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The Student News Site of Menlo School

The Coat of Arms

The Student News Site of Menlo School

The Coat of Arms

Eleanor Kinder

Eleanor Kinder, Social Media & Marketing Director

Number of years in The Coat of Arms: 2

Favorite aspect of journalism: learning more about the community around me and getting to share it

Interests outside of school: volleyball, hanging out with my friends, and spending time with my dog
Class of 2026
All content by Eleanor Kinder
Humanities-Focused Students Should Have Access to The Same Number of Rigorous Classes as Their Stem Peers

Humanities-Focused Students Should Have Access to The Same Number of Rigorous Classes as Their Stem Peers

Eleanor Kinder, Copy Editor
April 3, 2024

At Menlo, Advanced Placement courses have been long esteemed. Many consider taking an AP class as a display of academic rigor and readiness for college....

Menlo dancers rehearse for the 2024 concert.

Menlo Dance Concert Looks To Innovate This Spring

Eleanor Kinder, Copy Editor
March 19, 2024

On March 22 and 23, the Spieker Center will host Menlo’s annual dance concert with three performances over the two days. While the dance concert is an...

Dorothy Zhang protects the ball from
a Sacred Heart player. File photos: CoA staff

Looking Forward to Menlo’s 2023-24 Soccer Seasons

Eleanor Kinder, Copy Editor
January 21, 2024

Girls: In the 2022-23 season, the Menlo girls soccer team won the West Bay Athletic League. This winter, they’re coming back for more. It won’t...

Photo courtesy of Lexi Friesel

Committed Corner: Cleo Hardin, Yale University

Eleanor Kinder, Copy Editor
October 23, 2023

Senior Cleo Hardin committed to Yale University to play Division I volleyball in October 2022. Hardin began playing volleyball in third-grade and started...

Staff illustration: Sutton Inouye

Menlo Embraces Banned Books

Eleanor Kinder, Copy Editor
May 27, 2023

In October of every year, the Menlo Library has a Banned Book week that features books that have been banned in other states. For example, “Gender Queer”...

In the Upper School gym, Mandarin students perform a lion dance during the Lunar New Year Assembly. Photo courtesy of Kevin Chan

Menlo Celebrates The Lunar New Year

Eleanor Kinder, Staff Writer
January 31, 2023

Menlo hosted its first-ever Lunar New Year assembly on Tuesday, Jan. 24. Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year, marks the beginning of a new year on the...

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