Central Middle School Sends 40 Grads to Sequoia High School.

In what may be a trend for many years to come, 40+ graduates of Central Middle School’s Class of 2008 will be attending Sequoia High School this fall.  This represents 1/3 of the entire graduating class, and is easily the single largest group from this class attending any given high school, according to Principal Lynette…

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It’s Official: Carlmont High School is Full.

If you live in San Carlos and applied to have your high school-bound student attend Carlmont High School this fall, you probably already know this…but for the first time in recent memory (or possibly ever,) Carlmont High School has declined a significant number of inter-district transfer requests. Numbers that I’ve heard discussed indicate that far…

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Will S.C.O.O.T. Rise from the Ashes?

In Vice Mayor Bob Grassili’s vision,  we might be seeing signs like these in the city again.  According to an article in the San Mateo Daily Journal, Vice Mayor Grassili would like to investigate bringing back the shuttered shuttle service.  He cites transportation to the hills and traffic problems around the San Carlos schools as…

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Are We Full Yet? The Grand Jury Thinks So…

The Grand Jury yesterday ordered the Sequoia Union High School District to clearly define capacities at their four high schools in an effort to control the enrollment imbalance problem that is threatening to alter the “open” enrollment policy. This primarily affects Carlmont High School, and those who are planning to send their kids there starting…

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