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Back-to-school time is fast approaching

It's almost that time of year again for students to end their summer fun and go back to school.

Classes start Aug. 25 at Saratoga High School; Blue Hills and Christa McAuliffe schools return Aug. 27; Argonaut, Foothill, Saratoga, Redwood Middle and Marshall Lane schools return Aug. 31. Prospect High School begins classes on Sept. 1, and St. Andrew's on Sept. 9.

Outgoing city clerk announces last day

Saratoga City Clerk Betsy Cory will work her last full-time day with the city of Saratoga Aug. 14. After 17 years with the city, Cory said she plans to retire, but hasn't ruled out the idea of finding another job later on.

Cory said she will continue on with the city on a part-time basis until a replacement is found.

Cory came to Saratoga in 1980 after she was hired by then-city manager Bob Bier.

Council names new Hakone trustee

The Saratoga City Council at its Aug. 5 meeting named resident Donald Korn to the Hakone Foundation Board of Trustees.

The New Orleans native and current Los Altos resident is principal of the management consulting firm DHK Associates, based in Los Altos.

Korn will serve a four-year term on the Hakone board.

School signs have to come down

Signs posted on the fence near the Prospect High School coming-events board on the corner of Lawrence Expressway and Prospect Road are a no-no and must come down, according to city officials. The signs, which usually advertise flea markets and events for local organizations, have been the subject of a number of complaints from residents.

Community Development Director James Walgren, in a letter to the Saratoga City Council, stated that signage related to activities at Prospect High School is not subject to local jurisdiction, but other signs are.

Walgren said organizations that have posted signs on the high school fence will be asked to remove the signs or face citations and have the signs removed by the city.

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