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Encyclopedia > Terman Middle School
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Terman Middle School Home of the Tigers [1] is presently located on 655 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto, California within the Palo Alto Unified School District. As far as middle schools go, Terman's competition is with JLS and Jordan Middle Schools. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 307 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 307 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Location of Palo Alto within Santa Clara County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) in Palo Alto, California is known for being one of the finest in the state. ...


After being closed for approximately two decades, the middle school re-opened its doors in 2001 with just a 6th grade class. In autumn of 2003, Terman moved to the Arastradero location and expanded to educate grades six through eight. The relocation was met with great controversy by local residents as the school overtook the land by eminent domain from the residing Jewish Community Center. Many locals publicly criticized this move as a hostile takeover of the property. [2] Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... Eminent domain (United States), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia) or expropriation (Canada, South Africa) in common law legal systems is the inherent power of the state to seize a citizens private property, expropriate property, or rights in property, without the owner... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Community centres are public locations where members of a community may gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. ...


References

  1. ^ http://www.pausd.palo-alto.ca.us/schoolsites/terman/history.htm
  2. ^ http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/news/2000_Sep_13.TERMAN.html

External links

  • Terman Middle School website
  • Parent Teachers Association for Terman Middle School website
  • Palo Alto Model Railroad Club, formerly located at Terman during its non-school years

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Terman Middle School - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (166 words)
Terman Middle School Home of the Tigers [1] is presently located on 655 Arastradero Road in Palo Alto, California within the Palo Alto Unified School District.
After being closed for approximately two decades, the middle school re-opened its doors in 2001 with only a 6th grade class.
The relocation was met with great controversy by local residents as the school overtook the land by eminent domain from the residing Jewish Community Center.
We are the tigers (October 17, 2001) (666 words)
At Terman Middle School, sixth graders are kings and queens of the hill for at least the rest of the school year.
Terman Middle School is named in honor of both Frederick E. Terman, a Stanford engineer, and his father Lewis Terman, an early 20th-century psychologist.
The mighty Terman Tigers!" And with that, the ceremonies broke for the carnival, sponsored by the Terman PTA.
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