Young Menlo football team pulls off 3-0 start
After losing all but five starters from last year’s team, Menlo has fought its way to a 3-0 record at the start of the 2011 season with victories over Hillsdale, Mission and Santa Cruz. Menlo’s strong program and tenacity have helped the team overcome the loss of several key players, head coach Mark Newton said. ...
Menlo holds on to beat Mission
Senior wide receiver Tommy Ford hauled in the game-winning touchdown catch midway through the fourth quarter and the Menlo defense forced an incompletion on their own 10-yard line as time expired to secure a 16-12 victory over the Mission Bears in Atherton on Friday afternoon.
Condoleeza Rice Comes to Menlo
Last Tuesday, April 20, 2010, former security advisor and secretary of state Condoleeza Rice came to Menlo to talk. The talk was conducted by the Coat of Arms, Menlo School’s newspaper, and was part of the Coat of Arms Speaker Series, which has also hosted Hewlett Packard CEO Mark Hurd and ex Director of the...
Walter the Giant
Writer, storyteller and beloved librarian Walter “The Giant” Mayes On Tuesday “Walter the Giant” came to Menlo to talk about his experiences as a storyteller and professional writer. Walter was a big fellow to say the least, 6’7″ or 6’8″, Walter was built like a mountain man. While he was physically imposing, his personality exuded...
Richard Dawkins Talk
Richard Dawkins signing copies of his book The Greatest Show on Earth and talking at Menlo School. 10/6/09 On Monday the renowned British scientist and scholar Richard Dawkins came in to Menlo School and talked about theories of evolution during assembly. Dawkins talked about the power of evidence and observation, multiple reasons supporting the evolution...
Creative Arts Night
(Clockwise from left): MC Alex Perez, a demonstration of sand art and the chorus 10/4/09 On Thursday night Menlo hosted creative arts night to display the various talents that Menlo students possess in the arts. Because sports get most of the attention in a school it is important to have a week to acknowledge the...
Wokai and Tobias Wolff
Clockwise from left: Tobias Wolff’s book of short stories Our Story Begins, the Wokai logo and Casey Wilson, the CEO of Wokai. 9/21/09 Visit http://www.wokai.org/ for more information. I went to a lecture about a Chinese microfinancing company during lunch today without much excitement. My parents were kind of pressuring me to go and I...
