Blach Intermediate School is a middle school

Middle school

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 serving grades 7–8 in Los Altos

Los Altos, California

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, California

California

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, United States

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. It is part of the Los Altos School District

Los Altos School District

Los Altos School District serves the elementary and intermediate educational needs of Los Altos, California, United States, led by Superintendent Jeffrey C...

. Founded in 1958, Blach was named after Georgina P. Blach in a dedication ceremony on December 11 of the same year. (Georgina P. Blach was a former school board member).

Blach school provides five required classes (math, English, history, P.E./Health, and science) and two electives of the student's choice. The electives could be year long, or semester long. Some electives currently offered are Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Spanish, and French (which are all year-long) or semester-long Engineering, Drama, and others.