Collette Carroll is the founder of the California Reentry Institute (CRI), an organization that provides pre-release and post-release programs for incarcerated men at San Quentin State Prison. The majority of her CRI team are...
From Teachers: What I Wish My Students Knew…
During the first semester, distance learning significantly hindered the interpersonal relationships often forged between teachers and students. Furthermore, teachers have struggled...
Every December, Menlo students look forward to the famous all-school holiday assembly. However, due to the COVID-19 school closure, the 2020 holiday assembly was canceled. Instead, a 50 minute video was emailed to faculty, students...
Lexi Friesel, Social Media Director January 8, 2021
Although this is his first year working at Menlo, computer science teacher Douglas Kiang has been teaching for nearly 30 years. “I started as an English teacher,” Kiang said in a Zoom interview with The Coat of Arms. “Eventually,...
For the first semester of the 2020-21 school year, COVID-19 has forced Menlo students to attend school virtually. In addition to adjusting to different class schedules and new teaching strategies, students now must take all of...
This package is an extension of the center spread topic in the most recent print edition of The Coat of Arms (47.2, published in December 2020), which is about the Menlo community and LGBTQ+. This package contains the stories...
Penelope Stinson, Assistant Opinions Editor December 8, 2020
As Menlo switched to an online learning program last spring, teachers had to quickly figure out how to transfer their in-person classes to an online format. While some elements of learning, such as lectures, could be easily conducted...
Throughout her sophomore year at Menlo, junior Annie Reynolds was itching to try something new. Eager to get out of the Silicon Valley bubble, she wanted to expose herself to a completely new environment filled with fresh opportunities....
The modern world is filled with technology and social media. Over 53% of the world’s population uses social platforms, according to Datareportal. What holds together these websites and apps? Who creates the system for sending...
As Menlo students return to in-person learning, transportation arises as an important concern. On account of these circumstances, Transportation Coordinator Janelle Walker has shared her new plans and insights for the school year....
Since March, San Mateo County has had over 14,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 170 deaths. Menlo Park and Atherton alone have had around 590 cases. Despite this, people are still finding ways to celebrate special occasions in...
