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Already at $62k, Menlo Tuition Set To Increase to $64,718

Already at $62k, Menlo Tuition Set To Increase to $64,718

Anya Ramani, Assistant News Editor
January 19, 2025

At $61,635 for the 2024-25 academic year, or roughly $350 per school day, Menlo’s tuition has exceeded the average cost for a private four-year university....

A collection of Menlo faculty travels to St. Louis for the annual conference in 2023. Photo courtesy of Kevin Chan

Students Attend Annual Diversity Leadership Conference

Bianca Putanec, Assistant Sports Editor
January 18, 2025

For the first time since 2019, Menlo brought both faculty and students to Denver, Colo. through Dec. 3-7, for two conferences held by the National Association...

Menlo math teacher Reeve Garrett speaks in support of the proposed housing.

Hundreds Attend City Council Meeting on Housing in Downtown Menlo Park Parking Lots

Geoffrey Franc, News Editor
January 17, 2025

When the Menlo Park City Council invited public comment Tuesday on a proposal for developing parking lots in downtown, its chambers were packed. Hundreds...

Senior Caroline Herndon explores Frida
Kahlo’s Casa Azul in VR during Spanish class.

New Virtual Reality Headsets Brought to Classrooms

Malia Chen, Assistant Social Media and Marketing Director
January 15, 2025

From installing new cameras in the parking lot to air conditioning in classrooms, Menlo has been constantly expanding technology on campus over the past...

This map, included in Atherton’s housing element, shows the city’s planned housing units and
proposed zoning changes. Image courtesy of the Town of Atherton

Atherton Proposes High-Rise Housing on Menlo Parking Lots

Jacob Reich, Online Editor
January 10, 2025

Atherton city leaders, desperate to meet state housing mandates, voted in October to rezone Menlo School’s two primary parking lots — along with multiple...

Shock, Fear, Joy: Knights React To Trump Victory

Shock, Fear, Joy: Knights React To Trump Victory

Jacob Reich and Asher Darling
January 9, 2025

On election night, freshman Harper Marek expected to stay up late to watch a tight battle for the presidency, but watching President-elect Donald Trump...

Junior Arki Temsamani works on a lab in Biology earlier this school year. Photo sourced via Menlo's Flickr page.

Inside Teachers’ Efforts To Adapt To AI

Amelie Giomi and Anya Ramani
January 8, 2025

It has been more than two years since Open AI launched ChatGPT, and generative artificial intelligence has come a long way since. While AI can be used...

Head of School Than Healy and Director of Sustainability Chrissy Orangio welcome students during Green Ride Wednesday.

Menlo Introduces Green Ride Wednesdays, A New Program Designed to Reduce Traffic Numbers

Elaina Huang, Assistant Opinions Editor
January 7, 2025

As part of an agreement with Atherton to maintain the current enrollment cap, Menlo has to keep the daily average traffic count throughout the school year...

Jonah Block, Jalen Wong, Henry Hauser, Cole Milotich and Lawrence Latu shovel wood chips on May 22, 2024 at Sunol Ag, a farm in Alameda County, CA. Photo sourced via the Menlo Flickr page.

Menlo’s New Catalyst For Experiential Learning

Rafe Weiden, Staff Writer
January 6, 2025

Starting in the 2025 school year, Menlo will introduce an innovative experiential learning program for juniors called Catalyst. This semester-long initiative...

Mandarin and Spanish Classes Celebrate the New Year

Mandarin and Spanish Classes Celebrate the New Year

Sienna Lew, Opinions Editor
December 23, 2024

As the December holiday season approaches and students rush to organize celebrations and gifts for their friends and families, Menlo teachers have also...

A car is parked in the student lot after getting rammed into hours earlier on Dec. 5.

Crashes in Student Parking Lot Raise Safety Concerns

Geoffrey Franc and Jacob Reich
December 9, 2024

Two separate car accidents occurred in the student parking lot on Dec. 5. The larger of the two involved multiple cars and occurred just before school...

Menlo Hosts Israel–Palestine Discussion With Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross

Menlo Hosts Israel–Palestine Discussion With Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross

Jacob Reich, Online Editor
November 22, 2024

Ghaith al-Omari and Dennis Ross, former peace negotiators in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, spoke to the Menlo Upper School in an assembly on Tuesday.   Ross...

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