Local News San Mateo Union plans for personal finance course: A 1-semester personal finance class will be a requirement for high school graduation beginning with class of 2031 students By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Jun 2, 2026 Beginning in the 2027-28 school year, 12th graders in the San Mateo Union High School District will have the option of taking a personal finan…
Local News Barnaby Payne named Peninsula High School principal by the San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees Daily Journal staff report May 27, 2026 Peninsula High School’s new principal will be Dr. Barnaby Payne, a longtime educator and administrator, with an approved contract by the San M…
Local News Featured New principals for Burlingame, Aragon high schools Daily Journal staff report May 5, 2026 Peter Alvarez and Lauren Kelly were named as the new principals for Aragon and Burlingame high schools, respectively, by the San Mateo Union H…
Local News San Mateo Union High School District retracts plan to relocate Bay Academy's special needs students By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Apr 22, 2026 A plan to relocate students with special needs from Burlingame High School was retracted by the San Mateo Union High School District after con…
Local News Burlingame High School's Bay Academy program to relocate students amid parent concerns By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Updated Apr 21, 2026 A program providing services for students with intensive educational support service needs is closing its doors at Burlingame High School, wit…
Local News Featured San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trustees bans cellphones: District restricts access to devices during entire school day By Ana Mata, Daily Journal staff Updated May 7, 2026 After months of studying the topic and a case study of success on one of its campuses, the San Mateo Union High School District Board of Trust…
+4 Local Featured San Mateo Union High School District catches up with other districts, adds girls’ wrestling Terry Bernal Daily Journal staff Updated Jan 10, 2026 Girls’ wrestling is now officially on the books in the San Mateo Union High School District.
Columnists This spider has found itself a mobile home By John Horgan Oct 29, 2025 Let’s just call it an “auto-arachnid.” It’s a spider that lives in our car — not the actual interior, not the driving/passenger compartment. T…
