On March 7th, 94 girls from the Santa Clara Unified School District’s GAINS (Girls Achieving in Non-Traditional Subjects) program for 6th -12th grade girls, spent all day at an Intel Job Shadow Day. Jennifer Mendoza of Junior Achievement, Rita Holiday at Intel, and GAINS worked together to coordinate the event.
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (Apr. 15, 1913) *Carnival of Cherries Will be Mammoth Affair: Thousands of Visitors Expected * Pioneer Resident, Charles Bossert, Sr. called by Death *Santa Clara Selected for Meeting of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen 50 Years Ago: Santa Clara Journal (Apr. 17, 1963) *City Hall Progressing: New SC Civic … Read more
After claiming the Cal North State Cup Championship, Santa Clara Sporting’s Santa U13 Boy’s team is raising funds to compete in the Far West Regionals June 17-23 in Honolulu, Hawaii. As of March 20, the team was ranked No. 1 in Northern California and No. 3 in the nation according to GotSoccer.com – a feat … Read more
Santa Clara resident Sonja Jeter, a contemporary quilt and fiber artist, is just one of the artists featured at the upcoming Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association’s Shower of Stars Quilt Show at the Santa Clara Convention Center on April 20-21 (scvqaquiltshow.org).
U.S. Army Capt. William Murray II, a native of Santa Clara, Calif., received the 2012 USAREUR-level Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award ceremony, in Germany on February 21. Murray was nominated while serving as a commander for 42nd Clearance Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade out of Bamberg, Germany. The GDMLA program was introduced in … Read more
Every Tuesday at Buchser Middle School in Santa Clara, a group of sixth grade students dine together. While this doesn’t seem out of the ordinary in that many groups of students sit together weekly or daily, this group of students is part of a special group: Buchser Circle of Friends. COF is a friendship group … Read more
Hundreds of martial arts participants competed at The Golden Gate Internationals Martial Arts Championships and Extravaganza on April 5-6 at the Santa Clara Hyatt. The event, presented by Jordan and Felipa Pallen of Pallen’s Martial Arts in San Leandro and sanctioned by Amapa All Stars, National Blackbelt League, Sport Karate Internaional League and AMAPA Sport … Read more
100 Years Ago: Santa Clara News (Apr. 8, 1913) *Cherry Festival May 20th-24th: Commercial League Cherry Carnival to Advertise Our City: Four Day Event will Bring Many Visitors to Marvel at Our Town’s Advancement *Alvarado Bank Robbers Spotted in Santa Clara: Constables Lyle and Fallon on Case *City Election is Made Lively by Eleventh Hour … Read more
Incident: National Prescription Drug Take-Back Campaign Location: Santa Clara Police Department, 601 El Camino Real, Santa Clara Date/Time: Saturday, April 27, 2013 between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm The Santa Clara Police Department will join with the Drug Enforcement Administration to offer the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by disposing of … Read more
Briarwood El Camino Little League (BELL) held a brief ceremony on March 30, to dedicate The Gordon C. Beatty Minor Field in honor of Gordon C. Beatty, a long-time coach and supporter of the league. In 1969, Beatty helped lead the Briarwood Little League All-Stars to the U.S. National Championship, and then to the final round … Read more