May 18, 2017
Battle of the Bands: Behind the Scenes Commentary
The three judges — Mike Molieri (right), Lisa Otsuka (middle), and Sam Stevens (left) — put on their best judging face! Credit: Kumali Schoen / M-A Chronicle. The Battle of…
May 5, 2017
The Computer Academy: A School Within a School
M-A's Computer Academy, a program dedicated to mentoring and supporting selected sophomores, juniors, and seniors, is made up of 150 of M-A's 2,200 students. It's a close-knit community that relies…
April 7, 2017
Nothing Robotic about M-A’s Robotics Team!
This March, the robotics team went to the San Francisco and Silicon Valley regional competitions. In only a brief six week period, the team, consisting of approximately thirty M-A students,…
March 22, 2017
W.O.M.B.A.T Club Opens Minds to STEM Careers
According to the M-A website, there are over 70 clubs this year. One of these clubs is W.O.M.B.A.T. This career exploration club hosts successful “Women Of Medicine, Business, And Technology”…
March 9, 2017
Meet the Team: Making Music from Ravenswood to M-A
According to Google Maps, the K-8 school is a six-minute drive and just 1.6 miles from M-A. At its entrance, a wooden white board proudly displays the red and gold…
February 4, 2017
Making the Move from Private to Public School
INTRODUCTION Moving schools and leaving close friends can be very difficult, but each year a few students dare to leave the campus where they climbed trees, played basketball, and learned…
December 26, 2016
Menlo Park Kiwanis Club Gives More Than Christmas Trees
The Kiwanis Club in Menlo Park is dedicated to “serving the children of the world.” It is one of 16,000 Kiwanis clubs worldwide. Just last year, the club donated more…