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Welcome Parents!

April 22, 2010
Welcome Parents!

By Patricia Seto, Staff Writer Despite the amount of time spent by Galileo staff members planning the Back to School Night on Monday, September 21, 2009, there wasn’t a big turnout, possibly because of last minute change of the dates. However, the parents that did show up felt that they got a lot...
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Stage Crew Club Making a Difference at Galileo Through Service

April 22, 2010
Stage Crew Club Making a Difference at Galileo Through Service

By Patricia Seto, Staff Writer Galileo has several new clubs this year, including the Stage Crew Club led by Mr. Joseph Taylor, the Visual and Performing Arts department chair. The club consists of about 12 students who work behind the scenes to assist the students and staff whenever there is a performance, setting up numerous...
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San Francisco DA Harris Salutes Galileo’s Wellness Program

April 20, 2010
San Francisco DA Harris Salutes Galileo’s Wellness Program

By Karen Tan, Staff Writer San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris came to Galileo on October 1 to give a small press conference to highlight domestic violence among teenagers—dating violence in particular—and acknowledge the work the Wellness Center has done for those teens, having served 6,600 district wide last year. DA Harris announced the...
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New calendar begins 2010-2011

April 19, 2010
New calendar begins 2010-2011

By Karen Tan, staff writer Following the SFUSD school board’s approval of a November 2009 proposal, the 2010-2011 school year for all SFUSD schools will begin a week earlier on August 16 and end on May 27. This change is, in part, meant to align the school calendars with that of colleges, allowing high school students to take concurrent enrollment classes at City...
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Counselor Rearrangements

April 19, 2010

By Patricia Seto, staff writer The college and career counselor position has been switched twice in the past two years. This year, because of 9th grade counselor Ms. Josephine Ho’s maternity leave, Ms. Candace Boran, the previous college and career counselor has taken over as freshmen counselor while Mr. Shane Papatolicas, the tutoring coordinator at Futurama, is now the new college counselor....
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Mr. Chun wins Innovation Award

April 19, 2010
Mr. Chun wins Innovation Award

By: Jacqueline Xu, staff writer Mr. Ben Chun, AOIT teacher at Galileo, recently won the Rambus-KCI Innovation Award, which honors an exemplary technology or program that benefits the Silicon Valley educational community which was officially announced on November 4, 2009. Out of 25 entries, Mr. Chun’s class project on” Educational Games” impressed the judges from Rambus with its real-world application and cross grade level connections. High school juniors...
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New AACE College Counselor

April 19, 2010
New AACE College Counselor

By Jacqueline Xu, staffwriter Mr. Bai Zhen has become the new college counselor at Galileo for this academic school year, taking over for Ms. Susan Tu, the previous college counselor, who went back to school at Stanford to study education. As the new college counselor, Bai assists Galileo students in applying for colleges, providing college fieldtrips to CSU, UC, private schools and community colleges. Before working at...
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“Twenty-Ten Sets the Trend”

April 19, 2010
“Twenty-Ten Sets the Trend”

By Sandy Wong, Staff Writer This year, instead of the graduation ceremony being held at the Bill Graham Auditorium, Masonic Auditorium, or AT&T Park, the senior class of 2010 will be the first class to graduate on our home athletic field. Some of the contributing factors to where graduation should be held was that Galileo’s Athletic Field was newly...
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Galileo Enforces Strict Dress Code

April 19, 2010
Galileo Enforces Strict Dress Code

By Annie Kwok, Staff Writer In order to provide for the safety of Galileo Students, the Galileo Administration is now strictly enforcing the Galileo dress code. Because of an assault incident which occurred on October 30th due to assumptions of gang affiliation, Galileo is now asking students to restrain from wearing any bright red or bright blue clothing to...
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SENIORS RULE AGAIN

April 15, 2010
SENIORS RULE AGAIN

65th Annual Song&Yell By Sandy Wong, staff writer Galileo’s 65th annual Song & Yell contest held on October 9th, celebrated the opening of the new George White Field, setting the stage for all the spirited students along with George White’s family to add a more exciting feel for the Song and Yell festivities. Before classes competed...
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2011 Publication Advisors

For 2011 Yearbook (The Telescope) info, please contact Mr. Machtay (machtayh@galileoweb.org).

For 2011 Newspaper (The Pendulum) info, please contact Mr. Lee (leej@galileoweb.org).

Galileo Links

  • galileofootball.com The official site for Galileo’s football program.
  • galileosports.com Galileo sports teams, schedules, scores, updates, photos-everything to do with G-House athletics.
  • galileoweb.org Galileo Academy’s official school website. Current with information, schedules, contacts and featuring faculty web pages.
  • School Loop Online grading and tracking system for students, parents, and teachers.