UPDATE Friday May 4 2:30pm: According to Athletic Director Craig Schoof, former Menlo lacrosse coach Nate Calhun will run the lacrosse program for the next 8 days, the remainder of the lacrosse season, during playoffs. “He was a longtime...
May 3, 2012 9:30 am / no comments
Juniors Nico Carrino, Julia Dressel and Eric Miller campaign for Student Body President.
After two run-offs and many close races the student body officers for the 2012-2013 school year have been announced. There are four student body officer...
May 2, 2012 9:06 pm / no comments
Menlo School students working on LitMag, a literary magazine.
Every Tuesday at lunch, members of Lit Mag meet to work on the annual penny press that is released at the end of the year. Led by senior head editors Nicole Kaack, Robby Fry, and...
March 30, 2012 5:39 pm / no comments
She’s gliding through the air during the contemporary numbers. She’s thrusting her body into hard-hitting poses in those hip hop pieces. Her pirouettes are fast and controlled in the stunning lyrical dances. The dance concert featured some...
March 30, 2012 12:04 am / 10 comments
Upper School Director John Schafer (pictured), the Admissions Committee and Academic Support Coordinator will determine which students get paired with a Study Coach. (c) menloschool.org
Menlo will finalize plans this spring for next year’s...
March 29, 2012 10:56 pm / no comments
In a recent interview with athletic trainer Jon Cohen, The Coat of Arms asked for his thoughts on how Menlo promotes a healthy lifestyle for its students.
The Coat of Arms: Do you think that Menlo promotes a healthy lifestyle?
Jon Cohen:...
March 29, 2012 10:43 pm / 6 comments
By Savannah McKinnon
The boys’ lacrosse team lost in a tough game against Palo Alto High School that went to sudden death overtime.
In the first half, the Knights struggled with clears and Palo Alto had a lot of takeaways. However, in...
March 29, 2012 10:39 pm / 12 comments
By Savannah McKinnon
As the oldest of five brothers, math teacher Henry Klee wrestled all the time: outside or inside, wrestling came as second nature with a house full of boys. Klee’s wrestling career thrived in junior high and high school...
March 29, 2012 10:38 pm / no comments
On Saturday March 24th, Menlo held a dance marathon, in which students danced for five and one-half hours. However, the music the students danced to was not just played by a hired DJ. At the dance marathon, and handful of students were selected...
March 29, 2012 10:09 pm / no comments
With more than three quarters of a school year behind them, Upper School art teacher Nina Ollikainen’s students have been ecstatic about Ollikainen’s classes and teaching style. Unlike former art teacher Lynn Mauser-Bain, Ollikainen has...
March 29, 2012 9:45 pm / no comments