Themes:
Subjects:
Willow School, Ravenswood High School, Annie Jenkins, Alice Darcy Engelmore, Menlo Oaks School
Date of Creation or Publication:
2/21/2026
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Alice Darcy Engelmore
Language
English
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Interview of Alice Darcy Engelmore by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving to Menlo Park when she was in 6th grade; going to Willow School and being in the minority; the pageantry of 6th grade graduation; learning a life changing lesson from a classmate who bullied her; memories from Menlo Oaks School; her best friend Annie Jenkins; experiences going to Ravenswood High School in 1974-76, including its innovative classes; experience transferring to Menlo-Atherton for her senior year; life after East Palo Alto; desire to write a novel based on her experiences in East Palo Alto; and other topics.
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