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School aims to reduce pickup, drop-off traffic by 35 percent. Page 5 THE HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR MENLO PARK, ATHERTON, PORTOLA VALLEY AND WOODSIDE MARCH 7, 2012 | VOL. 47 NO. 28 WWW.THEALMANACONLINE.COM Big jump in recycling What happens to all of your recycled materials? Section 2 apr.com Go to open.apr.com for the Bay Area’s only complete online open home guide. WOODSIDE PALO ALTO Peace and quiet in Central Woodside with views from the top Ideal home with back patio made for entertaining. Newer of Patrol Road. Next to Teague Hill Open Space. 3 bedroom kitchen appliances, central air, double and quad pane windows, main home plus two guest / rental units. plus family room with high ceilings. 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Come by Ladera Garden and Gifts and let us help you get started Zider scholarship winners named on your very own vegetable patch. By Marjorie Mader competes in track. He delivers HOW TO APPLY Almanac Correspondent N sports equipment and supplies to children at the Ecumenical wo student-athletes — Jenna Tenth-graders now attending a pub- Swartz of Menlo Park and Hunger Program in East Palo Alto lic or private high school and living during the holiday season. -IRRORSsCERAMICSsWALLDECORATIONSsVASESsPICTUREFRAMESsPLACEMATSNAPKINSsAPRONSs Derek Hunter of Portola Val- in Atherton, East Palo Alto, Los Altos T Austin Marcus of Hillsborough CANDLESsGREETINGCARDSsGIFTWRAPPINGsORGANICSPRAYSsSOAPSLOTIONSsBABYANDCHILDRENSGIFTS ley — are winners of the 2011 Chris Hills, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Portola sBABYBOOKSsSTUFFEDANIMALS Zider Scholarships. Valley, Stanford or Woodside may goes to Menlo School, where he Superior rating for quality & price by Consumers Checkbook. Each receives a $15,000 schol- apply for the two $15,000 Chris plays varsity baseball and water Ladera Garden and Gifts t"MQJOF3PBEt1PSUPMB7BMMFZt arship that can be used for col- Zider Scholarships. Any sophomore polo. He enjoys robotics and came lege, private high school tuition, who attends Menlo School or Wood- in second in the FTC robotics or for educated-related expenses, side High also is eligible. Preliminary world championship. such as taking a summer course applications are available now at Domenic Andrighetto lives in the schools’ couseling offices or by Portola Valley and attends Saint on a college campus, during the contacting the Beta Group at (650) next six years. Francis High School. He plays 233-8700 and must be postmarked football and competes in track The winners and finalists rep- by March 26. resent six high schools: Menlo- > Go to chrisziderscholarship.com and field. He also volunteers for Atherton, Menlo School, Sacred for more information. 2nd Mile and has been a camp Heart Prep, and Palo Alto, St. counselor at Panthers Camp. Francis and Woodside. Michael Strong lives in Palo Alto Since 1993, when the Zider as a freshman and “most valuable and attends Palo Alto High School. scholarship program was estab- player” as a sophomore. He plays basketball, baseball, and lished, 27 students have received A member of M-A’s Outreach cross country. He enjoys volunteer- ! scholarships. Club, she tutors students at Willow ing for “Stretch to Kindergarten” The annual scholarships are giv- Oaks Middle School and volun- and has started working as an assis- Sequoia Hospital Emergency Department en in memory of Chris Zider, who teers for Project Backpack and the tant coach of a Little League team. grew up in Menlo Park and Portola Holiday Family Gift Drive. She Samantha Bergeson lives in Valley and was the oldest child of also serves on the Teen Advocacy Portola Valley and attends Menlo Bob and Cheryl Zider of Portola Council that specializes in “My School. She plays lacrosse, soft- ! Valley. Chris died in a snowboard- Red Shoes” a nonprofit organiza- ball, and volleyball. She is a ing accident at Lake Tahoe in 1992, tion that promotes awareness of member of the National Charity "! when he was 15 and a sophomore homelessness. League and enjoys writing and at Woodside High School. He Derek Hunter of Portola Valley photography. Samantha has been ! attended Menlo School his fresh- plays basketball and football at a camp counselor at the Ronald man year after graduating from the Sacred Heart Prep and received McDonald house and at the Palo Portola Valley School District. the “Hustle” award for basketball Alto Art Center. ! Besides their many accomplish- as a freshman and the “Offensive Michaela Michael lives in Hills- ments in the classroom, on the Player of the Year” for football as a borough and attends Menlo School. playing fields, and in the com- sophomore. She plays varsity soccer and varsity munity, the students’ “love for He works at the Riekes Center lacrosse. She has volunteered at the their family comes across,” said his in Menlo Park helping others find Haven House and Fair Oaks, and sequoiahospital.org mother, Cheryl Zider. their own talents. Derek loves teaches students at East Palo Alto music and plays the guitar and Charter School to play lacrosse. The winners piano. He also has started his own Emma Thygesen of Menlo Park Jenna Swartz combines her inter- T-shirt design business. attends Menlo School. She plays est in sports with community ser- varsity volleyball, varsity basketball, vice projects. She was team captain The finalists and is on a club volleyball team. of Menlo-Atherton’s junior varsity Ryan Blocker of Portola Valley Emma is on the student council and Located on the corner of water polo team and received the plays varsity basketball at Wood- has led and planned community Whipple & Alameda, “most inspirational player award” side High, club basketball, and service trips to Taft Elementary Redwood City School in Redwood City and to InnVision in Palo Alto. A CALLING ON THE ALMANAC THE ALMANAC (ISSN 1097-3095 and USPS 459370) is published every Wednesday by Embarcadero Media, Newsroom: 223-6525 N E-mail news, information, obituaries 3525 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park, CA 94025- Newsroom fax: 223-7525 and photos (with captions) to: 6558. Periodicals Postage Paid at Menlo Park, CA and [email protected] Advertising: 854-2626 at additional mailing offices. 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ARP2P4Z5 4 N The Almanac NMarch 7, 2012 M ENLO PARK | ATHERTON | WOODSIDE | PORTOLA V ALLEY School aims to reduce traffic by 35 percent By Renee Batti dollar donations to help local Almanac News Editor community service and envi- ronmental organizations,” Ms. raffic counts should begin Kasser said. The students choose this month to assess the the organizations. Timpact of Menlo School’s The tally as of early Febru- “Go Menlo” program, launched ary indicates significant par- at the beginning of the school ticipation: According to Ms. year with a goal of reducing Kasser, the middle school earned traffic by 35 percent through $8,688, which it donated to the carpooling, busing, and other Peninsula Humane Society’s alternatives to getting to and Wildlife Care Center; and the from school. upper school raised $7,307 to Atherton City Planner Neal give to Hidden Villa to fund Martin said reducing traffic on science field trips for kids at Taft and around Valparaiso Avenue Elementary School in Redwood was a condition of the school’s City. use permit amendment to allow The school partnered with an enrollment increase of about a Web-based transportation 50 students.