. Box 117791, Burlingame, CA 94011. More information is available at www.betterburlingame.org.
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Twenty-five members of the Boys and Girls Club at Turnbull Learning Academy in San Mateo got free haircuts from Cat Williams of Diva's Hair Design in Burlingame. Williams spoke to the kids about her profession and future visits are planned with doctors, dentists and financial advisors. On tap for the Mid-Peninsula Boys and Girls Club is a Pinewood Derby car-making class with grandparent Ralph Cole, a veteran woodworker. Cole said car crafting is a "work of love" and he enjoys volunteering as much as the kids enjoy learning how to build a fast little car. Time and place for the session are to be announced and Joseph Egan of the Mid-Peninsula club can be reached at 347-9891 ext. 103 or joee@midpenbgc.org.
Class Notes is a weekly column dedicated to school news. It is compiled by education reporter Stephen Baxter. Have something to add? E-mail stephen@smdailyjournal.com or call (650) 344-5200 ext. 109.
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