It’s a ‘Jolly Holiday’ with Mary Poppins, Bert and the Banks family, and the students from Charles Armstrong School, as they perform Mary Poppins Jr. May 3 and 4 at the Cañada College Theater. The performing arts program at Charles Armstrong is unique as it provides dyslexic students a way to build confidence on stage and in the classroom while strengthening their reading, speaking and expression skills, through a theater arts lens. Purchase tickets to the shows at https://armstrong.ticketleap.com/marypoppins/.
Heather Elementary School in San Carlos shared with students a beautiful Persian dance performance featuring Shadan Mirabedi, Tina Saadi and Miriam Peretz and the traditional drum instrument called “daf” April 17. Children were invited to participate and moved their arms in flowing motions while twirling. The school also celebrated spring this week by making paper flower collage spring cards featuring kids names written in Persian.
Robotics teams from Aragon, Mills and Menlo-Atherton High Schools showcased their robots for the Silicon Valley Ice Skating Association’s Robots on Ice fundraising event, raising awareness about saving Bay Area ice rinks.
It’s a ‘Jolly Holiday’ with Mary Poppins, Bert and the Banks family, and the students from Charles Armstrong School, as they perform Mary Poppins Jr. May 3 and 4 at the Cañada College Theater. The performing arts program at Charles Armstrong is unique as it provides dyslexic students a way to build confidence on stage and in the classroom while strengthening their reading, speaking and expression skills, through a theater arts lens. Purchase tickets to the shows at https://armstrong.ticketleap.com/marypoppins/.
Heather Elementary School in San Carlos shared with students a beautiful Persian dance performance featuring Shadan Mirabedi, Tina Saadi and Miriam Peretz and the traditional drum instrument called “daf” April 17. Children were invited to participate and moved their arms in flowing motions while twirling. The school also celebrated spring this week by making paper flower collage spring cards featuring kids names written in Persian.
Robotics teams from Aragon, Mills and Menlo-Atherton High Schools showcased their robots for the Silicon Valley Ice Skating Association’s Robots on Ice fundraising event, raising awareness about saving Bay Area ice rinks.
The San Mateo Garden Center is hosting their annual Plant Sale & Craft Fair at the San Mateo Garden Center 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Musicians from Carlmont High School will perform from 10 a.m. to noon, Hillsdale High School from noon to 1:45 p.m. and San Mateo High School from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Erin Colville of San Mateo was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at Saint Mary’s College of California
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Zoe Louie-Der of Foster City, Paige Briggs of La Honda, and Riley Dohrmann of Pacifica were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at the University of California, Davis.
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Hans Barber
Hans Barber, assistant superintendent of education services and Human Resources for the San Carlos School District, was named the ACSA Region 5 Administrator of the Year for Curriculum and Instruction. Barber has almost six years of service in SCSD where he has spearheaded initiatives across various departments of education, including literacy support for struggling learners and professional development in the science of reading.
Barber has devised an implementation plan for Project Based Learning within the district, enriched the education experience for students while promoting professional development and coaching.
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Rachel Ma
Rachel Ma, a senior at Aragon High School, won 2024 Coke Scholar of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, an extremely competitive award for exemplifying strong leadership, service and academics. Ma volunteers at local schools and leads workshops for underrepresented groups in STEM such as girls and students with disabilities. She has built an app that serves thousands of individuals across 27 countries and sent an experiment to space with her winning NASA TechRise Challenge team. Ma is one of 150 students in the nation to receive this award and will receive a $20,000 scholarship.
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