Class notes

7:30 p.m., June 1 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center

Capuchino High School

6:30 p.m., June 2 in the theater

Hillsdale High School

8 p.m., June 2 in the great court

Mills High School

5 p.m., June 2 in the auditorium

San Mateo High School

7 p.m., June 2 in the San Mateo Performing Arts Center

Burlingame High School

5:30 p.m., June 3 on the football field

Junipero Serra High School

10 a.m., June 4 at St. Mary's Church

Carlmont High School

10 a.m., June 17 in the glen

Sequoia High School

11 a.m., June 17 on the football field

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The Redwood City Elementary School District is having a district-wide instrumental music concert May 31 at Sequoia High School. Redwood City voters' failure to pass Measure V means the music programs and its four instrumental music teachers will be cut unless it can raise about $300,000. Organizers are expecting an emotional atmosphere and performance. Kindergarten to 5th grade students will perform at 6 p.m., and Kindergarten to 8th grade students will play at 8 p.m. at Carrington Hall. For more information call Redwood City Education Foundation Secretary Laura Rhodes at 365-3203.

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Carlmont High School in Belmont announced its top students from the class of 2005 at a surprise ceremony May 19. Congratulations to valedictorian Katherine Kuan and salutatorian Madeleine Case.

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Serra High School's varsity baseball team dedicated a pitching bullpen to alumni dad Al Malley. Since the early 1970s Al and his wife, Joan, regularly watched baseball games and other sports at Serra. Malley's sons Jim and Dan played baseball at Serra, and Dan was a member of the 1984 WCAL and CCS championship team. Malley retired from Foods Inc. and Petrini Foods and dedicated volunteer time to Serra, helping keep the field in shape four days a week during baseball season. "I never expected recognition for this, especially for something that I enjoyed so much," Malley said in a statement. His son Jim said in a statement, "My father loves sports and he loves Serra, so this just seemed like a natural place for him to spend a lot of time in his retirement years."

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The College of San Mateo placed 15th of 158 colleges the annual Math League Competition of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. Students took math tests in the fall and spring, and the school's top five scorers formed a team. CSM has been in the nation's top 20 since it began competing in 2003. CSM student Jacky Tse finished tied for ninth in the country. "It's been a great way to get a bunch of students together to do some good math outside the classroom," said CSM math professor Bob Hasson in a statement. "Students had a chance to work together and have fun in the practice workshops. We are pleased with both the amount of student interest and with our good national showing."

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Congratulations to the Class of 2005 at the College of San Mateo, who graduated Friday.

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Local students will be performing a few more shows of the Sound of Music at Hillbarn Theatre in Foster City. Students from San Mateo High School, Carlmont High School, Central Middle School, Ralston Middle School and Laurel Elementary will all be performing. The students will perform May 28 and 29, and June 2 to 5. Call the box office at 349-6411 or visit www.hillbarntheatre.org.

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Mercy High School in Burlingame announced three winners in its creative writing contest and gave them awards May 24 at a special breakfast. The school awarded first in poetry to senior Jacqueline Dunn, second place to senior Michela Ratto. Ratto also won first place for prose, and second went to senior Aga -Marie Wehrly. Congratulations.

Class Notes is a weekly column dedicated to school news. It is compiled by education reporter Stephen Baxter. Have something you'd like to add? E-mail stephen@smdailyjournal.com.